SolidWorks 2010 Bible

Chapter 7: Selecting Features

FIGURE 7.55

Shape features may fail in SolidWorks 2010

The Dome feature has two notable settings: the Elliptical Dome and Continuous Dome.

The Elliptical Dome is available only on flat faces where the boundary is either a complete circle or

an ellipse. The cross-section of the dome is elliptical, and does not account for draft, which means

that it is always tangent to the perpendicular from the selected flat face.

The Continuous Dome is a setting for any non-circular or elliptical face, including polygons and

closed-loop splines. The setting results in a single unbroken face. If you deselect the Continuous

Dome setting, it functions like the Elliptical Dome setting. Figure 7.56 shows the most useful set-

tings for the Dome feature.

FIGURE 7.56

Examples of various types of domes

Continuous Dome Non-Elliptical Dome

Non-Continuous Dome Elliptical Dome