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SOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Gasket Tutorial
Gasket: Note the use of relations within the sketch. It’s fully defined and with limited dimensions.Also, all model dimensions, notes, and reference dimensions were added into the part for use with the drawings. Spending some more time on the model dimensions
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Complex Surface Part 4 Tutorial
Complex Surface Part 4: This model was created using only surface body features and then is turned into a solid body using a thicken command. The first feature is a revolved surface with an open sketch using an arc. This
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Moderate Machine Part 6 Tutorial
Moderate Machine Part 6: This is a machined part that has mostly extruded features with a few revolved features and one lofted cut. This part is symmetric mostly symmetric about the Front and Right Planes with exception of the side
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Simple Sheet Metal Part 3 Tutorial
Simple Sheet Metal Part 3: The sheetmetal featue in SOLIDWORKS determines the thickness and bend radius; 12 gauge steel is used for this model. L shape sketch creates one bend in the base feature.This Sheet metal part is centered on the
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Self Centering Ring Tutorial
Self Centering Ring: The sketch for this shutoff cut predicts the fillets used to finish off the hole. You will need to ensure that the shutoff hole is large enough so these fillets don’t create undercuts. Download: Self Centering Ring Complexity:
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: SonicWeld Housing Tutorial
SonicWeld Housing: The real trick to the outer shape of this housing is the use of layout sketches to figure out how to bow the front but maintain the visual ‘straightness’ of the sides when viewed straight on. This requires
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Simple Surface Tutorial Part 4
Simple Surface Part 4: Only build one half of the geometry then mirror about Right Plane.This model was created using only surface body features and then is turned into a solid using a Thicken command. Check out the Simple Surface Part 1, Part
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Mounting Bracket Tutorial
Mounting Bracket: This part shows how to use thin extrude features to model a metal part then how to convert the model into a sheet metal part that can be flattened in SOLIDWORKS. This basic shape was created using the thin extrude
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Complex Sheetmetal Tutorial Part 3
Complex Sheet Metal Part 3: Sheet metal features are used so that the part can be flattened out to create a flat pattern. The base flange was built it flat state to ensure correct footprint. A 90 Degree Sketched Bend
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Sword Chair Tutorial
Sword Chair: This fun assembly shows the use of various techniques to give the appearance of over a hundred swords comprising the chair without having to actually place all those swords one by one. The challenge with this chair was to not have to
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