Revolve is one the basic features used in part modeling in solidworks. The idea here is to revolve a closed profile around an axis which results in a solid. In this tutorial we will create a donut by revolving a circle around an axis.
Level: Beginners
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Instructions on how to use revolve feature in solidworks
| 1) Open Solidworks and click on new and then click on part and click ok as shown.
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2) Then click on front plane and you will see a small menu appearing near your mouse. Click on normal to button  in that menu. Now the front reorients itself. Click on front plane again and now click on sketch button  .
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| 3)Click on centered line in the line from sketcher stencil.
and create a vertical central line of arbitrary length passing through the origin. |
4) Now click on centered circle  in the sketch menu.
 Sketch Menu and sketch a circle of diameter 2 at a distance 3 from central line. To do this first create a circle which is on the horizontal axis (just move the cursor away horizontally from the origin you will see horizontal guiders) and click on smart dimension
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5) Exit the sketch by clicking exit sketch button  in the top right corner. Now click on the revolve feature button in features tab 
and you will see the feature which is to be created by revolving the current profile like this.
The revolve feature automatically selects the center line drawn in the sketch profile. If there is no central line you might have to select and existing line to be selected as axis to revolve. |
Now exit the revovle feature by clicking on the green tick in the left hand side dashboard and you will see the final solid as … |
Now test what you have learned!!
Exercise:- Create a cylinder using rectangle and revolving it around one of its edge.
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