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PROJECT REPORT
On
“Training name”
45 days Software Training
At INWOWIZ, Chandigarh

SUBMITED TO:-

PUNJAB TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY, JALANDHAR

In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the Degree of

Bachelor of Technology in
Mechanical Engineering
HOD:-Mr.Loveleen Kumar Bhagi

SUBMITED BY:-

SAHIL

ROLL NO-XYZ

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COMPANY PROFILE

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been professionally attached with Multinational companies for more than 18 years and has
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A woman who firmly believes that “In life, where you reach largely depends upon where
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For INFOWIZ

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ACKNOWLDEGEMENT
It is great pleasure to present this report on the project named “SOLIDWORKS”
undertaken by me as part of my Mechanical Engineering curriculum.
I am thankful to Punjab Technical university and “AGI ,Barnala” for offering me such
a wonderful challenging opportunity and I express my deepest thanks to all coordinators
for providing all the possible help and assistance and their constant encouragement.
It is a pleasure that we find ourselves penning down these lines to express our
sincere thanks to the people who helped us along the way in completing our project. We
find inadequate words to express our sincere gratitude towards them.
First and foremost we would like to express our gratitude towards our training
guide Mr. SAHIL for placing complete faith and confidence in our ability to carry out
this project and for providing us his time, inspiration, encouragement, help, valuable
guidance, constructive criticism and constant interest. he took personal interest in spite
of numerous commitments and busy schedule to help us complete this project. Without
the sincere and honest guidance of our respected project guide we would have not been
to reach the present stage.

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Certificate of External Guide

This is to certify that the project midterm report entitled
“SOLIDWORKS” Submitted by SAHIL to College name, in practical
fulfillment of the requirement for the award of the degree of Bachelor Of
Technology is a record of bonafide work carried Out by them under my
guidance from 11stjan, 2016 till the project half completion. The project
fulfills the requirementsas per the regulations of the Institute . The contents
of this report have not been submitted and other degree or diploma in this
institute or any other institute or university.

Name and Sign of Guide

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Contents
Introduction 1

Company Profile 2-6

Acknowldegement 7

Cerificate Guide 8

Contents 9

Introduction Of Software 10-11

Solidworks Fundamentals 12-23

Design Process 23-24

Design Methods 24

Sketchs 24-31

Features 31-32

Assemblies 32-33

Drawings 33

Model Editing 34-36

Parts 37-51

Project Works 52-53

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Introduction
This chapter in cludes the following topics:

The SOLIDWORKS Software

TheSOLIDWORKS®CAD software is a mechanical design automation application that lets
designers quickly sketch out ideas,experiment with features and dimensions,and produce
models and detailed drawings.
This document discusses concepts and terminology used through out the SOLIDWORKS
application.It familiarizes you with the commonly used functions of SOLIDWORKS.

IntendedAudience
This document is for new SOLIDWORKS users .In this document,you are introduced to
concepts and design processes in a high-level approach.TheStep-by-StepLesson onp age
98 is hands-on training that guides you throug heach step in a process and shows the results.

DocumentStructure
Thisdocumentis organized toreflectthewaythat you usethe SOLIDWORKS
software.Itisstructuredaroundthebasic SOLIDWORKS documenttypes:
parts,assemblies,anddrawings. Forexample,you createapartbeforeyou createanassembly.
Throughoutthedocument,abathroomvanity(includingacabinet,acountertop,afaucet,andpipes)
illustrates varioustoolsandfunctionsavailable to you inthe software:

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Section Title TopicsDiscussed

1 Fundamentals Introducesdesignconcepts,SOLIDWORKSterminology,andpro
vides an overview ofhelpoptions.

2 Parts Demonstratesdesignmethods,tools,andfeaturescommonlyusedto
make parts.

3 Assemblies Showshowtoaddpartstoanassembly,specifymates,andusein-
contextdesignmethods.

4 Drawings Discussesdrawing
sheetformats,views,dimensions,annotations,andbillsof
materials.
5 Engineering Examinesadd-inapplications,utilities,andotherresources
Tasks tocompleteadvanced tasks.

Step-by- Provides guidedinstructiontoperformbasictasks.

StepLesson

Exercises Provides sample exercisesto practice thematerial.

ConventionsUsedinthisDocument

Convention Meaning

Bold Any SOLIDWORKS userinterfaceelementthat you

canselectsuchasatoolormenuitem

Italic Referencestobooksandotherdocuments,ortoemphasizetext

Referencetoonlinetutorial
AccesstheOnlineTutorialfromtheHelpmenuinthe
SOLIDWORKS software.

