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Solidworks: Extruded Cuts, Fillets, and Patterns: Introduction To Robotics

The document provides step-by-step instructions for designing a cover part in SolidWorks. It describes how to: 1) Create a sketch and extrude a boss/base to form the main part shape. 2) Add a shell feature to hollow out the part. 3) Create an offset sketch and extruded cut to add an edge feature. 4) Use a circular sketch and extruded cut to add a hole, then apply a pattern to duplicate it. 5) Apply fillet features to round edges. Finally, it instructs the reader to make a drawing of the part with dimensions.

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61 views23 pages

Solidworks: Extruded Cuts, Fillets, and Patterns: Introduction To Robotics

The document provides step-by-step instructions for designing a cover part in SolidWorks. It describes how to: 1) Create a sketch and extrude a boss/base to form the main part shape. 2) Add a shell feature to hollow out the part. 3) Create an offset sketch and extruded cut to add an edge feature. 4) Use a circular sketch and extruded cut to add a hole, then apply a pattern to duplicate it. 5) Apply fillet features to round edges. Finally, it instructs the reader to make a drawing of the part with dimensions.

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SolidWorks: Extruded

Cuts, Fillets, and Patterns


Introduction to Robotics

Lets Design a Cover Part


Choose FILE, then NEW PART
Right click on your part in feature
manger and choose DOCUMENT
PROPERTIES.
Change the UNITS to MMGS
Save part and call it COVER PART

Cover Part
Lets begin by
choosing the
SKETCH tab and
then SKETCH.
CHOOSE THE FRONT
PLANE when asked to
select a plane.

Cover

Using the rectangle option make a corner


rectangle with the lower horizontal line
touching the origin.
Using the CTRL key, select the MIDPOINT of
the line and the origin and add a
COINCIDENT RELATION.

Cover Part

Dimension the rectangle with the horizontal


being 67.6 mm and the vertical being 12.6
mm. You should notice that the sketch is
now FULLY DEFINED. Exit the sketch!

Cover Part
Click on your
sketch in feature
manager then
choose
EXTRUDED
BOSS/BASE from
the features tab.
Property
manager will
open. For
direction
choose
MIDPLANE and
for the distance
enter 25.0 mm
Click the green
check!

Cover Part

Choose VIEW ORIENTATION at the top of the design field and choose ISO

Save your file!

Shell Feature
Under the FEATURES tab choose SHELL.

For the distance enter 4.0 mm. Then select the TOP FACE of your
part. This will tell SolidWorks which plane you want to shell out.
Click the box SHOW PREVIEW to see the shell feature. Click the
green check. SAVE YOUR FILE.

Extruded Cut - Offset


Right click on the top
face of your part and
find the SKETCH button.
Click this and then the
OFFSET ENTITES button
on the tool bar above.

Extruded Cut - Offset

Enter 1.0 mm for the distance and click the REVERSE box.
You should now see an outline around the edge of your part.
Click the green check and save.

Extruded Cut - Offset


Click on your new sketch
in feature manager then
select EXTRUDED CUT
from the toolbar above.

Extruded Cut - Offset

Enter a depth of 2.0 mm and then check the box FLIP SIDE
TO CUT. You should notice it cutting around the outside
edge. Click the green check.

Making a circular hole


Choose the VIEW ORIENTATION
button on the design plane above
your part and select the TOP VIEW.

Select SKETCH from the Sketch tab and select the top plane of your p
Select the CIRCLE
button then draw
a circle on the
bottom left
corner as shown.
You must click
and hold to make
the circle.

Making a circular hole

Using smart dimension, click on the outside


circumference of the circle. Enter the dimension as
1.800 mm , which is its diameter. Dimension the
CENTER of the circle with each OUTSIDE edge to
2.50 mm.

Making a circular hole


Switch your orientation to isometric.

Make sure your sketch is highlighted


in feature manager and select
EXTRUDED CUT from the toolbar.

Making a circular hole


Choose 6 mm for
the depth and
click the green
check

Using a Linear Pattern


Make sure the extruded hole is highlighted in
feature manager then select linear pattern
from the tool bar.

Using a Linear Pattern


For Direction 1
select the LEFT
EDGE next to
your hole. Enter
in 20 mm for the
distance and
make sure the
number 2 for
the # of
instances.

For Direction 2 select the BOTTOM EDGE next to your hole. Enter in 62
mm for the distance and make sure the number 2 for the # of instances.
Click the green check!

Using a Linear Pattern

As you can see, linear pattern saves us the hassle of make the hole 3 more times.

Fillets
Choose FILLET from the toolbar.

Fillets

For the radius of the fillet enter in 1 mm. Select the FOUR edges around the part
and make sure FULL PREVIEW is selected so you can see the wireframe. Then
click the green check.

Fillets
Click FILLET again.
Enter 1 mm fore the
radius.

Select the bottom face. This will fillet the complete outside edge. Click the green
check.

Cover Switch Drawing


Make a SolidWorks drawing for the
cover part. Make sure each view,
except isometric, has dimensions.
Print this drawing out. Write your
name in the title block and turn it
in.

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