Building a Cycloidal Drive with SOLIDWORKS

In this tutorial I will be going over how to make a Cycloidal Drive in SolidWorks. Some of the features that we will be using are the Parametric Feature on the Equation Driven Curve tool and the CAM Mate used in assemblies. The tutorial can be downloaded by clicking the link below:

Creating Renderings

Web Help Content Version: SOLIDWORKS 2019 SP05 To disable Web help from within SOLIDWORKS and use local help instead, click Help > Use SOLIDWORKS Web Help. To report problems encountered with the Web help interface and search, contact your local support representative. To provide feedback on individual help topics, use the …

Curve Driven Component Pattern

Click Linear Component Pattern > Curve Driven Component Pattern (Assembly toolbar) or Insert > Component Pattern > Curve Pattern.; In the PropertyManager, under Direction 1: . Select a curve, edge, sketch entity, or select a sketch from the FeatureManager to use as the path for the pattern.

How to use equations in SOLIDWORKS (basics + advanced…

You can create an equation all around SOLIDWORKS. It works in sketch mode and also while entering the extruding thickness, in the equations viewer….. Just start a dimension with an equals (=) sign, add a formula and press enter. ... You can add a …

Large Assembly Tips & Tricks

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Sketch Driven Patterns

To build a sketch driven pattern: Open a sketch on the face of a part. Create a seed feature on the model. Click Point or Tools > Sketch Entity > Point, and add multiple sketch points to represent the pattern you want …

Pattern Tables

Select the dimension in the graphics area. If the dimension does not appear in the graphics area, ensure that the parent geometry is selected for Reference geometry to drive seeds in the PropertyManager. Delete a column or row: Right-click the column or row header and click Delete. Move a column: Click the column header and drag to the desired ...

Mates: Frequently Asked Questions

Changing the dimension later to something other than 90° can conflict with the relations. To prevent this potential conflict, the software makes the sketch over defined, requiring you to delete the dimension, make the …

Modeling Challenge – Sketching an Approximate Sine Wave

Create a Global Variable for each variable of the sine wave function – "A", "B", and "C" Mathematical equations can be created by referencing other global variables, custom properties, or dimensions. To make it easier for you to recall the method to your madness, always make sure to add helpful comments to your equations.

How to Create Custom Weldment Profiles in SOLIDWORKS

Welcome to this edition of the Alignex video blog, my name is Same Oanes and today I will be demonstrating how to create a custom weldment profile in SOLIDWORKS. SOLIDWORKS does come pre-loaded with a set of standard weldment profile, but if needed we can add to this library when we require something more …

Creating Slots from the Hole Wizard

You can create counterbored, countersunk, and straight slots from the Hole Wizard. To create a Hole Wizard slot for a part: Select a face and click Hole Wizard ... SOLIDWORKS welcomes your feedback concerning the presentation, accuracy, and thoroughness of the documentation. Use the form below to send your comments and suggestions about this ...

How to Quickly Fully Define Your SOLIDWORKS …

You can use the Fully Define Sketch PropertyManager to apply dimensions and relations calculated by SOLIDWORKS to automatically fully define the sketch. Click the Fully Define Sketch button …

Materials

Use the Material dialog box to create and edit custom materials or libraries, to apply materials, or to establish material favorites. Materials encapsulate the physical characteristics of a part or part body. SOLIDWORKS provides a library of pre-defined materials that are shared with SOLIDWORKS Simulation.

Make Dimension Driven? Dialog Box

Make This Dimension Driven : The over defined or unsolvable state is repaired. Leave This Dimension Driving: The sketch remains over defined or unsolvable. Look for other dimensions or relations that you can delete or change. ... SOLIDWORKS welcomes your feedback concerning the presentation, accuracy, and thoroughness of the …

Driven Mate Dimensions

Do one of the following: In the graphics area, right-click the mate dimension and click Driven.; In the FeatureManager design tree, in the Mates folder, right-click the mate and select Driven.; In the graphics area, select the mate dimension.

