To address this interference, the new partial chamfer tool in SOLIDWORKS 2019 will be used. A quick interference detection confirms our suspicion. The holes are removed and the surface is now watertight.Īs we look over the assembly, an interference is suspected between the cable and the handle part. Now in SOLIDWORKS 2019, a “delete hole” button is available as well as a property manager for editing. The power button is a surface model that contains several holes that need to be removed. The logo is then created in a single feature where previously this would have taken two sketches and four projected curves.Īs the design progresses, let’s take a look at another enhancement for working with surfaces. In SOLIDWORKS 2019, projected curves now support multiple open or close contours, can be projected onto multiple bodies, and a new bi-directional option is available to project in both directions. To apply the logo, we will use the projected curve command. A logo needs to be applied to each of the halves so a sketch will be created and a sketch block will be applied and positioned from the design library. This handle will be designed into two halves so to continue the design workflow, the split command can be used to create two bodies split at the central plane. The new slicing tool allows users to easily repurpose mesh data to create solid models. In this example, a surface loft will be created to define the shape of the handle. These sketches can be used like any other sketches to create a solid body. Once positioned to your liking, mesh body can be hidden. The slicing planes and sketches are organized in a folder and can be edited to position the sketches in the desired locations. Pick a starting plane then define the number of planes and offset. To leverage this body to build a solid model, a new slicing tool is available to create intersection sketches through the mesh model. SOLIDWORKS can open a wide variety of mesh data files like my 3mf file and as you can see, it is clearly a mesh body. My example is a handle that originated from mesh data. SOLIDWORKS 2019 provides several new tools to help leverage this data to create production parts and some handy new part modeling tools that are sure to delight. Common workflow to complete the engineering process is to leverage these designs from mesh data or scanned data. Complex shapes are widespread in today’s world and are often produced using industrial design tools or carved to make physical models – they still need to be manufactured.