Usually Photoview 360 is relatively good about setting the floor correctly. Once in a while the floor offset needs to be changed to fix a cut off model, like the one in the picture above. The issue in this case is SolidWorks isn’t finding the right point to set the floor, so it has to be adjusted manually.… Read more...
When you click on a non planar face using the reference geometryplane option, you can create a tangent plane. This tangent plane will be placed arbitrarily until a second reference is selected. By using a sketch point, these planes can be easily positioned in the desired orientation.… Read more...
Perhaps you want a larger version of your part, or that imported model you brought in has the wrong units. Whatever the reason, the scale feature, in SolidWorks, is a quick and easy way to resize a part.
SolidWorks didn’t want to make it too easy though, so it hid the tool in the insert menu rather than putting it on the features tab.… Read more...
From time to time, you’ll likely come across an image of something you want to create a 3D model of. With SolidWorks, you can use the sketch picture tool to import an image to build from. This Kebo bottle opener by Rush Product Design Studio makes for a great example, and we’ll use it in this weeks tutorial from SolidWize.… Read more...
If you’ve worked with Weldments, in SolidWorks, before, you’ve probably utilized the weldment cut list in a drawing to keep track of structural members. If you haven’t, the Weldment cut list functions as a Bill of Materials for parts that utilize structural members.… Read more...
Reusing sketch geometry can save you quite a bit of time in SolidWorks. Rather than creating multiple parallel sketches to produce different features, you can create a single sketch which can then be used for multiple features. This can be achieved using the contour select tool or the select contour box, in the property manager, for several features.… Read more...