Sketch Fillet

...to create a tangent arc. This tool is available for both 2D...and 3D sketches. The Fillet tool on the ...

Trim Entities

All trim types are available with 2D sketches and 2D sketches on 3D planes...Start the 3D sketch on a 2D plane...Right-click and select 3D sketch on a plane

Help

. Moving from 2D to 3D...Helps you transition from 2D CAD software to 3D SolidWorks software. It ...

Instant3D

... mirror and seed features. Instant3D works on weldment parts for 2D and 3D weldments. RapidSketch ...

Revolve Features

The profile sketch must be a 2D sketch...3D sketches are not supported for profiles...The Axis of Revolution can be a 3D sketch

Orienting a Model to XYZ Coordinates

From an open model or 3D sketch, with nothing selected, press the spacebar...When you apply this method to a 2D Sketch, the model is aligned normal to the sketch

Mirror Sketch Entities PropertyManager

Select Mirror Entities to mirror pre-existing 2D or 3D sketch entities on a plane, and then select the entity about which to mirror

Comparing SolidWorks FloXpress to SolidWorks Flow Simulation

... FloXpress SolidWorks Flow Simulation 3D Flow...2D Flow...3D-Profile Goal Surface Point, Surface, and ...

Drawings

You can generate drawings in SolidWorks the same way you would generate them in 2D CAD systems...You can review models in 3D and check for correct geometry and design issues before generating drawings, so the drawings are more likely to be free of...Comparison of drawings between 2D CAD systems and SolidWorks include

Dimensioning a 2D Sketch

You dimension 2d or 3D sketch entities with the Smart Dimension tool. You can drag or delete a ...

Component Properties

Specify a non-zero height to ensure that CircuitWorks models the components in 3D rather than as 2D sketches

Background on Meshing

Meshing generates 3D tetrahedral solid elements, 2D triangular shell elements, and 1D beam elements....

Creating 2D Splines

. Multi-point spline Simplified spline Creating 3D Splines Relations with Splines Adding controls ...

Convert To Sheet Metal PropertyManager

... a sketch to add a rip Select a 2D or 3D sketch to define a required rip. Default gap for all rips ...

Feature-based Models

Extrude - Extrude creates a feature by extruding a 3D object from a 2D sketch, essentially adding the third dimension

Automatic Drawing Operations

3D annotations...The 3D annotations are organized into annotation views that...are converted into 2D drawing views

Resolving Over Defined Sketches

... PropertyManager appears as soon as you over-define 2D or 3D sketches. For existing over defined ...

IGES Entity Types

...Import only Copious Data—3D Piecewise linear curve...Copious Data—2D Piecewise linear curve 104 Import

Machine Design Tools Overview

You can also convert a 2D sketch into a 3D model...Help, Moving from 2D to 3D, Using Imported 2D CAD Data...Use 3D annotations to create annotation views in the model

ScanTo3D Overview

ScanTo3D significantly reduces the time required to build complex 3D models from non-digital data...Sketch 2D and 3D curves on the mesh feature...ScanTo3D automatically imports textures from 3D Studio .3ds .obj .wrl files provided the textures are clearly linked to the mesh file

Performing Fatigue Analysis

For variable-amplitude fatigue studies, right-click a fatigue event icon and select Plot 3D Rainflow matrix or Plot 2D rainflow matrix to plot a chart...

Export Rules

named FIDMARK2 and there is no extrusion feature, this component is regarded as 2D (zero height...Because the 3D extrusion feature is named in TO237...If you model ECAD features (such as components, boards, keep-outs, and outlines) as 2D sketches, then CircuitWorks exports them with zero height

Glossary

A 2D representation of a 3D part or assembly...A 2D or 3D curve used to guide a sweep or loft...A sketched 2D or 3D curve defined by a set of control points

Setting Mass Properties in Layout Sketch Blocks

Sketch block mass properties are used only for two-dimensional motion of layout sketches...Three-dimensional parts made from blocks use the

Setting Mass Properties in Layout Sketch Blocks

Sketch block mass properties are used only for two-dimensional motion of layout sketches...Three-dimensional parts made from blocks use the