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Solidworks:: Lesson III - Patterns & Mirrors
Solidworks:: Lesson III - Patterns & Mirrors
UCF Engineering
Solidworks Review
Begin by choosing
Extruded Boss/Base
TOP PLANE
Draw a rectangle on the
plane that is 2x1using the
origin as a starting point
Exit the sketch
Draw your sketch by starting on the origin
Linear Pattern
Choose CIRCLE
Linear Pattern
Choose SMART DIMENSION,
then click on the origin of
the circle then the origin of
the sketch in the bottom left.
Drag the dimension so that
it becomes a VERTICAL
dimension and enter 0.25.
Do the same for the
HORIZONTAL. Then
dimension the diameter by
simply clicking on the
circumference. Enter 0.20.
Linear Pattern
Exit the sketch to see the hole as a
CUT. In property manager choose
under DIRECTION choose
THROUGH ALL.
If you need to change anything, you can simply click on the feature, click on
the dimension you want to change such as the radius of the cut or its
dimension from the axis. Then click the stoplight button to re-build the part.
Mirrors
Mirroring is another way that SolidWorks can
create a “copy” of a feature.
Begin by drawing a
rectangle about the
origin. Add relations to
the rectangle edges of
vertical and horizontal
using midpoints and the
origin. See slides 28-30
to remember how to do
this.
Solidworks Exercise