Lesson goal
Add fillets, chamfers, standard holes, draft, shell and ribs in an order that stays editable.
5 videos
1 exercise
Beginner
Prerequisite: Lesson 3
1. Watch the videos
Dassault Systèmes videos hosted on MySolidWorks: they open in a new tab and a free account is enough. Watch them in order.
Fillets and ChamfersRound or chamfer edges, and the rules for fillet order.In French↗ Hole WizardISO, ANSI and other standard holes: type, size and position.In French↗ Draft FeaturesAdd draft to molded parts and check faces with Draft Analysis.In French↗ Shell FeaturesHollow out a solid, with different thicknesses per face.In French↗ Rib FeaturesReinforce a thin wall from a minimal sketch.In French↗
2. Key takeaways
Place cosmetic fillets at the end of the tree: they slow down rebuilds and make selections harder.
The Hole Wizard creates a standard hole (tapped, counterbored, countersunk); several holes can fit in a single feature.
Draft Analysis colors faces according to their angle: it shows the ones that will prevent the part from ejecting from the mold.
The order draft, shell, fillets gives walls of constant thickness; reversing the order changes the result.
Tip
When a shell fails, temporarily suppress the small fillets: the shell often succeeds, and you can then restore them.
3. Do the exercise
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