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 do I send my 3D model for my client to view? That must be the million-dollar question on your mind. Imagine this, you have spent your time and energy creating an Oscar-worthy 3D model, and you want to present your masterpiece in 3D rather than a boring 2D drawing. You want your client to …
Solidworks has made creating threaded holes a breeze. Instead of cutting holes with an extruded cut feature, users can now easily create various types of holes with one feature: Hole Wizard. To demonstrate some of the capabilities of the Hole wizard, we would be creating a simple cuboid and adding threaded holes on Solidworks. Step …
As the name implies, forming tools are used to create “forms” on sheet metal parts. In traditional engineering manufacturing, forming tools are otherwise referred to as “dies”. A die transfers its shape or pattern to the object to be developed. Solidworks has created a library of standard forming tools like louvres, lances, ribs, etc. Solidworks …
In this tutorial, I will teach you to make a lofted cut using SolidWorks. This feature uses multiple sketches on different planes to perform a cut profile for achieving your desired shape. Useful in several piping structures to make organic shapes, lofted cut provides a variety of options to use which we will be utilizing …
Width mate helps you center an object in between a groove. You can find the width mate command in the advanced mate section from the mate property manager Once you select it; Two selection boxes appear: In the first, define the two selections of the groove width(Tab Reference), and in the second, select the width …
Sketched Bend: Sketched bend is a SolidWorks Sheetmetal feature that helps you bend a Flat piece of Sheetmetal. This feature is only available on a Sheetmetal Part. I mean; a part that You create using base flange feature not extruded boss. How to create a sketched bend: Firstly, you will need to create a Sheetmetal …
In this tutorial, you will learn to make exploded views in SolidWorks assembly. This feature is solely available for Assembly files which contain multibody parts. When we want to clearly obtain information of how the pieces are put together and designed, this feature comes in handy. Now we will go through a sample part which …
In the recent days, as CAD-CAE software gets better and more precise, it requires large quantities of computational resources. SolidWorks Hardware and System requirements for the Premium version are obtainable with a reasonable budget. Here we’ll discuss both the minimum and suggested requirements to run the program at peak performance. Operating System. Unfortunately for MAC …
SolidWorks materials library holds quite enough choices for most of our basic projects. However, have you ever wondered what to do if you can’t find the right material for your project?. Well, you could simply create it and add it to the library. Creating a material in SolidWorks is quite an easy task and we …
To fully define a sketch we take origin as a reference point. Origin is always defined as (0,0,0) and is the intersection of all 3 planes. At times while making a CAD in SolidWorks we might need to shift the origin. This article will learn about the steps to move the origin. Go into sketch …
