SolidWorks® 2010: No Experience Required™

Chapter 5. Creating a Revolved Part

• Create a Sketch for a Revolved Part

• Draw Arcs

• Dimension Sketches with Centerlines

• Mirror a Sketch

• Trim Sketch Entities

• Revolve the Sketch

• Add a Threaded Boss

• Add a Revolved Cut

• Finish the Shaft

In Chapter 3, "Creating Your First Part," your first model for the desktop lamp was the base. The part you modeled would be machined most likely using a milling machine. In a milling machine, a piece of metal or other hard material is held down on a plate that moves in linear directions along the x- and y-axes. A spindle holds various cutting tools that spin at a high rate, cutting into the material to create the features specified in the model or print.

In this chapter, you will be creating the shaft of the lamp that attaches ...