Advanced SolidWorks

Study Lamp

 Surfacing
 Advanced Mates and Patterns
 Advanced Features
 In-Context Modelling
 Table of Contents
Table of Contents ....................................................................................................................... 1

Introduction & Learning Intentions………………………………………………………………………………..…….2

Study Lamp Base ........................................................................................................................ 3

Study Lamp Arm………………………………………………………………….…………………………………………….…9

Study Lamp Hood Support....………………….……………………………….………………………………………….17
Study Lamp Hood....………………….…………………………….…………….……….…………………………….…….21
Study Lamp Assembly....………………….………………………………………………………………………………….29

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 Introduction & Learning
Intentions
Introduction: This workshop aims to upskill and develop teachers
understanding of advanced modelling techniques in
SolidWorks 2018. The workshop will further interrogate
Surface and Solid Modelling techniques while also examining
features such as Indent, Deform, Freeform, Combine, Curve
driven Pattern, Fill Pattern, In-Context modelling and
Advanced Mates.

Learning Intentions: At the end of this workshop it is intended you will be able to:
 Explore a modelling technique using planar and non-
planar geometry with zero thickness.
 Understand and apply some ‘surfacing’ features in a
SolidWorks design model.
 Explore the use of features including Indent, Deform,
Freeform, Combine, Curve driven Pattern, Fill Pattern,
In-Context modelling and Advanced Mates.

 Surface Modelling can be used to model complex designs within SolidWorks.

 The transition from zero thickness surface geometry to solid objects is a

necessary and fluid transition in advanced CAD modelling.

 The appropriate use of advanced commands such as those outlined above,

will significantly enhance realistic parametric modelling.

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 Study Lamp
Base
Open a new part from the SolidWorks Documents dialogue box.

Select File. Click Save as on the standard toolbar. Save as Base in the Study Lamp folder.

Continue to save periodically throughout the exercise.

Create sketch
Select the Top Plane in
the design tree and
draw a circle having 180mm
180mm diameter.
Extrude by 15mm.

On a plane 50mm above the Top Plane, sketch

the point as shown.

In the Features commands select Loft Boss/Base

and select the edge of the circle and the point.

On the left hand side expand

the start/end constraints.

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In the window select edge as shown and select Tangency To Face as the start constraint.
Select the point in the window and
select the Normal To Profile as the
end constraint.
Note the arrow direction. Set the
height of each arrow to 1.

Detailing
On the Top Plane draw the sketch
shown using the Spline command.
Add the dimensions.
Mirror about the centreline.

In the Features tab, under the Curve command, select Split Line.

On the screen select

the face to split.

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In the surfaces tab select Surface Offset.
Select the face as shown and offset by 0mm.
Still in the surfaces tab select the Thicken tool and
thicken by 4mm.
Untick the Merge result box.

Select the Indent command.

Select the part as the target body.
Select the surfact as the tool body.
Set the offset distance to 0.2mm.
Make sure to tick the Cut box.

Hide the Body.

On/Off Button
On the Top Plane draw the ellipse to the given dimensions.
Select Split Line and select the sketch and the face to split.

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In the surfaces tab select Surface Offset and
offset the ellipse by 4mm.

Select the Thicken command.

Thicken by 6mm and untick Merge results.

Select the Indent command . Select the target body and tool body as shown.
Set the clearance to 0.2mm.

The button now has a clearance of

0.2mm around it and sits into the base
part to a depth of 2mm.

On the Front Plane create a sketch.

In the tools tab select Sketct Tools
and then select Intersection Curve.
In the drawing area select the top and
side of the button.
Accept.

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The line of intersection between the plane and the
button in now shown.

Select the Spline command and draw the spline as

shown.
Add the following dimensions to the spline
handles.

Use the Trim command to trim off the excess.

Accept the sketch.
In the features tab select the Extrude
Cut command to remove the top
portion of the button.

Add a 1mm Fillet to complete the shape of the button.

Connection to Lamp Arm

On the Front plane draw a Centreline to
the following dimensions.

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Create a plane perpendicular to this line going through the top
point by selecting the line, then the point.

Draw the sketch

shown on this plane.

Draw the sketch shown on the Top Plane.

On the Front Plane draw the Splines shown to the

given dimensions. Make sure to add the pierce
relations.

In the features tab select Loft

Boss/Base to draw the feature.

On the surface show, draw a sketch using the Slot, Circle,

and Ellipse commands. Use the Trim tool and add the
following dimensions.

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Rename the sketch as Arm Profile.

Extrude Cut by 40mm.

Rename the extrude as Recess for Arm.

Apply a High Gloss Plastic Appearance to the part.

