Introduction to Surface Modelling in SolidWorks [Webcast]
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Surface modelling is a technique in SolidWorks that allows you to manipulate the surface of a model. In this webcast, we learn how to do this by using lofts, sweeps and splines. The applications of this technique are countless - from consumer product design through to aerospace, surface modelling is a very powerful tool.
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Thanks for posting this over 11 years ago, you helped me a lot . A quality tutorial
I know it's a few years old, but thank you for this excellent tutorial. Especially for making the reference images available, as this makes it possible to follow along and repeat your steps, pausing the video as-needed. An excellent way to learn and much appreciated.
only 18.5 minutes in and this has already filled in SOOOO many blanks.. thanks for posting this (over 5 years ago)
How could someone give this a thumbs down? This is a great, in-depth, tutorial on surface modeling in SolidWorks that the creator did NOT have to share. I agree with the other comments. This is a great tutorial.
This is one of the best SolidWorks videos that I have seen about surfaces. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
This tut was very helpful, had the most info to troubleshoot issues than any other video I've seen so far. Thanks
tried and couldn't complete this video tutorial last year. I'm back to give it another shot! #letsdothis
superb ! I've learnt so much, the single most informative video on solidworks I've ever watched. I'm sure I'll need to watch it multiple times though : it feels a long time till I can work my way through this stuff without help, yet you make it so clear and explain the "why" of each stage which is half the battle. thank you.
Thanks for explaining not just "how", but "why". Very well done!
The communication is beyond perfect. Thoughts conveyed effectively on how to model with in depth look at the commands. Overall, very good for beginners. Thanks
one of the best tutorial. kindly make individual tutorials to explain various surface features
One good tip when you are doing the 3d sketch is to have a four view display! That way you don't have to change planes manually ! They are all there for you to see! Much easier
Great tutorial! It's especially helpful that you went over the way SolidWorks makes surfaces with UV curves. Knowing stuff like that can really save a lot of frustration.
I know this is Nine years ago now but thank you. I'm a design student who used solidworks a lot and I want to turn my sketches and blue foam models of a robot for my module into surface models 5 minutes in and I already learnt how to import images which is going to be critical to help me do this. Going to watch the rest of the tutorial now but thanks so much ♥️.
Dude, your video helped me model an ironman mask which was one of the best and most appreciated project in my engg. lab
I've been searching long time for a good tutorial and I finally found it.Thanks bro !!!
This is a great video, I started hating SW becase it is not intuitive and the user experience is not very similar to other design programs, but with this explanation it is easy to understand why many people loves it. THANKS!
Outstanding. That's the best SW tutorial I've seen yet. Thanks.
Is the sixth time I'm watching this tutorial and still learning a lot. Thank you very much!
Brilliant video Adam. Thank you kindly. Very well explained.
This was great! could you please make one for SW 2021? I wonder if there are any new features and changes or if all this is still the same stuff.
A true master class in surfacing.
Thank You! I am experienced in PTC Creo and now I need to translate my skills into Solidworks. This helps a lot.
Very cool. I'm not sure how clean the surface intersections would be if you did a zebra view BUT the video touches on some really cool tools that I didn't even know existed!
Very good tutorial with a good surface model example to go along with.
Thaaaanks!!!! even in 2k19 you're helping people out. big thumbs up
Thanks a lot from the Netherlands. Very useful for my thesis.
Awesome!!! I didn't knew I could add a loft section after I made it!!!
you are the best man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
informative without wasting time
I just did it !! Wow it was really hard to understand at the begginning but happy to made it 😀
Thanks a lot, very clean and nice demonstration.
Not wasting time. I learnt a lot.
2014 makes this so much easier! Projected curve eliminates the 3D spline fiddling. Boundary is like a super loft. new spline types, and new functions :)
Chris Stavro its you again
Thank you so much! Finally a good SolidWorks tutorial
Hi Tow
The links in the description now link directly to the image.