ReferencetoHelp
AccessHelpfromtheHelpmenuinthe
SOLIDWORKSsoftware.

Tip

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SOLIDWORKS Fundamentals
This chapter includes the following topics:
• Concepts
• Terminology
• User Interface
• Design Process
• Design Intent
• Design Method
• Sketches
• Features
• Assemblies
• Drawings
• Model Editing
Concepts
Parts are the basic building blocks in the SOLIDWORKS software. Assemblies contain
parts or other assemblies ,called subassemblies.
ASOLIDWORKSmodelconsistsof3Dgeometrythatdefinesitsedges,faces,andsurfaces.The
SOLIDWORKS software lets you design models quickly and precisely. SOLIDWORKS
models are:
• Defined by 3Ddesign
• Based on components

3DDesign
SOLIDWORKS usesa3Ddesignapproach.As you design a part ,from the initial
sketchtothefinalresult,youcreatea3Dmodel.Fromthismodel,youcancreate2Ddrawingsormatec
omponentsconsistingofpartsorsubassembliestocreate3Dassemblies.Youcanalsocreate2D
drawings of3Dassemblies.
When designing a model using SOLIDWORKS, you can visualize it in three dimensions
,the way the model exist on ceitis manufactured.

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SOLIDWORKS 3Dpart SOLIDWORKS 3Dassembly

SOLIDWORKS 2D drawing generated from3Dmodel

Component Based
One of the most powerful features in the SOLIDWORKS application is that any change
you make to a part is reflected in all associated drawings or assemblies.

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This section uses the following terminology for the models:

Faucet: Faucet handle:

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 Wastepipe:

Terminology
These terms appear through out the SOLIDWORKS software and documentation.

Origin Appears a blue arrow sand represents the(0,0,0) coordinate of the model
.When a sketch is active, a sketch origin appears in red and represents
the(0,0,0)coordinate of the sketch. You can add dimension sand relations to
a model origin ,but not to a sketch origin.

Plane Flatconstructiongeometry.Youcanuseplanesforaddinga2D
sketch,sectionviewofamodel,oraneutralplaneinadraftfeature,forexample.

Axis Straight
lineusedtocreatemodelgeometry,features,orpatterns.Youcancreateanaxisindiff
erentways,includingintersectingtwoplanes.TheSOLIDWORKSapplicationcrea
testemporaryaxesimplicitlyforeveryconicalorcylindricalfaceinamodel.

Face Boundaries that help define the shape of a model or a surface .A face Is a
selectablearea(planarornonplanar)ofamodelorsurface.Forexample,arectangul
arsolidhassixfaces.

Edge Location where two or more face sinter section dare joined together.You can
selected gas for sketching and dimensioning, for example.

Vertex Pointatwhichtwoormorelinesoredgesintersect.Youcanselectverticesfor
sketching and dimensioning, for example.

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User Interface
The SOLIDWORKS application includes user interface tool sand capabilities to help you
create and edit models efficiently, including:

Windows Functions
TheSOLIDWORKSapplicationincludesfamiliarWindowsfunctions,suchasdraggingandresizi
ngwindows.Many ofthesameicons,suchasprint,open,save,cut,andpastearealsopartofthe
SOLIDWORKS application.

SOLIDWORKS Document Windows

SOLIDWORKS document windows have two panels The left panel ,or Manager Pane,
contains:

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 Feature Displaysthestructureofthepart,assembly,ordrawing.Selectanitemfro
Manager®designed mthe Feature Manager design tree to edit the under lying sketch,
editthefeature,andsuppressandunsuppressthefeatureorcomponent,f
orexample.

Provides settings for many functions such as sketches, fillet

features ,and assembly mates.
Property Manager

Lets you create ,select ,and view multiple

configurationsofpartsandassembliesinadocument.Configurationsar
evariationsofapartorassemblywithinasingledocument.
Forexample,youcanuseconfigurationsofabolttospecifydifferentlengt
hsanddiameters.
Configuration Manager

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 You can split the left panel to display
morethanonetabatatime.Forexample,youcandisplaytheFeatureManagerdesigntreeonth
etopportionandthePropertyManagertabforafeatureyou want
toimplementonthebottomportion.

Therightpanelisthegraphicsarea,whereyoucreateandmanipulateapart,assembly,or drawing.

Function Selection and Feedback

The SOLIDWORKS application lets you perform tasks in different ways. It also
providesfeedbackasyouperformatasksuchassketchinganentityorapplyingafeature.Examplesoffeedbackin
cludepointers,inference lines ,and previews.

