Solidworks Part Modeling and Features 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which SolidWorks feature adds material by extruding a closed sketch profile along a straight path?
- Revolve
- Sweep
- Extrude Boss/Base (Correct answer)
- Loft
Correct answer: Extrude Boss/Base
Extrude Boss/Base creates a solid by extending a 2D sketch profile linearly to a specified depth.
Question 2: What does the 'Shell' feature do in SolidWorks?
- Creates a thin-walled part by hollowing out a solid and removing selected faces (Correct answer)
- Adds a uniform thickness around the outside of a solid
- Creates a hollow sphere from a solid
- Splits a solid body into two halves
Correct answer: Creates a thin-walled part by hollowing out a solid and removing selected faces
The Shell feature hollows a solid model to a specified wall thickness, optionally removing selected open faces.
Question 3: Which end condition in an Extrude feature extends the extrusion to the next solid face it encounters?
- Blind
- Through All
- Up To Next (Correct answer)
- Up To Body
Correct answer: Up To Next
The 'Up To Next' end condition terminates the extrusion at the first surface or face the geometry intersects.
Question 4: In SolidWorks, which feature creates a solid by sweeping a profile along a curved path?
- Loft
- Extrude
- Revolve
- Sweep (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Sweep
The Sweep feature generates a solid or surface by moving a 2D profile along a defined 3D path.
Question 5: What does a 'Draft' feature add to a SolidWorks part?
- A uniform wall thickness
- A taper angle to faces to facilitate part ejection from a mold (Correct answer)
- A rounded edge between two surfaces
- A hole pattern across the part
Correct answer: A taper angle to faces to facilitate part ejection from a mold
Draft applies a taper angle to selected faces so the part can be released from a mold without sticking.
Question 6: Which SolidWorks feature creates a solid by blending two or more profiles on separate planes?
- Sweep
- Loft (Correct answer)
- Revolve
- Extrude
Correct answer: Loft
The Loft feature transitions smoothly between two or more sketch profiles to form a complex solid.
Solidworks Part Modeling and Features 1
Which SolidWorks feature adds material by extruding a closed sketch profile along a straight path?