How to make a rifling grooves in Solidworks?

chao wey

5 Jul, 2012 02:29 PM

Follow the steps below...

1. Step 1:

   Using front plane to sketch a circle, 200mm in Dia. and extrude it according the setting as shown...
   

   

2. Step 2:

   Sketch a circle on the front plane that snap with the inner circle of the tube (same Dia. with inner circle).....and exit sketch~
   

   

3. Step 3:

   Click on the "Helix and Spiral" under the Curves command, and select the circle that you had sketched just now.....Next, follow the setting bellow, and OK with it~
   

   

4. Step 4:

   Sketch a point on front plane as a reference...and follow the next step~
   

   

5. Step 5:

   ...sketch as the pic. shown
   

   

6. Step 6:

   Click on Swept-cut, and follow the setting bellow...
   

   

7. Step 7:

   Next click on the "Axis" under Reference Geo. command....and follow the setting as shown...
   

   

8. Step 8:

   Click on Circular Pattern and follow the setting....
   

   

9. Step 9:

   Finally....Walla!