Hi Alex I'm afraid I can't post the actual structure, but it could be something along these lines - just much more structual embers with circular and rectangular pockets for inlays and hardware. https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/mbkitsystems/PDFs/Machine%20Enclosures/enc7.png Every profile has to g...

Hi Deepak Unfortunately this is also not really supported in SOLIDWORKS.... I mean, I can do it, but then I'd need to have a delete bodies, for each structual member I need to isolate in a configuration. With more than 100 bodies, that task alone is quite significant as well. Rebuild is already pret...

Hi Deepak Yes, that is somehow also my conclusion, but unfortunately not an option. Imagine a steel structure for a house, using 50 different groups and 10 different profiles. It is not possible to base sketches off planes at all here - so, major setback and will look for workarounds. I need individ...

Hi Peers I have a weldment part, where the geometry of the profile is somewhat complex. For small things, this is no issue at all, but for downstream production, having a more simple representation would greatly help. So, question is very simple: Is it possible to create a weldment structure having ...

Hi berg_lauritz and JuTu I took your comments and used them. Thanks for taking the time to contribute here :) Descriptions could for sure be better, but the "Shorts format does not really display descriptions anyway - it is a concept alike stories in Instagram and other platforms. Users don't a...

Hi All I've been making a few #shorts with SOLIDWORKS tips. These are meant for quick teasers and inspiration to explore the features more deeply, but with no awareness, they are never really discovered by many. I used to do SOLIDWORKS training with a reseller, and I know that users never learn ever...

Lucas - It is not always easy to model simple stuff :D As a machinist, sometimes programming what is an apparently easy part is much more complicated compared to what is considered an advanced part. I'll add a new part for you, containing all the solutions I'd use on similar design. There are 5 in ...

I'd do it like this to keep the round top face of the cylinders - but there are so many solutions available

For those who already installed the SP4, there is a hotfix available:
https://www.solidworks.com/sw/support/hotfixes.htm

Tim

Hi Lucas There are multiple solutions, and some decisions to make when making design like this. Is it required that the rib ends on the exact top faces of the cylinders? Is it OK if we have a short straight wall from both cylinders, before making the rib? Do we want to have it follow the exact curve...

Assuming we are talking SOLIDWORKS CAD/CAM here.... It is pretty easy to get the first steps taken care of using Express software already available in SOLIDWORKS. DFMXpress will look at a few common parameters for errors directly in the UI, so the engineer can check hole diameter/depth ratio easily ...

Hi If you have SOLIDWORKS CAM Professional, then you have CAM configurations. In your SOLIDWORKS CAM Feature Tree, at the very top, you can see 'configurations' If you expand it and then right click - copy, you'll get an exact copy of the current configuration. Only thing then is to edit the Stock, ...

Hi again Not sure what reason is, but I confirm your finding. Might be because file is Educational Version and somehow limited for edits. Extract Machinable Features can limit these features a bit, but as far as I have experienced, there is an 'Edit Feature' at top of dialogs in those cases. Not a r...

Hi MJuric

Please have a look at this short video where I explain how to do this.
This is REALLY easy.... As most of SOLIDWORKS CAM/CAMWorks is.

Hi Titaniumboy

Here is a video explaining the case, as I read it.


If you would like me to remove this video, please let me know and I'll take it off.
I do hope you will let me keep it there as others might benefit from it.

Tim

Hi

Can you share a concept of your file?
I can try to program this and share a recording with you.

Tim