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SOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Antique Radio Assembly Tutorial
Antique Radio Assembly: This assembly consists of 19 components (11 unique) including the case which is a multi-body solid that consist of all the external wood pieces. The dial turns and the AM dial numbers show inside the escutcheon. There is
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Bent tubular seat frame
Bent tubular seat frame: The projected curve was created using the Sketch on Sketch option. Note: This example shows that you may not always be able to get 100% of your desired shape from a single feature. The Projected Curve needed
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Paper Airplane Tutorial
Paper Airplane: Lets design a virtual paper airplane! With this part you will learn some of the basics of SOLIDWORKS and how to enhance the final look of the paper airplane to get your desired design. Download the part below to learn
... ContinuedSolidWorks Part Reviewer: Tea Pot Assembly
Teapot Assembly: This assembly consists of eight parts. For the teapot, a surface revolve with a 2 point spline is used to form the main outer surface. Curvature display of the spline is turned on to better evaluate its shape. It
... ContinuedSolidWorks Part Reviewer: Simple Surface Part 1
Simple Surface Part 1: This part is an example of hybrid modeling techniques where geometry is created using a combination of solid and surface body features. It starts with some solid extrusion and cuts. Then surface features are used to
... ContinuedSolidWorks Part Reviewer: Wheel
Wheel: Before you start your part, be sure to determine the size and width of the wheel to be created with a base surface extrude and extract its boundaries using Composite Curves. Later you will be able to create a sketch
... ContinuedSolidWorks Part Reviewer: Bulldozer Assembly
Bulldozer Assembly: This assembly contains 17 unique parts with 34 components total. There are four top level configurations. The Free Range configuration uses a limit mate to correctly restrict the blade’s movement. The other three configurations show lowered, middle and raised
... ContinuedSolidWorks Part Reviewer: Army Knife Assembly
Army Knife Assembly: This assembly might bring back some good memories of simpler times. This assembly has 10 unique parts(13 total) in this utility knife assembly. The knife has seven different tools and includes a key ring. There are three different
... ContinuedSolidWorks Part Reviewer: Plastic Sled
Plastic Sled: This sled incorporates some flowing curves along the length of the sled that step downward to create an interesting, cascading side wall. The inside of this sled is modeled from a block and then shelled on the outside of
... ContinuedSolidWorks Part Reviewer: Curling Stone
Curling Stone: Here is another Winter Olympics part! This covers some advanced surface blends and good surface modeling. A curling stone is made from an injection molded handle mounted to a solid granite stone that has been carefully machined to a precise
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