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. [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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This year I was asked by the TSG group, (this is the company I work for) to create a Christmas card. I thought it would be nice to use my SolidWorks and vizualisation skills for this Christmas card. I designed a futuristic sleigh for Santa (and his reindeer as well! ) I made the global shape of this sleigh [...]
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