Solidworks...

[JustGav]

Okay, I'm busy playing around with SolidWorks, purely for fun, guess I've got to move off paper eventually...

Trying to do something very simple to start... a tube of 25mm X 25mm 16SWG.

Okay, I've created the rectangle in sketch, used the smart dimensions to make sure the sizes are 25mm by 25mm

Next step is to extrude it, which I've done to the correct length of 318mm, no problem there....

When I try shell it, it shells it, but leaves the back face on so I have a hollow tube effectively with an end on it.

How do I get it be a completely hollow tube...

I guess the 2nd part is, is there anyway of making this a re-usable part where the only bit I can change will be the length?

Thanks

[JustGav]

Never mind, solved the extra face, added it to the extrude tool...

[Chewie]

Oi this is M4 Supra Owners website. I left work to get away from this!

After sketching, click the tick in the top RH corner. It then goes into extrude mode. Input extrude length, select thin and untick the cap ends box if my memory serves me correctly. V. diff when you haven't got a workstation infront.

[JustGav]

Oi this is M4 Supra Owners website. I left work to get away from this!

After sketching, click the tick in the top RH corner. It then goes into extrude mode. Input extrude length, select thin and untick the cap ends box if my memory serves me correctly. V. diff when you haven't got a workstation infront.

Hehehehe,

Cheers for the help, I'll try your way with the next bit of tubing I do...

Don't worry it is sort of car related *grin*...

[Chewie]

Yeah shell is for modifying a solid bar. If you know it's a hollow section then sketch it as a section and extrude. Keep the command tree short. If you're designing a car it'll save you Gbytes on filesize.

[JustGav]

I've got a kit car design, which I'm just replicating into solid works, very simple chassis, but I fancy playing with some of the changes on it... Keeps me out of trouble.