Chapter 8
Selecting Secondary Features
When you need to create features that are somewhat outside the mainstream, you may need to reach deeper into SolidWorks. SolidWorks has lots of functionality that lies out of the public eye that may be just what you are looking for in certain situations. You probably will not use the tools you find in this chapter every day, but knowing about them may mean the difference between having the capability and not having it.
Creating Curve Features
Curves in SolidWorks are often used to help define sweeps and lofts, as well as other features. Curves differ from sketches in that curves are defined using sketches or a dialog box, and you cannot manipulate them directly or dimension them in the same way that you can sketches. Functions that you are accustomed to using with sketches often do not work on curves.
These curve features are covered...
