Fillets, Chamfers, Lofts and Shells

Hey, this is the 7^th update on my SolidWorks blog

This week was all about Fillets, Chamfers, Lofts and Shells.

The practical was pretty straight-forward. After creating the part, the Fillet (rounded edge) and Chamfer (flat edge) feature was used to add the final requirements. All that was needed was to change the size of the fillet/chamfer in the tool bar.

For some reason, this week I couldn’t get the volume of most of the part right. I double checked all the parts and couldn’t find the problem.

I also had great difficulty adding a Concentric Mate with two of the parts in the assembly.

Lofting a part required adding a new plane to loft the shape too, and also Guide Carvers so that the desired shape was created. When adding the guide curves, it was very important to pierce them through the base shape.

Till next time,
Deanna (design student)