Thanks
~Luke
At 3.50 you’ll notice that I actually constructed two separate splines to produce the mouse outline, you may find this a little easier than drawing one and using Split Entities. I would recommend making sure that the sketch is hidden when you come to select the edges at 13.00.
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Can you help me how to make it fully defined?
@@cridgemcking2471 for some reason they didn't show how to define it...
Absolutely the best tutorial I've seen yet!! Well done!
2021. still super useful and relevant.
10 years old and still holds up. not bad
for those whom the picture shows black colour after imported in Sledworks, try using snipping tool to save the picture as png and then import it,,cause default windows save is as gif which isnt supported by Sledworks
Hey, please help me. At 13 minutes, he says that we need to separate the entities, but I’m unable to do it.
Could someone briefly explain it to me ?
Hello There.
I'm having difficult time closing the sketch into a planar surface as shown on 5:20.
After i've made the sketch and followed exactley on the outline of the mouse- i entered the planar surface selction- selected the sketch intended and the it does nothing, it simply stays on the planar surface selection area.
Can you help me with that, please?
Thank you.
BEST TEACHER EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great tutorial. One question though. I can't select merge result at 35:02. Any advice? Thanks
I have the same problem and it would be nice if somebody could help with that
same
How exactly did you create a midpoint relationship with the right surface plane and and the second line plane 6:24... Im not that fluent in solidworks just trying to learn a little more for my upcoming project
You can now find links to the images used in the description.
You are welcome - have you checked out Ask the Experts playlist - lots of quick and very useful tips there
Very interesting, congratulations...:)
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Excellent working loved it 👍
I was unable to perform the boundary surface at 22:50 because I wasn't able to select the splines from the original planer surfaces. SW only allowed me to select the entire closed loop around those planer surfaces which results in an error message. What am I doing wrong, how do I only select the curve that I want?
The same problem I had...
You may be selecting the sketch which created the planar surface. Make sure this is hidden before you attempt the boundary surface. If your still having trouble try Right clicking in the graphics area to bring up the selection manager, this tool will allow you to select individual sections of an edge -setting this to select group (cursor symbol) often works best.
Thanks a lot ! I will try it tomorrow.
Wish you all best ! :)
very good , but how do you put the dimensions of drawing to be exactly at the piece or just with the picture ?
I'm trying this tutorial for the third time but i cannot seem to get the splines the same. I am having trouble with the first surface loft. It doesnt loft as in the video
Great tutorial! The part at 28:48 doesn't work for me though. I couldn't create that loft myself.
This is great sir adam rose
Thx foe helping, you a much better than my paid teacher.
I try to split the vertical surface at the location of 3D curve, but somehow i am unable to select the short line needed for the surface loft ( at around 13:30). Anyone that can help? I can see the short line, but once I click it it selects the whole vertical surface.
Same happens with me, im using Solid 2014, i dont know if that have anything to do with the problem maybe it worked with older versions, i dont know...
great tutorial! Easy to follow and a great result. Keep up the great work!
honestly guys i think this is gonna work!
Is there a similar tool like "freestyle" which is used in catia present in solid edge ST8?
I could not get to merge the half body, resulting in not being able to merge at the end of the process!
The option to merge was not available.
Could anyone advise how to fix this issue?
Still one of the best to start from
Hi, I don't know why but when i select any spline, I cant see the arrows, so I'm not able to play around with spline's curvature. Could you help me find out how to show the arrows? Thanks
i cant seem to get the Loft at 28:39 there arent four sides to the boundaries. can someone pls explain!
This is one of the problems I had last time: I keep getting a gap between the horizontal and vertical sections on the mouse. it looks fine to the eye but when you really zoom in, they aren't joined. Trying to add relations doesn't seem to hack it... help?
when I created the surface knit it did not separate the spline and did not have any constraints, I was wondering the reason for this?
the filled surface option is not available on the 2015 edition..... what is the solution to that?
and is there an alternative to that method?
