Join Gabriel Corbett for an in-depth discussion in this video Trimming and extending portions of a sketch, part of SOLIDWORKS 2012 Essential Training.
The Trim and Extend tools allow the creation of complex shapes in building geometry that combines with other shapes.…The Trim tool has various modes that it can operate it.…The most powerful of those is the Power Trim Command.…This should be your Go-To tool for modifying sketch elements.…Let's jump over to SolidWorks and start up the Trim command. Trim is here.…If I click on the dropdown arrow here, I also have the option to get Extend Entities. Click on Trim.…Power Trim is my favorite. But we're going to come back to that one.…So we're going to start here with Corner Trim. Select that one.…
Corner Trim is going to keep the two items you click on, and trim off the other ones in that corner.…So this time, I'm going to click, just a regular left mouse click.…Selecting the first item, you then come over here and select this second item,…and notice it's going to trim off those two legs that were hanging off.…Continue down here, do it one more time.…Click on the first line, click on the second line and it's going to…
Author
Gabriel Corbett
Released
3/7/2012The course shows how to cut and revolve holes into parts and use the Hole Wizard tool to generate industry standard holes like counter bores, counter sinks, and taps. Best practice for designing parts is emphasized throughout the course as well as methods for creating parts faster and easier using equations, mirroring, and patterning tools. The course wraps up with generating manufacturing-ready drawings complete with an itemized Bill of Materials. As a bonus feature, Gabriel shows how to photo render a final design. Exercise files are included with the course.
- Starting a new sketch
- Adding and removing relationships
- Dimensioning a sketch for specific size attributes
- Setting system options, units, and templates
- Drawing polygons
- Drawing circles, arcs, and splines
- Creating offset geometry
- Moving, copying, and rotating elements
- Working with planes, axes, and the coordinate system
- Using Revolve and Loft to create 3D objects
- Trimming with the Revolve, Loft, and Sweep cuts
- Creating smooth and angled corners with fillets and chamfers
- Designing with sketch blocks
- Working with subassemblies
- Creating threaded parts
- Integrating Excel to manage design tables
- Adding dimension notations to a drawing
- Rendering an image of a part or assembly
Skill Level Beginner
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome59s
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Using the exercise files1m 10s
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1. Touring the Interface
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2. Introducing the 3D Workspace
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Understanding the 3D world3m 38s
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Starting a new sketch4m 34s
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3. Basic Sketching Tools
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Using the Circle tool3m 44s
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4. Relationships and Sketching Tools
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Creating arcs in a sketch7m 47s
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Sketching polygons4m 9s
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5. Sketch-Editing Tools
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Creating offset geometry3m 20s
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Mirroring part of a sketch2m 46s
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6. Reference Geometry
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Working with planes7m 30s
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Placing and using axes3m 2s
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7. Building 3D Geometry
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8. Removing Material
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Trimming with the sweep cut3m 56s
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9. Refining Geometry
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Mirroring objects5m 22s
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10. Blocks
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Creating blocks3m 27s
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Designing with blocks3m 56s
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11. Assembly: Putting it All Together
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Working with subassemblies5m 54s
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Patterning in assemblies6m 1s
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12. Advanced Mates
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13. Hole Wizard
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14. In-Context Modeling
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Linking to layout sketches5m 18s
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15. Creating Threaded Parts
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16. Equations and Design Tables
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17. Part Drawings
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Working with drawing templates11m 50s
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18. Adding Dimension Notations to a Drawing
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Applying auto dimensions4m 40s
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19. Adding General Annotations
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Creating hole callouts4m 16s
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Adding item notes6m 45s
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Drawing revisions3m 27s
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20. Assembly Drawings
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21. Rendering
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Conclusion
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Next steps1m 18s
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