In traditional 2D CAD, blocks are used to group sketch entities together for easy manipulation such as scaling, rotating, and moving as a group.
- [Instructor] Blocks are a great tool to use in SolidWorks.…Many of us are familiar with blocks…because we use them in other softwares…like AutoCAD or other 2D suites back in the past,…but SolidWorks also has full block capability.…Inside of sketches, you can have multiple blocks…that you can grab, manipulate, add relations to.…If you go the extra mile, you can set up a block library…so you can quickly grab and drag and drop blocks…into your designs, and make them even better, even quicker.…
So for example, this is a sheet metal part…that I'm working on.…I've got a cutout for a buzzer in here.…I can just drag and drop as many of that cutout as I want,…and dimension it accordingly,…to put it in the right position.…And it's very quick and easy,…and I know I've got accurate cutouts.…I don't have to go in here…and we do this geometry every single time.…So that's just one example of how you can leverage blocks.…You can also use them in drawings,…and in other areas in SolidWorks.…We're going to step through making and editing blocks,…
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12/11/2018- Sketch entities
- Sketch tools
- Making and editing blocks
- Advanced spline tools
- Relations and references
- 3D sketching
- Sketching in drawings
- Curves
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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1. Sketch Entities
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Basic sketch entities review1m 35s
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Plane1m 32s
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Route Line2m 6s
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Belt Chain2m 21s
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Derived sketch2m 45s
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Sketch from a drawing2m 2s
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2. Sketch Tools
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Repair Sketch2m 15s
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SketchXpert1m 32s
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Align1m 11s
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Modify2m 41s
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Close Sketch to Model1m 52s
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Check Sketch for features1m 48s
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Sketch Picture3m 55s
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Area hatch/fill3m 3s
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Mirror2m 30s
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3. Blocks
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Make and edit blocks1m 59s
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Inserting blocks1m 35s
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Save a block1m 34s
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Explode blocks1m 16s
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4. Advanced Spline Tools
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Style spline3m 26s
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Spline on a surface1m 52s
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Equation Driven Curve2m 22s
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5. Relations
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Relations2m 11s
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References1m 50s
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6. 3D Sketching
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3D sketching5m 2s
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Rapid sketch2m 37s
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Editing in 3D3m 18s
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7. Sketching in Drawings
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8. Curves
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Split Line1m 11s
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Projected1m 9s
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Composite1m 41s
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Helix/Spiral2m 23s
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Conclusion
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Next steps35s
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Video: Traditional blocks and libraries