Save the part.

Study Lamp Arm

Select the Top Plane to draw a sketch. Open the Base Part also.

In the design tree for the Base Part, select the Arm
Profile sketch. When it is highlighted in blue press the
Control + C on the keyboard.

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Go into the new Arm part and press Control + V

Select the dimensions command, and re-enter the

dimensions.

Select the midpoint shown, and the origin, and add a

coincident relation between them.

Rename the sketch as “Arm Profile”

On the Front Plane draw the sketch to
the following dimensions.
Rename the sketch as “Arm direction”
Using Sweep Boss/Base, create the
feature.

On the Front Plane draw a

centreline from the centre point of
the arc as shown.

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Draw a new plane parallel to the Top Plane at the Centre point.

Create a plane that is inclined to this

plane and also goes through the
centreline.
Rename this plane as “5 degrees to
Horiz”.

On this inclined plane (“5 degrees to Horiz”)

select the sketch command.
In the Tools tab select Sketch Tools then
Intersection curve.

Select all the faces but not

the inside curved face.
The intersection line
between the plane and the
feature is now shown.

On the Front Plane, draw a square using the

polygon command.

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Add a Pierce Relation between the centre
point of the square and the line shown.

Add a Parallel Relation between the bottom

of the square and the centreline.
Add a dimension of 2mm to the side of the square.

Use Sweep Cut to remove

the material as shown and
then Mirror about the front
plane.

In the Features tab select Curve Driven Pattern as shown.

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In the direction1 box, select the
“Arc direction” sketch.
Select the features to pattern
from the design tree.
Make sure offset curve and
tangent to curve are selected.
Input 28 for the number of
instances.
Add a spacing of 15mm.

Accept.

Use of Freeform tool

Select plane “5 degrees to
Horiz”.
Find the line of intersection
between the underside of the
feature and the plane.
To do this select Tools, Sketch Tools,
Intersection Curve.

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In the features commands select Extrude
Cut and cut in direction 1 by 0.5mm. De-
select direction 2 and tick the thin
feature box.
Accept.

Select Curve Driven Pattern in the features commands, and add the additional features as
shown.

The underside surface is

now divided into four
sections.
To create the bulge effect,
use the freeform feature
on each section.

Select Freeform from the

features commands.

Select the face onto which to

apply this feature.

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 On the left hand side select Control polygon and select the Add
Curves button.
Move the cursor onto the surface, and click on the area to add the
curves. They will appear as green.

Activate the Add Points tab, and add

points roughly in the centre of these
curves.
Click on the Add Points tab again to
deselect this command.

Double click on a point, and the

triad will appear. Drag the Z arrow
to create the deform.
Drag the points on each curve for
the best effect.
Select the Zebra stripes to help to
create a smooth curve

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Accept.
Repeat the process for the other faces on the
underside of the Arm part.

On the face shown, draw the sketch to the

following dimensions.

On the front plane draw the sketch

shown.

Use Centerpoint Arc to draw the

segment shown. The CenterPoint
being the same centre point as the “Arm Direction” sketch.

Add a Pierce Relation between the top

midpoint of the sketch and the arc.
Select Sweep Cut to remove the material.

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Accept.

Apply a High Gloss Material to the Part.

Save.

Hood Support
Open a new part from the SolidWorks Documents dialogue
box.
On the Top plane draw the following sketch using the
Ellipse command. Trim the excess.

On the Right Plane draw the following

sketch using the Line and Spline
commands.

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Add a Pierce Relation between the arc and the outside corner of the profile as shown.

In the features commands use the Sweep

command to create the profile.
Add an 8mm Fillet to the outside edge.

Create a new plane parallel to the right plane at a

distance of 65mm as shown.
Draw the sketch
shown.

Extrude up to Body.

On the Front Plane draw a semi-

circle tangential to the end,
top and bottom edges of
the part as shown.

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Select Extrude Cut and Through All

On the face shown draw the ellipse to the given

dimensions.
Extrude Cut through all.

Draw the rectangle

on the same face
and add a fillet of
0.75 to the
corners.

On the Front plane draw a Centre Point Arc having a radius of

200mm
200 mm with the centre point vertically below the face of the
part. The length of the arc is 45mm, and the arc starts 1mm
below the top face of the Part as shown.

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Add a Pierce relation between the arc and the Midpoint of the profile.

Use Sweep Boss/Base to complete the feature.

On the front face draw the Circle shown.

Select the Extrude command.

Input the following information.
The extrusion begins
38.5mm from the sketch.
Select the body as shown,
to indicate where the
extrusion ends.

Draw a Circle diameter 4mm on this face, and

Extrude it by 5mm.

