For ages I have used the "articulated-dummy-1" model from GrabCAD user "barkfin" in various machine and workshop design projects.

Unfortunately I no longer have access to any of those projects, and I recently noticed that the source Solidworks assembly file has been taken down from GrabCAD - the user "barkfin" doesn't seem to exist anymore:

https://grabcad.com/library/articulated-dummy-1

https://grabcad.com/barkfin-1

I have been using this "posed" version of the model as a serviceable stand-in, but I would really like to have access to the original source assembly files again.

So my request is that if anyone has a copy of the source assembly files on their hard drive, to please re-upload that model to GrabCAD!

Or alternatively send the files directly my way.

Would be much appreciated if anyone is able to help out🤞

I'm new to 3d experience as a PLM tool and am a little unsure how best manage my parts. Normally, I would do a save bodies feature at the end of a multibody part to then use in an assembly. That way I can modify the original part and still have the individual components to use in an assembly while keeping them updated. I'm not sure how this would work (or if) with 3D experience. Is this still a good practice? Is there a better way to manage multibody parts with PLM? Any advice is welcome!

I am not sure if loft is the best option here. I am making a ventilated funnel, and need to cover the ventilation channel in a good way. The funnel itself is created using a revolve.

If loft is the best option, how do you make it work?

I'm trying to model this piece of an old Magic Bullet blender, and I'm having trouble with hollowing out the bottom. I have already cut out a good chunk of it when I was creating the hole in the middle, but now I'm lost. Any help would mean the world to me, as I really want to finish this problem.

I keep running into the same wall and I refuse to believe I'm the only one.

All I want is to mirror a part/assembly (opposite hand) and get a new file that is:

1. fully independent from the original (no parent-child link)
2. with a real, editable feature tree, with sketches and features that actually rebuild the solid when I change them

Mirror Components gets me a positioned opposite-hand file, but it's a derived/imported body. The moment I tick "break link" every transfer option (sketches, dimensions, hole data, sheet metal info) greys out, because apparently link and history are mutually exclusive. So my choices are:

• keep the link → I get the sketches and data but the part stays chained to the parent, or
• break the link → I get a dumb static import with no editable history

Is there an actual reason this can't be a native option, or is it just legacy architecture nobody wants to touch?

Is there a cleaner workflow I'm missing?

Thank you for your help

Hello. I have a hollow part with a circular profile on one side which is lofted into a lobed pattern on the other side. I want to simulate something like pushing a rod from the round end through to the lobed end and to show the lobed end expanding to fully circumferential and then contracting back when the rod is pulled back out. The part can flex and stretch but I want it to be realistic in the sense that there will be a reduction of the 'stretching' effect as you move from the lobed end to the round end. Is this possible? Thanks

So I have this cylinder and flange with the flange hole being slightly oversized so they fit together.

The operation is like this:

flange is laser cut from sheetmetal > cylinder is stock pipe cut on a saw > welding together > machining

The problem is that in the assembly there's now a really small gap (colored red on the picture) which doesn't allow me to put a radius there (using assembly features) since I want to machine the welds. There's also no option to add a revolved part (with the help of assembly features) for the sake of being able to put a fillet there.

So the question is how can I put a fillet there and ignore the gap?

How can I convert a model with mesh surfaces—like the one in the image—into individual sheet metal flat patterns in SolidWorks?

Hi everyone,

I have an assembly where a sketch in one part is referencing an edge of another part. That sketch is then used to create a cut in the first part.

When I move the referenced part in the assembly, the sketch does not move/update with it, even though the external relation to the edge is still there and does not appear to be broken or dangling.

I would expect the sketch geometry to follow the referenced edge when the part moves.

Rebuild / Force Rebuild doesn’t seem to fix it.

Is there some setting that controls whether in-context/external references update after components are moved? Or am I missing something about how SolidWorks handles these references?

Thanks!

Hi guys,

I'm working on this little personal project to practice solidworks and I'm having problems making the circular cut on the top of this object (blue marking). I tried to do a sketch on the front plane and use the split line tool but that didn't really work. Any help would be appreciated and I'll try to answer questions promptly.

What am i do wrong that is causing the circular pattern to take this path? It's across the right plane instead of the top plane.

My project is I am given a toy truck and I have to measure it and recreate it in a CAD software. But the main problem I'm running into is I don't know how to get good measurements of it. I am unable to take it apart any further that I already have and I cannot cut the pieces. I am thinking maybe to get a 3D scanner to scan a 3D model of it then work backwards with it in the software to make the model that way. But the things are expensive and I don't even know if they would work in the way I want it too. So do any of you have an idea how I could measure it.

Edit: I was an idiot and forgot to post a image of what I'm trying to figure out how to measure so I will include that in the comments.

Edit 2: thank you for all the ideas. I have bought a caliper and took some pictures to layout and go into fudge any numbers that I can't give the caliper because he had nowhere to prove it.

I am designing a part that i would fit on a sheet metal for enclosuring (as in traffic signs). I kinda nailed the straight versions. The problem is the curved versions. I've been thinking about sweep boss, same profile and an arc as a path. But i am confused at this stage. Which arc command should i use? And where should i draw this arc on the profile? The path it must pass through the point where the channel physically touches the edge of the plate, because the 37.5 mm value is the actual radius that contact point must follow. Sheet metal says it's 37.5 mm radius but what angle?

Anyway, i've got several attempts and it was unfortunate. It should cover the corner and continue as straight, not like a last image. And i also need to design a part, that has the same profile, for the circular signs. Thanks in advance.

