Advanced Features Flashcards

Which SOLIDWORKS feature creates a solid body by sweeping a profile along a helical path to produce a spring or screw thread?

Answer: Sweep with helix/spiral curve

A Sweep feature uses a profile and a path, and when a helix/spiral is used as that path, it creates spring coils or helical thread forms.

When using the Flex feature in SOLIDWORKS, which deformation type bends a body along a straight axis by a specified angle?

Answer: Bending

The Bending deformation type in the Flex feature rotates one end of a body relative to the other around a defined trim plane.

What is the purpose of the 'Thin Feature' option available in Extrude, Revolve, and Sweep?

Answer: It creates a constant-wall-thickness solid from an open or closed profile

Thin Feature adds a specified wall thickness to an open sketch profile (or around a closed profile) to create a shell-like solid without needing a separate Shell feature.

In a multi-body part, the Combine feature with 'Subtract' operation removes one body from another. Which body is the one being subtracted FROM?

Answer: The main body

In Combine-Subtract, the 'Main Body' is the base solid that is modified; the 'Bodies to Subtract' (tool bodies) are removed from it.

Which advanced sketch tool mirrors existing sketch entities about a centerline and maintains a symmetric constraint?

Answer: Dynamic Mirror

Dynamic Mirror automatically mirrors new sketch entities in real time as you draw them, keeping both sides symmetric about the selected centerline.

When a Loft feature is created with guide curves, what primary role do the guide curves play?

Answer: They control the cross-sectional shape between profiles along the loft length

Guide curves constrain the loft's intermediate cross-sections so the blended shape follows a prescribed path rather than a default interpolation.

Which SOLIDWORKS command inserts a pre-existing part file as a solid body into the current part, enabling multi-body workflows?

Answer: Insert > Part

Insert > Part places another part file's solid body into the active document as a merged or separate body, supporting multi-body design techniques.