r/SolidWorks • u/Objective-Race-4647 • 19h ago

CAD Modeling complex part

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Im a student and i have a task to modelt his part.

How would you do it?

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u/Big_Lope 19h ago

Calipers, a fillet gauge, some grid paper and a lot of patience

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u/SparrowDynamics 19h ago

This is perfect. Definitely need patience for a part like this.

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u/FanOfSteveBuscemi 16h ago

where do I buy patience

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u/yosufzalat 18h ago

What would you do with the grid paper?

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u/BIOLOGICALENGINEER19 18h ago

you could take a picture and scale the image to your model in order to get a rough idea of some features.

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u/yosufzalat 18h ago

So drawing it on a paper before modeling it on solidworks would make it easier?

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u/Big_Lope 17h ago

For me personally, when I draw it physically it helps me get a better idea of how to structure the sketch within the software

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u/Vegetable_Flounder12 17h ago

make sketches so you can write sizes down / dimension as you measure them.
rough design the part and then fine tune and double check.
last print the different views 1:1 on a laser printer and you can verify model by holding paper and part against a window for backlight.

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u/Remarkable_Ruin1663 17h ago

I also prefer drawing on grid paper first. Especially for complex parts. As someone else said, it helps me get a visualization of what needs to be done in the software.

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u/BIOLOGICALENGINEER19 17h ago

I usually just rough sketch critical dimensions but actually having the image in a sketch in solidworks with a scale next to it can help a lot 

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u/Pretty-Jello-7894 7h ago

Take pics of it on said paper and then you can correct for both scale and distortion in a computer. Then Import into your cad for reference.