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SOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Metal Clip Tutorial
Metal Clip: SOLIDWORKS sheet metal is used to deliver a flat pattern. Areas with distortion that cannot be unfolded by SolidWorks sheetmetal are modeled separately in both the folded and the flat configurations to get a pretty accurate flat pattern
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Wall Cabinet Tutorial
Wall Cabinet: This two part assembly of a wall cabinet is made up of the wall cabinet and the cabinet doors. The wall cabinet part uses a Multi-Contour Sketch to create the first three vertical extrusions. Since the doors are
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: To-Go Box Tutorial
To-Go Box: The paper-fiber “To-Go” Box is modeled in the open position in which it would be formed. To validate the design, a flex feature is used to close the box along its hinge. Download the part now to get started
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Silicone BBQ Brush: This assembly is a model of a Silicone BBQ Basting Brush. The handle of the brush is made using Sweep and Surface Loft. Sketch relations are used to calculate the location of the seed bristle. Linear Pattern
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Blow Molded Storage Case Tutorial
Blow Molded Storage Case: This model of a blow molded storage case is created with Boss-Extrude and Fillet features to begin the exterior of the case. The pockets of the storage case are made with the Cut-Extrude feature utilized. The
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Mouse Assembly Tutorial
Mouse Assembly: This 11 piece assembly is a model of a computer mouse. The bottom housing of this assembly is created with Surface Knit and Body-Move/Copy. The mouse buttons use Surface Fill and Surface Trim. The mouse wheel is made with
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Trash Receptacle Assembly: To calculate the internal volume of the trash receptacle, a boss is extruded up to the body, and then mass properties is used to measure the volume of that solid. This robust trash receptacle also explores the creation
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Day Bed Assembly Tutorial
Day Bed Assembly: Four parts make up this complete day bed assembly. Mirror and Boss-Extrude create the bed base and the outline of where the cushions will sit. 24 cushions make up the day bed seating. Replace Face, Dome, and Delete
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Strain Relief: Revolve is used to define the main shape of the plug and living hinge. Mirror creates identical sides of the plug. A derived sketch is used to simply and stably transfer geometry and ensure alignment when the part is
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Coffee Filter Tray
Coffee Filter Tray: A rib is patterned using “Instances to Vary” in a Circular Pattern, but only certain types of dimensions are allowed to change. The model is built in quarters and halves, then patterned and mirrored and joined together to
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