SOLIDWORKS Advanced Surface Modeling
Understanding Surfaces
- Solids and Surfaces
- Working with Surface Bodies
- Why Use Surfaces?
- Continuity Explained
- Workflow with Surfaces
Introduction to Surfacing
- Similarities Between Solid and Surface Modeling
- Basic Surfacing
- Flattening Surfaces
Solid-Surface Hybrid Modeling
- Hybrid Modeling
- Using Surfaces to Modify Solids
- Interchanging Between Solids and Surfaces
- Performance Implications
- Surfaces as Construction Geometry
- Alternative to Trim
- Making Copies of Faces
Repairing and Editing Imported Geometry
- Importing Data
- Repairing and Editing Imported Geometry
Advanced Surface Modeling
- Stages in the Process
- Ruled Surfaces
- Lofting Surfaces
- Modeling the Lower Half
- Conclusion
- Design Changes
Blends and Patches
- Complex Blends
- Smoothing Patches
- Boundary Surface
- Freeform Feature
- Corner Blends
Master Model Techniques
- Introduction to Master Models
- Surface Master Model Technique
- Working with a Solid Master Model
- Specialized Features for Plastic Parts
- SOLIDWORKS Explorer