This cooking utensil is an example of multi-body part using multiple sweeps to create the wire loops. A 3D sketch is used to create the eight sweep loops in one sketch. The 3D sketch uses multiple reference Planes to make it easier to create the necessary geometry. The features used to create this geometry include multiple sweeps, two extrusions and a revolved boss. Download this part below to learn how to create multiple sweeps using only one profile and path sketch.

This SW 2013 multibody part starts with an envelope extruded feature. “Up to vertex” was used to to create this feature. With the defining sketches determined, it’s often useful to establish an envelope to work with, giving surfaces to extrude to and from.Note that this feature can’t be supressed once it has children. Hide the envelope body and Uncheck “Include hidden bodies/components” when checking Mass Properties to avoid volume, mass and volume properties inaccuracies.

In this part a chamfer on the handle washes out, fades to nothing. This model will show you how to handle those sharp edge fade outs, seamlessly. It also illustrates how to patch bad geometry created from the thicken.

The paper-fiber “To-Go” box is modeled in the open position in which it would be formed. To validate the design, a flex feature is used to close the box along its hinge.

However you say tomato, this is a fun part to review how it was built. This part has some surface features including Boundary Surface, Thicken and a Mutual Trim. It also includes a Delete Face with Fill option, a Split Line curve and a Split feature.

This is a Sheetmetal part symmetric vertically with respect to the Right Plane. Sheetmetal features are used so that the part can be flattened out to create a flat pattern. This features distinguish that this is sheetmetal part. It specifies the bend radius, wall thickness and K factor.

With this part you will learn how to use the Base Flange feature. This adds all Sheet Metal features and functions in one step. You are able to edit material thickness, material direction, extrude type, bend radius, bend allowance, auto relief, and the ability to use gauge tables.

The leg is revolved coincident to the origin. The 3D sketch calculates the required angle to revolve the legs and calculate the intersection between the bodies. The remaining legs do not need to be patterned at the odd angle calculated by 3D Layout Sketch - the pattern for these uses the 120° we originally expected for all of the patterned legs. The Thicken Command ensures that all edges are 90° to the main conical face to ensure that it's a proper sheet metal part

This part uses sketch relations to accurately calculate the geometry for an icosahedron. Surface modeling is used to create the prismatic shape. Two different ways to Loft to a point are shown.

This part demonstrates the use of sketch relations to calculate angles and vertices. This solution to modeling a dodecahedron is surprisingly simple and elegant. Modeling a dodecahedron looks like it should be a complicated task involving creating multiple planes and features, but it can be accomplished with just a boss extrude and a cut extrude!