LinkedIn Learning author David Antanavige walks members through all the surface features currently available in SOLIDWORKS xDesign.
- [Instructor] When working with surfaces,…it's very similar to working with extrusions…and other features in SolidWorks xDesign.…Going down to the toolbar and clicking on the Surfaces tab,…we find all of our surface features here.…We have Projection Curve, Intersect Curve,…Through Point Curve, Extrude Surface,…Revolve Surface, Sweep Surface,…Loft Surface, Fill Surface,…Net Surface, Trim Surface,…Offset Surface, and Surface Extend.…
We also have a Ruled Surface as well.…Now, we're not going to look at all of these,…but I do want to highlight some in particular.…Now, the Surface Extrusion,…Revolved Surface, Sweep Surface,…and Loft Surface work almost identically to the extrusion.…You've got to have an existing profile,…so I'm going to go ahead and hit Extrude Surface,…and for my sketch, I'm going to select this sketch…that I've already pre-made.…I'm going to drag this out some distance, and hit OK,…and you can see we've created our surface.…
Pretty basic.…Now, if I wanted to do a revolve of that surface instead,…
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Released
1/29/2019- Creating a 3D passport
- Using the collaborative space in 3DExperience
- Navigating the xDesign GUI
- Accessing the toolbar tabs
- Getting design guidance
- Creating profiles to customize input loads and constraints
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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1. Introduction to the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform
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Dashboard5m 21s
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Search1m 57s
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xDesign app2m 28s
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User Assistance panel2m 5s
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2. xDesign GUI
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Toolbar1m 32s
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Marketplace3m 32s
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Part Supply3m 16s
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3. Toolbar Tabs
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Sketch tab, part 13m 54s
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Sketch tab, part 25m 42s
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Feature tab, part 17m 4s
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Feature tab, part 24m 38s
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Feature tab, part 33m 30s
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Surface tab5m 12s
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Assembly3m 30s
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Tools tab6m 17s
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Manage tab, part 13m 31s
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Manage tab, part 21m 51s
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View tab5m 42s
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4. Design Guidance
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Learning Assistant1m 1s
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Design Guidance7m 35s
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Creating profiles1m 20s
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Conclusion
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Next steps52s
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