Mixed Deck — All Solidworks Topics Flashcards

Which SolidWorks Sheet Metal feature creates a ventilation opening with formed louvers in a sheet metal face?

Answer: Louver

The Louver feature stamps angled openings into sheet metal faces to allow airflow through the panel.

Which SolidWorks drawing annotation describes the weld type and size between two parts?

Answer: Weld Symbol

The Weld Symbol specifies weld type, size, length, and other parameters needed by a welder to join two parts.

Which surface feature in SolidWorks creates geometry by blending between two or more profiles located at different positions?

Answer: Loft Surface

Loft Surface generates a smooth surface by transitioning between two or more profile sketches placed at different locations.

___________ are circles with the same centerpoint.

Answer: Concentric

Concentric circles are two or more circles that share the exact same center point but have different radii. This geometric relationship is fundamental in many mechanical designs and is a common constraint used in CAD software to ensure proper alignment and design intent.

Which SolidWorks mate constrains a cylindrical face of one component to a cylindrical face of another so they share the same axis?

Answer: Concentric

The Concentric mate aligns the axes of two cylindrical or conical faces so they become coaxial.

Which sheet metal feature in SolidWorks adds a flange along a single straight edge of an existing sheet metal face?

Answer: Edge Flange

Edge Flange bends a new flange perpendicular to (or at a defined angle from) a selected straight edge of a sheet metal part.

What does the 'Forming Tool' feature allow you to do in SolidWorks Sheet Metal?

Answer: Apply custom 3D stamp or die shapes to a sheet metal part

Forming Tools are custom die shapes that you drag and drop onto a sheet metal face to create embosses, louvers, or lances.

In the SolidWorks 'Basic Motion' study type, which physical effect is available that is NOT available in the 'Animation' study type?

Answer: Gravity and component contact

Basic Motion adds a simplified physics layer over Animation, allowing gravity, springs, and solid-body contact to drive component motion. Animation only moves components by manually defined key points and motor speeds, with no physical interaction simulation.

What does a 'Reference Plane' allow you to do in SolidWorks?

Answer: Create a custom flat surface for starting sketches at any location or angle

Reference Planes create user-defined flat surfaces anywhere in 3D space for sketching or feature placement.

What does a 'Von Mises stress' result in SolidWorks Simulation represent?

Answer: A combined stress scalar used to predict yielding in ductile materials

Von Mises stress is a single equivalent stress value combining all stress components, used to compare against the material yield strength.

What does the 'Convert Entities' tool do in a SolidWorks sketch?

Answer: Projects model edges onto the active sketch plane

Convert Entities projects selected model edges or curves onto the current sketch plane as sketch geometry.

What does a yellow sketch entity indicate in SolidWorks?

Answer: Under-defined

Yellow sketch entities are under-defined, meaning they still have unconstrained degrees of freedom.

Which SolidWorks Sheet Metal feature creates the initial thin-walled base from a sketch?

Answer: Base Flange/Tab

Base Flange/Tab is the first sheet metal feature that establishes the part's thickness and initial flat geometry.

Which SolidWorks Sheet Metal feature creates a folded flange along multiple connected edges simultaneously with mitered corners?

Answer: Miter Flange

Miter Flange adds a continuous flange along a series of connected edges, automatically mitering the corners.

What does the 'Exploded View' feature do in a SolidWorks assembly?

Answer: Separates components visually along defined paths for documentation and clarity

Exploded View moves components apart in a controlled way to show how they assemble, often used in documentation.

What is the purpose of the 'Instant3D' feature when editing a sketch dimension in SolidWorks?

Answer: Allows dynamic dragging to modify feature dimensions on-screen

Instant3D lets you click and drag handles to interactively change feature dimensions directly in the graphics area.

Which SolidWorks Simulation element type is best suited for thin-walled sheet metal parts?

Answer: Shell Elements

Shell Elements model thin-walled structures efficiently by representing the geometry through a mid-surface with a specified thickness.

What is a 'Rib' feature used for in SolidWorks?

Answer: Creating thin supporting walls between surfaces to add structural strength

The Rib feature extrudes a thin structural wall from an open sketch profile between existing surfaces.

What is the minimum bend radius setting in SolidWorks tubing routes used for?

Answer: Ensuring that the tube's 3D spline path does not curve more tightly than the tube material can handle

Minimum bend radius is a physical constraint of tube or hose material — bending tighter than this radius causes kinking or cracking. SolidWorks uses this value to validate and drive the spline curvature in flexible routing so the designed path is manufacturable.

What does the 'Dynamic Mirror' sketch tool do in SolidWorks?

Answer: Automatically mirrors new sketch entities about a centerline in real time as you draw

Dynamic Mirror activates a live mirroring mode so that each entity you draw is simultaneously duplicated symmetrically about the selected mirror line.