Tutorial: how to create car rims in Solidworks?

Aykut Dana

18 Jan, 2012 12:52 PM

Tutorial - how to make rim

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1. Step 1:

   Open a sketch and draw a rim profile like this
   

   

2. Step 2:

   Draw an axis and use revolve command
   

   

3. Step 3:

   This is the outer part of the your rim
   

   

4. Step 4:

   Sectioning. use selection view button
   

   

5. Step 5:

   Draw rims internal part profile
   

   

6. Step 6:

   Again use the revolve command. and be sure that ''marge result need to be unticked
   

   

7. Step 7:

   Open a sketch on front plane and draw the profile that will be cutted. This is the most important step to create your own design wheels
   

   

8. Step 8:

   Use circular pattern command and make your selection according to how many arms you want to do your rim
   

   

9. Step 9:

   Edit your sketch with using trim command and cut the body. to cut only revolve2 you must select it on marked area
   

   

10. Step 10:

    Use fillet command and fillet your bodies
    

    

11. Step 11:

    Drill the rim for screws
    

    

12. Step 12:

    use your creativity
    

    

13. Step 13:

    And renders :)) plese click on it worked button if you liked this tutorial:))