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SOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Moderate Sheet Metal Part 4 Tutorial
Moderate Sheet Metal Part 4: Sheet metal features determines the thickness and bend radius.12 Gauge Steel is used for this model. This is a Sheet metal part symmetric with respect to the Right Plane (minus the Large Cutout). Sheet metal features are used so that
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Stamping Tutorial
Stamping:This part demonstrates how to take advantage of equations, the“Vary sketch” option in a linear pattern, and ”Move Face” to pattern ribs to fit a circular surface. Download: Stamping Complexity: Basic Features: Linear Pattern with “Vary sketch”, Move Face Learn
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Complex Surface Part 3: The front surface is not flat on this part. There are five degrees of draft on outside surfaces. The two edge Boundary surfaces are used to created chamfered corners around the curved edges. The thicken command
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Harp Tutorial
Harp: This multi-body part shows how to use a Layout Sketch and two Sketch Pictures to help guide and setup downstream features. This model has several different examples of patterns including sketch driven patterns. Other features in the part include
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Toothbrush: This multi-body part shows how to use a Layout Sketch and two Sketch Pictures to help guide and setup downstream features. This part has several patterns including multiple fill patterns used to create the bristles. There are examples of the
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Vacuum Formed Cover: This part demonstrates a few simple, essential techniques for efficiently modeling a symmetric drafted part. We start with creating an axis instead of using a model edge to define the direction of a pattern. Model edges can disappear with
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Complex Surface Part 2 Tutorial
Complex Surface Part 2: This part uses almost all surface body features. Almost all surfaces are curved surfaces even the front surface is not flat. The only flat surfaces are the side profiles and inside slider opening. Side trims are
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Skid Weldment Tutorial
Skid Weldment: This easy to understand multi-body part introduces the Weldment process with a practical application.This multi-body part highlights the functionality of using weldments, which is an object made up of several parts welded together. The list of features includes: Structural Members, Gussets, Extruded Bosses
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Complex C2 Scoop Tutorial
Complex C2 Scoop: The surface is created with two sketches in direction 1, and one sketch in direction 2. The sketches in direction 1 are pierced to the sketch on the right plane that becomes direction 2. The outside sketch
... ContinuedHow To Show Cosmetic Threads
Threads are important features on many components and need to be displayed in your Engineering drawings so that the parts are manufactured correctly. How are they displayed and what is the best way of displaying them? You can model a
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