Menus
You can access all SOLIDWORKS commands using menu SOLIDWORKS menus use Windows
conventions ,including submenu sand check marks to indicate that an it. You canal souse context-
sensitive short cut men us by clicking the right mouse button.

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Toolbars
YoucanaccessSOLIDWORKSfunctionsusingtoolbars.Toolbarsareorganizedbyfunction,for
example,theSketchorAssemblytoolbar.Eachtoolbarcomprisesindividualiconsfor specific
tools ,such as Rotate View, Circular Pattern, and Circle.
Youcandisplayorhidetoolbars,dockthemaroundthefourbordersoftheSOLIDWORKSwindow,
orfloatthemanywhereonyourscreen.TheSOLIDWORKSsoftwareremembersthestateofthetool
barsfromsessiontosession.Youcanalsoaddordeletetoolstocustomize the tool bars .Tooltips
display when you hover over each icon.

Command Manager
The Command Manager is a context-sensitive tool bar that dynamically updates based on
the active document type.
WhenyouclickatabbelowtheCommandManager,itupdatestoshowtherelatedtools. Each
document type, such as part, assembly ,or drawing,
hasdifferenttabsdefinedforitstasks.Thecontentofthetabsiscustomizable,similartotoolbars.Fore
xample,ifyouclicktheFeaturestab,toolsrelatedtofeaturesappear.Youcanalsoaddordeletetools
tocustomizetheCommandManager.Tooltipsdisplaywhenyouhoverovereachicon.

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Shortcut Bars
Customizableshortcutbarsletyoucreateyourownsetsofcommandsforpart,assembly,drawing,an
dsketchmode .To access the bars, you press a user-defined key board short cut, by default, the
Sky.

Context Toolbars
Context tool bars appear when you select Items in the graphics area or
FeatureManagerdesigntree.Theyprovideaccesstofrequentlyperformedactionsforthatcontext.Co
ntexttoolbarsare available for parts ,assemblies ,and sketches.

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Mouse Buttons
Mouse buttons operate in the following ways:
Left Selects menu items ,entities in the graphics area ,and objects in the
Feature Manager design tree.

Right Displays the context-sensitive short cut menus.

Middle Rotates, pans, and zooms a part or an assembly, and pans in a drawing.

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Mouse You can use a mouse gesture as a short cut to execute a command ,similar or
gestures key board short cut .Once you learn command mappings you can use mouse
gestures to in mapped commands quickly.

Toactivateamousegesture,fromthegraphicsarea,right-
draginthegesturedirectionthatcorrespondstothecommand.
When you right-drag, a guide appears ,showing the command mappings forth e
gesture directions.

Sketch guide with eight gestures Drawings guide with eight gestures

The guide highlights the command you area boton select.

Customizing the User Interface

You can customize
thetoolbars,menus,keyboardshortcuts,andotherelementsoftheuserinterface.

ForalessononcustomizingtheSOLIDWORKSuserinterface,seetheCustomizingSOLI
DWORKStutorial.

Handles
YoucanusethePropertyManagertosetvaluessuchasthedepthofanextrude.Youcanalsouse
graphic handles to drag and set parameters dynamically without leaving the graphics area.

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Previews
With most features ,the graphics area displays a preview of the feature you want to create.
Previews are
displayedwithfeaturessuchasbaseorbossextrudes,cutextrudes,sweeps,lofts,patterns,andsurfac
es.
Loft preview

Pointer Feedback
In the SOLIDWORKS application, the pointer changes to show the type of object, for
example ,a vertex, an edge, or a face .In sketches, the pointer changes dynamically,
providing data about the type of sketch entity and the position of the pointer relative to other
sketch entities. For example:
Indicates a rectangular sketch.

Indicates the mid point of a sketch

lineoredge.Toselectamidpoint,right-
clickthelineoredge,thenclickSelectMidpoint.

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 Selection Filters
Selection filters help you select a particular type of entity,
therebyexcludingselectionofotherentitytypesinthegraphicsarea.Forexample,toselectanedgein
acomplexpartorassembly,selectFilterEdgesto exclude other entities.
Filtersarenotrestrictedtoentitiessuchasfaces,surfaces,oraxes.Youcanalsousetheselectionfiltert
oselectspecificdrawing
annotations,suchasnotesandballoons,weldsymbols,andgeometrictolerances.
Additionally,youcanselectmultipleentitiesusingselectionfilters.Forexample,toapplyafillet,afe
aturethatroundsoffedges, you can select a loop composed of multiple adjacent edges.

