SOLIDWORKS® tutorial 2

PICTURE HOLDER

Prepatory and Advanced Vocational Training

To be used with SOLIDWORKS® Educational Release 2018-2019

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Initiative: Kees Kloosterboer (SOLIDWORKS Benelux)

Educations advisor: Jack van den Broek
Realisation: Arnoud Breedveld (PAZ Computerworks)

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 Picture holder
In this tutorial you will be making a picture holder, consisting of a rectangular base with 4 vertical axes on
it. You will get to know some new features, e.g. the “chamfer” command. You will also get to know the
Assemblies command.

Work plan This time also we will be examining how to shape this product. It has two
different parts, which we will design separately from each other. After that,
we will join them together in an Assembly.

We will start with the base. We will use the same working order as we would
do in the workshop:
1. use a piece of material with following dimensions: 150x46x12
2. chamfer the ribs of the top plane
3. drill four holes with a diameter of Ø5
4. counter bore the holes at the bottom plane

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 1 Start SOLIDWORKS and
open a new file: click on
New.

2 Of course we will start the

making of a part first.
1 Click on the ‘Part’ but-
ton in the menu first.
2 Then click on ‘OK’.

3 Click on ‘Top Plane’ in the

left column of the Feature
Manager.
On this plane we will make
a sketch.

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 4 Click on ‘Sketch’ in the
CommandManager (which
is the menu at the top of
the screen) to show the
right buttons. Then click on
Rectangle to draw a rec-
tangle.

5 Put the mouse right above

the origin and it will
change shape like in the
view on the right.
Click once.

6 Move the mouse away

from the origin. At the cur-
sor the dimensions of the
rectangle you are drawing
will appear. The accurate
dimensions are not im-
portant yet.
Click again to draw the rec-
tangle.

7 Now we will set the accu-

rate dimensions: click on
‘Smart Dimension’ in the
CommandManager.

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 8 Click on the upper horizon-
tal line. Move the cursor up
and click at a random posi-
tion to place the dimen-
sion.

9 A menu will automatically

appear in which you can
set the accurate dimen-
sion.
Change the dimension to
150 and click on OK (the
green ‘check’ icon).

10 Do the same with the ver-

tical side of the rectangle.
Change this dimension to
46.
The sketch now looks like
in the illustration on the
right.

11 The sketch is ready and we

will transform this into a
rectangular piece of mate-
rial.
Click on ‘Features’ in the
CommandManager and
then on Extruded
Boss/Base.

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 12 Enter a height of 12 at the
left side of the screen and
click on OK.

13 There, the first feature is

finished already!

14 Before we continue: check

if no sketch or feature is
still opened.
Watch the right top corner
of your screen. If you see
one of the views on the
right, then click on the red
‘X’ to close any opened
commands.

15 Next we will create the

chamfer at the top plane.
To do so, you do not have
to make a sketch first.
Click on the top plane of
the block to select it.

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 16 1. Click on the arrow di-
rectly below the Fillet
button in the Com-
mandManager to show
the roll-down menu.
2. Click on Chamfer.

17 Now you must check and

set a number of items.
1. Be sure the options
‘Full preview’ is select-
ed. This will give you a
good idea of what the
chamfer will look like.
2. Make sure that in the
field Chamfer Type,
the option ‘Angle-
Distance’ has been se-
lected.
3. If everything went cor-
rect, only one ‘Face’
(plane) is selected in
the blue field. (read
the Tip below)
4. Set a chamfer distance
of 3mm and 45 deg.
5. If everything is set,
click on OK.

Tip! In SOLIDWORKS you will often see a blue selection field, like in step # 17.
In this field you will see the elements of a part on which a command will be
executed.
You can remove elements by selecting them and using the <Delete>-
button.
You can add elements by selecting them in the part.
In case you have more than one selection field, there will always be only
one active field (blue). To activate another one, click inside of the desired
field.

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 18 The chamfer is done now.

Tip! Remember that you can zoom in- and out at all times, or you can rotate the
model to get just the right view:
• Zooming in- and out is done by turning the scroll-wheel of the mouse.
• Rotating is done by pressing the scroll-wheel of the mouse and moving
the mouse.
You can also use the button View Orientation to put your model in the right
position directly.

19 We are now going to cre-

ate the holes.
Select the top plane of the
block by clicking on it.
In the popup menu, click
Normal To.
The model will rotate the
selected plane towards
you. This makes it easier
to create a sketch.
The option Normal To can
also be found under View

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 Orientation

20 1 Click on Sketch in the

CommandManager.
2 Click on the arrow next
to Line
3 Click on Centerline
Centerlines are construc-
tion lines which can help
you with the design of a
part.

