It is like a swiss knife of the furniture world, it is a stool, a side table, a bedside table, a storage box, multi-use piece of furniture and not too expensive. The famous Bubu stool of Philippe Starck embodies all the fashion trends of the last fifteen years. It has successively been available in classical [...]

This week it’s exactly 3 years ago I founded LearnSolidWorks.com! During that time I’ve written many SolidWorks tutorials and books. I even went back to my college to teach SolidWorks Advanced Surface Modeling! I’ve also developed a Step-by-Step SolidWorks Course to teach SolidWorkers all over the world everything they you need to know about SolidWorks. In this course you will learn how to model an amazing [...]

Here you can find all the free SolidWorks Ebooks from Jan-Willem Zuyderduyn. These Ebooks are free to download but Facebook Likes / Tweets / Google+1 for this page is very much appreciated!  ”How to Model a Panton Chair in SolidWorks?” Author: Jan-Willem Zuyderduyn In this tutorial I will show you the following features:  Draw 2D [...]

A week ago I received an email from Jose Diaz with the question how to model a Dodecahedron in SolidWorks. I didn’t even know what a Dodecahedron was… Wikipedia says the following about it: “In geometry, a dodecahedron is any polyhedron with twelve flat faces, but usually a regular dodecahedron is meant: a Platonic solid. It is composed of 12 regular pentagonal faces, with three [...]

Today I’ll show you how to create a mold for a coke bottle in SolidWorks. We’ll use the Cravity feature to do this. This tool can be very helpfull to subtract a shape from another shape. In this case we’ll subtract the shape of a plastic bottle froma solid block (the mold). I will also [...]

In this tutorial I will show you how can create and Extrude a Text in SolidWorks. Open a new part with model units set to millimeters Go to: File > New > Part  Create a 2D sketch Select the Front Plane in the feature tree (menu at the left side) and create a sketch by [...]

Sometimes it’s necessary to measure the surface area, volume or mass of a product. For example, in order to calculate the amount of paint it’s useful to know the surface area. We all know how to measure the surface area of a simple shape like a cube. But it’s get more complicated when you’ve  to [...]

The Loft feature is an important tool for surface modeling . With the Loft feature you can create organic shapes with multiple 2D and 3D sketches and guidecurves. Today we will take a look at this feature. Open a new part with model units set to millimeters Go to: File > New > Part  Create [...]

In this tutorial you will learn how to model a Deodorant Roller in SolidWorks. In this lesson I’ll show you the following features: Draw a 2d sketch Insert a blueprint Surface Revolve Surface Sweep Surface Loft Surface Fill Surface Knit Fillet New Axis Revolved Cut Renders of the model you will create (made in PhotoView360) [...]

Dear SolidWorker, I want to share this free PDF SolidWorks Ebook with you. I will show you how to model the famous Citrus Squeezer of Philippe Starck in SolidWorks. Philippe Starck is a famous French designer. He’s one of the best known designers in the New Design style. The design of Starck range from a luxury private yacht [...]

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 [...]

Dear SolidWorks, I am proud to announce that my newest SolidWorks & PhotoView 360 Tutorial is available! In this SolidWorks starter tutorial I will show you how to model the Apple iPhone 4S in SolidWorks and how to render it in PhotoView 360. Download this exclusive SolidWorks Tutorial Package here including a SolidWorks Kit Car Model [...]