Basic Part Design Flashcards
How many sketches do you need to have to sweep?
2
What is the difference between the loft and sweep features?
The loft allows you to use two different cross sections.
How many sketches are needed to use the loft tool?
2
ow do you close a loft using a sketch that is already a part of the loft?
Check the Close Loft button in the property window.
When using mid plane, how do you know how to split your depth properly?
SolidWorks will take care of that for you.
How would you go about changing the sketch on an extruded boss item?
Edit the sketch and when you’re finished, the extruded item will adjust to the new size.
In order to use the Through All Both condition on extruding cuts, what do you have to do with the second direction?
SolidWorks automatically sets it to Through All.
True or False: You can not use the edge of the drawing as the axis of revolution.
False
If you are cut extruding multiple items but you need them to have different end conditions, you must…
Individually cut them.
If you are changing the geometry but realize you want to go back to how you had it, what button should you click?
The red X.
The sketch defines the _____, and the feature defines the _____.
Shape, thickness
True or False: When you sketch the line to rib, it does not have to be touching the other surfaces. SolidWorks will automatically do this.
True
How can you access the sketch once you have created a boss?
Using the properties window and clicking the plus sign next to the boss
Which of the following is an example of design intent?
- Centering a circle in a square with side length 4 by setting the distance between the center of the circle and the side to be 2.
- Having a cut needing to go through the whole shape be set to 3 inches, which is the thickness of the shape.
- Putting three circles that need to have the same radius and giving them individual dimensions.
- None of these
None of these
Why is design intent useful?
It keeps your parts up to standard even if you have to make changes to the geometry later in the future.
What is the difference between sketch based features and applied features?
Sketch features are created from a 2D drawing while applied features simply modify an existing feature.
Which plane should you use when starting your sketch?
Depends of what you want your part to look like.
How should you build your parts?
There are many ways to build your parts, and you can make it whichever way is easiest for you.
When should you use fillets?
At the end of making a part.
Should you create similar size fillets together or individually?
Together.
How can you center a circle within another circle/arc?
Select the two shapes using the Ctrl button and manually set the relationship -or-
Drag the inner circles center over to the bigger circle/arc’s center where SolidWorks will then snap the two in place and add a geometric relation.
What are the advantages to using the hole wizard?
When you move to making 2D drawings, SolidWorks already knows the hole call outs and annotations. -and-
There are predefined commonly used hardware holes so you don’t have to look them up.
When using the mirror tool, you can mirror…
Features, Faces, and Bodies.
How is the rollback bar useful?
It lets you reverse features to get back to the original sketch.
Why is it helpful to center your sketch with front, top, and right plane?
It helps with symmetry.
Why is mirroring a symmetric part efficient?
It saves you time when creating a part. -and- If you have to make changes to the part you only have to change one part.
True or False: If you make a cut on the original after the mirror function is used, it will show up on the reflection.
False
Having your part centered at the origin of the three given planes is helpful because…
It offers you a plane to use for symmetry purposes.
How can you quickly transition from the line tool to the arc tool?
Move your mouse over the end point of the line and SolidWorks automatically switches your setting.
How do you figure out what dimensions need to be added to make your sketch fully defined?
Click on parts of the sketch and see what still moves.
Why is it better to be in an isometric view when you’re extruding something?
So you can tell the direction and depth of the extrusion.
SolidWorks has all of the following under the mass properties window except…
- Mass.
- Material.
- Density.
- Volume.
Material
The center of mass, moment of inertia, etc. are calculate by default with respect to what?
Part origin.
What is a quick way to change the material?
Right-click on the Material in the property window and click one of the materials on the preset list.
When using a material that SolidWorks has defined, all of the following properties of the material are given except…
- Poisson’s ratio.
- Cross hatch.
- Elastic modulus.
- Shear modulus.
Cross Hatch
When you select two edges, all of the following are shown in the measure box except…
- Their total combined length.
- The angle between them.
- Distance between them.
- What plane they are in.
What plane they are in.
How can you create a shortcut?
Options > Customize > Keyboard tab > Search Measure
What are four examples of sketch features?
Extrude, revolve, sweep, loft
What are three examples of applied features?
Fillet/Chamfer, Shell, Mirror
What so sketch features require?
a sketch
What does “boss” mean? “extrude”?
Boss= Add. Cut= Remove.
How many points are needed to create a plane?
3
What is “tangent”?
When a line touches a circle at only one point
What is a cross section?
It is the sketch for the thickness of a sweep (not the path)
How many sketches do you need for a loft?
2
