How to Make a Felt-Tipped Marker With SolidWorks
The Solidworks design automation software application allows users to create sketches of ideas and designs to create 3D models. Several approaches can be used to make a felt-tipped marker in SolidWorks, and as you become more familiar with the software, the variety of options you may find most user-friendly or time efficient will be based on your preference. Make a felt-tipped marker one way by building four major parts that make up the marker, bringing them to assembly and then fully defining the assembly and mating the parts.
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Instructions
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Identify all the parts that make up a felt-tipped marker. For this example, the parts will be felt-tip, body, end plug and cap. Sketch and save each part on its own before assembling and mating them. Open the "Part" file to begin sketching each part.
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Sketch the body. Sketch a revolved boss 2D profile 6 inches long and 1 inch wide. Extrude the 2D sketch. Use the "Shell" feature to hollow the inside and each edge, and choose 0.1 inch for the wall thickness. Select one circular edge and use the "Chamfer" feature to taper it at an angle of 10 degrees and a distance of 25 mm. Now you’ve got the body as a tube with one tapered side and both sides open. Save this part as the Body.
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Sketch the felt-tip. Sketch a circular 2D profile with a length of 0.3 inch and a width that can be inserted into the body. Extrude the 2D sketch. Select one circular edge and use the "Chamfer" feature to create the tip of the felt-tipped marker and angle it. Save this part as the Felt Tip.
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Sketch the end plug. Sketch a circular 2D profile that is 1/2 inch long and 1 inch wide. Extrude the sketch. Use the "Shell" feature on the face of one side to remove material from the selected face. Use the "Fillet" feature to round the other side. Save this part as the End Plug.
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Sketch the cap. Sketch a circular 2D profile at 1 inch wide and 1 inch long, and extrude it using the "Draft" option to taper it if desired. Hollow the cap by using the "Shell" feature. Save this part as the Cap.
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Leave the "Parts" file and open the "Assembly." In the "Assembly" file, insert the four saved parts and mate them to align and fit the components together. Save the assembly.
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Tips & Warnings
Several approaches in SolidWorks will yield the same result. Working in the software program and practicing different designs will help you determine which approach works best.
SolidWorks offers training sessions in different locations.
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