SolidWorks

SOLIDWORKSis used by millions of designers and engineers at hundereds of thousands of companies. Its one of the most popular designs and egnineering software n the market. known for its range of features and high functionality, SOLIDWORKS is used across multiple professions and industries around the world. SOLIDWORKS uses paratetric design, which is why its such an effective tool for designers and egnineers. this means that the designer can see how changes will affect its neighboring components, oreven the overall solution. For example if the size of a single component is increased, this would affect the joint or hole its attached to. This allows designers to spot the correct issues quickly and easily.

Objectives :

Creating base, boss, and cut features from sketches
Adding fillets to smooth edges
Creating a circular pattern
Adding drawing views
Adding centerlines, center marks, and dimensions to the drawing

Introduction to SolidWorks Process and product

The finished produced, that includes a shell and reflection of the process.

The Finished process of the beginning tutorial.

Objectives:

Setting up a new part document
Creating the base feature
Adding a boss feature
Creating a cut feature
Adding fillets
Adding a shell feature
Editing features
Completed Part

360 rotation of object

front angle of design

Back angle of Design

Objectives:

Face
Constant radius
Variable radius
Using mirroring to assure symmetry
Applying a library feature

Fillet Practice Process

The Finished process included the practice of reflections and fillets.

Angles 1 &2

Fillet Product 360 view

The fillet taught how to use fillets, cut, and mirroring.

Objectives:

Creating a revolve feature
Creating a sweep feature
Creating an extruded cut feature with a draft angle

Sweep & Feature

Isometric angle

360 rotation of object

Front angle

The sweep & Feature Tutorial created a candle holder, using the feature to make the round base, and the sweep to create the handle of the object.

Front angle

Sweep & Feature

Isometric angle

360 rotation of object

Using new knowledge, creating an object with sweep and features was easier. With that I made a mug.

Objectives:

Creating an oblong cut
Creating a linear pattern
Creating a circular pattern
Using an equation to drive the circular pattern

Pattern Features

360 rotation of object

Using Linear mirroring, and cuts, we learned how to use these tools to create different patterns.

Angle 1 & 2

Objectives:

Creating planes
Sketching, copying, and pasting the profiles
Creating a solid by connecting the profiles (lofting)
Adding a flex feature to bend the model

Lofts

The lofts used palnes to create features seemlessly.

Angle 1 & 2

Using the new knowledge from using planes, working it was a lot easier allowing for new parts to be made.

Loft

Angle 1 & 2

Roller Chain Modeling Challenge

Challenge Objective - 3D model a roller chain link of your own design and print a series of five links without print supports. When completed, the link should move as a roller-type chain.

Criteria

Must be designed in SolidWorks
Prepared in a slicer for additive manufacturing
3D printed in PLA filament
An individual link cannot take up more space than 20mm²
Test prints (no more than two links) are required before full prints (no more than 5 links)
No slicer-generated supports allowed

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3D Sketching

Sketching relative to coordinate systems
Dimensioning in 3D space
Mirroring features

3D Sketching

Knowing from prior knowledge using mirroring and sweep made a simple shape

Product Video

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Desktop Topper Modeling/Printing Challenge

Challenge Objective - 3D model an object that represents you. This must be of your own design and fit the top of the monitor. Unlike the previous year, you share this computer station with another student from another class. As you build your model, refer to the following criteria

Criteria

-Must be designed in SolidWorks

-Prepared in a slicer for additive manufacturing

-3D printed in PLA filament

-The object cannot take up more space than as 80mm sphere.

-Unlike the previous year, you must create a ring to fit over the vertical monitor support. Make sure to use a caliper to measure. Don’t rely on a peer’s measurements. The object will then somehow be attached to the side of the ring so that the other student from the other class can also display their project on the other side of the support.

-Test prints for the ring support are required before full prints (this has to be displayed on the ePort).

Ring :

the diameter is 1.4 in, allowing for a tiny bit of give, but it will still hold onto the pole.

This was the first thing built as to test to confirm diameter, and hold.