Tutorials

How to set up the path mate in SolidWorks and make an airplane fly

13 0 Intermediate
Learn how to draw a 3Dcurve in an assembly and animate an object with the path mate. model can be downloaded here: https://grabcad.com/library/airplane-108

Make a Spooling Rope Assembly in Solidworks

6 1 Expert
Make a spooling rope assembly in Solidworks that will simulate the raising and lowering of a suspended weight. Learn to use in-context modeling, rack and pinion mating, and path mates to create a really cool assembly! There's also a couple of cool assembly tricks along the way. Don't forget to subscribe and like the video!

SOLIDWORKS - Path Mate & Change in the part referenced to the body | Toy Train #4

0 0 Intermediate
And finally we assemble the train and the rail. Notice how we use points when assembling the train and track, how we choose the entire path, what references we use in the parallelism relationship. We have also said before that the parts that make up the train are referenced to the first body we made. By using these references, you can make any changes you want to the parts. For now, we moved the train with the mouse. Maybe we can make it move on its own in the future... #NonCADKeys #SOLIDWORKS #cad