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Onshape Assemblies for Beginners

Engineering Juice
in Assemblies
1 0 Beginner
https://youtu.be/D5FXHJ5jCc0
Onshape onshape mates onshape tutorial onshape

Make 2020 Aluminum Frame from Weldments

David M
in Assemblies
1 0 Intermediate
The key to this tutorial is the downloaded example. To make any 3D frame from 2020 aluminum extrusions, this is the workflow to make it. This tutorial retraces my steps to set up the profile files necessary and build a 3D sketch, then use weldments to form a custom frame design. After you learn this, any frame design is easy! This tutorial is made for users with basic solidworks experience - you maybe new to 3D sketches and to weldments. I'm just publishing this simple example and the tutorial is intended as a self-paced discovery. [Purpose] The purpose of using weldments is to capture the benefits that include: ► long beams automatically form to the desired cut length. ► miters are available, or straight cuts. ► planning the frame, adjusting the shape, and visualizing is done together. ► automatically compute the materials needed to order & cut. ► if designer chooses a new frame material, you can choose a new profile & recompute ► all of the geometry is made from one simple sketch, inside the profile, that you control.
SOLIDWORKS chassis design 3d sketch frame aluminum 2020 profile weldment

Rendering

Syed Shayan Ahmed
in Translations
0 0 Intermediate
Simple rendering on models
SOLIDWORKS simple cad translation intermediate background solidworks render

The "OK Checkmark" Method: Instant Origin Alignment in SolidWorks

Abdelrahman Adel
in Assemblies
0 0 Intermediate
Stop wasting time manually mating your first component to the assembly planes! This tutorial covers the "OK Checkmark" Method—the fastest way to align a part's origin and planes with the assembly's origin
SOLIDWORKS mechanical design origin alignment pro-tip workflow solidworks assembly

Assembly

Syed Shayan Ahmed
in Assemblies
0 0 Intermediate
Simple Assembly to advanced mates
SOLIDWORKS cad mechanical mates simple intermediate solidworks assembly

Surface modelling

Syed Shayan Ahmed
in Translations
0 0 Intermediate
Basic to example based surface modelling
SOLIDWORKS translations vase knife solidworks intermediate modelling surface

SolidWorks Weldments Tutorial | Equations, 3D Sketch, Profiles & Rebuild Explained

ankit kumar
in Translations
0 0 Intermediate
Many SolidWorks users face problems while working with Weldments and 3D Sketch. Common issues include wrong member direction, difficulty in changing weldment size, confusion in profile location, and models not updating properly after changes. In this video, I walk through these problems step by step and show: How to control 3D sketch directions How to correctly apply and modify weldment profiles How to change member size without breaking the model How Equations help in controlling dimensions easily Why Rebuild is important and how to use it correctly How to create shortcut keys to speed up daily work This walkthrough helps you avoid common mistakes and build clean, editable, and professional weldment models in SolidWorks.
SOLIDWORKS solidworks

Solidworks Plastics

Syed Shayan Ahmed
in Process Simulation
0 0 Expert
Basic plastics simulation
cad basic solidworks expert simulation process plastics
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