SOLIDWORKS Surfacing Fundamentals Course

Explore creating 3D sketches and 3D curves in SolidWorks by projecting sketches onto faces, converting 3D sketches from curves, and using intersection curves to find surface intersections.

Explore how to create an extruded surface from an open sketch conter, using a single line, with adjustable depth, direction to, and draft settings for outward or inward results.

Learn to extrude a surface without a sketch by selecting an existing surface or face, setting a blind extrusion of 50 millimeters, and then defining direction with a line.

Learn Geiger's swept surface by using a profile with guide curves varying cross sections; ensure the sketch is three-dimensional and not fully defined, and guide curves connect to the profile.

Master swept surface orientation and twist in SolidWorks by adjusting profile orientation, choosing keep normal constant or follow profile, and applying profile twist with revolutions to shape surfaces.

Use connectors to shape lofted surfaces for smoother results, adjusting, adding, moving, or deleting them on profiles. Display all connectors to diagnose twists or self-intersections and reposition accordingly.

Master lofted surfaces in SolidWorks by guiding profiles from the outside with guide curves and from the inside with centerline parameters, comparing results and closing multi-profile lofts.

Master lofted surface start and end constraints in SolidWorks by using direction vector or normal to profile to adjust tangent length and draft angle at each end.

Demonstrate how to build a boundary surface in SolidWorks from multiple profiles and guide curves, achieving a surface with tangent or curvature continuous transitions and a better boundary result.

Master surfacing in SolidWorks by creating a filled surface from edge and curve boundaries. Adjust contact and curvature relations, evaluate curvature, and ensure proper relations for smoother transitions.

Create a new surface from edges and extend the existing surface with a set distance to produce a tangent surface, then explore alternate face and alternate space tangency options.

Master planar surfaces in SolidWorks by patching holes with bonding entities, using closed sketches, and understanding when open contours can still form surfaces.

Explore SolidWorks surfacing techniques to create a candle holder by building swept and revolving surfaces, deriving a 3D sketch from surface intersections, and using circular pattern to produce 12 instances.

Learn to knit multiple surfaces into a single continuous surface in SolidWorks using the knead surface tool, resolve gaps, merge entities, and convert the result into a solid body.

Explore the thicken cut technique in SolidWorks to cut a solid body using a selected surface with adjustable thickness, including multi-body outcomes and selecting which bodies to modify.

Create a flush angled surface in SolidWorks with a three-degree boundary angle, using surface fill or swept surface, and measure its area in millimeters squared within tolerance.

Mirror the existing surfaces to form a solid, then create the solid body and apply abs plastic material. Compute mass properties and verify results within ±3.5 g.