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Author Archives: SolidProfessor
Flex Leaf Spring
How do you make a part flex, for example a leaf spring?
Asked By Trevor D.From Boston Scientific
The Flex feature provides a free-form method of bending, stretching, tapering and twisting parts in a way that would be very difficult using standard sketch-based features such as extrude, revolve, sweep and loft. In this SolidWorks Video Tutorial, we’ll take a look at how to bend a part using the flex feature.
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Configuring Parts within an Assembly
Is there a way to use different versions of the same part in an assembly?
Asked By Peter B.
Configurations are a very powerful tool in SolidWorks. They can be used for a wide variety of purposes from creating families of parts, creating simplified representations of a part, or assigning different attributes, such as a material, to create different versions of the same part.
The great benefit is that configurations allow you to do any of these things within a single part file. This SolidWorks video tutorial will show the basics of using configurations in an assembly.
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Replacing Components
How do you replace multiple instances of a part in an assembly, like 20 of the same screw?
Asked By Jim T. From Coleman Technologies, Inc.
SolidWorks makes it easy to switch out a component in an assembly with another similar component using the Replace Components tool. This SolidWorks video tutorial will show you the basics of how the tool works.
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Separate Sheets for Section Views
Can I take a section view from one sheet and place the new view on a separate sheet? How is this done?
Asked By Matt M.From Urschel Laboratories Inc.
SolidWorks is really flexible when it comes to creating drawings, and there’s almost always a way to achieve whatever effect you need on a drawing. However, sometimes there’s a trick to it. In this SolidWorks video tutorial, we’ll look at how to place a section view on its own sheet in a drawing
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