Tutorial - Designing ATV tyre in SolidWorks?

Sudhir Gill

5 Feb, 2012 05:21 AM

Here is the Tutorial.

1. Step 1:

   Start SolidWorks in Part mode.
   

   

2. Step 2:

   On right plane sketch this profile.
   

   

3. Step 3:

   Exit the sketch. Now under feature tab >> reference geometry >> axis.
   

   

4. Step 4:

   Select front plane and origin.
   

   

5. Step 5:

   Now revolve the profile along the axis.
   

   

6. Step 6:

   Reference geometry>>plane>>top plane by 140mm.
   

   

7. Step 7:

   On plane1 sketch the XX using the text tool. Change the font size to make it a little larger and adjust the settings of the text. If needed use a center line as a curve for text.
   

   

8. Step 8:

   Under features tab choose extrude. Choose extrude type Up to surface and select the surface of the tyre. Uncheck the merge result.
   

   

9. Step 9:

   Under surfaces choose offset surface.
   

   

10. Step 10:

    Select the tyre surface. Remember if we have merged the XX body in the tyre than this surface would have been trimmed. Click OK.
    

    

11. Step 11:

    Under surfaces tab choose cut with surface and select the offset surface and select the selected body>> uncheck the autoselect and select the XX body.
    

    

12. Step 12:

    Click OK and we have the cut performed. Now hide the offset surface.
    

    

13. Step 13:

    Now Select the circular pattern.
    

    

14. Step 14:

    Select the axis and the XX body to be patterned and no. of instances be 20.
    

    

15. Step 15:

    Click OK and we have the first half of the tyre.
    

    

16. Step 16:

    Select the Mirror in features tab and select the front plane and then select all the XX bodies to be mirrored.
    

    

17. Step 17:

    Click OK. Now goto Insert >>features>> combine.
    

    

18. Step 18:

    Operation type - add. And Select all bodies to combine.
    

    

19. Step 19:

    Click OK and we are done. Though this is not as good as last one i made.