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2008-02-15 Intermediate Modeling: Walkway Frame Weldment | gallery
Model a simple weldment from a DWG file. Create custom weld profiles, then look at some of the advantages of having a 3d model.
2008-02-14 Basic Modelling: Carrier Handle | gallery
Here is an illustrated, detailed example of a single part model. This is relatively basic, but shows some good approaches to keep the part clean, and keep you out of trouble.
2008-02-13 Intelligent Sketches: Mohr\'s Circle | gallery
Use renamed dimensions, linked values, equations and annotations to dynamically determine off a plane stress Mohr\'s Circle. Use the same values to build a model showing the vectors. Build an animation to illustrate the behavior.
2007-12-04 Exploring Sheetmetal Tools | gallery
Just because a tool is called "sheetmetal" doesn't mean you can only use it on sheetmetal parts. Here is a quick exploration into alternate uses of some of SolidWorks capabilities.
2007-12-02 A Dozen Prisms | gallery
As a companion piece to the 2d "a dozen ways", here is a 3d "a dozen ways" to model the same four-dimension simple part twelve different ways.
2007-11-30 A Dozen Centered Squares | gallery
There are always options to do things differently, even for the most basic tasks. Here are twelve ways of drawing a 100 mm square on a sketch.