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Spring Wooden Toy: SOLIDWORKS Tutorial
For this SOLIDWORKS tutorial, I wanted to design a wooden toy that involved the use of springs. The springs would be added within a motion study and would cause the flowers to pop out of the plant pot base when
... Continued3D Printed Macaron Ring Box: SOLIDWORKS xShape Tutorial
This tutorial was inspired by mine and my husband’s love of Paris, and of course macarons! So, I decided to use the 3DEXPERIENCE platform’s xShape app to design and model a macaron. The model was then exported as a STEP
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS® Support Monthly News – December 2023
Hello to all, Welcome to the new edition of the SOLIDWORKS® Support Monthly News! This monthly news blog is co-authored by members of the SOLIDWORKS® Technical Support teams worldwide. Here is the list of topics covered in this month’s Blog
... ContinuedMilk for Santa: SOLIDWORKS Tutorial
To get myself into the festive mood, I decided to model some treats for Santa, and in the process, demonstrate some uses for the thread, intersect and sweep features. The decal used on the milk bottle is available to download
... ContinuedTurtle Projector Animation: SOLIDWORKS Visualize
This tutorial is inspired by my newborn son River. I wanted to design something I would love to be able to buy and pop into his bedroom. So, I designed this river themed turtle projector with river themed wildlife and
... Continued3D Printed Autumn Rolling Pin: SOLIDWORKS Tutorial
I’m always looking at fun ways of using SOLIDWORKS, 3D printing and baking, plus autumn is one of my favorite seasons, so I decided to design an autumnal themed rolling pin. The rolling pin can be used for rolling out
... ContinuedS’mores Toy Tips & Tricks: SOLIDWORKS Tutorial
For this tutorial, I designed a s’mores themed wooden toy. In this tutorial I will feature some of the tools I used to create the 3 parts of the s’more; the cracker, chocolate bar and marshmallow. At the end of
... ContinuedBubbles Animation: SOLIDWORKS VISUALIZE Tutorial
My son has now discovered the beauty of bubbles, and he also likes to watch my mini Visualize animations. So, I wanted to create something fun for him to watch. To follow this tutorial, you will need to download the SOLIDWORKS
... ContinuedRendering a Toy – SOLIDWORKS Visualize Tutorial
In this tutorial I take you through the steps I take within SOLIDWORKS Visualize to create more professional renderings. This includes editing backgrounds, appearances and decals, camera settings and model placement. You can see below a side-by-side rendering of my wooden toy
... ContinuedAssemble a Toy Donut Shop – SOLIDWORKS Tutorial
For this SOLIDWORKS tutorial, I wanted to take you through the assembly of a toy I designed in SOLIDWORKS, this includes mating fixed and moving parts and applying smart fasteners to hole wizard features. If you would like to play
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