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Counterbore: Countersink: Hole: Straight Tap: Tapered Tap: Legacy Hole: Holes created before the SOLIDWORKS 2000 release. Counterbore Slot: Specifies slot holes of length Slot Length. Countersink Slot: Slot: Standard: Specifies the hole standard. For example, select ANSI Metric or JIS. Type: Specifies drill sizes, tap drills, dowel holes. Basicaly the angle of that centerline is the angle of the slot. The hole wizard is just a fancy interface for a sketch. Add an angle dimension to the centerline exactly as you would with any other sketch. Experienced SOLIDWORKS users. No details to the solutions for either this sample exam or the real test will be shared by the SOLIDWORKS Certification team. Please consult your SOLIDWORKS reseller, your local user group, or the on-line SOLIDWORKS forums at forum.solidworks.com to review any topics on the CSWP exam. Apr 22, 2013 Chamfer one side of a slot. Understand why chamfers don't stop as expected. Background: Chamfers have an option (Tangent Propagation)similar to Fillets. Desired chamfer should only be on one edge of a slot, but achieving this result seems problematic. Turning off 'Tangent Propagation' doesn't seem to help. Setup: A plate with a slotted hole. Counterbore: Countersink: Hole: Straight Tap: Tapered Tap: Legacy Hole: Holes created before the SOLIDWORKS 2000 release. Counterbore Slot: Specifies slot holes of length Slot Length. Countersink Slot: Slot: Standard: Specifies the hole standard. For example, select ANSI Metric or JIS. Type: Specifies drill sizes, tap drills, dowel holes.

So, you’ve successfully learned how to build your part and now you’re ready to create your first assembly. Congratulations! Once you’ve inserted your components (via ‘Insert Components’, dragging and dropping, etc), let’s move on to mating. One of the great benefits of SOLIDWORKS is that there are multiple ways to accomplish the same result, and that also goes for mating! We’ll discuss how we can use the Mates menu, Quick Mates and SmartMates to get you up and running.

Mates Menu

The first way we learn to mate is with the Mate icon (it resembles a paper clip) in the Assembly menu, on the CommandManager.

Once you’ve selected the Mate feature, you can select the first entity to mate. It also may turn transparent, if ‘Make first selection transparent’ is turned on the very bottom.

Next, select the second entity you want to mate to. Based on the selections, SOLIDWORKS will guess which mate you’re trying to create. If it’s the correct one, press the green check to accept it; if it isn’t, select the mate you’re looking for and accept it. Tip: Use the Alt key to temporarily hide a face when you need to select through it.

In some instances, certain mates will require you to select the mate first, before selecting the entities to mate, such as the Width mate under the Advanced Mates.

Quick Mates

Another way is to pre-select the faces you’re creating a mate for, without having to be in the Mate menu. Simply hold down Ctrl and select the two entities you wish to mate.

The supported mate types are all standard mates (Concentric, Coincident, Equal, etc), as well as some advanced mates (Profile Center, Symmetric and Width) and some mechanical mates (Cam and Slot).

SmartMates

If you prefer to drag your components together and have them magically snap into place, SmartMates is probably more up your alley. In this scenario, we’ll create a ‘peg-in-hole’ SmartMate, which will result in a concentric and coincident mate. To create it, hold down the Alt key, and left-click and drag the circular edge to the edge you want to mate it to. If successful, you’ll see this icon:
Tip: It’s easier when you can see what you’re dragging and what you’re dragging it to, in the same view.

Solidworks Counterbore Slot Rotate Blocks

If the part flips on you, there are 2 options to fix it:

1. If you have let go of your left mouse button (released the part), click the Tab key to flip the orientation.
2. If you haven’t released your left mouse button, right-click on one of the mates that’s created and select Flip Mate Alignment.

Here’s a breakdown of different types of mates that can be created when using SmartMates:

Lastly, if you want to control the speed that SOLIDWORKS applies the SmartMate, that can be done in the System Options > Performance > SmartMate Sensitivity. Dragging the slider from left to right will decrease the speed of the SmartMate.

For more information on SOLIDWORKS or if you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact us at Hawk Ridge Systems today. Thanks for reading!

Solidworks Counterbore Slot Rotate Chart

So, you’ve successfully learned how to build your part and now you’re ready to create your first assembly. Congratulations! Once you’ve inserted your components (via ‘Insert Components’, dragging and dropping, etc), let’s move on to mating. One of the great benefits of SOLIDWORKS is that there are multiple ways to accomplish the same result, and that also goes for mating! We’ll discuss how we can use the Mates menu, Quick Mates and SmartMates to get you up and running.

Mates Menu

Rotate

The first way we learn to mate is with the Mate icon (it resembles a paper clip) in the Assembly menu, on the CommandManager.

Once you’ve selected the Mate feature, you can select the first entity to mate. It also may turn transparent, if ‘Make first selection transparent’ is turned on the very bottom.

Next, select the second entity you want to mate to. Based on the selections, SOLIDWORKS will guess which mate you’re trying to create. If it’s the correct one, press the green check to accept it; if it isn’t, select the mate you’re looking for and accept it. Tip: Use the Alt key to temporarily hide a face when you need to select through it.

In some instances, certain mates will require you to select the mate first, before selecting the entities to mate, such as the Width mate under the Advanced Mates.

Solidworks Counterbore Slot Rotate Tool

Quick Mates

Another way is to pre-select the faces you’re creating a mate for, without having to be in the Mate menu. Simply hold down Ctrl and select the two entities you wish to mate.

The supported mate types are all standard mates (Concentric, Coincident, Equal, etc), as well as some advanced mates (Profile Center, Symmetric and Width) and some mechanical mates (Cam and Slot).

SmartMates

If you prefer to drag your components together and have them magically snap into place, SmartMates is probably more up your alley. In this scenario, we’ll create a ‘peg-in-hole’ SmartMate, which will result in a concentric and coincident mate. To create it, hold down the Alt key, and left-click and drag the circular edge to the edge you want to mate it to. If successful, you’ll see this icon:
Tip: It’s easier when you can see what you’re dragging and what you’re dragging it to, in the same view.

If the part flips on you, there are 2 options to fix it:

Solidworks Counterbore Slot Rotate Machine

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Solidworks Counterbore Slot Rotate Machine

1. If you have let go of your left mouse button (released the part), click the Tab key to flip the orientation.
2. If you haven’t released your left mouse button, right-click on one of the mates that’s created and select Flip Mate Alignment.

Here’s a breakdown of different types of mates that can be created when using SmartMates:

Lastly, if you want to control the speed that SOLIDWORKS applies the SmartMate, that can be done in the System Options > Performance > SmartMate Sensitivity. Dragging the slider from left to right will decrease the speed of the SmartMate.

For more information on SOLIDWORKS or if you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact us at Hawk Ridge Systems today. Thanks for reading!