Mirror these features about the front plane.

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Apply an Appearance to the Part.

Save.

Lamp Hood
On the Top plane draw an Ellipse to the following
dimensions. On the Front Plane select the Spline
command to draw the following sketch. Add Pierce
Relations to connect the spline to the sketch on the top
plane

Select the Right Plane to draw the three point Spline

shown. Add the Pierce Relation to connect the sketch to
the two other sketches.

Select Filled Surface in the

Surfaces Tab.

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Create a plane parallel
to the Top Plane a
distance of 35mm
above.

To find the line of intersection

between the plane and the hood
shell, select Tools, Sketch Tools and
Intersection Curve.

Click on the face of the hood and click the

accept.

Still in this sketch, draw a Circle diameter

100mm and change the intersection line
into a centreline.

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Accept the sketch.

Create a new sketch on the Top Plane. Select the

offset command to draw an ellipse 3mm inside
“sketch 1”.
Accept the sketch.

In the surfaces tab select Lofted Surface.

Be careful when selecting each profile.
Try to keep the green dots horizontal,in
order to achieve the best shape.

Accept.

Select the Surface Fill command.

Select the edge highlighted.

Accept.

Select Surface Fill again and select the edges on

the top plane as shown.
Accept.

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Two new surfaces have been applied.

Select the Surface Knit command,

and click on all four surfaces in
the drawing area to knit.
Tick the merge entities box.
Accept.

Select the Thicken

command.
Add a thickness of 1mm to
the inside.
Tick the box to create solid
from enclosed volume.

Accept.

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If the box to “create solid” is not ticked, and 1mm thickness is applied, the enclosed space is
not filled as shown.

Recess for lights/ Diodes

On the face shown draw the Circle

diameter 5mm.
Draw a Centreline from the centre to
the perimeter.
Select Extrude Cut, and extrude cut
the circle by 5mm.

Select Fill Pattern in the feature commands.

Activate the Fill Boundary box, and on the drawing area, select the face.

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Select the Pattern layout as
shown.

Set the spacing

between
holes to 25mm.

Set the number of 7.

Activate the direction box and

select the centreline.
Press the selected features
button and select the Cut Extrude
from the design tree.

Accept.

Creating the recess to receive the Hood Support

Create a Plane 45mm above the Top Plane.

Under the Insert tab select Part.

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Select the Hood Support.
In the display on the Left hand side make sure
Solid bodies, Planes and Locate Part boxes are
ticked.

Drop the Hood support part near the Hood part.

The following mates window appears.

Mate the Front Planes as shown, and

select Add.

Mate the Right Planes and select Add.

Mate the plane that was created 45mm above the top
plane with the underside of the hood support, as shown.

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To hide the planes, click on the View tab. Select Hide/Show, and then Planes.

Select the Indent Command.

Select the lamp hood as the target
body.
Select the support as the tool body.
Add a 0.2mm clearance.
Tick the cut box.
Accept.

Hide the Hood Support part.

Apply a High Gloss Plastic to the part, and a

Chrome finish to the inside faces.

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Create a Plane parallel and at a distance of 55mm
from the Right Plane.

Draw the circle shown.

Extrude cut by 10mm.

Save the Part.

Study Lamp Assembly

The parts for the assembly must be saved in the same folder.
On the top of the screen select File, New.
Select Assembly in the SolidWorks Document dialog box.
Click OK.

Bring in the Base Part, and select the green tick to fix it to the origin.
Bring in the Arm and apply the required mates.

Bring in the Hood Support.

Mate the faces as shown.

Add a tangent mate to the Top of the Support,

and to the top of the recess in the Arm, as
shown.

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Finally select both faces as shown, and in Advanced Mates
select angle mate.
Set the minimum angle to 0 degrees.
and the maximum angle to 12
degrees.
Accept.

The support is now free to move in the arm to these values.

Bring in the Hood.

Apply the following concentric mates.

Mate the front planes of each part

Finally in Advanced mates, select Angle mate and

select the two faces shown. Set the minimum angle to
0 degrees and the
maximum angle to 25
degrees.

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Accept.

To Add the Cable using In-Context Modelling

In the Assembly, create a plane parallel
to the front plane through the centre of
the arm, as shown.

Select the down arrow under Insert Component, and select

New Part. Select this new Plane to draw a sketch.
Create the sketch shown using the Line, Spline, and
CentrePoint Arc commands.

In the features commands, select Swept Boss/Base.

Select circular profile and a diameter of 3.5mm.

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On the top right hand side of the display area, select the icon shown to exit and
return to the assembly.

The Task is Complete

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