SolidWorks 2025 - Advanced Parts Training

Master SolidWorks 2025 extrusions by using diverse end conditions: blind, through all, up to next, up to vertex, and up to surface, and learn merging results to connect multiple bodies.

Explore end conditions in the extrude tool, including up to surface, offset from surface with gaps and reverse offset, up to body, mid plane, and through all—both for extrude cut.

Apply translate surface in extrude end conditions to offset from a surface, reverse offset, and align extrude depth with the sketch by translating the starting position.

Master start conditions in the SolidWorks 2025 extrude tool by selecting sketches, setting depth, and applying end conditions such as up to surface, vertex, and offset.

Learn to apply the thin feature in the extrude tool to create hollow parts with one-direction, mid-plane, or two-direction thickness and cap ends.

Use open profiles to create extruded boss or cut features, with depth and a 0.25 fillet. Apply open profiles to remove material via extruded cut, including blind and through all.

Learn to control any corner inside a fillet with the setback parameter in constant size fillets, using three edges and a vertex to set independent per-side distances.

Learn to create a partial fillet in SolidWorks by using the Fillet tool with partial edge parameters, defining start and end via distance offset, percent offset, or reference offset.

Explore advanced fillet options in SolidWorks 2025, including keep edge, keep surface, keep features, and round corners for constant size fillets to control surface continuity and feature interaction.

Create symmetric and asymmetric fillets in SolidWorks 2025 by using the constant type fillet, setting 15 millimeter symmetric distance and 5 millimeter asymmetric direction.

Learn to control fillet profiles in SolidWorks by selecting constant, conic rho, conic radius, curvature continuous, and asymmetric options, including elliptic, and verify shapes with sketches and relations.

Learn to create variable size fillets in SolidWorks 2025 using the fillet tool, define symmetric radius values, add multiple points, and manage continuous edge blend for complex organic shapes.

Discover how to create and control face fillets in SolidWorks 2025, including constant type fillets and face fillets between two faces using hold line for precise start and end.

Explore how to use the FilletXpert option within the Fillet tool to add, change, or remove fillets, diagnose failures, and apply constant, variable, and face fillets in SOLIDWORKS 2025.

Learn to use the corner replace option in FilletXpert to modify corner faces, compare alternative face types, and copy corner solutions to other corners.

Fix missing fillet references in SolidWorks by right-clicking a missing reference and choosing repair all missing references; this common technique helps when modifying features like extrude boss and extrude cut.

Create an offset face chamfer in SolidWorks by using the chamfer tool, selecting offset face chamfer, and entering symmetric or asymmetric values; explore multiple distance chamfers for internal edges.

Activate the chamfer tool from the features tab to apply the face-face chamfer by selecting faces, adjusting the chamfer parameter, and using hold line, asymmetric, or chord width options.

Learn to create a partial chamfer in SolidWorks 2025 by using the offset face chamfer type, selecting partial edge parameters, and adjusting start condition and distance offset.

Learn to convert between chamfer and fillet in solidworks 2025, using constant type and face type fillets, and the two chamfer types: offset face chamfer and face face chamfer.

Explore advanced swept techniques in SolidWorks 2025 to create sweeps using profiles, paths, edges, and multiple close profiles, with direction options and face-based profile selection.

Master selection manager in SolidWorks swept paths by selecting profile and path, using select group for multiple edges, applying tangent, and choosing open, closed, and face loops to target edges.

Master creating sweeps with guide curves in SolidWorks 2025 advanced parts training, controlling top, bottom, left, and right of the swept body by selecting guide curves and adjusting their order.

Control sweep profile orientation in SolidWorks 2025 by comparing perpendicular and keep normal constant settings as you create two sweeps along a path, observing cross-section changes.

Learn to use follow path and first guide curve to control your sweep with the swept tool, prioritizing the path over the guide curve and preserving a 90-degree profile twist.

