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Goals of This Lesson

Upon successful completion of this lesson, your students will be able to create and modify
the following parts and assembly:

Resources for This Lesson

This lesson plan corresponds to the Revolves and Sweeps module in the SolidWorks
Online Tutorials. For more information about the Online Tutorials, See Online Tutorials
on page v.

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Active Learning Exercises Creating a Candlestick

Create the candlestick. Follow the instructions in the
Building Models: Revolves and Sweeps module in
the SolidWorks Online Tutorials.
The part name is Cstick.sldprt. However,
throughout this lesson, we will refer to it as
candlestick because that makes more sense.

5 Minute Assessment
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What features did you use to create the candlestick? ____________________________

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What special piece of sketch geometry is useful, but not required for a revolve feature?
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Unlike an extruded feature, a swept feature requires a minimum of two sketches. What
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What information does the pointer provide while sketching an arc? ________________
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Examine the three illustrations at
the right. Which one is not a valid
sketch for a revolve feature?
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Why?_______________________
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Exercises and Projects Creating a Candle to Fit the Candlestick

Task 1 Revolve Feature

Design a candle to fit the candlestick.



Use a revolve feature as the base feature.

Taper the bottom of the candle to fit into the candlestick.

Use a sweep feature for the wick.

Question:

What other features could you use to create the candle? Use a
sketch to illustrate your answer if necessary.
Answer:

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Question:

Would there be any benefit to using a design table to create the candle?
Answer:

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Task 2 Create an Assembly

Create a candlestick assembly.

Task 3 Create a Design Table

You work for a candle manufacturer. Use a design

table to create 380 mm, 350 mm, 300 mm, and 250
mm candles.

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More to Explore Design and Model a Mug

Design and model a mug. This is a rather
open-ended assignment. You have an
opportunity to express your creativity and
ingenuity. The design of a mug can vary
from the simple to the complex. A couple
of examples are shown at the right.
There are two specific requirements:


Use a revolve feature for the body of the

mug.

Use a swept feature for the handle.

Simple design

More complex design

a commuters spill-proof
travel mug
Task 4

How much coffee does the mug shown at the right hold?
Given:


Inside Diameter = 2.50

Overall height of the mug = 3.75

Thickness of the bottom = 0.25

Coffee cups are not filled to the brim. Allow 0.5 space at
the top.

Answer:

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Conversion:

A cup of coffee in the US is sold by the fluid ounce, not by the cubic inch. How many
ounces does the mug hold?
Given:

1 gallon = 231 in3

128 ounces = 1 gallon
Answer:

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Exercises and Projects Modify the Outlet Plate

Modify the outletplate that you created earlier in Lesson 2.


Edit the sketch for the circular cuts that form the openings for
the outlet. Create new cuts using the sketch tools. Apply what
you have learned about Link Values and geometric relations
to properly dimension and constrain the sketch.

Add a swept boss feature to

the back edge.
The sweep section is a 90
arc.
The radius of the arc is
equal to the length of the
model edge as shown in
the accompanying
Sweep Section
illustration.
Use geometric relations to fully define the sweep section
sketch.
The sweep path is made up of the four rear edges of the
part.
Use Convert Entities to create the sweep path.

The desired result is shown in the illustration at the right.

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More to Explore Use Revolve Feature to Design a Top

Use a revolve feature to create a toy top of your
own design.

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Lesson Summary


A Revolve feature is created by rotating a 2D profile sketch around an axis of

revolution.

The profile sketch can use a sketch line (that is part of the profile) or a centerline as the
axis of revolution.

The profile sketch cannot cross the axis of revolution.

Good

Good

No Good

The Sweep feature is created by moving a 2D profile along a path.

The Sweep feature requires two sketches:

Sweep Path
Sweep Section

Draft tapers the shape. Draft is important in molded, cast, or forged parts.

Fillets are used to smooth edges.

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