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This document provides instructions on how to create a spring and hex bolt in Solidworks. To create a spring: 1. Sketch a circle and define its diameter as 0.5 inches. 2. Create a helix coil using the circle as a path. 3. Sweep the circle profile along the helix path to extrude the spring shape. To create a hex bolt: 1. Sketch a hexagon and extrude it to create the bolt head. 2. Add threads by creating a helix and using it in a sweep feature along the shaft.

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SW Tutorial02

This document provides instructions on how to create a spring and hex bolt in Solidworks. To create a spring: 1. Sketch a circle and define its diameter as 0.5 inches. 2. Create a helix coil using the circle as a path. 3. Sweep the circle profile along the helix path to extrude the spring shape. To create a hex bolt: 1. Sketch a hexagon and extrude it to create the bolt head. 2. Add threads by creating a helix and using it in a sweep feature along the shaft.

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Tutorial 02

Solidworks Tutorial -02

How to create a spring

1. Click New (File>New) , click Part , OK .

2. Click Option (Tools>Option…) , select Document Properties


tab. Select Units , under Unit System select IPS (inch, pound,
second) OK.

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3. Select Top Plane , from lower left menu select Normal To.

4. Click Sketch in Command Manager, click Circle

. As you can see on upper right corner sketch icon

appear indicate that you’re on sketch mode .

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5. Pick Origin point as starting point, drag to right hand side

no need to be exact the size will define in


later step. Press keyboard ESC to end circle sketch.
Note: There is two type line generated by in sketching, the one with
black line and blue line. Black line is line that fully defined and blue
line is under defined..

6. Define sketch with dimension. Click Smart Dimension


, and start dimensioning pick circle edge and set to 0.50in

. Press keyboard ESC to end smart


dimension.

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7. Change display to Isometric view.

8. Insert coil, Click Insert>Curve>Helix/Spiral

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9. Press F to zoom fit, set Parameters Constant Pitch , Pitch 0.10in

Revolutions 4 , Start angle 0.0deg and .

10. Click to Right Plane , click Normal To

.
11. Click Sketch , click Circle . Sketch circle at start point, then click
Smart dimension set circle diameter to 0.05in .
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12. Click exit sketch . Click Features and

activate features menu. Click Swept Boss/Base and set


Profile to Sketch2 by click on circle sketch

and set Path

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by click helix path

and .
13. Change display to Isometric view.

14. Press F to zoom fit.

Done.

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How to create hex bolt

1. Sketch a polygon with 6 side, Tools>Sketch Entities>Polygon

set diameter to 0.75in.

2. Extrude

sketch to 0.34in.
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3. Create minor diameter for thread, sketch circle on top face, set
diameter to 0.4in.

4. Extrude sketch to 1.1in.


5. Click end edge of thread shaft,

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click convert entities

.
6. Select Helix/Spiral feature

set height to 1.2in, thread per inch=pitch = 1/13 in

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Ok.
7. Right click on Front plane, Insert sketch

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sketch thead profile.

8. Click sweep feature

select sketch profile as sketch and helix as a path, OK.

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9. Create sketch a circle on the end shaft,

extrude cut 0.1in

10. Finish.

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