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SOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Candy Castle Assembly Tutorial
Candy Castle Assembly: This festive assembly has easy to understand component patterning and mirroring. It has examples of linear, circular and curve-driven patterns. One part has a fill pattern. Assembly level cuts using “Feature Scope” are used to control which components are cut. Part
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Waffle Iron Tutorial
Waffle Iron: This model shows a few of the mold tool features available in SOLIDWORKS. In this case the waffle iron is made from reversing the waffle geometry. The multi-body part has some simple sheet metal features along with standard features.
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Epoxy Syringe Tutorial
Epoxy Syringe: This practical, familiar model shows various techniques on geometry creation. Multi-body part design creates two solids representing the cylinder and piston of this epoxy syringe. This model is mainly created with extrusion but some hybrid modeling is shown.
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Cardboard Box Tutorial
Cardboard Box: This model shows some basic sheet metal features along with some standard solid features. Sheet metal features are used so that the part can be flattened out to create a flat pattern. This model goes over some of the
... ContinuedApplying Linked Properties to Drawing Sheet Formats
Automation of your SOLIDWORKS drawings is one of the biggest time savers in the software. Manually entering values for model properties, such as Weight, is not only time consuming but prone to human error. This information already exists within your
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Simple Sheet Metal Part 9 Tutorial
Simple Sheet Metal Part 9: Side Flange profile sketches do not need the cross section drawn. The lines will be thickened and all the sharp edges will be turn into bends. Sheetmetal features are used so that the part can
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Salad Spinner Tutorial
Salad Spinner: This multi-body part with six solids shows how to create a simple turning mechanism with a bowl and drain basket. This model is mainly created with extrusions and revolves with some hybrid modeling included. Surface geometry is used
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Jack o’ Lantern Tutorial
Jack O’ Lantern: Happy Halloween! The fun model begins with Planes for loft profile. A circular pattern is created and the Shell Tool is used to make the model hollow. A plane tangent to the cylindrical surface and parallel to
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Yankee Screwdriver Tutorial
Yankee Screwdriver: This multi-body part is a functional piece of history originally invented in the late 1800s in New England. It is a yankee screwdriver, also called a “push screwdriver” or a spiral screwdriver. It does include many of the internal
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Staple Remover Tutorial
Staple Remover: This familiar office accessory shows a great mix of features and techniques. The multi-body part has some simple sheet metal features and introduces some of the techniques of creating mold tooling. There are also a few examples of hybrid
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