Certified Solidworks Professional Advanced Surface Modeling Exam Preparation

Certified Solidworks Professional Advanced Surface Modeling Exam Preparation

Copyright © 2020 by Matt G Boston and Munyaradzi Gororo.

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Table Of Contents

Table Of Contents

TABLE OF FIGURES

Chapter 1

COMPLETING A PART DESIGN USING SURFACE MODELING

WORKING WITH AN IMPORTED SURFACE

EXTENDING A SURFACE

UNDERSTANDING EXTEND SURFACE - EXTENSION TYPE OPTIONS

CREATING A CENTERPOINT ARC

EXTRUDED SURFACE

HIDING AND SHOWING SKETCHES

EXTEND SURFACE - SAME SURFACE EXTENSION TYPE

EXTEND SURFACE - LINEAR EXTENSION TYPE

TRIMMING A SURFACE USING A SKETCH

CHAPTER 1 ANSWER

MEASURING THE AREA OF A SURFACE

Chapter 2

USING EXTEND AND TRIM SURFACE CONTROLS

EXTENDING A SURFACE

TRIMMING A SURFACE USING A SKETCH PICTURE

USING A SKETCH PICTURE TO CREATE A SKECTH

SKETCHING A 3 POINT ARC

SKETCHING A SPLINE

TRIMMING A SURFACE USING A SKETCH

CHAPTER 2 ANSWER

MEASURING THE AREA OF A SURFACE

TRIMMING A SURFACE USING A SKETCH

MUTUAL TRIM EXAMPLE ONE

MUTUAL TRIM PREVIEW OPTIONS

MUTUAL TRIM EXAMPLE TWO

MUTUAL TRIM EXAMPLE THREE - SURFACE SPLIT OPTIONS

Chapter 3

CREATING SKETCH ENTITIES USING A SKETCH PICTURE

SKETCHING A STYLE SPLINE

USING THE MODIFY DIALOG BOX

CHANGING A SKETCH'S COLOUR

STARTING A SKETCH ON THE TOP PLANE

SKETCHING A 3 POINT ARC

APPLYING SKETCH RELATIONS

USING CONVERT ENTITIES

CONVERTING SKETCH ENTITIES TO CONSTRUCTION GEOMETRY

RENAMING A SKETCH

CREATING A PROJECTED CURVE

HIDING OR SHOWING SKETCHES

CHAPTER 3 ANSWER

MEASURE TOOL QUICK COPY

CHAPTER THREE EXAMPLE ONE

SKETCH ON SKETCH CURVE

CREATING A SWEPT FEATURE USING A PROJECTED CURVE AS THE PATH

CHAPTER THREE EXAMPLE TWO

SKETCH ON FACES CURVE

USING THE SWEPT SURFACE FEATURE

MUTUAL TRIM

FILLET SURFACE

MOVING THE CONFIRMATION CORNER OPTIONS TO THE POINTER

THICKENING A SURFACE

Chapter 4

CREATING TWO-POINT SPLINES WITH TANGENCY

SPLINE HANDLES

SHOW / HIDE SPLINE HANDLES

EDITING SPLINES

ADDING RELATIONS

HIDE / SHOW SKETCH RELATIONS

DIMENSIONING TO SPLINE HANDLES

BOUNDARY SURFACE

ACCESSSING THE SELECTION MANAGER

CURVATURE DISPLAY

USING THE KNIT SURFACE TOOL

ZEBRA STRIPES

VIEWING A PART WITH ZEBRA STRIPES

VIEWING SELECTED FACES WITH ZEBRA STRIPES

CREATING THE SECOND BOUNDARY SURFACE

USING THE KNIT SURFACE TOOL

CURVATURE DISPLAY

DEVIATION ANALYSIS

CHAPTER 4 ANSWER

Chapter 5

MIRRORING BODIES IN A PART

