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SOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Bellows Tutorial
Bellows: Metal bellows can be used to accommodate misalignment and movement in piping. Bellows also have application in some camera equipment and are used as expansion joints. Slight flexibility in the bellows allows them to stretch, bend, or shift sideways
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Simple Machine Part 6 Tutorial
Simple Machine Part 6: This is a machined part that has mostly extruded features with some hole wizard holes. The part is also symmetric (minus a few holes) about the Front and Right Planes. We will add the Fillets early
... 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
... ContinuedCreating Custom Decals
Occasionally when solid modelling with SOLIDWORKS, we need to add graphics to our models. The process is actually quite simple: we drag a decal onto the model, position it and size it appropriately and we have our image on the
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Moderate Machine Part 5 Tutorial
Moderate Machine Part 5: This is a machined part that has mostly extruded features with a few revolved features and one lofted cut. Start with either a boss extrude or the revolve feature. The “Merge Results” option is turned on to
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Cover Tutorial
Cover: This feature uses the lower left hand corner as a common origin with all components within the entire assembly. Alignment features are mounted. Outside edge Fillets are used as well as mounting fillets for the outside edges. The
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Magazine Pocket Tutorial
Magazine Pocket: This part features the creation of a magazine pocket. The model is split into two bodies and is completed using the Fillet tool and then delete face. The shells are then combined back into a single body and are
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