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SOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Bracelet Tutorial
Bracelet: This is the second part to the Women in Engineering feature this week. This model is a bracelet that uses Revolve-Thin to create the bangles. A letter or shape can personalize this bracelet with this tutorial using a letter C.
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Necklace: This is a model of a diamond necklace. Revolve-Thin was used to create the choker-like design of the necklace. The diamond was created using an multi-directional Boss-Extrude function. Be sure to check back this weekend for the second part to this Women in
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Fish Tutorial
Fish: Create a fish model with organic surface shapes and forms. Other features in this model include a Mirror and the Knit and Thicken command. Download the part below to learn more. Download: Fish Complexity: Moderate Features: Lofted surfaces from spline curves View all the
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Blow Molded Bottle Part 2 – The Bottle: The preform from Part 1 is inserted into this part as the first feature, following the manufacturing process. The rest of the bottle is then modeled from the neck down. Suppressed features
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Blow Molded Bottle Part 1 – The Preform: This is a model of an injection molded preform which will be heated and blow molded into a bottle. Undercuts are removed from the threads so the part can be injection molded
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Hose Clamp Assembly: Uses simple features to accomplish a complex task of unfolding a stamped metal part. Also demonstrates Shell Outward, and uses Fill Pattern to create a linear pattern that updates to fit its surroundings. Download: Hose Clamp Assembly Complexity: Moderate
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Stress and Strain are the two building blocks of structural analysis. They are what we use to understand where a component is in relationship to material failure, sharing a close relationship. So close that sometimes their definitions both contain each
... ContinuedConfiguring SOLIDWORKS for new Templates
Once Templates have been created, SOLIDWORKS has to be set up so they work correctly. The first thing to do is choose a location where you want these to be stored. It is advisable to choose a location which all
... ContinuedUnderstanding Bend Allowance Options in SOLIDWORKS
When working in sheet metal, we need to be able take a folded sheet, flatten it, and have an accurate size flat pattern. In SOLIDWORKS this is achieved by selecting the relevant bend allowance options in the Sheet Metal tool.
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Moderate Machine Part 3 Tutorial
Moderate Machine Part 3: This part uses the rect layout sketch which is shared between multiple features. Download the part below to learn the techniques needed to create this part. This is part three in a six part series. Take a look
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