Admittedly, most Hackaday readers probably don’t have Solidworks as it is a very expensive program. The main reason we are posting this tutorial is so that you can understand the work flow and compare ...

Sketch is a 3D or 3D layout in SOLIDWORKS parts, assemblies and drawing. In most cases sketch is used as a profile for generating 3D elements (extrudes, cuts, lofts etc.). Sketch is a feature and it ...

The SolidWorks program is generally used for creating 3D objects with computer-aided design (CAD), but you can also use it for another, significantly less-specialized purpose. If you already have ...

Last week we started to Make a Thing in Solidworks. We got as far as sketching and extruding the base. This week we’ll make the back portion. We’ll use some of the same techniques in Part I and a few ...