Introduction to SolidWorks

Lesson 7 – Modeling the Truck
Section III – Modeling Complex Parts 7.3 Modeling the Truck

 Click the check mark.

 Click and drag the Mirror command up, to the location before the threaded portion of the

shaft was created.

 Create a new body with the screw threads pattern by repeating the previous steps.

Next, we will create a seat for the rubber spacers.

Step 47: Select the top plane and sketch a circle with the dimensions shown in Figure 7.2.

 Warning: The circle

must overlap with the

axle cylinder. If the

circle is tangent or

detached, the two

solids will not merge

and you will get a

multibody model.

 Add a vertical

Relation between the

center of the circle

and the origin to keep

them aligned.

 Extrude the circle

using the Mid Plane

option as shown in Figure 7.3. The extrusion length is 0.38 inch.

Figure 7. 1 – Truck Axle

Figure 7. 2 – Seat for the Rubber Spacers