This familiar tool in your office has been created as a single part to showcase a wide variety of SOLIDWORKS features. We combine sheet metal, plastic and a few surface features to give you several unique examples to help expand your knowledge of SOLIDWORKS. One feature example is an angled plane that control solid body placement. One of the parts move two other bodies, acting like it would in an assembly, by using sketch relations and dimensions. There is an indent feature to simulate geometry like that would be created by a sheet metal forming tool. A deform feature using the "Curve to curve" option quickly adds the finger grips to the tape dispenser handle. Other features include a multi-thickness shell, rib, dome, loft, boundary, combine and some revolved features. There are several instances of circular patterns, including a circular pattern of a circular pattern. There is one example of a "Vary sketch" linear pattern that is used to create the tape side grooves. There are four instances of split lines curves to used create text and other geometry. Two surface features, surface offset and thicken are used to create the soft grip on the handle. Download this part to learn more about patterns and a wide variety of other features used to create this part.

This multi-body part goes over different pattern and mirroring techniques. It does include a few advanced features including sweeps and a loft. There is an example of a spring created from helix curve and uses a composite curve to add the "pigtail" ends. Other features include linear and circular patterns, revolves and several mirrors. This part includes multiple split line curves for the text labels. There are a couple of examples of full round fillets and three 3D sketches. There are two display states: one with red text red, one with clear text to distinguish the on or off status. Download this file to learn more about pattern and mirroring techniques.

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Rock on with an old school example of music history. This is a multi-body solid created with mostly solid body features. There are few surface features used to create the magnetic tape. The internal tape is shown twisting using a surface sweep with twist. Other features include a split, ribs, move face, thin features, wraps, helix/spiral, revolves, projected curve, shell, surface loft, surface thicken and one split line. There are several examples of circular patterns and the delete face command. There is one variable fillet tapering down to zero. Download this file to learn more about the internal working of an old 8 track cassette and see some cool SOLIDWORKS features and techniques along the way.

This model shows how to use split line curves. It also has newer SOLIDWORKS functionality using circular profile sweeps. The circular profile sweep eliminates the need for an additional sketch with a circle on it to create the sweep. There is an example of 3D sketch and different display states. The features used in the bowling pin include: revolves, sweeps, split line curves, extrude surfaces and a circular pattern. The model includes three different configurations and has some display states to toggle the colors of the crown or neck bands. Download this file to learn about split line curves and display states and also to learn about bowling pin construction.

This model demonstrates the use of a time saving technique called a Smart Component. A Smart Component allows you to associate or "package together" other necessary components and features when placing a part in an assembly. The associated parts and features will be automatically placed along with the smart component by selecting a few reference faces. This particular example is used to quickly place a motor frame with the associated mounting holes and hardware.This model also has mate reference included which is another way to become more efficient when assembly modeling. It will automatically add one or more mates without having to select multiple mate entities and the type of mate. A Design Table is used to create four sample configurations that can be easily modified to add more frame sizes.

This model is a icosahedron which is a polyhedron with twenty faces. The twenty triangular faces have five faces meeting at each vertex. Construction Surfaces(Golden Rectangles) are used to start the model. These rectangles are used to create the individual triangular faces that are mirrored several times and then the model is turned into a solid using the "Knit Surface" command. There is a custom font used to create the number cutouts. There are examples of planar and lofted surfaces and derived sketches.

This festive assembly has easy to understand component patterning and mirroring. It has examples of linear, circular and curve-driven patterns. One part has a fill pattern. Assembly level cuts using "Feature Scope” are used to control which components are cut.Part features among the different components include several revolves and combines and a few sweeps and domes. The Lollipop use a pattern of extruded surfaces to split it into several different bodies for cosmetic purposes. The graham cracker component has four different configurations used in the assembly. Download this file to learn more about assembly level patterning and mirroring.

This model shows some basic sheet metal features along with some standard solid features. Sheet metal features are used so that the part can be flattened out to create a flat pattern. This model goes over some of the nuances of working with cardboard versus sheet metal. The features used in the box part include: extrude, base flange/tabs, edge flange, combine, mirror, split, move/copy body and delete face. There are multiple examples of sketched bends and unfolds. Also included is an example of a "sketch picture" to help you plan your work and work your plan. Download this file to learn about reverse engineering geometry using a sketch picture and how to create a flat pattern.

This multi-body part with six solids shows how to create a simple turning mechanism with a bowl and drain basket. This model is mainly created with extrusions and revolves with some hybrid modeling included. Surface geometry is used to create some of the geometry and is used to cut solid geometry where it sped up the design process. There is an example of a surface extrusion using "Direction of Extrusion" to angle the geometry. There is an Indent feature that is used on a surface body. Other examples of surface modeling including: cut with surface, extrude surface, offset surfaces, planar surface, surface knit and thicken. Solid features include: extrudes, revolves, revolved cuts, thins, mirror, delete face, split lines curves and move face. The insert bend features is used to flatten a curved surface to help set up one of the patterns. Also included in the model is an example of a circular pattern of a linear pattern. Another circular pattern uses a different techniques implementing the combine command with the subtract option. There are also several examples of the delete face feature. Also included in this model is the rarely used fill pattern. Download this part to learn more about Hybrid Modeling and how mirror and pattern geometry.