Solidworks surfacing and complex shape modeling bible free download

More options. Find it at other libraries via WorldCat Limited preview. Contents Preface. Part I: Laying the Groundwork. Chapter 1: Understanding Basic Concepts. Chapter 2: Surfacing Primer. Part II: Understanding the Tools. Chapter 3: Sketching with Splines.

Chapter 4: Sketching in 3D. Chapter 5: Creating Curves. Chapter 7: Using Advanced Fillets. Chapter 8: Shelling. Chapter Working with Hybrid Features. Chapter Managing Surfaces. Chapter Using Direct Editing Tools. Chapter Managing Bodies. Chapter Evaluating Geometry.

Chapter Modeling a Ladle. Chapter Modeling a Trowel. Chapter Modeling Blends. Chapter Modeling a Plastic Bottle. Chapter Modeling Decorative Features. Chapter Modeling Overmolded Geometry. Chapter Working from Digitized Data. Chapter Using Master Model Techniques. Chapter Post-Processing Data. You'll learn how to apply concepts, utilize tools, and combine techniques and strategies in hands-on tutorials. Sometimes, however, surfaces are used to manually shell a solid as a workaround when the Shell feature simply won't do the job for whatever reason.

Manual shelling is generally not something you want to undertake except as a last resort, but sometimes it is the only way. When the automated tools can't handle the task, it is nice to know that you are not completely stuck. The Shell feature has many mundane uses, but in this chapter, I discuss more advanced functions and describe several techniques for using the Shell feature that may or may not be new to you.

I can't take credit for inventing any of these techniques; they are the product of many individuals experimenting with many different parametric design tools over the course of decades. The Shell feature is most frequently associated with modeling injection—molded parts. Skip to main content.

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