For more information on using filters ,see Selection Filter in the Help.

Select Other
Use the Select other tool to select entities that are visual you secured by other entities. The
tool hides the obscuring entities or lets you select from a list of obscured entities.
Design Process
The design process usually involves the following steps:
• Identify the model requirements.
• Conceptualize the model based on the identified needs.
• Develop the model based on the concepts.
• Analyze the model.
• Prototype the model.
• Construct the model.
• Edit the model ,if needed.

Design Intent
Design intent determine show you want your model to react as a result of the changes you
need to make to the model.
For example ,if you make a boss with a hole in it ,the hole should move when the boss
moves:

Original part Design intent maintained Design intent not maintained

when boss moves when boss moves

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 Design intent is primarily about planning. How you create the model determine show
changes affect it. The closer your design implementation is to your design intent, the
greater the integrity of the model.
Various factors contribute the design process ,including:
Current needs Understand the purpose of the model to design it
efficiently.

Future considerations Anticipate potential requirement sto mini misère design

efforts.

Design Method
Beforeyouactuallydesignthemodel,itishelpfultoplanoutamethodofhowtocreatethemodel.
Afteryouidentifyneedsandisolatetheappropriateconcepts,youcandevelopthemodel:
Sketches Create the sketch sand decide how to dimension and where to apply
relations.

Features Select the appropriate features ,such as extrude sand fillets,

determinethebestfeaturestoapply,anddecideinwhatordertoapplythosefe
atures.

Assemblies Select components to mate and the types of mates to apply.

A model almost always includes one or more sketches and one or more
features. Not all models, how ever,includeassemblies.

Sketches
The sketch isthebasisformost3Dmodels.
Creatingamodelusuallybeginswithasketch.Fromthesketch,youcancreatefeatures.Youcancom
bineoneormorefeaturestomakeapart.Then,youcancombineandmatetheappropriatepartstocreat
eanassembly.Fromthepartsorassemblies,youcanthencreatedrawings.
A sketch isa2Dprofileorcrosssection.Tocreatea2D sketch, you
useaplaneoraplanarface.Inadditionto2D sketches, you canalsocreate3D sketch that include a
Z axis, as well as the X and Y axes.
Therearevariouswaysofcreatingasketch.Allsketchesincludethefollowingelements:

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Origin

In many instances ,you start the sketch at

the origin, which provides an anchor for
the sketch.
The sketch on the right also includes a
centerline. The centerline is sketched
through the origin and isused to create the
revolve.

Althoughacenterlineisnotalwaysneededinasketch,acenterlinehelpstoestab
lishsymmetry.Youcanalsouseacenterlinetoapplyamirrorrelationandtoesta
blishequalandsymmetricalrelationsbetweensketchentities.Symmetryisani
mportanttooltohelpcreateyouraxis-symmetric modelsquicker.

Planes
You can create plane sin part or assembly
documents. You can sketch on planes with
sketch
toolssuchastheLineorRectangletoolandcre
ateasectionviewofamodel.Onsomemodels,t
heplane you sketch on affects only the way
the model appears in a standard isometric
view(3D).It does not affect the design
intent. With other models ,selecting the
correct initial plane on which to sketch
helps you create a more efficient model.
Choose a plane on which to sketch. The
standard planes are front, top,
andrightorientations.Youcanalsoaddandpos
itionplanesasneeded.Thisexample uses the
top plane.

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 For more information on planes, see Where to Start a Sketch in the
Help.

Dimensions
Youcanspecifydimensionsbetweenentitiessuchaslengthsandradii.Whenyouchangedimensions
,the size and shape of the part changes. Depending on how you dimension the part, you can
preserve the design intent .See Design Intent on page 23.
The software uses two types of dimensions: driving dimensions and driven dimensions.

Driving Dimensions
YoucreatedrivingdimensionswiththeDimensiontool.Drivingdimensionschangethesize of the
model when you change their values.
Forexample,inthefaucethandle,youcanchangetheheightofthefaucethandlefrom40mmto55mm
.Notehowtheshape of the revolved part changes because the spline is not dimensioned.

