Modelling a Fillet to Chamfer Transition in Solidworks
In this video I cover one way of modelling a 'fillet to chamfer transition' in Solidworks using a variable fillet, delete face and a boundary surface. The setup is straight…
Modelling the Rowenta EK55 Hair Dryer in Solidworks
In this video I cover modelling the main form of the Rowenta EK55 hair dryer in Solidworks. I tried several approaches, before deciding that I needed to look at the…
Modelling the Ricoh Theta S Form in Solidworks
I spotted the Ricoh Theta S a while ago and have been meaning to model the main form for a video. Turns out some areas were a bit trickier than…
Pebble Form Using G3 Constraint in Solidworks
This video is an update to an older exploration, using variables to control a form. I've updated the sections to use the G3 constraint in the sketcher and also used…
First Look at the G3 Constraint in Solidworks
This is my first try at using the G3 constraint in Solidworks. The first half of the video went as I expected, looking at constraining a style spline and the…
Viewer Challenge: Solidworks Model of the TP Link Deco Mesh WiFi Upper Surfaces
Firstly, apologies for the audio! I squeezed this video in waiting for a late night video call…This challenge was sent to me by Jamie (thanks!) the top surface of the…
Modelling a Y Branch Blend in Solidworks
I spotted a drill design that had been posted recently on Core77 and thought the Y branch blend on the product would make a great modelling exercise. This video covers…
Solidworks to Rhino Surface Evaluation Macro
Now and then I check Solidworks surface output in Rhino as I have much more control over the evaluation mesh density in Rhino. In my previous video I imported a…
Solidworks: K Transition
This video is an exploration of a few ways of approaching a K transition, where 4 edges meet at a single vertex. Thanks to Schalk for sending this file to…
Solidworks: Symmetry Issue Using Normal to Profile in Boundary Surface
I recently noticed a discrepancy when trimming extruded surfaces, using another surface that I thought was symmetric. After further investigation it appears using 'normal to profile' in boundary surface, in…