USING THE THICKEN FEATURE

CHAPTER 5 ANSWER

MEASURING VOLUME

CHAPTER FIVE EXAMPLE

MIRRORING BODIES IN A PART

KNITTING SURFACES

TILE VERTICALLY

PERFORMANCE EVALUATION

Chapter 6

CREATING A 2D SKETCH TO USE AS A TRIM TOOL

TRIMMING MULTIPLE SURFACES USING A SKETCH AS A TRIM TOOL

CHAPTER 6 ANSWER

Chapter 7

CREATING BOUNDARIES

CREATING DIRECTION ONE BOUNDARIES - METHOD ONE

CREATING DIRECTION ONE BOUNDARIES - METHOD TWO

CREATING DIRECTION ONE BOUNDARIES - METHOD THREE

USING SPLIT ENTITIES

CHANGING DIMENSIONS TO DRIVEN DIMENSIONS AND ADDING SKETCH RELATIONS

CREATING DIRECTION TWO BOUNDARIES

ANALYSING THE QUALITY OF A SPLINE USING CURVATURE COMBS

CREATING MIRRORED ENTITIES IN A 3D SKETCH

USING CONVERT ENTITIES IN A 3D SKETCH

CREATING A BOUNDARY SURFACE

CHAPTER 7 ANSWER

MEASURING SURFACE AREA

Chapter 8

EDITING AN EXISTING SKETCH

ADDING REFERENCE DIMENSIONS

USING SPLIT ENTITIES

ADDING DRIVING DIMENSIONS

CREATING BLEND SURFACE 4

CREATING BLEND SURFACE 6

CHAPTER 8 ANSWER

USING THE MEASURE TOOL TO MEASURE SURFACE AREA

Chapter 9

KNITTING SURFACES

USING THE FILLED SURFACE FEATURE

CHAPTER 9 ANSWER

USING THE MEASURE TOOL TO MEASURE SURFACE AREA

EXAMPLE - DIMENSIONING AROUND A CENTRELINE (RADIAL AND DIAMETRIC DIMENSIONS)

Chapter 10

CREATING A 3D SKETCH USING CONVERT ENTITIES

EXTEND SURFACE

CREATING A BOUNDaRY SURFACE

KNIT SURFACE

TRIM SURFACE

FILLET SURFACE

CHAPTER 10 ANSWER

CHECKING THE FILLET RESULT

USING THE MEASURE TOOL TO MEASURE SURFACE AREA

CURVATURE ANALYSIS

DELETING AND PATCHING FACES

CURVATURE ANALYSIS

USING THE MEASURE TOOL TO MEASURE SURFACE AREA

Chapter 11

DELETING FACES

DELETING HOLES FROM A SURFACE

CHAPTER 11 ANSWER

USING THE MEASURE TOOL TO MEASURE SURFACE AREA

Chapter 12

CREATING A SOLID FROM AN ENCLOSED VOLUME

CHAPTER 12 ANSWER

DISPLAYING MASS PROPERTIES OF A PART

Chapter 13

EXTEND SURFACE

TRIM SURFACE

CHAPTER 13 ANSWER

MEASURING THE SURFACE AREA OF A SURFACE BODY

Chapter 14

SPLITTING A PART

HIDING ALL SURFACE BODIES

CHAPTER 14 ANSWER

MEASURING SURFACE AREA

Chapter 15

HIDE ALL SOLID BODIES

OFFSET SURFACE

EXTEND SURFACE

CUT WITH SURFACE

CHAPTER 15 ANSWER

MEASURING SURFACE AREA

INDEX

TABLE OF FIGURES

Figure 1 - Complete Part Designed using Surface Modeling Techniques and Functionality

Figure 2 - Complete Part Designed using Surface Modeling Techniques and Functionality

Figure 3 - Incomplete Part to be completed using Solidworks Surface Modeling Techniques and Functionality

