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Designing a Hirth Spline

Tjerk de Graaff
in Theory
27 10 Beginner
Solidworks + Excel instruction on how to design a Hirth Spline. Background on Hirth Splines: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hirth_joint The basic idea of a Hirth spline / Hirth Joint is that the whole geometry is defined from a combination of a single reference point and a grinding/cutting geometry. Two Hirth splines with the same basic tooth geometry will match to form a secure joint that can transfer torque and allows for accurate alignment of parts. Hirth splines and joints are often used in turbomachinery to accurately align various shaft parts and transfer torque.
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FreeCAD parametric 3d drawing

Christie S
in Modeling
10 0 Beginner
3D drawing driven by a data sheet. Example : creating a kitchen cabinet furniture driven by a Spreadsheet.
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Tutorial - How to drive a Solid Edge model from Excel

Grant Holohan
in Design & CAD
8 2 Beginner
Here's how...
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Solidworks Design Table Formulas

Interactive CAD & Tech (Chris)
in Modeling
5 0 Beginner
This is a video tutorial of how to model and use Formulas in Design Tables Design Table Basics Video Tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pk74gWNCbQw&t=0s
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Aircraft Wing NACA4412 Tutorial Aerospace

Vishal Bharat Patil
in Modeling
5 0 Intermediate
Designed a Aerofoil shaped Wing of an Aircraft using points generated from excel sheet. Its 4K video that helps one to get the accurate content for desiging the parts..! The main motto is to develop the skills of Engineers. Aircraft Wing NACA4412 Tutorial Link :: https://youtu.be/3mKKGCEO-z4
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Tutorial: how to model a gearwheel with teeth with involute shape

Ferro
in Modeling
5 0 Expert
The model and the excel file related to this tutorial are available here:
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SOLIDWORKS - Making SolidWorks Makro with ChatGPT ⌨️| Advanced

NonCad Keys
in Modeling
4 2 Intermediate
Hi guys, in this video I'm going to show you how to create an automatic bolt model with a SolidWorks macro. Thanks to this macro I have developed, you will be able to automatically determine parameters using the Excel database and quickly model bolts of different sizes. Our macro is integrated using the ChatGPT artificial intelligence model to make sense of text-based commands and perform the necessary operations in the SolidWorks environment. This greatly automates the design process, saving you time and minimizing errors. In our video, I will first explain step by step how to get the parameters in our Excel database and how our macro works. As a result, you will be able to create bolt models of different sizes and specifications. You will also discover the potential of the AI-based approach in design processes and see how you can use it in your own projects in the future. If you want to speed up your design processes and increase productivity in SolidWorks, this video is for you! Start watching now and discover how our macro can help you. Don't forget to like the video and subscribe to our channel so you don't miss any similar content. Video Link: https://ytbe.one/ksOW4Sap6So
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FreeCAD Spreadsheets - The Basics

Sar Dar
in Design & CAD
3 0 Beginner
An introduction to using FreeCAD spreadsheets.
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How to import points from MS Excel in NX?

Hegedűs György
in Design & CAD
3 4 Beginner
Use these scripts to import 3D coordinates from MS Excel file into NX model (unfortunately sample script and files attachments not allowed).
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Importing Airfoil from XFLR5 and Auto-Generating Wings in Solidworks

Harvick Tang
in Modeling
1 1 Intermediate
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_QEEPGUxDg In this tutorial, I will show you how to take an existing aircraft model in XFLR5 and regenerate new wings in Soildworks without editing any features. Required Software: XFLR5 Excel Solidwokrs Required Files: Example Aircraft.xfl - https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Hzz-hu-xgjX3AFN-c7iVGr3h0-pZCJxk XFLR5 to Solidworks Wing Importer.xlsx (Updated) - https://drive.google.com/open?id=1s5VodhyzljYV3vjOD-Ng-lpR-62zMSUp Wing Template.SLDPRT (Updated) - https://drive.google.com/open?id=154oFGNtYu2lWg4jG4Y9MhWufuqD4wra2 XFLR5 Tutorial - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6AZTxZkojo
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Create a Product Table - CATIA R19x

Maxime Chagnot
in Modeling
1 0 Beginner
Hello everyone, In this new tutorial you will learn, how to create a product table in an assembly. It allows you to create different configuration in a product. You will have access to an Excel sheet and decide for each configuration to keep a part (as "true) and remove a part (as "false"). Hope you will enjoy the video! Find the models on these Grabcad links: - https://grabcad.com/library/room-with-3-configuration-1 - https://grabcad.com/library/plate-with-configurations-1 Please Like, Comment, Share and Subscribe :D
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Why is thickness not updating in a Sheet Metal reducer part?

Dan Novak
in Design & CAD
0 0 Beginner
I'm not sure if this is the "correct" answer, but I got it to work by adding Thickness@Sheet-Metal1 to the table and changing it along with PL Thick.@Lofted Bends1. See screen caps.
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