Inserting Driven Dimensions

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How to do curve-driven pattern in Solidworks

Step 2: The Curve Drive Pattern PropertyManager displays when you create a new curve-driven pattern feature or when you edit an existing curve-driven pattern feature. The PropertyManager controls the following properties: Direction 1: The pattern axis can pick an object in the graphics area.It could be an axis, circular edge, linear edge, linear sketch …

Collaborating Remotely Using SOLIDWORKS: How to Do It …

Using an add-in directly inside of SOLIDWORKS, the team was able to track and change the status of projects, revision projects, and more – without ever needing to leave the SOLIDWORKS interface. Designs and other important documents …

Automating Solidworks using Python

Solidworks is a popular computer-aided-design software developed by the French company Dassault Systèmes. ... Solidworks allows you to drive model dimensions using global variables and equations. ... a simple 3-view drawing with a handful of dimensions would be enough. I wanted to script something to make my life a bit easier, …

Mirror Feature

You can use Mirror to create a copy of one or more features, mirrored about a face or a plane.. In parts, you can mirror faces, features, and bodies. In assemblies, you can mirror assembly features. If you modify the original feature (seed feature), the mirrored copy is updated to reflect the changes.

Curve Driven Patterns and the Curve Driven

Create a part that includes a feature you want to pattern along a curve. Click Curve Driven Pattern (Features toolbar) or Insert > Pattern/Mirror > Curve Driven Pattern.; In the PropertyManager, set the options. Click .

How to Create a Custom Toolbox Component

Getting Started. We get started in the same location mentioned in a previous Alignex Blog on Hole Wizard Customization, the Customization Tool.It can be accessed from multiple locations; Inside the SOLIDWORKS System Options, the Windows Start Menu under the SOLIDWORKS Tools, or for quick access, pin it to Start Menu.

Flexible Components

You insert the spring into a second assembly where the spring appears with an out-of-context reference. You can use the Make Part Flexible tool to remap the out-of-context reference to the second assembly. As a result, the spring is driven by the second assembly without affecting the nominal length of the spring.

5 Gentle Steps to Team Collaboration in SolidWorks

This is about as important as you can get. You don't want something to change accidentally. It's common sense yeah, but a lot of times, and especially when SolidWorks is first being implemented, people will save models on their hard drive – makes it kinda hard for people to work together with everything on your hard-drive.

Sketch Driven Patterns

Close the sketch. Click Sketch Driven Pattern (Features toolbar) or Insert > Pattern/Mirror > Sketch Driven Pattern.; Under Selections, do the following:. If necessary, use the flyout FeatureManager design tree to select a Reference Sketch to use as the pattern.; Click either Centroid to use the centroid of the seed feature, or Selected point to use another …

Curve Driven Patterns and the Curve Driven

The Curve Drive Pattern PropertyManager appears when you create a new curve driven pattern feature, or when you edit an existing curve driven pattern feature. To open this PropertyManager: ... Propagates SOLIDWORKS colors, textures, and cosmetic thread data to all pattern instances.

10 Steps to Creating Your First Product in SOLIDWORKS

To build the handle, you're going to need to create a new point of reference to build from. To do this, you're going to create a new plane. In the Feature Tree, select Right Plane, then mouse over the SOLIDWORKS logo in the upper left-hand of the UI until the additional program options (File, Edit, View, etc.) become visible.

Inserting Driven Dimensions

You can insert driven (reference) dimensions when creating sketch entities. This is helpful if you want to switch between inserting driving and driven dimensions. This functionality is available for lines, rectangles, circles, and arcs. Click a sketch tool.

Creating a Custom Material

In a part document, right-click Material in the FeatureManager design tree and select Edit Material.; In the material tree, select the material on which to base the custom material. Right-click and select Copy or press Ctrl + C to copy the material to your paste buffer.; In the material tree, select a category in a custom library.