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com Page 1
‘’A step by step SolidWorks Tutorial’’

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About the Author
Hi, my name is Jan-Willem Zuyderduyn but most
people call me Jan. I am the founder and owner of
LearnSolidWorks.com.

I’ve been working since 1999 with 3D CAD software.


It took me many years to learn everything about
SolidWorks.

I am currently working as a Lead Product Designer for


a Dutch design studio. I have been asked many times
how to model and render products using SolidWorks.

The last few years I’ve developed many videos,


eBooks, tutorials and entire trainings about
SolidWorks. One of them is the Product Design
Formula.

In this video training course I will take you by the


hand and show you exactly how to hand sketch a
Chopper, how to model this Chopper in SolidWorks
and how to render this chopper in PhotoView 360 or
SolidWorks Visualize.

Click here for more information about the Product


Design Formula.

My goal is to help as many SolidWorkers as possible. That’s why I’ve also created the
SolidWorks blog www.LearnSolidWorks.com and the SolidWorks Yacht tutorial.

In the SolidWorks Yacht tutorial you will discover how to model an incredible superyacht in
SolidWorks. Because if you can model such a complex product like a yacht in SolidWorks,
you can model almost anything you want.

Click here to download eBook #1 of the SolidWorks Yacht course for free.

Feel free to share this eBook with your colleagues and friends.

Happy modeling!

Jan

P.S. I would appreciate if you like my LearnSolidWorks Facebook page and become a fan! 

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How to model a spiral in SolidWorks?
In this SolidWorks tutorial I will show you how to model a spiral spring in SolidWorks. Spring
steel is a low alloy, medium carbon steel or high carbon steel with a very high yield strength.
This allows objects made of spring steel to return to their original shape despite significant
bending or twisting. But how can you draw a shape like a spiral or spring in SolidWorks? This
is exactly what I want to show you today.

In this tutorial you will learn how to use the following functions:

 2D sketch
 Create a 2D Circle
 Create a Helix / Spiral
 Create a Swept Boss/Base

Open a new part with model units set to millimeters

Go to: File > New > Part

Create a 2D sketch

Select the Top Plane in the feature tree (menu at the left side) and create a
sketch by clicking on the 2D Sketch icon

The display changes so the Top plane faces you.

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Create a circle

Go to Tools > Sketch Entities > Circle or click on the Circle icon

Create a sketch which starts at the Origin.

Change the diameter of the circle into Ø80 mm


by clicking at the dimension button

Click Right Mouse Button > Select to finish the circle.

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Create a Helix / Spiral

Go to Insert > Curve > Helix/Spiral or click on the Helix/Spiral icon

Select the Constant Pitch option

Set the Pitch length to 20 mm

Set the number of Revolutions to 8

Set the Start anlge to 180 deg

Select the Clockwise option

Click OK

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Create a 2D sketch

Select the Right Plane and create a sketch by clicking on the 2D Sketch icon

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Create another circle

Go to Tools > Sketch Entities > Circle or click on the Circle icon

Create a circle somewhere at the Right Plane as shown in the picture

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Connect the Circle sketch with the Spiral Sketch

Select the midpoint of the circle, hold down the Control key and select the Spiral sketch

Click on Pierce

The circle is now connected with the Spiral sketch

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Change the diameter of the circle into Ø10 mm
by clicking on the dimension button

Click Right Mouse Button > Select to finish the circle.

Click on the Sketch button in the upper right corner to close the 2D Sketch

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Create a Swept Boss/Base

Go to: Insert > Boss/Base > Sweep or click on the Sweep icon

Profile : Select the blue Sketch2

Path : Select the pink Helix/ Spiral1

Click OK

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Congratulations, you just finished your own spiral in SolidWorks!

Rendering made in PhotoView 360

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Well, that’s all for now. Feel free to share this document with your colleagues, family and
friends. I hope that you’ve learned something from this tutorial.

Looking for more? Most people who are serious about improving their modeling skills take a
look at my SolidWorks Yacht course.

In this course I will show you exactly how to model an amazing 108 ft. yacht in SolidWorks to
make you a SolidWorks Pro in the shortest possible time.

This step for step training course literally takes you by the hand and walks you step by step
into becoming a SolidWorks Pro fast. If this sounds good to you, simply click this link to
download eBook #1 for free.

Talk soon,

Jan

LearnSolidWorks.com

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