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Solidworks Tutorial 2: Preparatory Vocational Training and Advanced Vocational Training
Solidworks Tutorial 2: Preparatory Vocational Training and Advanced Vocational Training
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Work plan This time we will also examine how to shape this design. It has two different
parts, which we will design separately. We will then join them together in an
assembly.
We will start with the base. We will follow the same steps as we would in
the workshop:
1. Use a piece of material with following dimensions: 150x46x12.
2. Chamfer the ribs of the top plane.
3. Drill four holes with a diameter of Ø5.
4. Counter bore the holes on the bottom plane.
Tip! In SolidWorks you will often see a blue selection field, like in step 17. In this
field you will see the elements of a part on which a command will be ex-
ecuted.
You can remove elements by selecting them and using the <Delete>-
button.
You can add elements by selecting them in the part.
In case you have more than one selection field, there will always be only
one active field (blue). To activate another one, click inside of the desired
field.
Tip! Remember that you can zoom in and out at all times, or you can rotate the
model to get just the right view:
Work plan Next, we need to make the second part, the axis. Again, we will make a
work plan first.
3.
4.
5.
6.
49 Set a dimension of 5 mm
for the circle.
7.
8.
Tip In the last step, some commands may not work as described.
• When the left column looks different from the example shown in step
56, the ‘Insert Components’ command has not started automatically.
When this happens, click on ‘Insert Components’ in the CommandMa-
nager.
• When the parts ‘base’ and ‘pin’ are not in the list, you apparently closed
these parts. When this happens, click on ‘Browse…’ and find the right
files. After doing so, you can put them in the assembly as described.
Tip! It is very important to select the right elements when making a mate. If you
select something other than as described in the previous steps, something
completely different will happen or maybe nothing will happen.
When, by accident, the wrong element is selected, think about the descrip-
tion of the blue fields. You can delete a wrong element by clicking on it and
pushing the <Delete> button on the keyboard. After that, you can add
another element.
Tip! Every mate that you create will be visible like in the example below. Do you
want to remove a mate? Click on it and push the <Delete> button on the
keyboard. You can change a mate by clicking on it with the right mouse
button and choosing ‘Edit Feature’.
What are the most im- In the part section, you used some new commands:
portant things you have
• You drilled holes.
learned in this tutorial?
• You copied the dimension of one hole to other holes using the Equal re-
lation.
• You have made sloped edges with the chamfer feature
After that, you made an assembly:
• You assembled several parts into a complete product.
• You placed the components in their correct positions using the mate
command.
You have reached a next level in SolidWorks. In the tutorials that follow, you
will use what you know already.