{"id":17036,"date":"2017-06-05T17:00:39","date_gmt":"2017-06-05T21:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/?p=17036"},"modified":"2017-06-02T12:22:59","modified_gmt":"2017-06-02T16:22:59","slug":"solidworks-harry-potters-golden-snitch-tutorial-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/2017\/06\/solidworks-harry-potters-golden-snitch-tutorial-part-1.html","title":{"rendered":"SOLIDWORKS Harry Potter&#8217;s Golden Snitch Tutorial &#8211; Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s safe to say that Quidditch is Harry Potter\u2019s favorite wizarding pastime. As Hagrid would say, a wizard\u2019s passion for Quidditch is the equivalent to a muggle\u2019s passion for football. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the first publication in the series, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer&#8217;s Stone.\u00a0To celebrate, we are showing SOLIDWORKS users how to model the Golden Snitch &#8211; the little ball that Harry loves to hate. So hop on your Nimbus 2000 and let\u2019s get started flying through our four part series.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Harry-Potter-Golden-Snitch-Screenshot-p4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-17039 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Harry-Potter-Golden-Snitch-Screenshot-p4.jpg\" alt=\"SOLIDWORKS Harry Potter's Golden Snitch Tutorial\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Harry-Potter-Golden-Snitch-Screenshot-p4.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Harry-Potter-Golden-Snitch-Screenshot-p4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Harry-Potter-Golden-Snitch-Screenshot-p4-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Harry-Potter-Golden-Snitch-Screenshot-p4-615x346.jpg 615w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Harry-Potter-Golden-Snitch-Screenshot-p4-728x410.jpg 728w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In part 1 of the series, we\u2019ll begin modeling the body of the Snitch using the Revolved Boss tool\u00a0and a series of projected curves.\u00a0We\u2019ll also introduce you to the circular profile option in the Swept Boss tool.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<div class=\"entry-content-asset\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f8FtBBEuoXk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Can&#8217;t wait to watch the next video? View all of the tutorials\u00a0on the playlist <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLiKqXuECiKNI2rAf850Y_BCIBB9v0ZUbx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s safe to say that Quidditch is Harry Potter\u2019s favorite wizarding pastime. As Hagrid would say, a wizard\u2019s passion for Quidditch is the equivalent to a muggle\u2019s passion for football. 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