SolidWorks 2010 Bible

Part VI: Using Advanced Techniques

FIGURE 27.13

Using Replace Face

Ruled Surface

Ruled Surfaces are discussed in general in the section on terminology. Here I discuss the topic in
more detail, and specifically with regard to the SolidWorks interface for creating Ruled Surfaces.

The Ruled Surface feature in SolidWorks is one of those features that you may never have missed

until you see it in action. It is extremely useful for constructing faces with draft, extending faces

tangent to a direction, making Radiate Surface types, building molds, and many other applications.

Figure 27.14 shows the PropertyManager interface for the Ruled Surface.