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Ask SolidProfessor Vol 121: Multi-body Exploded Views
Can weldments be shown in an exploded view?
Asked By Frank From eci
Have you ever wondered how to create an exploded view for a multi-body part, such as a weldment? In the past, doing this was difficult, and required you to basically create an assembly, as exploded views were only available in the assembly environment in SolidWorks. In SolidWorks 2012, you can now create exploded views in the part environment for multibody parts. This SolidWorks video tutorial, taken from SolidProfessor’s 2012 Update Training shows you how to use the new multi-body exploded view tools.
Ask SolidProfessor Vol 120: Linking Shell Thickness with Equations
Is there a way to link a shell’s thickness value to its diameter for a cylinder?
Asked By Brent W.
Using equations in SolidWorks allows you to create a mathematical relation between dimensions by using dimension itself as variables. In this SolidWorks video tutorial, we’ll look at an example of how to link a shell feature’s thickness dimensions to the diameter of a cylinder using equations.
Ask SolidProfessor Vol 119: Reference Geometry
How can you create a reference point at the intersection of a plane and an axis, or the intersection of two axes?
Asked By Lionel C.From IBM
In SolidWorks, reference geometry can be used to help you create features that define the shape or form of a surface or solid, when there isn’t a face, plane, edge, or vertex there that you can use by default. Reference geometry includes planes, axes, coordinate systems, and points. Typically, reference geometry is really easy to create….. you just make selections, and SolidWorks usually does a good job of taking care of the rest. However, there are a couple particular scenarios where you might have a hard time creating the reference geometry you need. Two in particular come to mind….when trying to create a reference point at the intersection of an axis and a plane, or at the intersection of two axes. In this SolidWorks video tutorial, we’ll take a look at how to do both.
Ask SolidProfessor Vol 118: Nested Forming Tools
Is there a way to use form tools to deform a part in two directions?
Asked By Fred K.
A forming tool is a great way to quickly bend, stretch, or otherwise deform a sheet metal part. Forming tools can be found in the design library, and like any other design library feature, they can be reused in all sorts of different designs, but forming tools can be especially useful since many sheet metal parts often include the same features, some of which can be time consuming to create. If you design sheet metal parts, you’re probably already very familiar with how to add forming tools to them, and you’ve probably also created your own custom forming tools, but you might not have known that you can nest forming tools together to get some really cool results. In this SolidWorks Video Tutorial, I’ll show you how nest two custom forming tools together so that you end up with a feature that deforms the sheet metal part both above and below the sketch plane.
