When you create a surface from a parametric model, you may not be able to correctly preserve the original design intent, which can make it difficult to update the model in the future. Surface modeling from a parametric model is slow: Parametric models in Solidworks require frequent rebuilding...
Solidworks has a useful, if sometimes slow, tool that would pattern a feature inside a bounded region, setting the patterned features equidistant from one another using a couple of different schemes. This region need not be rectangular or even easily defined and could be bounded by s...
Split into 9 2-hour long sessions, the first half of each session will be spent learning new Solidworks skills, while the second half will see the application of these news skills through in-class activities, with a focus on reverse engineering. In contrast to traditional mechanical design cour...
For 3D printing, surfaces are converted to a mesh format that describes geometry as a cloud of connected triangular faces and vertices. Mesh conversion is like smashing a perfectly smooth mirror, then gluing back together all the bits and pieces to make it look like the original. Done badly,...
To do this, artists use 3D modeling software programs like Autodesk Maya, Blender, and SolidWorks. They use techniques like polygonal modeling (creating the surfaces of 3D objects from interconnected 2D shapes) or NURBS (non-uniform rational B-splines, which use mathematical modeling to create 3D...
Precision: CAD mitigates against human error and ensures accurate dimensioning, thus improving the quality of parts and products. (It is, however, vital to point out that despite how much CAD has evolved and how sophisticated many programs are, it’s still possible to make errors.) ...
For 3D printing, surfaces are converted to a mesh format that describes geometry as a cloud of connected triangular faces and vertices. Mesh conversion is like smashing a perfectly smooth mirror, then gluing back together all the bits and pieces to make it look like the original. Done badly,...
andSolidWorks. They use techniques like polygonal modeling (creating the surfaces of 3D objects from interconnected 2D shapes) or NURBS (non-uniform rational B-splines, which use mathematical modeling to create 3D shapes). They then further refine the model, adding details to ensure that it matche...
For 3D printing, surfaces are converted to a mesh format that describes geometry as a cloud of connected triangular faces and vertices. Mesh conversion is like smashing a perfectly smooth mirror, then gluing back together all the bits and pieces to make it look like the original. Done badly,...