Learning Surface Modeling unlocks the full potential of SOLIDWORKS as a modeling tool. You will learn how to fine-tune any small detail of a SOLIDWORKS model by controlling its topology; manipulating the “underlining” fabric of one or more faces in order to achieve the desired result. Tak...
Adjust the Facet tolerance slider to include fewer mesh facets in the surface you are creating. Note: Moving the slider left loosens the tolerance for the facets, while moving the slider right tightens the tolerance. For example, if you are attempting to create a plane, and there are three ...
For large non-planar holes, manually filling these using the Freeform option under Holes in the Fix Wizard menu will result in the smoothest fill patch. The Ruled option allows specifying a direction for the hole to follow and is in this case used to bridge the cylindrical gap in one of...
When exporting to STL in your CAD package, you may see parameters for chord height, deviation, angle tolerance, poly count, or something similar. These are the parameters that affect the faceting of the STL. We’ve compiled tips on exporting for the best “surface: file” size ratio below....
In the case of CNC drilling, the CNC machine usually advances the rotary drill bit perpendicular to the plane of the workpiece surface. This technique produces vertically aligned holes. Their diameter is equal to the diameter of the drill bit used for drilling. The operational capabilities of the...
” Luckily, SOLIDWORKS has many great tools where we can easily find the mass and volume of bodies from our Evaluate section, but does not directly tell us the volume inside a part that has been shelled. In order to make this happen, we need to somehow create a body that will fill in...
As you can see in the Catalyst tray to the right, there are large holes between the DIM and the edge of the part. Moving the DIM up in our Solidworks model would solve this issue, but we’ll have to find a way to fill these holes with a sandable 3D print filler. Repairing the ...
As briefly covered in the intro, the core of a mold is the inside part that you can’t see, and the cavity is the exterior surface that will be visible and treated or polished as necessary. When they are put together in injection molding, melted plastic will fill the thin space between...
This step is something you can do in any CAD software you have, but I'm going to do it in SOLIDWORKS, because I know that system much better than Rhino. What we're trying to get is a model that has, at a minimum,three bodiesinside it: ...
If you have solid geometry of the beams, and you fill those solid bodies with solid elements, then you can plot the stress at the top surface and the bottom surface of the beams directly. However, such a model will have a large number of nodes and elements, perhaps exceeding the Student...