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Shelling and Ribs

1 Introduction to Shelling

Introduction to Shelling After successfully completing this lesson you will be able to:
  • Perform shelling operations to hollow out a part.
2 Blow Dryer Exercise

Blow Dryer Exercise After successfully completing this lesson you will be able to:
  • Build the Blow Dryer model using the Draft, Shell and Rib tools.
  • Create Reference Planes parallel to an existing model surface.
  • Use the parallelogram tool to create the vent sketch at an angle.
  • Use the Up to Surface end condition with cut extrude.
3 Plastic Part Design in SolidWorks

Plastic Part Design After successfully completing this lesson you will be able to:
  • Understand the rules and procedures for designing plastic parts in SolidWorks.
  • Do a draft analysis on a part.
  • Use the Rollback facility to create draft before existing model fillets.
4 Adding Ribs to Plastic Parts

Adding ribs in Plastic Part Design After successfully completing this lesson you will be able to:
  • Use the Rib Tool to add ribs to a part.
  • Use linear sketch pattern.
  • Do a full round fillet.
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