Trying to model organic shapes without luck. I

What I've tried so far:

- lofting to a spline in a perpendicular plane, only got errors

- shrinking the geometry of the fleur and lofting between parallel planes but it's not smooth enough

- simply revolved the pattern but it looks like a dart

I'm at a loss. There's no tutorials about how to modem crown moulding in Solidworks that I can find.

Edit to add: image source https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCZrJjuO7d4

(HELP WANTED. I forgot to sprecify in the title)
Recently I've been looking in to gear geometry for my most recent project, and have followed [this](https://hawkridgesys.com/blog/how-to-model-accurate-involute-spur-gears-in-solidworks) article on how to make an involute spur gear. That process was simple, and I think I learned a lot.

I then tried working on an internally toothed gear, but haven't been able to find a single resource on how to make one. I've asked the internet to no prevail, so this is where I've come.

Here is some info that I have collected in my (many) failed attempts to get this to work:

• I would like the tooth profile to be involute for efficiency-sake. While my project in general is mostly for practice, I would like the ability to 3D print it in the future.
• I have found that the SOLIDWORKS toolbox doesn't work for my needs, since the imported items aren't editable, aren't involute, and are a general cop-out for "learning" how to make these parts.
• I would like the gears to be configurable like with the Hawk Ridge Systems design so I can quickly change the tooth count, DP, and Pressure Angle to fit my needs. If so, once I have this project done I can use it across many of my other designs.
• While a cursory google search has told me that the parametric equation that I used to make the externally toothed gear won't need any change, my beta angle variable seems too small create the proper tooth distance. This would effect the overall size of the gear by a lot for a given tooth count.
• I have already swapped my addendum and dedendum variables, per googles request.
• I don't know where the involute it meant to start for this design. When I put it on the base diameter it's too far out, but when I put it on the dedendum its too far in.

How can I make a project like this? What have I missed in the process? I'm really stuck! I can provide any additional info as needed.

Does anyone know why my routing information sometimes disappears after saving and closing my assemblies.
I’m adding new tubes to my assemblies and after saving and checking in to PDM, when I go to open the assembly or check the drawing the tubes disappear with no route, CPoints, or route parts. This only happens to me with some tubes as others get spared for some reason. None of the tubes had any rebuild errors or warnings about the routes, and I can’t get the route details or tube properties once it disappears.
Really scouring the internet for solutions here as I can’t keep remaking long tube routes over and over again. Thanks

Im trying to make a helical gear template. Ive made one with pitch diameter of 40 mm and module of 1. im trying to make some others with different pitch diameters but im running into the problem of the tooth profile destroying itself when it changes. Any help would be appreciated

Hi all! I have been tasked to make a formed "cone" that has a bottom diameter of 6.43", a top diameter of 24.26", and a height of 36.5". Due to the tools around me, i need to form and weld this in 2 halves. And can only be step broke instead of rolled. Made out of 1/4" steel. Can hou guys show me what you would do to form this?

Hi, I'm trying to design a double wishbone suspension for the rear of a Baja style car right now. I've gotten some basic parameters right now such as track width and wheelbase as well as ride height and tire specs. I'm trying to make a 2D sketch right now in SolidWorks to visualize camber gain as the suspension moves up and down, but I'm a bit stuck on the sketch. Below is what I have so far, where the trapezoidal shape is supposed to represent the chassis and the lines are the upper and lower control arms. I'm a bit confused on how to make the wheel move correctly though, right now when I move it, the linkage binds up. Would drawing the linkage path on paper help to fix this? Thanks

(See below for photos )

https://imgur.com/a/tj4P5gg

So I have 12 years of experience using SolidWorks. Coming from my last job. My new job, I use Revit and AutoCad/Plant 3D. My experience using the two are minimal as far as modeling goes. I’ve used AutoCad to make P&ID’s. They want me to model the plant. Now I want to do this in SolidWorks because I think it would be faster and easier for me because of my experience. I just don’t know if I want to use SolidWorks premium which has the pipe routing or SolidWorks professional and use Plant 3D for the piping. I would have to learn that which shouldn’t be a problem. Another option is SolidWorks standard with SolidPlant. Any suggestions?

I've been using a hobby license to work out some automations for a friend, now I have it working and I cannot figure out what kind of license I need to purchase to use this commercially.

The short story is that I'm using the SolidWorks API to assemble some parts into a reasonable starting point for him (and his team) to take over from there using their pro licenses. This will all happen on a cloud server, I don't need any pro features, just basic read/write access to solid works files.

Does anyone have a clear answer or source of information on licensing for something like this? As I understand it I cannot use their licenses if they will be using solidworks at the same time as the automation is running which is likely to be the case most of the time.

EDIT: The only real solution even for a "headless" solidworks automation seems to be a standard/pro+ license. Thanks all!

Hey guys, I’m primarily a Fusion 360 user and I’m switching over to Solidworks. For those of you who have used both, I want to know how to make the viewing of your model in Solidworks the same style as Fusion. I feel like rotating your model in Fusion is much easier and more controlled. Let me know if I’m just crazy or not. Thanks guys.

After opening an existing drawing, I noticed the title block had become a mess of overlapping characters. It appears that the "Link to property" 'links' are being displayed instead of the text found in the appropriate property fields. Strangely, when I create a linked property, it appears to display correctly until I accept, then the text becomes a "$prp:" again. Any ideas on how to go about fixing this?