Activate the swept tool to twist a profile along a path with a twist value in degrees, radians, or revolutions, and learn when this is suitable for a fabric part.

Learn to use start and end constraints in SolidWorks lofts, controlling tangent length, draft, and the sketch order with normal to profile or direction vector.

Learn to control lofted shapes in SolidWorks 2025 with connectors. Create lofts from two close profiles, adjust connectors, and define exact connector positions for precise results.

Explore guide-curve influence types in SolidWorks 2025 lofts, selecting global, to next sharp, to next edge, and to next guide to control lofted geometry using guide curves and connectors.

Control a loft path with the centerline parameter by selecting two profiles, enabling show section, and adjusting the centerline value to change the cross-section along the loft.

Learn to create a cross-section profile from an existing loft and reuse it by adding a loft section, right-click the loft, set the plane, press okay, and edit spline sketch.

Learn to create a closed loft in SolidWorks 2025 by using the loft tool, selecting closed profiles, and enabling the close loft option to add material between loops.

Use the lofted cut tool in SolidWorks 2025 to remove material, using three profiles, normal to profile constraints, and guide curves with close loft for a smooth surface.

Explore how to use the pattern layout options in SolidWorks' fill pattern tool to define circular, polygon, perforation, and square patterns, adjust margins, spacing, and direction for precise instances.

Explore the seed cut option inside the Fill Pattern tool in SolidWorks 2025 advanced parts training, creating circular, square, diamond, or polygonal seeds with adjustable diameter and spacing.

Learn to use the instance count option in the fill pattern tool in SolidWorks across three scenarios, validate counts, adjust spacing and margin, and ensure correct instance hits on faces.

Create a SolidWorks linear pattern using the up to reference option to set distances from the first and last instances to side edges, with controllable spacing or instance count.

Master the instance to vary option in the linear and circular pattern tools to change each instance’s dimensions with increments and custom values.

Use the vary sketch option in the linear pattern tool to create complex slot patterns whose width follows two curves. Define direction with a dimension and enable full preview.

Use vary sketch option in the linear pattern tool to create a slot whose width follows two curves, then pattern it and adjust instances with centroid and up to reference.

Learn to apply the sketch driven pattern tool to place instances on random points by creating a sketch and selecting a feature for flexible patterning.

Create a table driven pattern in SolidWorks by importing a table, specifying a coordinate system, and copying the body; preview and save the table, then update from a text file.

Create a pattern of any feature with the variable pattern tool, patterning an extrude cut and adjusting each instance's dimensions via the pattern table.

Create and edit ribs with the rib tool in SolidWorks 2025 by sketching on a face, selecting extrusion direction, setting thickness, applying draft angles, and counting dimensions from sketch plane.

Learn how the Boundary Boss tool creates swept and loft features, compare flexible connectors to loft snapping, and apply tangency to face or curvature to face options.

Activate boundary cut tool from the features tab, select three sketches in direction 1, set normal to profile, and press ok to remove material; it mirrors Boundary Boss options.

Learn to create a dome feature on a bottle in SolidWorks 2025, with circular or elliptical options, and control the dome via a center point sketch on a new plane.

Master splitting faces in SolidWorks 2025 using the split line tool and projection, split multiple faces, control direction, and apply intersection-based splits for simulation constraints.

Learn to wrap sketch geometry around a face with SolidWorks 2025 wrap tool, choosing emboss, deboss, or scribe, using analytical or spline surface methods for cylindrical or organic shapes.

Learn the indent feature in SolidWorks 2025 to create an offset pocket or protrusion that matches a tooling body, with 3 mm thickness and 5 mm clearance.

Activate the indent tool and use the tool body region to apply region-specific values such as 0 and 2, and learn the trick to select all regions with remove selections.

Learn to create external or internal threads with SolidWorks' thread tool inside the Hole Wizard, specifying location, end conditions, thread type, pitch, and multiple starts, while managing performance with configurations.

Create a stud with the Stud Wizard tool in SolidWorks, from a cylindrical body or flat surface; define end edge, thread details (M8), and optional undercut.

