Product Design using SolidWorks®

Educational Material and Resources

LESSON FIVE

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Module Lessons:

Lesson 5.
What is contained within this Lesson:

  • Creating a Sweep Feature
  • Using Splines to create Guide Curves for Sweeps
  • Drawing an Ellipse
  • Projected Curves (projecting a sketch onto a surface)
  • Creating Embossed Text on flat and curved surfaces
  • Variable Radius Fillets
  • Multi-thickness Shelling
  • Section Display Views
  • Creating a Helix for cuts and sweeps
  • Insering Planes
  • Revolved Features
  • Creating Loft Features
  • Using Guide points and center lines for Lofts

Exercises, both compulsory and practice are used to cover the above areas and are a requsite to accurate, fully defined parametric modelling. 

Exercise 1 - Modelling the Bottle
-Required Modelling -
Video Clip showing Modelling of this Exercise, 74mb approx. Click Here (apologies for large sizes. C.D. available on request)
Exercise 2 - Modelling the Funnel
-Required Modelling -
Video Clip showing Modelling of this Exercise, 40mb approx. Click Here
Exercise 3 - Modelling the Vaccum Attachment
-Practice Modelling -
Video Clip showing Modelling of this Exercise, 12mb approx. Click Here
Exercise 4 - Modelling the Hanger Bracket
-Practice Modelling -
Video Clip showing Modelling of this Exercise, 34mb approx. Click Here
Exercise 5 - Modelling the Cotter Pin and Paper Clip
-Practice Modelling -
Video Clip showing Modelling of this Exercise, 10mb approx. Click Here

© Stephen Burke