Part I: SolidWorks Basics
FIGURE 4.9
Using the prompt to close a sketch setting
- Click the Extrude tool on the Features toolbar. Answer yes to the prompt, and double-
click the face of the previous extrusion. SolidWorks automatically uses the face that you
double-clicked for an Up to Surface end condition. This is a simple way of linking the
depths of the two extrusions automatically. Again, this entire operation could have been
handled more quickly and efficiently with a cut, but these steps demonstrate an alterna-
tive method, which in some situations may be useful.
Hole Wizard ..................................................................................................
The next features that you will apply are a pair of counterbored holes. SolidWorks has a special
tool that you can use to create common hole types, called the Hole Wizard. The Hole Wizard helps
you to create standard hole types using standard or custom sizes. You can place holes on any face
of a 3D model or constrain them to a single 2D plane or face. A single feature created by the Hole
Wizard may create a single or multiple holes, and a feature that is not constrained to a single plane
can create individual holes originating from multiple faces, non-parallel, and even non-planar faces
(holes may go in different directions). All holes in a single feature that you create by using the Hole
Wizard must be the same type and size. If you want multiple sizes or types, you must create multi-
ple Hole Wizard features.
To apply counterbored holes to your part, follow these steps:
- Select the face that the groove feature was created on, and click the Hole Wizard
tool on the Features toolbar. Then set the hole to Counterbored, set the type to Socket
Head Cap Screw, the size to one-quarter, and the end condition to Through All, as shown
in Figure 4.10.
