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 [...]

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 [...]

With the Sweep feature you can create a shape by moving a 2D sketch Profile along a 2D or 3D sketch Path.  I’ll show you how the Sweep feature works. Open a new part with model units set to millimeters Go to: File > New > Part Create a 2D sketch Select the Top Plane [...]

Today I will show you how the Revolve feature works. This feature is used to revolve a 2D sketch along an Axis or Centerline. 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 [...]

The Extrude feature is one of the most common features in SolidWorks. An Extrude is used to convert a 2D Sketch into a 3D object. In this tutorial I’ll show you how the Extrude feature works. Open a new part with model units set to millimeters Go to: File > New > Part  Create a [...]