SolidWorks is a powerful 3D CAD (Computer-Aided Design) software tool used by engineers and designers to create complex models and assemblies. SolidWorks is known for its user-friendly interface and its ability to handle large and complex designs. In this category, we’ll explore the different features and capabilities of SolidWorks, including creating sketches, designing parts and assemblies, and creating drawings. We’ll also cover advanced features of SolidWorks, such as simulation and analysis, rendering, and automation. Additionally, we’ll provide tips and tutorials for using SolidWorks effectively, including best practices for designing parts and assemblies, creating drawings, and collaborating with other designers. Whether you’re new to SolidWorks or an experienced user, this category is your go-to resource for all things SolidWorks.
How to Use Mold Tools in SOLIDWORKS SOLIDWORKS Mold Tools help prepare plastic or cast parts for mold design. They can assist with draft analysis, parting lines, shut-off surfaces, parting surfaces, tooling splits, and core or cavity creation. Start with a mold-ready part Before using Mold Tools, inspect the part for draft, undercuts, small features, …
How to Do a Broken Out Section in SOLIDWORKS A broken out section removes part of a drawing view so you can show interior geometry without creating a full section view. It is useful when only a local area needs to be exposed, such as a pocket, hole, rib, internal shoulder, or hidden feature inside …
SolidWorks has a feature using which you can remove material from a solid part. You can use this feature to remove material internally or externally. Using this feature we can keep a small thickness of material while deleting all material. The process of using Shell in SolidWorks is very easy. The shell feature is easy …
The Boundary Surface tool allows you to make surfaces between profiles. It produces very high-quality and accurate surfaces that are useful for creating complex or organic shapes for product design. It is highly used in the aerospace, automobile, and shipbuilding industry. The Boundary Surface feature is similar to the Lofted Surface tool. It lets you …
How To Convert a Surface to a Solid in SOLIDWORKS? Surface modeling is an alternative (and often a complement) to solid-body modeling in SOLIDWORKS. It’s an advanced, powerful design approach that helps you build smooth, organic, and highly controlled geometry—especially when standard solid features struggle with complex curvature or awkward transitions. The key limitation is …
How to Use Collision Detection in SOLIDWORKS Collision Detection in SOLIDWORKS checks whether assembly components touch while you move or rotate a part. It is useful for testing mechanisms such as hinges, sliders, levers, and linkages because it shows where motion is blocked before you manufacture the assembly. This guide explains how to run the …
Why a 3D Sketch? 3D sketches can be very useful for certain commands in Solidworks: It can be used in Weldments to insert structural members along a 3D frame. In the making of Guide Curves for Sweeps and Lofts, it can be very useful to use a 3D sketch to create the required path. 3D …
How to Fix Zero-Thickness Geometry in SOLIDWORKS What is Zero Thickness Geometry? Zero-Thickness Geometry (also known as non-manifold geometry) exists when edges or vertices in a solid model do not properly connect with adjacent geometry. A Zero Thickness Geometry is a solid geometry that touches itself at a point or an edge. Every edge of …
If you are making basic models in SolidWorks then you may not have to use any reference geometry aside from the provided Default Planes (Top, Right, and Front), the Coordinate system, and the Origin. But as you proceed to make complex designs, you will realize that it becomes very difficult, if not impossible to do …
You can create Configurations in a Part/Assembly file to allow you to store multiple versions of that part or assembly in a single file. SolidWorks Toolbox components use configuration extensively to create families of parts with different dimensions, features, and properties. You can create configurations to store the mirrored version of the part. Configurations are used …