To maintain a uniform shape generated by the spline, you need to dimension the spline.
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Driven Dimensions
Somedimensionsassociatedwiththemodelaredriven.Youcancreatedriven,orreferencedimensions,
forinformationalpurposesusingtheDimensiontool.The value of driven dimensions changes
when you modify
drivingdimensionsorrelationsinthemodel.Youcannotmodifythevaluesofdrivendimensionsdirec
tlyunlessyouconvertthemtodrivingdimensions.
In the faucet handle ,if you dimensionthetotalheightas40mm,the vertical
sectionbelowthesplineas7mm,andthesplinesegmentas25mm,theverticalsegmentabovethesplin
eiscalculatedas8mm(asshown by the driven dimension).
You control design intent by where you place the driving dimensions and relations.
Forexample,ifyoudimensionthetotalheightas40mmandcreateanequalrelationbetweenthetopand
bottomverticalsegments,thetopsegmentbecomes7mm.The25mmverticaldimensionconflictswith
theotherdimensionsandrelations(because40-7-7=26,not
25).Changingthe25mmdimensiontoadrivendimensionremovestheconflictandshowsthatthesplin
elengthmustbe26mm.
SeeRelationsonpage29formoreinformation.

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Sketch Definitions
Sketches can be fully defined, under defined, or over defined.
In fully defined sketches ,all the lines and curves in the sketch, and their positions ,are
described by dimensions or relations, or both. You do not have to fully define sketches
before youusethemtocreatefeatures.However,youshouldfullydefinesketchesto maintain your
design intent.
Fully defined sketches appear in black.

By displaying the entities of the sketch that are under defined ,you
candeterminewhatdimensionsorrelationsyouneedtoaddtofullydefinethesketch.Youcanusethe
colorcuestodetermineifa sketch is under defined. Under defined
sketchesappearinblue.Inadditiontocolorcues,entitiesinunderdefinedsketchesarenotfixedwithint
hesketch,so you can drag them.

Overdefinedsketchesincluderedundantdimensionsorrelationsthatareinconflict.Youcandelete
over defined dimensions or relations ,but you can no edit them.
Overdefinedsketchesappearinyellow.Thissketchisoverdefinedbecausebothverticallinesofther
ectanglearedimensioned.Bydefinition,arectanglehastwosetsofequal
sides.Therefore,onlyone35mmdimensionisnecessary.

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Relations
Relationsestablishgeometricrelationshipssuchasequalityandtangencybetweensketchentities.
For example, you can establish equality between the two horizontal
100mmentitiesbelow.Youcandimensioneachhorizontalentityindividually,butbyestablishingan
equalrelationbetweenthetwo horizontal entities ,you need to up date only one dimension if
the length changes.
The green symbolsindicatethatthereisanequalrelationbetweenthehorizontallines:

Relations are saved with the sketch. You can apply relations in the following ways:
Inference Somerelationsarecreatedbyinference.Forexample,asyousketchthetwohorizontal
entities to create the base extrude forth base, horizontal and parallel relations
are created by inference.

Thisexampleshowstheconceptofrelations.TheSOLIDWORKSapplicationhasa
sketch slot tool to make this shape easily ,as well as other types of slots.

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Add You can also use the Add Relations tool. For example, to create the faucet stems
Relations you sketch a pair of arcs for each stem.
Top the systems, you a data between the out the to construction line horizontal
(displayed as a broken line).For each stem, you also add a between the inner and
outer arcs.

Sketch Complexity
A simple sketch is easy to create and up date ,and it rebuilds quicker.
One way to simplify sketching Is to apply relations as you sketch. You can also take
advantage of repetition and symmetry .For example ,the faucet stems on the faucet base
include repeated sketched circles:

Here is one way you can create this sketch:

First sketch a center line through the

origin. Center lines help to create
symmetrical sketch entities.
This centerline is considered construction
geometry , which is different from actual
geometry that is used in creating a part.
Construction geometry is used only to
assist creating the sketch entities and
geometry that are ultimately in corporated
in to the part.

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Second ,use the Dynamic Mirror tool to
design at the centerline as the entity about
which to mirror the sketched circles.

Next, sketch a circle by in he sketch

origin.
When you
usedynamicmirroringwiththecenterline,anyt
hingyousketchononesideismirroredontheothe
rsideofthe centerline.

Youcreatethecirclesontheleftandtheyaremirr
oredtotherightofthecenterline.

Finally ,dimension and add a concentric

relation between one of the circle sand the
outer arc of the base, and then use symmetry
forth other.

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Features
Once you complete he sketch, you can create a 3D model using features such as an extrude
(the base of the faucet) revolve (the faucet handle).

