how to make a frame in solidworks

frank overkamp

22 Apr, 2015 09:11 AM

here a tutorial to make a frame.

1. Step 1:

   start a new part
   

   

2. Step 2:

   tab 'Sketch' and click on '3D sketch'
   

   

3. Step 3:

   make a sketch you can draw in 3D.
   

   

4. Step 4:

   if you don't have the tab 'weldments'. go to a tab, and click right mouse button and click on 'weldments'.
   

   

5. Step 5:

   go to the tap 'weldments' and click on 'structual member'
   

   

6. Step 6:

   now you can choos a the type of profile.
   

   

7. Step 7:

   click the line's you want in the first group.
   

   

8. Step 8:

   click on new group.
   

   

9. Step 9:

   click the next line's you want.
   

   

10. Step 10:

    and doing the same witch the other line's,
    first new group and then the line's.

    If you're done you can click on 'OK'
    

    

11. Step 11:

    this is the rendering from the frame