Tutorial - Modeling CFL in SolidWorks?

Sudhir Gill

26 Feb, 2012 06:45 AM

Here is the tutorial.

1. Step 1:

   Right plane>>sketch.
   

   

2. Step 2:

   Draw this profile.
   

   

3. Step 3:

   Revolve Surface it.
   

   

4. Step 4:

   Top face>>Sketch.
   

   

5. Step 5:

   Draw a circle.
   

   

6. Step 6:

   Circular pattern it 4 times.
   

   

7. Step 7:

   Extrude it in both directions.
   

   

8. Step 8:

   Reference Geometry >> Axis.
   

   

9. Step 9:

   Generate axis on all cylinderical tubes.
   

   

10. Step 10:

    Reference Geometry>>plane.
    

    

11. Step 11:

    Select both axis.
    

    

12. Step 12:

    Plane1>>Sketch.
    

    

13. Step 13:

    Using spline tool make this sketch.
    

    

14. Step 14:

    Make a plane on the edge of the tube.
    

    

15. Step 15:

    Plane2>>Sketch.
    

    

16. Step 16:

    Convert the edge.
    

    

17. Step 17:

    Exit the sketch.
    

    

18. Step 18:

    Swept surface.
    

    

19. Step 19:

    Sweep the circle about the spline.
    

    

20. Step 20:

    Repeat the same step for other tubes also.
    

    

21. Step 21:

    Trim Surface.
    

    

22. Step 22:

    Under mutual type select all surfaces.
    

    

23. Step 23:

    Select inner surfaces to remove.
    

    

24. Step 24:

    Now we have trimmed the surface.
    

    

25. Step 25:

    Filled surface.
    

    

26. Step 26:

    Filled surface the bottom edge.
    

    

27. Step 27:

    Knit Surface.
    

    

28. Step 28:

    Select all surface and uncheck the gap control.
    

    

29. Step 29:

    Thicken it.
    

    

30. Step 30:

    Bottom face>>Sketch.
    

    

31. Step 31:

    Draw a circle and extrude it.
    

    

32. Step 32:

    Again bottom face >> sketch.
    

    

33. Step 33:

    Draw a circle.
    

    

34. Step 34:

    Extrude it.
    

    

35. Step 35:

    Fillet the edges.
    

    

36. Step 36:

    Right plane>>Sketch.
    

    

37. Step 37:

    Draw a circle in lower area.
    

    

38. Step 38:

    Extrude offset from surface with outer offset.
    

    

39. Step 39:

    We have the basic body of the CFL.