Create the sketch

Dimension the sketch

Extrude the sketch 10mm

Some sketch-basedfeaturesareshapessuchasbosses,cuts,andholes.Othersketch-
basedfeaturessuchasloftsandsweepsuseaprofilealongapath.
An other type of feature is called an applied feature ,which does not require a
sketch.Appliedfeaturesincludefillets,chamfers,orshells.Theyarecalled“applied”because
theyareappliedtoexistinggeometryusingdimensionsandothercharacteristicstocreatethefeature.
Typically,youcreatepartsbyincludingsketch-basedfeaturessuchasbossesandholes.Then you
add applied features.
It is possible to create part without sketch-based features. For example, you can
import a body or use a derived sketch. The exercises in this document show
sketch-based features.

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 Sketch-based features: Base sweep for
the waste pipe
Applied feature: Fillets for rounding off edges

Several factors influence how you choose which features to use For
example, you can select between different features such as sweep or
lofts to achieve the same results and you can add features to a model in
a specificorder.Formoreinformationonfeatures,seePartsonpage37.

Assemblies
You can combine multiple parts that fit together to create assemblies.
YouintegratethepartsinanassemblyusingMates,suchasConcentricandCoincident.Matesdefine
the allowable direction of movement of the components .In the faucet assembly, the faucet
base and handle shave concentric and coincident mates.

WithtoolssuchasMoveComponentorRotateComponent,youcanseehowthepartsinanassembly
functionina3Dcontext.
To ensure that the assembly functions correctly, you
canuseassemblytoolssuchasCollisionDetection.CollisionDetectionletsyoufindcollisionswith
othercomponentswhen moving or rotating a component.

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 Faucet assembly with Collision Detection, Stop at collision option enabled

Drawings
You create drawings from part or assembly models.
Drawings are available
inmultipleviewssuchasstandard3viewsandisometricviews(3D).Youcanimportthedimensionsf
romthemodeldocumentandaddannotationssuchasdatumtargetsymbols.

Model Editing
Use the SOLIDWORKS Feature Manager design tree and the Property Manager to edit
sketches, drawings, parts, or assemblies. You can also edit feature sand
sketchesbyselectingthemdirectlyfromthegraphicsarea.Thisvisualapproacheliminatestheneedt
oknowthenameofthefeature.
Editing capabilities include:

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Edit You can select a sketch in the Feature Manager design tree and edit it. For
sketch example, you can edit sketch entities, change dimensions view or delete
existing relations, add new relations between sketch entities, change the size
of dimension display You can also select the feature to edit directly from the
graphics area.

Edit Once you create a feature, you can change most of its
feature values.UseEditFeaturetodisplaytheappropriatePropertyManager.Forexample
,ifyou apply a Constant radius fillet to an edge, you display the Fillet
Property Manager where you can change the radius.
Youcanalsoeditdimensionsbydouble-
clickingthefeatureorsketchinthegraphicsareatoshowthedimensionsandthencha
ngetheminplace.

Nofilletfeature

Filletfeature:12mmapplied

Filletfeature:18mmapplied

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Hide and With certain geometry such as multiple surface model, you
show canhideorshowoneormoresurfacebodies.Youcanhideandshowsketches,planes,
and axes in all documents, and views, lines, and component sin drawings.

Suppress You can select any feature from the

and press FeatureManagerdesigntreeandsuppressthefeaturetoviewthemodelwithoutthatfe
ature.Whenafeatureissuppressed,itistemporarilyremovedfromthemodel(butnot
deleted).Thefeaturedisappearsfromthemodelview.Youcanthenunsuppressthef
eatureto display
themodelinitsoriginalstate.Youcansuppressandunsuppresscomponentsinasse
mbliesaswell(seeAssemblyDesignMethodsonpage 55).

Rollback When you are working on a model with multiple features ,you can roll the
Feature Manager design tree back to a prior state. Moving the roll back bar
displays all features in the model up to the roll back state, until you
reverttheFeatureManagerdesigntreebacktoitsoriginalstate.Rollbackisusefulfor
insertingfeaturesbeforeotherfeatures,speeding up time to rebuild a model
while editing it, or learning how a model was built.

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Parts
Parts are the building blocks of every SOLIDWORKS model .Each assembly and drawing you
create is made from parts.

This chapter includes the following topics:

• Overview
• Countertop
• Faucet
• Faucet Handle
• Cabinet Door
• Moldings
• Hinge

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Overview
In this section, you learn about common tools for making parts in the SOLID WORKS
software. These tools are used for many parts, so they are discussed in detail only the first
time the appear.
Eachsectionbeginswiththedesignapproachforeachpart,includingahigh-
leveloverviewofthetoolsthatcreatethepart.Theoverviewprovidesanoutlineofthefeatures,soyou
canskimthosethat you already understand.

