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Rib Feature In SolidWorks
Rib is a special feature in SolidWorks. It works by filling the open / closed contour with material of specific thickness in the specified direction. To see how a rib works let first draw an L bracket with 50 mm…
Mirror Entities in Solidworks
Mirror Entities in solidworks is used to replicate / mirror any features or parts / bodies w.r.t to a plane / face of a part. To demonstrate how to use this feature create a box of 10x10x5 at a distance…
How to Change document Units to Metrics
We might have to change the units of the solidworks part document from one SYSTEM to another. To do this go to options
Draw a Hex Nut in SolidWorks
In this tutorial we will be drawing N M12x1.75 hex nut. We use the following sketch as reference The dimensions are in mm.
Lofted Cut in SolidWorks
Like loft which fills materials across profiles in different planes, lofted cut is used to remove material across profiles. For starters let create a cylinder of 80mm in dia and 50 mm in length. You have to use extrude to…
Fillet Feature in SolidWorks
Fillet is another basic features used in part modeling. Fillet is similar to chamfer except it is use to round the edges / corners. In engineering fillet is use for avoiding stress concentration or to facilitate smother flow of stress…
Chamfer feature in SolidWorks
This is again one of the basic feature and frequently used feature in creation of parts in solidworks. To demonstrate how to use the chamfer tool in SolidWorks we will extrude a part and them apply chamfer on one of…
Draw a Curved Helix / curved spring
Curver helix / curved spring / swept spring is quite a complex structure to be accomplished by simple helix. We need to use surface modeling & other techniques to achieve this.
Circular Pattern in SolidWorks
This tutorial shows you how to use the circular pattern feature of SolidWorks to replicate objects around an axes. This is generally used for making holes in circular objects like wheels etc. This feature is similar to linear pattern feature.
Linear Pattern – Solidworks Tutorial
This tutorial shows how to use linear pattern feature in solidworks. Linear pattern is use to replicate a feature / object for multiple instances in a given direction. First lets start of by creating a cuboid of 40mm x 40mm…
Solidworks tutorial alloy wheel
This tutorial is to show how to draw 17” wheel in solidworks.
Extrude Feature in solidworks
Level: Beginners This is one of the most basic features used in creation of parts in solidworks. The idea behind this feature is to create a closed profile and extrude it normal to that profile to create a solid object.…
Solidworks Student Design Kit!!
Solidworks has again shown its support to students and educators by providing the student design kit with 150days evaluation license. This evaluation kit works for 150 days from the date of installation or November 31st 2011, which ever comes first.