Before you start your part, be sure to determine the size and width of the wheel to be created with a base surface extrude and extract its boundaries using Composite Curves. Later you will be able to create a sketch which would encompass the bolt sizes and distances along with its clearance space with the hub.

This assembly might bring back some good memories of simpler times. This assembly has 10 unique parts(13 total) in this utility knife assembly. The knife has seven different tools and includes a key ring. There are three different assembly configurations, Open, Closed, and Free to show the range of motion of all different tools. The Base part is a multi-body solid part with 10 different pieces. The cork screw has a Helical Sweep and has two Lofts, including a Centerline Loft. The saw blade has examples of surface and solid Lofts, Linear Patterns and a surface cut. Several other parts show examples swept cuts and some revolve cuts to create the sharp blade edges. There are few examples of the powerful but easy to use “Delete Face” command. A few parts show the use of angled reference planes to create geometry. Most of tool parts show some kind of unique geometry that might come up in some of your designs.

1) Note the use of relations within the sketch. It's fully defined and with limited dimensions.2) All model dimensions, notes, and reference dimensions were added into the part for use with the drawings.Spending some more time on the model dimensions and then using Insert Model Items in the drawings helps reduce duplicate effort and allows all design intent to be documented right with this sketch.

Let’s have a little fun and create a toy that’s a blast from our past! Download this FREE part and go through the step by step process on how this object was created. In addition, I would love to see you post your creative edits on this piggy bank. Would you add mud on the legs? Give it anime like eyes? Create a polka dot pattern on the base?

This Shark Week featured model is a surfboard with a shark bite taken out of it. A simple Boss-Extrude is used to make the board. Cut-Extrude and Curve Driven Pattern create the shark bite into the board. A logo is then attached to the top of the board using the Sketch Picture tool

Lets design a virtual paper airplane! With this part you will learn some of the basics of SolidWorks and how to enhance the final look of the paper airplane to get your desired design

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.

Sheetmetal Features determines the thickness and bend radius. This Sheetmetal part is symmetric with respect to the Right and Front Plane. Extruded one half the model and will then mirror it about the Front Plane.

This is a Sheetmetal part symmetric with respect to the Front Plane. Sheetmetal features are used so that the part can be flattened out to create a flat pattern. Flange sketch is similar to a thin feature where you don't have to draw the cross section. All sharp edges will be converted into bends once it is extruded.

This is a Sheetmetal part symmetric with respect to the Front Plane with the exception of a few cutouts. Sheetmetal features are used so that the part can be flattened out to create a flat pattern. U shaped extrusion where the sketch does not need to have the cross section sketched similar to a thin feature.