How do you make a groove in SolidWorks?

To create a groove:

1. Select a cylindrical face on a part where you want to place the groove.
2. Click Grooves (Toolbox toolbar) or Toolbox > Grooves .
3. In the Grooves dialog box:
4. Select a standard, groove type, and available groove size from the lists on the top left of the tab.
5. Click Create.

How do you make a circlip groove in SolidWorks?

The Retaining Ring Grooves tab lets you select and create retaining ring grooves. To open this tab: Click Grooves (Toolbox toolbar) or Tools > Toolbox > Grooves. In the Grooves dialog box, click Retaining Ring Grooves.

What is Toolbox in SolidWorks?

The Toolbox is a collection of several powerful tools built into SolidWorks; it can increase productivity and decrease the time required to complete a design. The Toolbox contains a vast library of standard hardware components that can easily be dropped into a design at any point.

How do you size an O-ring hole?

How to Measure O-Rings

1. Place the O-ring on a clean, flat, level surface.
2. Determine the inside diameter by using a ruler to measure from one inner edge to another.
3. Use a ruler to measure the diameter, from one outer corner of the O-ring to the other outer corner.
4. Finally, measure the cross-section.

How deep should an O-ring groove be?

Cross Section & Groove Design Data

How do you make an O-ring?

Groove Design: O-Ring Seals

1. Cross-section. Select an O-Ring cross-section size from the available standard sizes.
2. Clearance.
3. Check the Clearance.
4. Calculate the O-Ring groove dimensions.
5. Groove Width.
6. Percent Gland Fill.
7. Calculate the Seal Squeeze.
8. Select the Seal.

How do you sweep cut in SolidWorks?

Swept Cut PropertyManager

1. Open a part that has either a closed profile sketch and a sketch path, or a part with a sketch line, edge or curve on the model that you can specify as a path. For a solid profile, open a part that has a tool body as the profile and a sketch path to follow.
2. Click Swept Cut (Features toolbar).

How do I make a SOLIDWORKS toolbox?

Welcome to Toolbox Setup

1. In SOLIDWORKS, click Tools > Options > Hole Wizard/Toolbox > Configure .
2. From Windows, click Start > All Programs > SOLIDWORKS version > SOLIDWORKS Tools > Toolbox Settings .
3. When Toolbox is loaded and a document is open in SOLIDWORKS, click Toolbox > Configure.

How do you make a toolbox in SOLIDWORKS?

To create a part from a Toolbox component:

1. In the Design Library task pane, under Toolbox , expand the standard, category, and type of the component.
2. Right-click the component and click Create Part.
3. In the PropertyManager, under Properties, specify property values.
4. Click .

How do I create O-ring grooves in Revit?

The O-Ring Grooves tab lets you select and create standard O-ring grooves. Click Grooves (Toolbox toolbar) or Toolbox > Grooves. Select a groove from the lists in the top left corner. Displays a sketch of the selected groove type. Read-only properties for the selected groove.

How do I edit a groove in SolidWorks?

In the FeatureManager design tree, expand the groove feature. Right-click the sketch under the feature and select Edit Sketch. The sketch opens for editing. To make adding dimensions and selecting sketch entities easier, click Normal To (Standard Views toolbar) to change the view orientation so it is normal to the sketch plane.

How do I create grooves in the toolbox?

By preselecting a cylindrical face, Toolbox determines the diameter for the groove and suggests appropriate groove sizes. Click Grooves (Toolbox toolbar) or Toolbox > Grooves . To create an O-ring groove, click the O-Ring Grooves tab. To create a retaining-ring groove, click the Retaining Ring Grooves tab. The Property and Value columns update.

How do I create a retaining ring groove?

To create a retaining-ring groove, click the Retaining Ring Grooves tab. The Property and Value columns update. Selected Diameter is set for you because you selected a cylindrical face in step 1.