I know this video's pretty old now but hoping you can help me here. How does the finished mouse look with zebra stripes enabled?
Working on a mouse myself and I need to have all surfaces perfect but despite following all of the tips in your video, I'm still seeing breaks in the zebra lines, specially at the mirror line of the two halves.
So helpful to learn the surface tools, thanks!
Hi Luke, at 15.44 you deselect what seems to be an extra section in the loft, was this auto created within the feature?
Fantastic, what a treat! Thank-you for your time.
this is an amazing tutorial on surfacing thank you, I'm just struggling to import the picture using the sketch picture tab its not usable to you have any advice or a way to bypass this feature to get the picture in to solidworks?
This is just awesome. Thank you so much for this tutorial!
what a useful tutorial ! thanks. please keep adding new ones.
Hi, nice tutorial but me not able to do this, this splines are totaly working against me, i cant get the splines in the right position as you did, i also tried to get splines to loft together but this also didnt work for me, i have no idea what im doing wrong.
Someone please help ASAP! How did you split the spline into two elements and used the loft tool @13:09. I Have tried using the split entities tool but whenever i tired to use the loft feature it selects the small element at first and then it re selects the whole spline.
I've just got it. It is not necessarily matter of splitting the spline. Try first to hide the sketch (in the history tree, eye or glasses sign) from which you made the plane and then use SURFACE BORDER element (as in the video - author picks a line, that is called "SURFACE-PLANE1") not a line from the sketch ... I hope this trick works for you ;)
@@wojciechmysliwiec596 Thank you! This helped a lot!
if you wanted one of those splines to be along a straight edge (in one plane ie a fixed distance from centerline but over a curve in another axis) for a certain distance but with all the curves up to that point nicely tangent . how would you do it? i cant find a way to do it without using a line section in between two splines then it wont loft using it .... there has to be a way!!!! am i taking the wrong approach? cant find anything like this anywhere
Great tutorial! It was easy to understand and a very good introduction to surfacing. On a side note, how do I make my solidworks look like yous? I mean in terms of having the reflection of the model on the bottom plane, having reflections on the part itself, and having selected faces glow blue. Thanks in advance!
thanks for the webcast found it really good keep up the good work.
Within the same sketch he drew 2 separate spline lines. To do this, you draw the first one, then deselect (switch tools or something, but don't exit sketch). Then draw the second spline by drawing with splines again.
Thank you from America!
Incredible tips, greatly appreciated
THANKS!!!!! Best tutorial for surface modeling.
how did u split this line on two so u could use the profile for the luft at 13:00 ?
please write back
you gotta tune the instrunt, by right clicking on it in the channel rack
Nice work! i learned a lot from your videos.But can you build a Sq to Rd sheet metal transition in 4 pieces and seam at 4 corners ( .250 inch thick )
Very nice tutorial, this helped me so much!
thanks a lot from sweden been struggling to do this before :)
super useful, learned something new
Hey, how did you get the appearance of your model while making it; with the reflective surface and floor?
realhack
can you help me please, my surfaces is not highlighted
they are grey and cannot use them as i need to fill surface
Hi everyone! I was wondering, if is there a way to "unfold, unwrap or flatten 3d surfaces" in Solidworks ?
Thank you from Tunisia
That last Loft didn't work for me at all. I selected the two top edges as the path, and the 3D sketch, the flat face as the guide curves and I couldn't do the loft.
hi
i'm unable to download the reference pictures, i'm unable to right click on the pictures. how do i get them? thanks.
Thank you very much for this video, it really helped me a lot.
Great video, genuinely appreciate it!
do you know how to do reflective surface when modelling? And how to do that blue bright selection ? someone pls shine me up.
Excellent tutorial.
Thanks! This is exactly what I was looking for!
Thank you sir. it was exactly what I needed.
hey m newbee....can some1 tell me which one is better katia or solidworks...???
Well done tutorial.