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How do you cut a shape in SolidWorks?
Click Cut With Surface on the Features toolbar, or click Insert > Cut > With Surface. In the PropertyManager, under Surface Cut Parameters, select the surface or plane to use to cut the solid bodies. Examine the preview. If necessary, click Flip cut to reverse the direction of the cut.
How do you rotate a cut in Solidworks 2020?
Open a sketch on a face or plane, and sketch a profile of the cut. The profile can contain more than one closed contour. Click Extruded Cut or Revolved Cut (Features toolbar), or click Insert > Assembly Feature > Cut , then Extrude or Revolve. Set the options as needed in the Extrude or Revolve PropertyManager.
How do you cut with surface in Solidworks?
Click Cut With Surface on the Features toolbar, or click Insert > Cut > With Surface. In the PropertyManager, under Surface Cut Parameters, select the surface or plane to use to cut the solid bodies. Examine the preview. If necessary, click Flip cut to reverse the direction of the cut.
Why can’t I extrude cut in Solidworks?
Most times it’s a tiny tiny gap in the shape that won’t let you cut since the profile is not complete. Another option is to just try cut extrude as a “thin feature” though this will not give you the result you want you should be able to see if any gaps exist.
Can we extrude the sketch in both direction yes or no?
To extrude in both directions from the sketch plane in the PropertyManager, under Direction 1, select Through All – Both Directions. To extrude as a thin feature, set the PropertyManager options in Thin Feature.
What is revolved cut in SolidWorks?
Revolved Cuts There are many powerful cutting tools within SolidWorks besides the basic extrude cut tool. The revolved cut tool allows you to cut a profile around an axis creating complex geometry in a single feature. To set up a revolved cut it is very similar to any other feature, you start with a sketch.
Can you sweep a body in SolidWorks?
Under the SOLIDWORKS Cut Sweep command, there is an option which allows you to select a solid body instead of a sketch as a profile to produce the cut. The following image shows two bodies and a helix which works as the path for the sweep command. Solid Body #2 represents the cutting tool.
How do you make a lofted boss in SolidWorks?
Click Lofted Boss/Base on the Features toolbar, or click Insert, Boss/Base, Loft. Click Lofted Cut on the Features toolbar, or click Insert, Cut, Loft. Click Lofted Surface on the Surfaces toolbar, or click Insert, Surface, Loft.
How do you use the Hole Wizard in SolidWorks?
You can use the Hole Wizard to create customized holes of various types. To create hole wizard holes, create a part and select a surface, click Hole Wizard (Features toolbar) or Insert > Features > Hole > Wizard, set the PropertyManager options, and click .
Why is extrude cut greyed out?
It is greyed out because, as you have described it, you have bodies and not surfaces. TL;DR (more info below): You need to convert the solid body to a surface to use the Trim Surface. Or you need to use something like an Extruded Cut if you are only working with bodies. Or you need to use surfaces from the beginning.
How do you smooth a curve in Solidworks?
To access this tool you must be in an open sketch, and have the spline selected in the graphics area. Next, head to Tools > Spline Tools > Simplify Spline. In the dialog box you can either set a value for tolerance and click OK or click Smooth and watch SOLIDWORKS do its thing (always my preferred option).
Can we exclude the sketch in both direction?
Yes, using extruded direction selection in the box under the end condition drop down.
Which option is used to Extrude the sketch that passes through all surfaces?
Select an existing sketch and then click Model > Extrude. This method is referred to as object-action. Select a datum plane or planar surface to use as the sketching plane and then click Model > Extrude.
Where is the cavity tool in SolidWorks?
Click Cavity on the Mold Tools toolbar, or click Insert > Mold > Cavity.
What is boundary boss in SolidWorks?
You can specify sketch curves, edges, faces, or other sketch entities to control the shape of a boundary feature. When you select entities to define the boundary feature in two directions, you can select curves influence options that control how the selected entities influence the design.