Figure 4  - Downloaded part to be completed using Solidworks Surface Modeling

Figure 5  - Sketch image as viewed from the side view - Sketch AAA

Figure 6  - Sketch image as viewed from the top looking down - Sketch BBB

Figure 7  - Sketch image as viewed from the top looking down - Sketch CCC

Figure 8  - Extended / trimmed surface that is homogenous

Figure 9  - Extended / trimmed surface that is made up of two or more faces

Figure 10 - Extending a surface through an en edge selection

Figure 11 - Surface Model Current Status

Figure 12 - Extension Type Options in the Extend Surface PropertyManager

Figure 13 - Arc PropertyManager

Figure 14 - Centerpoint Arc

Figure 15 - Changing the Unit System without opening Document Properties

Figure 16 - Fully Defined Centerpoint Arc Sketch

Figure 17 - Fully Defined Sketch

Figure 18 - Fully Defined Centerpoint Arc Sketch

Figure 19 - Fully Defined Centerpoint Arc Sketch

Figure 20 - Hiding and showing sketches

Figure 21 - Extruded Surface and absorbed sketch shown

Figure 22 - Extend Surface - Same surface Extension Type

Figure 23 - Extend Surface Same surface Extension Type

Figure 24 - Feature renaming and suppression

Figure 25 - Extend Surface - Linear Extension Type

Figure 26 - Extend Surface Linear Extension Type

Figure 27 - Extend Surface Linear Extension Type - Feature renaming

Figure 28 - Trimming an extended surface using a sketch

Figure 29 - Surface Model current status

Figure 30 - Select a surface on the Surface Model

Figure 31 - Chapter One Answer - Measuring Surface Area

Figure 32 - Chapter Two - Completed surface model

Figure 33 - Extending a Surface

Figure 34 - Surface Model Current Status

Figure 35 - Trimming a surface using a sketch

Figure 36 - Editing an existing Sketch

Figure 37 - Editing an existing Sketch

Figure 38 - Sketching a 3 Point Arc

Figure 39 - Sketching a 3 Point Arc

Figure 40 - Adding Sketch Relations

Figure 41 - Sketching a Spline

Figure 42 - Adding Sketch Relations

Figure 43 - Trimming a surface using a sketch

Figure 44 - Surface Model current status

Figure 45 - Select a surface on the Surface Model

Figure 46 - Chapter Two Answer - Measuring Surface Area

Figure 47 - Understanding the standard trim split options - STANDARD TRIM.sldprt

Figure 48 - Understanding the standard trim split options - STANDARD TRIM.sldprt

Figure 49 - Understanding the standard trim split options

Figure 50 - Understanding the standard trim split options  - NATURAL

Figure 51 - Understanding the standard trim split options  - LINEAR

Figure 52 - Understanding the standard trim split options  - LINEAR

Figure 53 - MUTUAL TRIM.sldprt downloaded part

Figure 54 - Mutual Trim

Figure 55 - Mutual Trim - Trim Action

Figure 56 - Mutual Trim Preview Options - Show Included Surfaces

Figure 57 - Mutual Trim Preview Options - Show Excluded Surfaces

Figure 58 - Mutual Trim Preview Options - Show both Included and Excluded Surfaces

Figure 59 - Mutual Trim Result

Figure 60 - Mutual Trim - Selections

Figure 61 - Mutual Trim - Remove Selections - Show Excluded Surfaces

Figure 62 - Mutual Trim Result

Figure 63 - Mutual Trim - Selections

Figure 64 - Mutual Trim - Surface Split Options - Natural

Figure 65 - Mutual Trim - Surface Split Options - Natural - Result

Figure 66 - Mutual Trim - Selections

Figure 67 - Mutual Trim - Selections

Figure 68 - Mutual Trim - Surface Split Options - Linear - Result

Figure 69 - Mutual Trim - Selections

Figure 70 - Mutual Trim - Split All

Figure 71 - Recreating the missing portion of a parting line

Figure 72 - Editing an Existing Sketch

Figure 73 - Creating a sketch using a sketch picture

Figure 74 - Sketching a Style Spline

Figure 75 - Sketching a Style Spline

Figure 76 - Sketching a Style Spline

Figure 77 - Fully Defined Style Spline

Figure 78 - Modify Dialog Box

Figure 79 - Modify Dialog Box - Resetting the Spin Increment Value

Figure 80 - Increment Dialog Box - Setting an Increment Value

Figure 81 - Modify Dialog Box - Using the thumbwheel to fine tune a dimension

Figure 82 - Modify