Instructional Videos
SolidWorks, Getting Started, Modeling a Junction Box, The T Section:

Videos on this page include:

1.  Getting Started, Part 1, Creating the MM SolidWorks Part Template File & Settings
2.  Getting Started, Part 2, Modifying the Millimeter Template File for an Inch File & Settings
3.  Getting Started, Part 3, The Feature Manager - Creating a Junction Box
4.  Getting Started, Part 4, Sketching for 3D Features, Junction Box
5.  Getting Started, Part 5, Sketching for Creating Holes, Junction Box
6.  Getting Started, Part 6, Extruded Cut for Side Holes, Junction Box
7.  Getting Started, Part 7, The Fillet and Shell Features, Junction Box
8.  Getting Started, Part 8, The Hole Wizard and Finishing the Model, Junction Box
9.  The "T-Section", Version 1, Sketching Half then Using the Mirror Command
10. The "T-Section", Version 2, Sketching, Offsetting and Trimming
11. Inserting a Cosmetic Thread on an Existing Part



1.  This video provides instruction on how to create your millimeter SolidWorks 
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2.  This video provides instruction on how to make modifications to your millimeter 
template file and how to use that file to create an inch template file.
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3.  This video describes some of the elements in the Feature Manager including
the three primary planes, origin and various view settings. 
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4.  This video demonstrates how to start sketching and introduces and describes 
some of the sketch elements visible on the screen. 
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5.  This video demonstrates how to make our first 3D feature out of our sketch
and how to sketch the geometry for some side holes. 
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6.  This video demonstrates how to cut our side holes out of our sketch. 
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7.  This video demonstrates how to use the Fillet and Shell features on our box 
and the differences in how things are ordered in the Feature Manager.
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8.  This video demonstrates how to use the Hole Wizard and the sketch geometry 
involved with hole placement to finish our model. 
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9.  This video demonstrates how to sketch half the of a T-Section then using the 
Mirror Entities command for the other half before extruding the enclosed geometry. 
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10.  This video demonstrates how to sketch the outline of a T-Section followed by 
Offset Entities (offsetting those lines) followed by the Trim Entities command 
(to trim the excess) before extruding the enclosed geometry. 
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11.  This video demonstrates how to insert a Cosmetic Thread into your model and some of the options available.  Back to the top

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