SOLIDWORKS tutorials — page 28

How to Make a Section View in SOLIDWORKS A section view in SOLIDWORKS cuts through a part or assembly so internal features can be seen more clearly.…

How to Use Alternate Position View in SOLIDWORKS Alternate Position View shows a second position of an assembly in a drawing view, usually with phantom lines. It…

What is it? As mentioned in a previous article, allowing for motion of parts is one of the only reasons an assembly may not be fully constrained.…

How to Copy a Part in a SOLIDWORKS Assembly You can copy a part in a SOLIDWORKS assembly when you need another instance of the same component.…

How to Unfix a Part in SOLIDWORKS Similar to fully defined sketches for parts, assemblies in SOLIDWORKS should be fully constrained wherever practical. A well-constrained assembly is…

How to Make an Angled Plane in SOLIDWORKS An angled plane in SOLIDWORKS is a reference plane rotated from another plane, face, edge, or axis. It is…

How to Measure in SOLIDWORKS The Measure tool in SOLIDWORKS lets you check distances, angles, edges, faces, circles, arcs, coordinates, and clearances without adding permanent sketch dimensions.…

How to Make a Spring in SOLIDWORKS The usual way to make a spring in SOLIDWORKS is to create a helix curve and sweep a circular profile…

A pattern is a tool in CAD that makes the task easier and faster. In SolidWorks, there are two types of patterns SolidWorks i.e., linear pattern and…

How to Undo and Redo in SOLIDWORKS Undo and Redo in SOLIDWORKS work much like they do in other Windows software, but the effect depends on what…