21 Next draw a rectangle by

using four lines.
• Mind the construction
lines which will appear
all the time. These will
help you to draw hori-
zontal and vertical lines
and make sure that the
fourth corner will ex-
actly fit underneath the
first one. (look at the
drawing on the right)
In this way you will get
a closed rectangle.
• Make sure that the
corners of the rectan-
gle are not set directly
above or on top of an-
other element (e.g. the
edge of a plane).
• After you have drawn
the last line you must
press the <Esc(ape)>-
button on your key-
board to end the
command.

22 Next draw the holes. Click

on Circle in the Com-
mandManager.

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 23 Click on one of the corners
of the rectangle. Move the
cursor up and click it again
(do not click right on an-
other element) to draw the
circle. The exact dimension
of the circle is to be set
later.

24 Use this method to draw a

circle on every corner of
the rectangle.
After drawing all four cir-
cles, press the <Esc>-
button on your keyboard to
end the command.

25 Next we want to add the

dimensions to the sketch.
Click on Smart Dimensions.

26 Add the first dimension:

1 Click on the lower hori-
zontal line of the model
2 Next click on the bot-
tom construction line of
the rectangle you have
just drawn.
3 Next click beside the
model to position the
dimension.

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 27 In the menu that appears
you can enter a value of 16
and then click OK.

28 Use this method to add a

dimension between the
bottom line of the model
and the top construction
line of the rectangle.
This dimension is set to 31.

29 Next, in exactly the same

way you will add two hori-
zontal dimensions to de-
termine the distance be-
tween the left side of the
model and the left and
right construction line of
the rectangle. Set these
dimensions to 10 and 140.

30 The diameter of the holes

must be added now.
Stay in the Smart Dimen-
sion command.
Click on a circle and click
beside the model to posi-
tion the dimension.

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 31 Enter a dimension of 5 for
the circle and click on the
OK-icon.
Press the <Escape>-button
on the keyboard to close
the Smart Dimensions
command.

32 To set the same dimension

for all circles you do the
following:
1 Click on one of the cir-
cles.
2-4 Press and hold the
<Ctrl>-button on your
keyboard. Next click on
the other circles one
by one.
5 Release the <Ctrl>-
button.
If you did this properly, all
four circles are now select-
ed (and turned blue). If
not, click beside the model
to un-select everything and
try again.

33 1 Check the blue field in

the PropertyManager if
you have selected the
four circles and noth-
ing else. In the field
four times ‘Arc’ will be
visible.
2 If so, click on Equal.
You have now added a re-
lation. This relation makes
sure that the four holes will
always be the same size,
even if the size of the first
circle is changed.

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 34 The sketch is finished and
we can continue by making
the holes.
Click on Features in the
CommandManager and
then on Extruded Cut.

35 Rotate the model (press

the scroll-wheel and move
your mouse) so you can
get a better view.
1. Set the depth of the
holes to ‘Through All’:
the holes will go
through the complete
depth of the material.
2. Click on OK.

36 Finally we have to counter-

sink the holes.
Rotate the model so you
have a good look at the
bottom plane.
1. Click on the arrow un-
derneath the Fillet but-
ton in the Command-
Manager.
2. Click on Chamfer.

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 37 To set the slope you do the
following:
1. Set the characteristics
of the slopes to 1.5mm
and 45deg.
2-5 Select the edges of the
four holes. ONLY select
the edges and not the
faces. In the blue field
you will read
Edge<…> four times.
If you have selected a
wrong element, click
on it in the blue field
and press the <De-
lete>-button on your
keyboard. Try to select
the right element
again.
6. When you have select-
ed the right elements,
click on OK.

38 The holes now are coun-

tersunk and the first part
of this model is ready.
Click on ‘Save” in the upper
menu and save your model
as: base.sldprt

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 Work plan Next we will be making the second part, the axis. Again we will make a work
plan first.

We will create this model in three steps:

1. We take the basic material of Ø8 x 48
2. At the bottom we will make the axis thinner: Ø5 over 14mm
3. At the top we will make a chamfer.
We have seen all these steps before. Therefore, try to make the axis without
using the description which follows!

39 Start a new part. Click on

‘New’ in the upper menu
and chose ‘Part’.

40 We will use the Top-plane

to make the first sketch:
1. Select the Top-plane in
the Feature Manager.
2. Click on Sketch in the
CommandManager to
reveal the right but-
tons.
3. Click on Circle.

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 41 Draw a circle. Click on the
origin and next move the
mouse away from the
origin and click again to
draw a random circle.

42 Add the dimension with

Smart Dimensions:
1. Click on Smart Dimen-
sions in the Com-
mandManager.
2. Click on the circle.
3. Place the dimension by
clicking beside the cir-
cle.
4. Change the size to
8mm in the menu.
5. Click on OK.

