CSWP Surface Modeling 4

Question 1

When using 'Replace Face' in SOLIDWORKS, what does the tool do to the solid body?

Accepted Answer

Substitutes a selected solid face with a surface body and adjusts neighboring geometry accordingly

Answer

Replace Face removes the selected solid face and uses a surface body in its place, trimming and extending adjacent faces to match.

Question 2

In SOLIDWORKS, which surface feature is best suited for creating a smooth transition region between two surfaces that do not share an edge?

Accepted Answer

Filled Surface

Answer

Filled Surface can patch or blend between non-adjacent surface edges with tangency or curvature constraints.

Question 3

What is the effect of enabling 'Merge Tangent Faces' when creating a Surface Extrude in SOLIDWORKS?

Accepted Answer

Merges adjacent faces that are tangent into a single face, reducing face count

Answer

Merge Tangent Faces simplifies the resulting geometry by combining G1-continuous adjacent faces into one face.

Question 4

Which method is used to close an open surface body into a sealed solid without using Thicken?

Accepted Answer

Use Knit Surface with 'Create Solid' checked

Answer

Knit Surface with the 'Create Solid' option will automatically convert a fully closed knitted surface into a solid body.

Question 5

During a Loft Surface operation, what does setting the 'Start Constraint' to 'Normal to Profile' accomplish?

Accepted Answer

Forces the loft to start perpendicular to the profile sketch plane

Answer

Normal to Profile forces the loft surface to leave the start profile perpendicular to that profile's sketch plane.

(CSWP) SOLIDWORKS CAD Design Professional Practice Test