Exercise 1 SOLIDWORKS

Bathtub Fillet

Exercise 1: Many molded parts

Bathtub Fillet contain areas where
multiple fillets blend
into an adjacent
surface. These areas,
such as the ones
circled here in red, are
sometimes referred to
as “fades”. Fillets
alone usually do not
yield satisfactory
results. Blending
techniques are
required.
This lab reinforces the
following skills:
 Delete Face
 Face Curves
 Trim Surface
 Filled Surface
 Corner Blends
Units: millimeters
1 Open a part file.
Open Bathtub_Fillet.sldprt.

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Bathtub Fillet

2 Delete face.
Delete the three unwanted faces of the fillets.

3 Trim surface.
Using face curves, converted edges, and sketches, trim the edges of the
opening.

4 Filled surface.
Create a tangent filled surface to patch the opening.

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5 Knit and thicken.

After knitting the surfaces, thicken them using a Thickness of 2mm.

6 Save and close the file.

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Corner Blend

Exercise 2: The corner indicated by the red circle

Corner Blend indicates where four edges of mixed
convexity come together.
Create this corner using a combination
of filleting and blending techniques.
This lab reinforces the following skills:
 FilletXpert
 Face Curves
 Corner Blends
 Spline on Surface
Units: millimeters
1 Open a part file.
Open Corner_Blend.sldprt.

2 Fillet.
Create a 4mm radius fillet on the edge as shown.
Tip The model has been saved with a custom view
orientation called Pocket to orient the model as shown.

3 Fillet.
Add 2.5mm fillets to the two faces that form the pocket.

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Corner Blend

4 FeatureXpert.
A message indicates that there was a problem creating the fillet.

Click FeatureXpert.
This tool will attempt to break the fillet into multiple features to create
the geometry.
5 Results.
Three separate fillet features are added to the part to
create the result shown.
To clean up the blend area, we will delete faces, trim the
edges back to create a good boundary, then add a filled
surface.
Since the pocket feature is symmetrical, we will modify
just one side and then mirror.
6 Remove the corners from the model.
Delete the two unwanted faces of the fillets.

7 Trim the openings.

Using face curves, converted edges, and splines
on surfaces, trim the edges of the opening.
Tip Follow the same workflow used in the lesson
example. Use a circle for the planar surface
profile.

8 Knit Surface .
Knit the surfaces together to make selection of the filled surface
boundary easier.

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Corner Blend

9 Filled Surface.
Click Filled Surface .
Right-click one of the open edges and click
Select Open Loop.
Create the patch Tangent at all edges.
Use Merge result and Create solid to create a solid model.
10 Cut the model.
Click Cut With Surface .
Select the Right Plane as the surface for cut.
Ensure the cut removes the side of the model that has not been
modified.
11 Mirror the body.
Mirror the body using the cut face as the mirror face.
12 Add a counter bored hole for an M6 socket
head cap screw.
Center the hole on the flat face of the boss.
For the End Condition use Through All.

13 Edit the revolved feature.

Change the Revolve Type to Mid-Plane.
Change the Angle to 120° and rebuild the
part.

14 Shell .
Use a Thickness of 1.5mm and remove the
bottom face and the two side faces.

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Corner Blend

15 Move Face .
Move the end face of the hole to shorten the boss
by 38mm.
Use the Offset option to avoid having to specify a
direction.

16 Pattern the body.

Use a circular pattern to make a total of
three bodies.

17 Combine the bodies.

Use the Combine feature to join the
three patterned bodies into a single solid
body.

18 Save and close the file.