The cabinet ,waste pipe ,and supply pipes used in the

vanityarenotdiscussedinthissectionbecausetheyrepeatthetoolsalreadypresente
d.Youwillseethesepartsinlatersections.

Countertop
Thecountertopisasinglepartthatincludesasinkandcounter.Firstyoucreatethe counter, then you
make the sink.

This counter top uses several common

SOLIDWORKS tools, including extrudes ,as
weep, a shell, and fillets.

Design Approach
1. Extrude 2.Extrude 3.Cut-Extrude

4.Loft 5.Shell 6.Fillet

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Create the Base Feature with an Extrude

Before you create an extrude feature, you

need to make a sketch. For example, this
rectangular sketch is dimension
edit600mmx580mm.

The sketch begin sat the origin, the

(0,0)coordinateofa2D sketch. The origin is a
help full refer end point for sketches .If you
begin a sketch at the origin, the sketch
position is set .When you add dimensions
and relations to the sketch, it becomes fully
defined.

After you sketch

therectangle,usetheExtrudetooltocreatea3Db
asefeature. The sketch is extruded 34 mm
normal to the sketch plane. This model is
displayed in an isometric view so you can see
the model structure.

Todesigna3Dmodel,first make the2D sketch, thencreatethe3Dfeature.

Add an Extrude to the Base

Thesecondextrudeaddsmaterialtoapartbybuildinguponthebase.Inthisexample,you extrude
two of the counter top edges.

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First,youcreatethesketchfortheextrudewithth
eConvertEntitiestool.
The Convert Entities tool lets you create a
sketch by projecting a set of edges on to the
sketch plane. In this example ,the left and
upper gas are projected.

Next, you use the Extrude tool to create

the counter of edges.

Remove Material with the Cut-Extrude

The Cut-Extrude tool is similar to an extrude feature, except that it removes material from the
model instead of adding material.
First you create a 2D sketch,then you make the
cut-extrude. In this example ,you use the
Ellipse tool to make an oblong sketch.

When the cut-extrude is complete, the counter

opening forth sink.

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Foralessonthatincludesextrudefeatures,seetheLesson1-Partstutorial.

Use a Loft to Make a Solid

After you make the cut-extrude feature, you create the sink with the Loft tool. A loft creates a
feature by making transitions between two or more sketch profiles.
When you create a loft ,the sketch profiles must reside on different planes(or planar faces).
In this example, the loft creates the sink by connecting an elliptical sketch and a circular sketch.
First, create a sketched ellipse on the bottom of the
counter top with the Convert Entities tool. This tool
creates a sketch by projecting the existing ellipse from
the Cut-Extrude on to the bottom of the counter top.

Second, create new plane,Plane1, by off setting it

from the Top plane.Plane1 is parallel to the Top
plane.

Next, use the Circle tool to sketch a circle on

Plane1.

Now that you have two sketch profiles, use the Loft
tool to connect them. The SOLIDWORKS software
use s shade preview to illustrate what the model will
look like before you accept the feature.

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For a lesson on loft see the Loft tutorial.

Shell the Part

Because the loft creates a solid feature, you

need to cut out material to make the sink. The
Shell tool hollow south and removes the top
face. When you shell a part in SOLID
WORKS, selected faces are removed and
thin faces remain on the rest of the part.

Foralessonthatincludesshells,seetheLesson1-Partstutorial.

Round Sharp Edges with Fillets

To complete the countertop, you
roundoffsharpedgesbyaddingfilletfeaturestoth
emodel.Whenyoucreateafillet,yousettheradius
to determine the smooth ness of the edges.

It is best to save fillets for the last step, after all

fthegeometryisinplace.Modelsrebuildfasterwhenfilletsaremadeattheendofthede
sign process.

Filletsareappliedfeatures,notsketchfeatures.Thismeansthatfilletsdonotrequireyoutocreatea
sketch. Instead you select the edges of an existing feature ,set the fillet radius, and create
the fillet .As you increase the radius, the edges or faces become rounder.
For example on fillets ,see the Fillets tutorial.

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Faucet
Most parts have extrude and fillet features. The faucet uses these tools, in addition to
sweep. In the following example ,a sweep creates the faucet spigot.

Design Approach
1.Extrude 2.Extrude

3.Sweep 4.AdditionalExtrudesandFillets

Create the Sweep

The faucet base is made front extrude

features. After you create the two extrudes,
the model appears as shown.

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Use the Sweep tool to make the spigot by Sweep preview:

projecting on path .In this example ,the
profile is a circular sketch, and the path Is a
sketched
arcandatangentverticalline.Thecircularprofile
remainsthesameshapeanddiameterfortheentir
e sweep.