43 Click on Features in the

CommandManager and
then on Extruded
Boss/Base

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 44 1 Drag the arrows in the
model to a length of
48mm.
Of course you can also
do this by entering the
value of 48 in the
PropertyManager.
2 Click on OK.

45 Rotate the model to get a

good view at the bottom of
the part. (Use the scroll-
wheel of the mouse). Click
on this plane to select it.

46 Click on Sketch in the

CommandManager and
then on Circle.

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 47 Draw a circle in the select-
ed plane. Click on the
origin for the centre of the
circle. Next move the
mouse to draw a circle
with a random dimension
and click again.

48 Add a dimension for the

circle and change it to 5
mm.

49 Click on Features in the

CommandManager and
then on Extruded Cut.

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 50 1 Set the depth to
14mm.
2 Check ‘Flip Side to Cut’
to cut away the outer
material.
3 Click OK.

51 The last feature that we

have to make is the cham-
fer at the top of the axis.
Rotate the model so you
can get a good view on the
top plane.
Click on Chamfer in the
CommandManager.

52 Check and set the follow-

ing features:
1. Select the top plane of
the axis.
2. Set the distance of the
chamfer to 1mm
3. Click OK.
Be sure the option Full
Preview is active or else
you do not have a clear
view on what is happening.

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 53 Save the file as pin.sldprt

54 The two parts for the pic-

ture holder are ready. We
are going to assemble
them in an ‘Assembly’, to
get a complete product.
1 Click on New in the
menu.
2 Select ‘Assembly’
3 Click on OK.

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 55 1 Click on ‘base’ in the
PropertyManager. This
is the first part we cre-
ated.
2 Click at a random point
in the drawing field.
The part is placed in the
assembly.
Pay attention: does this
step not work properly?
Read the tip which follows
next.

Tip In the last step some command may not work as described.
• When the left column looks different from the example as shown in step
55, the ‘Insert Components’ command has not started automatically.
When so, click on ‘Insert Components’ in the CommandManager.
• When the parts ‘Base’ and ‘Pin’ are not in the list, you apparently closed
these parts. When so, click on ‘Browse’ and find the right files. After do-
ing so, you can put them in the assembly as described.

56 Click on Insert Component

in the CommandManager
to add the first pin.

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 57 Select ‘pin’ in the menu on
the left of the screen and
click at a random point in
the drawing field to place
the part.
When you have closed the
file pin.sldprt before, it will
not be in the list. (read the
last tip again) If so, click
on Browse and find the
file.

58 Repeat the last step three

times in order to place four
pins in the drawing.
All pins are at a random
position.

59 Next we will place the pins

at their accurate position.
Click on Mate in the Com-
mandManager.

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 60 At this point, you will have
to select two elements to
’Mate’. You must do this
with the greatest accuracy!
Zoom in on one of the
holes in the base part.
Select the edge of the
hole (Pay attention: it must
be an ‘edge’ and not a
‘face’ (=plane)).
In the blue field in the
PropertyManager (at the
left of your screen) the de-
scription: Edge<1>@base-
1 will appear.

61 Rotate the model (press

the Scroll-wheel, remem-
ber?) so you can get a
good view of the bottom of
the pins. Zoom in if neces-
sary.
Select the edge from the
pin like illustrated in the
right view. Make sure you
do not select a plane.

62 When the two edges have

been selected, the pin will
move into the hole.
When this is done and the
result looks good, click on
OK.

Tip! It is very important to select the right elements when making a mate. If you
select something else than described in the last steps, something completely
different will happen or maybe nothing will happen.
When, by accident, a wrong element is selected, think about what has been

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 said about the blue fields. You can delete a wrong element by clicking on it
and press the <Delete> button on the keyboard. After that, you can add
another element.

63 Repeat the last three steps

for every pin, so eventually
each pin is placed in one of
the holes.

Tip! Every mate you create will be visible in the FeatureManager as you can see
in the example below. Do you want to remove a mate? Select it and press
the <Delete> key on the keyboard. You can change a mate by clicking on it
with the right mouse button and chose Edit Feature.

64 You have just created your

first Assembly in SOLID-
WORKS! Congratulations.
Save the file as: pic-
ture_holder.sldasm

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 What are the most im- In the part section you used some new commands:
portant things you have
• You drilled holes.
learned in this tutorial?
• You have copied the dimension of one hole to other holes using the
Equal-relation.
• You have made sloped edges with the Chamfer-feature
Next to that you have made an assembly:
• You have assembled several parts to a complete product.
• You have placed the components in their right positions using the mate
command.
You have reached a next level in SOLIDWORKS. In the next tutorials we will
use what you now already.

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