From the course: SOLIDWORKS: Modeling a Bicycle

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Develop the model by adding off-the-shelf parts

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From the course: SOLIDWORKS: Modeling a Bicycle

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Develop the model by adding off-the-shelf parts

- [Instructor] The frame modeling is now finished. Although, depending on your own requirements, you might have added more details than my assembly here. At this stage, we can also add some off-the-shelf components into the model to make it look more finished but also to check that everything works as expected. These are parts like the seat post and the seat, the wheels, the crankset, so the pedals and the bottom bracket, and of course the fork and handlebars. If you're starting fresh at this point and using the exercise files, then unzip the chapter five files to a new folder and open the assembly file for chapter five. For the new parts that we're going to add, I've provided some simplified models that you can use, and these can be found under the chapter five files. You can also model up parts yourself from manufacturer's drawings and specifications, or you can search online for existing models that you can use.…

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