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Using surfaces to build solid models - SOLIDWORKS Tutorial
From the course: SOLIDWORKS 2018 Essential Training
Using surfaces to build solid models
- [Instructor] In this example, we're going to be using a surface to create a solid. Now if you remember, from the extrude tool, we have the option of extruding up to surface or offset from a surface, so that's exactly what we're going to do here. The first thing I want to do is create a rectangle or a sketch on this plane number two. Click on that one, start a sketch, and let's go ahead and create a rectangle. I'm going to go ahead and use this corner rectangle tool and make sure something is directly below that surface. If it's sticking out past the surface, it won't work. It has to be completely underneath of this surface for it to work. Now exit out of that sketch. Now what we're going to do is we're going to take this square, this rectangle, and we're going to extrude it up to that surface. The only problem here as I notice is I actually have two surface bodies. I have this surface over here, and I have this one over here, and that's really not going to work. I have to have one…
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Loft tool6m 58s
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Refining a lofted shape with guide curves1m 58s
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Making lofted cuts1m 46s
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Creating swept shapes3m 2s
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Making swept cuts4m 6s
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Using the Wrap command4m 47s
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Boundary Boss/Base3m 47s
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Intersect tool3m 33s
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Working with configurations4m 12s
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Surface tools2m 18s
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Using surfaces to build solid models2m 3s
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Direct Editing: Move/Copy Bodies3m 59s
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Direct Editing: Move Face3m 28s
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Direct Editing: Combine2m 57s
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