Learn to use the advanced hole tool in SolidWorks 2025 to create multiple holes with near and far side faces, including counterbore, through, and tapered holes, and customize size.

Create reference points in SolidWorks 2025 using the point tool with options like arc center, center of face, intersection, on point, along curve distance, projection, and reuse via pin.

Create reference axes in SolidWorks 2025 using face, plane, edge, and vertex. Explore four axis options: one line/edge/axis, two planes, two points/vertices, and cylindrical/conical face, plus point and face/plane.

Learn to create and customize coordinate systems in SolidWorks 2025, measure center of mass with different origins, and save parts as parasolid to apply new coordinates.

Create and verify the center of mass in SolidWorks 2025 using the Mass Properties tool, then create a reference point on the center of mass and dimension from it.

Create a plane parallel to the screen with the plane tool by selecting a vertex and using the update and offset distance, including flipping, to maintain alignment.

Learn to create a bounding box for a SolidWorks model with the bounding box tool, choosing rectangular or cylindrical types and customizing orientation via a plane.

Multibody part files contain more than one solid body under the Solid Bodies folder. Dynamics require assemblies; use weldments for welded structures and convert when needed.

Create multibody parts in a SolidWorks part file by using sketches and extrusions, managing contours and thickness, and applying split, shell, and combine tools.

Use the split tool in direct editing to create multiple bodies by trimming parts, selecting which bodies to keep, and optionally consuming cut bodies to split a solid.

Split a multibody into four bodies, save each as a part, and assemble them; edits to a part update the assembly via external references to the parent.

Learn to save a solid body inside a part file using the Save Bodies tool in SolidWorks 2025, then create an assembly from the bodies and review external references.

Master the combine tool in direct editing to add, subtract, or find the common region among multiple solid bodies; preview results, adjust selections, and finalize with OK.

Learn to use the Intersect tool to create closed volume solids and identify internal regions with planes and cross sections. Manage region visibility and merge results to compute volume.

Create an exploded view of multi-body parts with the Insert, Exploded View tool; drag bodies, edit steps, and use auto-space to separate multiple bodies, then collapse in the configuration manager.

Learn to use the interference detection tool in the evaluate tab of SolidWorks 2025 to find multibody interferences, select bodies, recalculate results, ignore or exclude items, and visualize interference volumes.

Learn to insert a part file into another part file in SolidWorks to create a multibody part, using the part tool to locate the part and manage external references.

Explore how configuration in SolidWorks 2025 enables multiple part or assembly variations within a single document, using the configuration manager to switch between configurations and control dimensions, features, and materials.

Create and manage multiple configurations in SolidWorks 2025, set configuration names and descriptions, decide bill of materials naming, reorder configurations, and delete the default configuration.

Learn to control dimensions inside each configuration in SolidWorks 2025 by adjusting the table diameter and leg count, applying changes to specific configurations, and rebuilding to update models.

Learn to control feature state and material for each configuration using the configuration table, suppressing or unsuppressing features for large, middle, and small table configurations.

Master controlling SolidWorks configurations via the configuration table, including suppressing and unsuppressing features, naming dimensions, adding circular patterns, and saving multiple configurations.

Learn to use advanced options in configuration properties to suppress features for inactive configurations and assign per-configuration color to each configuration.

Learn to control display states in SolidWorks 2025, adjusting hide/show, display mode, appearance, and transparency, and link them to configurations for configuration-specific visuals.

Create and manage derived configurations in SolidWorks to establish a parent-child relationship, inherit all values from the parent, override specific parameters like appearance, and synchronize changes across child configurations.

Learn to control SolidWorks configurations with design table to keep file size small, and create or edit design tables to define dimensions like top diameter, legs, and thickness.

Learn to capture feature states and dimensions in SolidWorks 2025 design tables, control configurations via the configuration manager, suppress or unsuppress features, and add new features for updates.