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SolidWorks Part Reviewer: Simple Machine Part 1
Simple Machine Part 1: This part is a machined part with mainly extrusion and extruded cuts. This sketch uses offset entities using the outside boundaries of the profile feature sketch. Added material using convert and offset entities to follow profile and register
... ContinuedSolidWorks Part Reviewer: Fork
Fork: In this part a chamfer on the handle washes out, fades to nothing. This model will show you how to handle those sharp edge to nothing transitions, seamlessly. Download: Moderate_Fork Complexity: Moderate Features used: Boundary Surface, Surface Fill, Thicken, Surface Loft. Learn
... ContinuedSolidWorks Part Reviewer: Moderate Sheetmetal Part 1
Moderate Sheetmetal Part 1: Base Flange/Tab feature can be used not only as the first feature but can used to add more material at the same thickness as rest of part. Note: Be careful, hems add material. Make sure it unfolds. Download: moderate
... ContinuedSolidWorks Part Reviewer: Knife
Knife: The sweep shows the use of guide curves to drive the shape of the profile. The goal was to keep basically the same profile shape along the length of the blade, but drive the profile to shrink. Be sure to
... ContinuedSolidWorks Part Reviewer: Window Fan Assembly
Window Fan Assembly: The sketch entities in the sweep path are converted from the Fan-Frame in the context of the top-level Window-Fan assembly. Note that the sweep path is to the outside of the part. It is a general best practice
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Simple Weldment Part 1: The first structural member used is rectangular tubing. The four pieces are made as one group because they are connected end to end. A weldment is an object made up of several parts welded together. SOLIDWORKS represent this
... ContinuedSolidWorks Part Reviewer: Electric Guitar Assembly
Electric Guitar: This assembly showcases models using several techniques for modeling complex shapes in SolidWorks. Techniques shown in the models are using the table driven pattern, Filleting tricks, and hybrid surface-solid part modeling. Download: Electric Guitar Assembly Complexity: Complex Features used: Boundary Surface,
... ContinuedSolidWorks Part Reviewer: Card Cage Assembly
Card Cage Assembly: A sheet metal assembly showing PCB mounting and venting options. The parts in this assembly showcase a method to mount PCB’s using a forming tool, and vent panels using cosmetic patterns. Download: Card Cage Assembly Complexity: Moderate Features
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Saw
Coping Saw: This multi-body solid parts consist of mainly extrudes and revolved features and has one swept cut to create the threads.This is the main geometry for the two blade holder bodies. Note that they are revolved actually above the center-to-center
... ContinuedSolidWorks Part Reviewer: Lockjaw Pliers
Lockjaw Pliers Assembly: This assembly showcases models using several techniques for modeling formed sheet metal parts in SolidWorks. Other techniques shown in the models are using the curve driven pattern, using configurations to help manage similar parts, and the differences in
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