This model goes over an elegant way of creating the egg geometry with a minimal amount of features. The part show how to create a solid body like a single reptile scale and then pattern it in multiple directions. There is an example of a split feature and a split line curve. This part shows a revolved pattern of two curve driven patterns. The Move/Copy Body feature is used to adjust the orientation of the scales to get the patterns to look smooth.

This easy to understand model demonstrates some basic hybrid modeling techniques. It is modeled with mostly solid body features, with a handful of surface features added to complete to finish the part. Two face fillets are included using different options. One uses a hold line, the other one is a constant chord width fillet. There is a surface fill using constraint curves to create a dome like shape at the bottom of the bottle.

This model demonstrates the use of some of the fundamental surface modeling techniques. It is modeled exclusively with surface body features. It has two sketch pictures to act as "napkin sketches". There are two configurations with different poses created by a flex feature. There are multiple examples of surface boundaries, lofts and fills. Other commands used in the model include: Revolved Surface, Surface Trim, Surface Knit, Thicken, Face Fillet and Mirror.

This part was designed to hold three ball needles used for inflating soccer balls or basketballs and attaches directly to a tire pump cylinder. This cylinder will be used as a reference to get the sizing correct for the needle holder. This cylinder represents the tube of a tire or ball pump. This part includes static simulation studies with it.

This part shows how to use surfaces to help create geometry used to create swept cuts. These groove cuts create a diamond pattern called checkering. Checkering is usually added to wooden handles for decoration and to provide better grip.

This part shows how to use a Layout Sketch to help guide and setup downstream features. This part model has multiple configurations with different shapes of the four main pieces (Pommel, Handle, Cross-Guard, and Blade). A Design Table is used to help control and organize the different configurations. There are equations used to control the geometry as the dimension values. There is an example of non-uniform scale feature. Other features in the model include Revolve, Mirror, Combine, and Revolve features

To begin, the lip is modeled first to control the outer dimensions and establish the parting line for the part. The Surface Extrude establishes the various strata in the floor of the tool pocket. Storage pockets are added for accessories. The kiss-offs will join the two sides of the blow-molded part to make the part more rigid.

This highly detailed, multi-body model has over a 150 bodies and is created mainly from extruded features. There are several examples of different types of wood joints. Dovetail joints are used in the drawer creation. Mortise and Tenon joints (open and closed) and tongue and groove joints are also used to build the framework of the chest. Multi-contour sketches are reused to save time and to act as layout reference sketches, allowing for easy modification of geometry. Other features in the model include: sketch driven patterns, chamfers, Move/Copy Body, and one linear pattern.Download this file to learn more about reusing multi-contour sketches, different types of wood joints and sketch driven patterns.

There are two configurations in this multi-body solid model. One configuration is open and one that is collapsed. A master "layout" sketch helps to plan and organize the ribs and stretchers in the two configurations. With help from the layout sketch, the geometry can be easily created and the components line up as desired. A few surface features are used to create the canopy. There are several examples of basic sweeps and circular patterns. Other features in this model include revolves, move/copy body, surface boundary, knit surface, and thicken. Download this file to learn more about layout sketches and configurations.

The first record players are over 140 years old and are still unbelievably in use, in one form or another, today. This model is a little flashback of some old school music history. This is a multi-body solid created from mainly extruded features. This part has multiple shells including one with multi-thicknesses. A split line curve used in conjunction with a shell feature to cut geometry as it shells a solid body. There is a cool example of the indent command removing material. Other features in the model include: revolves, loft, combine, delete face and sketch driven pattern.Download this file to learn more about shelling multiple bodies, the indent feature, and to learn a little bit about music history.