Introduction to SolidWorks

Lesson 3 – Modeling the Skateboard Deck Using Extruded Boss/Base
Section II – Modeling Simple Parts 3.3 The Skateboard Deck

 The locations of the holes will be defined next. Click the Smart Dimension tool and use

it to dimension the distance between the leading hole and the line where the deck is bent

as shown in Figure 3.10. Type the correct distance of 2 1/4 inches.

 Dimension the distance between the two holes by clicking each hole and typing the

correct dimension of 3 inches.

 If the two holes are not parallel, we must create a horizontal relation between them first.

Click on the Add Relation command in the Sketch toolbar or on the Main Menu or in

the Command Manager. Click on the two points and select Horizontal in the Add

Relation dialog box. Click on the check mark to accept. If you used Inferencing to

create two parallel holes, this step is not necessary.

 Next, we locate the holes from the edge of the skateboard deck with the Smart

Dimension tool.

 The holes will change from blue to black to indicate that the sketch is fully defined.

 We are finally ready to create the countersunk holes by clicking the check mark to

accept.

Figure 3. 9 – Hole WizardPositions Tab