Solidworks Part Modeling and Features 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which SolidWorks feature creates a cut or boss by moving a profile sketch along a path sketch?
- Revolve
- Loft
- Sweep (Correct answer)
- Boundary
Correct answer: Sweep
The Sweep feature extrudes a 2D profile along a defined path curve to produce complex prismatic shapes.
Question 2: In SolidWorks, what is the role of 'Guide Curves' in a Loft feature?
- They define the start and end profiles of the loft
- They control the shape of the lofted body between profiles (Correct answer)
- They set the draft angle along loft edges
- They create parting lines for mold design
Correct answer: They control the shape of the lofted body between profiles
Guide curves constrain how the loft transitions between profiles, giving you precise shape control along the body's length.
Question 3: What does enabling 'Merge Result' do when creating a new Boss-Extrude feature in a multi-body part?
- Combines all loose bodies into one solid
- Merges the new extrude body with adjacent solid bodies it touches (Correct answer)
- Applies the same material to all bodies
- Links the feature to a master sketch
Correct answer: Merges the new extrude body with adjacent solid bodies it touches
When Merge Result is checked, the new extruded body is automatically merged with any existing solid bodies it intersects.
Question 4: Which SolidWorks feature is used to add draft to faces of an existing solid without going back to change each individual feature?
- Fillet
- Shell
- Draft (Correct answer)
- Scale
Correct answer: Draft
The Draft feature applies a specified taper angle to selected faces of a solid body, critical for parts that need to be released from molds.
Question 5: When applying a 'Variable Radius Fillet' in SolidWorks, what can you control that a constant radius fillet cannot?
- The fillet's material property
- Different radii values at specific points along the edge (Correct answer)
- The propagation direction of the fillet
- Whether the fillet is a surface or solid feature
Correct answer: Different radii values at specific points along the edge
A Variable Radius Fillet lets you assign different radius values at multiple points along a single edge for a smooth transition.
Question 6: In SolidWorks, what does the 'Scale' feature do to a solid or surface body?
- Moves the body to a new coordinate position
- Uniformly or non-uniformly resizes the body about a specified point (Correct answer)
- Mirrors the body across a reference plane
- Converts the body's units from inches to millimeters
Correct answer: Uniformly or non-uniformly resizes the body about a specified point
The Scale feature resizes a body by a specified factor about a chosen coordinate system or centroid, either uniformly or with different X/Y/Z factors.
Question 7: What is the primary benefit of using 'Feature Freeze' (the freeze bar) in a SolidWorks FeatureManager?
- Locks all features so no edits are possible
- Prevents features above the bar from being recalculated, speeding up rebuilds (Correct answer)
- Saves the file automatically when rebuilding
- Hides all frozen features from the graphics view
Correct answer: Prevents features above the bar from being recalculated, speeding up rebuilds
Placing the freeze bar above features tells SolidWorks to skip recalculating those features during a rebuild, significantly reducing model update time in complex parts.
Solidworks Part Modeling and Features 5
Which SolidWorks feature creates a cut or boss by moving a profile sketch along a path sketch?