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Prepping for manufacturing

Prepping for manufacturing - SOLIDWORKS Tutorial

From the course: SOLIDWORKS 2013-2017: Sheet Metal Design

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Prepping for manufacturing

Prior to sending parts out for manufacturing, it's always a good idea to review all the files. Make sure that all the parts fit together in the assembly and there is no interference. SolidWorks has some nice tools to help out with the work. The first tool I like to use is just basically the View tool. Click on the top of this part, click on Normal tool/g, and come over here and change from Shaded With Edges down to Wire Frame. This allows me to look through the part, and double check all the interferences or gaps. In this case here, I've got a tab that's going to be fitting into this hole. I'm expecting to have a little bit of a clearance gap between the two faces here. We you add some paint or some plate to these parts, more than likely, you're going to fill up some of that gap. And you want to make sure that these parts will go together easily. I can zoom in here on the screw, make sure that it's going to be fitting correctly. Notice, the screw is sitting a little bit outside of…

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