SolidWorks

SOLIDWORKS is used by millions of designers and engineers at hundreds of thousands of companies. It’s one of the most popular design and engineering software on the market. Known for its range of features and high functionality, SOLIDWORKS is used across multiple professions and industries around the world. SOLIDWORKS uses parametric design, which is why it’s such an effective tool for designers and engineers. This means that the designer can see how changes will affect its neighboring components or even the overall solution. For example, if the size of a single component is increased, this would affect the joint or hole it’s attached to. This allows designers to spot and correct issues quickly and easily.

Introduction to SolidWorks

Lesson 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

Pressure Plate

Construction - Using Circular Pattern

GIF of Pressure Plate in SolidWorks

pressure plate pdf.pdf

Engineering Drawing of Pressure Plate

Introduction to SolidWorks (Product Grade)

Objective One - Use Extruded Boss / Base and Shape Tools

Objective Two - Use Fillets

Objective One (Part 2) - Using Cut

Objective Three - Use a Circular Array

Yelverton, Matthew - Product 1 Drawing (1).pdf

Objectives Four and Five - Create a Dimensioned Drawing with centerlines / marks

Finished Shape

GIF of Finished Shape

Lesson 1 - Parts

Lesson 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

Here is the beginning of lesson one, where I made and dimensioned the main shape.

Here is the middle of lesson one, where I made the extruded cut and shell in the shape and then made a different view.

Here is the end of lesson 1, where I finished designing and editing the shape and it's fillets, then added material and lighting to make it look nice.

Lesson 2 - Assemblies

Lesson Objectives:

Adding parts to an assembly
Moving and rotating components in an assembly
Creating display states in an assembly

Display State 1

Parts moved apart in the Assembly

Display State 2

Lesson 3 - Drawings

Lesson Objectives:

Opening a drawing template and editing a sheet format
Inserting standard views of a part model
Adding model and reference annotations
Adding another drawing sheet
Inserting a named view
Printing the drawing

These are the first named viw and projections.

This is the dimensioned first sheet.

This is the finished second sheet.

tutor3 drawing.pdf

Here is the final drawing.

Mouse Gestures

There are 8 gestures.

Top - Top Plane
Top Right - Sketch Tool
Top Left - Front Plane
Left - Left Face / I changed this to the Cut Tool, because I use it more often.
Right - Right Face / I changed this to the Fillet Tool, as I find it more useful.
Bottom Left - Back Plane
Bottom Right - Extrude Tool
Bottom - Bottom Plane

Fillets (Process)

Lesson Objectives:

Adding different fillet types:
- Face
- Constant radius
- Variable radius
Using mirroring to assure symmetry
Applying a library feature

Finished GIF

After using the Mirror Feature

Using all fillet types

Adding a library feature

Fillets (Product)

Variable Radius

Constant Radius

Face

Using Mirror

Applying a Libary Feature

Finished GIF

Revolve and Sweep Features

Lesson Objectives:

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

Revolve Feature

Sweep Feature

Extruded Cut w/ Draft Angle

Product

Extrude Angle w/ Draft Angle

Sweep

Revolve

This is my GIF

Pattern Features

Lesson objectives:

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

Circular Pattern w/ Equation

GIF of Finished Product

Linear Pattern

Oblong cut

Product

Lofts

Lesson 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

Creating Planes / Copy and Pasting Profiles

Loft Feature (1)

Lofting (Both)

Loft Feature (2)

Flex Feature

Product

Creating Planes / Copy and Pasting Profiles

GIF of Completed Product

Flex Feature

Loft Feature (All)

Loft Feature (Head)

Loft Feature (Tail)

Surfaces

Lesson Objectives:

Lofts
Sweeps
Knits
Fills

Planar
Revolve

Move/Copy
Trim
Extend
Untrim
Thicken

Surface Loft

GIF of Completed Product

Planar Surface

Surface Sweep

Surface Revolve

Thicken

Surface Trim

(Move / Copy) / Extend

Surface Knit

Surface Fill

Untrim

3D Sketching

Lesson Objectives:

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

Here is a GIF of the Finished Product.

Sketching Relative to 3D Systems

Dimensioning in 3D Space

Mirroring Features

Initials Product

3D Sketch

GIF of my Initials

Finished Product

SolidWorks Design for Silicone Mold

The image above this caption is my fully designed 3D Printed Mold for my invention of a Silicone Drybag. It consists of four pieces and two similar shapes making inner and outer layers. The outer of which is dilated to a scale where there is approximately 1/4 of an inch of space between the two. This is the space where silicone was poured in, creating the finished product.

A clear view of the two shapes making the outer layer.

Here is the entire shape cut in half vertically, so that the space between the layers is visible.

The space between the bases of both shapes is important to notice, as its purpose is so that the silicone will fill the space and give the drybag a base as well.

A clear view of the two shapes making the inner layer.

Pictured here are semi - holographic views of the main shapes. The shapes for the inner and outer layers are the exact same, however, the outer layer is scaled up slightly to create space to pour the silicone into.

As shown above, after slicing the file and printing with PLA Filament, the product turned out more than satisfactory on the first attempt. Using Cement Rubber, I glued the pieces together and poured a two - part silicone mix in between. The result for the prototype is shown on the right.

Unfortunately, the video of the print corrupted while uploading to my Google Drive.

This was an enormous piece of my Personal Project for the Engineering Fair 23/24. For more information including my full Design Proposal, please follow this link.

LinkDin Practice

Problem 1

Problem 2

Problem 3

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