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Learn SOLIDWORKS

You're reading from   Learn SOLIDWORKS Get up to speed with key concepts and tools to become an accomplished SOLIDWORKS Associate and Professional

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jan 2022
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781801073097
Length 676 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Tayseer Almattar Tayseer Almattar
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Table of Contents (26) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Section 1 – Getting Started
2. Chapter 1: Introduction to SOLIDWORKS FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: Interface and Navigation 4. Section 2 – 2D Sketching
5. Chapter 3: SOLIDWORKS 2D Sketching Basics 6. Chapter 4: Special Sketching Commands 7. Section 3 – Basic Mechanical Core Features – Associate Level
8. Chapter 5: Basic Primary One-Sketch Features 9. Chapter 6: Basic Secondary Multi-Sketch Features 10. Section 4 – Basic Evaluations and Assemblies – Associate Level
11. Chapter 7: Materials and Mass Properties 12. Chapter 8: Standard Assembly Mates 13. Section 5 – 2D Engineering Drawings Foundation
14. Chapter 9: Introduction to Engineering Drawings 15. Project 1: 3D-Modeling a Pair of Glasses 16. Chapter 10: Basic SOLIDWORKS Drawing Layout and Annotations 17. Chapter 11: Bill of Materials 18. Section 6 – Advanced Mechanical Core Features – Professional Level
19. Chapter 12: Advanced SOLIDWORKS Mechanical Core Features 20. Chapter 13: Equations, Configurations, and Design Tables 21. Section 7 – Advanced Assemblies – Professional Level
22. Chapter 14: SOLIDWORKS Assemblies and Advanced Mates 23. Chapter 15: Advanced SOLIDWORKS Assemblies Competencies 24. Project 2: 3D-Modeling an RC Helicopter Model 25. Other Books You May Enjoy

Understanding and applying assembly features

Assembly features refer to applying features such as extruded cuts and fillets within the assembly file rather than the part file. In this, the features will be recorded and applied on the assembly file and listed in the assembly file design tree without impacting the design of the original part. In this section, we will learn about assembly features and how to apply them.

Understanding assembly features

We can look at assembly features as standard features that are stored in the assembly file rather than the part file. This makes them unique for delivering particular messages or design intent. To apply assembly features, we need to be working in the assembly file. Compared to the features we can apply as we are modeling parts, assembly features are limited and only include subtractive features. These include extruded cuts, swept cuts, revolved cuts, fillets, and holes. By default, assembly features do not propagate to the parts; however...

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