When you sketch the profile and

path ,make sure the starting poin
to of the path lies on the same
plane as the profile.

After you
createsomeadditionalextrudesandfilletsassho
wn,thefaucetiscomplete.

Faucet Handle
The faucet handle is built with two revolve features. The model use s a simple design
approach, although the revolves require detailed sketches. The Revolve tool revolve a
sketch profilearoundacenterlineataspecifiedangle.Inthefollowingexamples,therevolve
anglesaresetto360°.

Design Approach
1. Revolve 2. Revolve

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3. Fillets

Revolve the Sketch

Create the First Revolve

A revolve createsthebaseofthehandle,andcompletesthefirstfeatureinthefaucethandle.
First, you create a sketch with the Line and
Spline tools .In some cases, you can add an
axis of revolution with the Centerline tool. A
center line create n axis that is construction
geometry ;it is not built into the feature.

You then use the Revolve tool to rotate the sketch

and create a solid feature.

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Create the Second Revolve

You create a second revolve feature to add the faucet handle. Again,
you begin with a sketch, as shown,
Then create a3Dsolid with the revolve. This
Sketch uses the Line, Tangent Arc, and
Spline tools.

The Revolve tool revolves the sketch to generate a

solid.

After you add cosmetic fillets, the faucet

handle is complete.

For a lesson on revolves, see the Revolve sand Sweep tutorial.

Cabinet Door
The cabinet door uses an extrude and a cut-extrude to make the exterior detail.

Design Approach
1. Extrude 2. Cut-Extrude 3. Chamfer

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Create Beveled Edges with the Chamfer Tool

The Chamfer tool creates be faces. A chamfer, like a fillet ,is an applied feature, and does
not require you to make a sketch to create the feature.
In this example the face with the extruded as chamfered edges.

For more information on chamfer ,see Chamfer Feature in the Help.

Moldings
The molding around the edges of the door use an extruded sketch, an extruded cut ,and a
mirror feature. Only on part file is created although are four pieces of molding on the door.
With configurations, you create the different molding lengths with in one part.

Design Approach
1. Extrude 2. Cut-Extrude

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3. Mirror 4. Configurations

Design a Mid-Plane Extrude

Themoldingsketchusesamid-
planeextrusion.Insteadofextrudingthesketchinonedirection,youextrudethesketchequallyinbo
thdirectionsperpendiculartothesketchplane.

Although you do not have to use a mid-plane extrusion it ensures that you
have equal lengths of material on both sides of the sketch.

Sketch a Profile for the Cut-Extrude

Next, you
cutthemoldingata45°angle.The45°cutensurest
hatthemoldingpiecesfittogetheraccurately.

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When you sketch a profile to cut ,make the sketch larger than the model so
that you make a clean cut through the entire molding.

Mirror the Cut

Finally to cut the model at the same angle on the
opposite side, use the Mirror tool to mirror the original
cut about the plane of symmetry.

Use Configuration Part

Configurations create multiple variations of a part with in a single part file.

Whenyoudesignapart,theSOLIDWORKSsoftwareautomaticallycreatestheDefaultconfiguration
. In the molding that you created, the default configuration
matchesthelengthoftheshortersidesofthedoor.Toeasilyidentifytheconfiguration,renamethe
default configuration to short.

In the same document you create another configuration and name it long.
Thisconfigurationincreasesthelengthtomatchthelongersidesofthedoor.

The SOLIDWORKS Configuration Manager displays the two

configurations in the document .When you double-click a
configuration name the graphics area displays that configuration.
Later on, you insert different configurations of the same part in to
an assembly.

Foralessonthatincludesmirroringandconfigurations,seetheAdvancedDesign
tutorial.

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Hinge
The hinge connecting the cabinet door to the vanity is a sheet metal part .By definition,
sheet metal parts are constructed of uniform thickness and have a specified radius.
When you design sheet metal In the SOLIDWORKS software, you
canuseabaseflangeinsteadofanextrudetocreatethebaseofthepart.Thebaseflangeisthefirstfeatur
e in a sheet metal part ,and edit design at as the part as sheet metal. The
SOLIDWORKSsoftwarehasseveraltoolsthatarespecifictosheetmetal,including the tab and
them, which you use in the hinge design.

Design Approach
1. Base Flange 2.Tab

3.LinearPattern 4.Hem

Create Sheet Metal with the Base Flange

As with other base features, you first create a sketch .In the hinge, you make a sketch with
the Rectangle tool.

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