SolidWorks 2010 Bible

Chapter 11: Editing and Evaluation

7. Roll back so that you can see the contents of the composite curve.


8. Expand the projected curve.


9. Roll back to just after the projected curve.


10. Roll back so that you can see the contents of the projected curve.

Using other Rollback techniques

The Rollback feature is located on the RMB menu. Simply right-click a feature and select either

Rollback or Roll to Previous. If you are already rolled back and you right-click below the Rollback

bar, you can access additional options to Roll Forward and Roll to End.

Editing any feature other than the last feature also serves to roll back the model while you are in

Edit mode. As soon as you rebuild the feature or sketch, SolidWorks rebuilds the entire design tree.

The Tools ➪ Options ➪ View setting for Arrow Key Navigation enables you to use the up- and

down-arrow keys to manipulate the Rollback bar. Under normal circumstances, the arrow keys

control the view orientation, but after you have moved the Rollback bar once using the cursor, the

up- and down-arrow keys control the Rollback bar. The left- and right-arrow keys have no effect

on the Rollback bar.

Caution
The one situation where this technique does not work as expected is when you are working on a part in the
context of the assembly, with the design tree rolled back. The down arrow simply causes the Rollback bar to
roll immediately to the end of the design tree. n

Reordering Features

The ability to reorder features is one that offers SolidWorks users control over the modeling pro-

cess and its outcome. Without this capability, editing would not be one of the strengths of the soft-

ware. As you already know, feature order can make a difference in the final shape of a part. For

example, this order:

1. Extrude


2. Cut


3. Fillet


4. Shell