Tutorial - Creating hex nut in SolidWorks?

Sudhir Gill

3 Feb, 2012 03:01 PM

Here is the tutorial.

1. Step 1:

   Start Solidworks in Part mode.
   

   

2. Step 2:

   Top Plane>>Sketch and make this sketch.
   

   

3. Step 3:

   Extrude it by 7mm.
   

   

4. Step 4:

   Click the upper face and then sketch.
   

   

5. Step 5:

   Choose normal to view.
   

   

6. Step 6:

   Make a circle tangent to the side of the polygon.
   

   

7. Step 7:

   Under features tab choose extrude cut.
   

   

8. Step 8:

   Check flip side to cut and draft enabled at 60degrees.
   

   

9. Step 9:

   Click OK and we have rounded edges.
   

   

10. Step 10:

    Repeat the same step for bottom face.
    

    

11. Step 11:

    Under fillet choose chamfer.
    

    

12. Step 12:

    Select the circular edge on the upper face, Change the length to 1mm and angle to 45degree.
    

    

13. Step 13:

    We have now chamfer created.
    

    

14. Step 14:

    Repeat the same step for the lower edge.
    

    

15. Step 15:

    Under Features tab>>Reference geometry>>Plane and select top face and enter a distance of 10mm which is default value.
    

    

16. Step 16:

    Choose plane1 and then sketch.
    

    

17. Step 17:

    Normal to view and then select the inner cirular edge of the cylinderical face and then convert entities.
    

    

18. Step 18:

    Exit the sketch and under features tab choose Curves>>Helix and spiral.
    

    

19. Step 19:

    Change the configuration to height and pitch. Enter height of 27mm and pitch value of 1.75mm and click ok to create a Helix.
    

    

20. Step 20:

    Choose front plane and then sketch.
    

    

21. Step 21:

    Draw a profile of Equilateral triangle of side 1.7mm (less than pitch value) having one point coincident to the edge and symmetry.
    

    

22. Step 22:

    Exit Sketch and Select Swept cut in Features tab.
    

    

23. Step 23:

    Select the triangular sketch as the profile and the helix as the path for swept cut.
    

    

24. Step 24:

    Click OK and the cut is performed. Now hide the plane1.
    

    

25. Step 25:

    The Hex nut is created.