Introduction to SolidWorks

Lesson 8 – Modeling the Truck Base
Section III – Modeling Complex Parts 8.3 Modeling the Truck Base

Step 65: Select the surface of the pocket and sketch a circle 3/8 inch in diameter and Extruded
Cut using Through All. See Figure 8.7.

Step 66: Select the surface of the pocket
again and sketch the square shown in
Figure 8.8. The sides of the square are 0.75
inch and it is centered on the origin.

 Use the Center Rectangle option.

Step 67: Click on the Extruded Cut icon in
the Features toolbar and select the options
in the dialog box on Figure 8.9.

 Notice that the pocket starts at an

offset of 0.32 inch from the sketch

surface and ends at Up To Next.

Figure 8. 7 – Hole for Bolt

Figure 8. 8 – Rectangle Sketch for Bottom Pocket