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Using the Toolbox

Using the Toolbox - SOLIDWORKS Tutorial

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Using the Toolbox

- In this example, we're going to be working with the Solidworks toolbox. Now toolbox is a preloaded library that has thousands of fasteners that makes it really easy to use them just by dragging and dropping them into an assembly. So, before we start doing that we do need to create an assembly. So, over here, let's click on this part here and say Make Assembly from Part. Click on the default template. Click on OK. Drop that component in and now we're ready to start adding in some components. So, right here, I have a hole and if you click on the twirl down here, it is a counterbore for a 3/8ths inch socket head cap screw. So, let's go ahead and turn on toolbox and then grab some components and then drop them into my assembly. So, over here, under the library, you can see here there's an icon called Toolbox. Click on that. And if you've never used it before, you're generally going to have to add it in now, so click on that one there. It loads it up and now you can choose which system…

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