Downloads
IMPORTANT: Please note the version of SolidWorks listed for files.
If your version of SolidWorks is older you will not be able to open
the files and will get the “Future Version” error message.
Gas Grill
This is a companion project to the textbook. It covers most of the features learned in the book and a few more. For a challenge, download the PDF document with the detail drawings to build all the components by yourself or get the finished files complete with drawings and assemblies
- Drawings and instructions to build parts (PDF)
- Drawings and instructions to build parts (eDrawings)
- Finished files (SolidWorks 2009)
- Finished files (SolidWorks 2010)
- Finished files (SolidWorks 2011)
Bottle and Threads
Learn how to complete the thread in the neck of the bottle after modeling the bottle in the textbook. Reading the Helix and Threads tutorial will also help you get a different perspective.
Instructions in PDF format and finished bottle files
- SolidWorks 2009
- SolidWorks 2010
- SolidWorks 2011
Projected Curve
A very useful tool for creating guide curves and paths for complex shapes and curvy models, the projected curve allows you to make a curve out of two sketches or project one onto a surface.
Instructions PDF
SolidWorks File (SW2009)
Composite Curve
Use existing model edges and sketch elements to make curves especially useful for sweeps and lofts.
Instructions PDF
SolidWorks File (SW2009)
In this area you will find useful tips and tricks. Some of these tools may not be frequently used in your day-to-day work, but any one of these could make your day and help you finish your job faster and easier.
NOTE: It is assumed the user has a good knowledge of the basic commands. These lessons are a complement to our book Beginner’s Guide to SolidWorks for those who need or wish to go further and deeper that the space allowed in a book.
