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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

In this SolidWorks tutorial I will show you how to model the famous Panton Chair in SolidWorks. Although the design of this organic chair dates from the sixties, it’s still a modern design chair. The designer of this chair is Verner Panton. He was one of the most influential industrial designers of the sixties and seventies. [...]

A regular coffee glass or cup has a handle to prevend you for risking burns. That’s why a normal glass is not suitable for hot coffee. The Danish company Bodum found a solution for this problem. They developed a line of double walled design drinking glasses. The glasses are provided with an insulating air chamber [...]

In this SolidWorks intermediate tutorial 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 to mass produced consumer products such as [...]

Today I will show you how to model the famous Rietveld Chair in SolidWorks. Gerrit Thomas Rietveld was one of the most outstanding furniture designers of the Netherlands. One of his most famous designs is the Red and Blue Chair. I thought it would be nice to write a SolidWorks tutorial about this chair. In this tutorial [...]

In this SolidWorks beginner tutorial I will show you how to model a paperclip in SolidWorks. I will first guide you trough the step-by-step 2d sketch process. You will learn how to use the Circle, Line, Centerline and Trim functions during this excersise. When the 2d sketch is finished I will show you how to [...]