Advanced Features Flashcards

What is the function of the 'Deform' feature's 'Surface Push' type in SOLIDWORKS?

Answer: It pushes a region of a body inward or outward using a tool body or point as the deforming influence

Surface Push deformation uses a selected tool body or point to locally indent or bulge a target body, simulating pressured or impact-driven shape changes.

When editing a Swept Cut that removes material along a path, which option controls whether the profile remains perpendicular to the path (normal) or keeps a fixed orientation in space?

Answer: Follow Path vs. Keep Normal Constant

'Follow Path' rotates the profile to stay normal to the sweep path; 'Keep Normal Constant' holds the profile's original orientation in world space throughout the sweep.

In SOLIDWORKS, the 'Move/Copy Bodies' feature can both translate and rotate a body. What must you do to create a COPY instead of moving the original?

Answer: Check the 'Copy' checkbox and specify the number of copies in the PropertyManager

The Move/Copy Bodies PropertyManager has a 'Copy' checkbox; enabling it leaves the original body in place and creates the specified number of translated/rotated duplicates.

Which tool in SOLIDWORKS evaluates whether two faces meet at a G1 (tangent) or G2 (curvature) boundary by visualizing highlight band continuity across the edges?

Answer: Zebra Stripes

Zebra Stripes simulate parallel light reflections across the model surface; continuous, unkinked stripes across an edge indicate G2 continuity, while a sharp bend at the edge reveals only G1 tangency.

When inserting a Design Table (Excel-driven) into a SOLIDWORKS part, which cell address MUST contain a dimension or feature name for the table to be recognized correctly?

Answer: Cell A1 must contain the configuration name header and A2 onward lists config names; dimension names begin in B1

SOLIDWORKS Design Tables require cell A1 to contain the header 'Design Table for: ' (auto-inserted), row names in column A starting at A3 for configurations, and parameter names in row 2 starting at B2.

What is the key difference between a 'Contour Selection' extrude and a standard single-profile extrude in SOLIDWORKS?

Answer: Contour Selection lets you pick individual closed regions from a complex shared sketch without creating separate sketches

Contour Selection (right-click in the sketch field of an extrude) allows picking one or more enclosed regions formed by intersecting sketch entities, so a single complex sketch can drive multiple distinct extrusions.

In SOLIDWORKS, which method correctly applies a cosmetic thread annotation to a cylindrical face for drawing and BOM documentation purposes without modeling physical thread geometry?

Answer: Use Insert > Annotations > Cosmetic Thread on the selected cylindrical edge

Insert > Annotations > Cosmetic Thread adds a virtual thread annotation (displayed as a dashed inner circle in drawings) that communicates thread specifications without the computational cost of full helical geometry.