Tips & Tricks
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.
We hope you enjoy learning them as much as we enjoyed preparing them.
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)
