The document outlines Matt Rossow's 1st semester SolidWorks portfolio, including various parts and assemblies modeled using different features and tools in SolidWorks. The portfolio demonstrates skills such as modeling from blueprints, revolve, loft, sweep, surface modeling, sheet metal parts, assemblies, animations, drawings and finite element analysis. Projects include a plastic enclosure, wheel caster, bolt, ratchet, key plate, rubber wheel, complex part, bezel assembly, bottom up assembly, drawings, exam, grill, chair, boat, smoke detectors, pencil sharpener, revisions, timer parts, gearbox, bracket, mouse, and clock assembly.

1. MATT ROSSOW
1ST
SEMESTER SOLIDWORKS PORTFOLIO
Format:
PART DESCRIPTION
 TOOLS & FEATURES USED
 KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES OBTAINED

2. PLASTIC ENCLOSURE
 EXTRUSIONS
 CUT
 FILLET
 CHAMFER
 SHELL
 PHOTO RENDERING

3. WHEEL CASTER
 REVOLVE FEATURE
 MIRRORING SKETCHES/FEATURES
 RIB FEATURE
 CIRCULAR PATTERN
 PHOTO RENDERING

4. BOLT SCREW
 CREATING PARTS FROM BLUEPRINTS
 DOME FEATURE

5. RATCHET
 SECONDARY FEATURE MODELING
 OFFSET PLANES
 OFFSET EDGES
 SKETCH MIRROR
 EXTRUDE UP TO NEXT
 DRAFT
 ENGRAVING
 EMBOSSING TEXT

6. BRASS KEY PLATE
 MODELING FROM BLUEPRINT
 USING MATERIALS &MASS PROPERTIES TO DETERMINE WEIGHT&EVALUATE COSTS
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7. RUBBER WHEEL
 SWEEP FEATURE
 CREATING PLANES PERPENDICULAR TO GUIDE CURVES
 SKETCH CHAMFER
 CIRCULAR PATTERNS
 HOLE WIZARD FEATURE TO CREATE COUNTERBORE

8. COMPLEX PART FOR ASSEMBLY
 MODELING PARTS FROM A 2D PRINT
 FEATURE MIRRORING ABOUT CENTERLINES
 ADDING PARALLEL COINCIDENT REINFORCEMENT RIBS

9. BEZEL, BATTERY AND CIRCUIT BOARD ASSEMBLY
 CREATING AN ASSEMBLY (COVER MODELED. INTERNAL PARTS PROVIDED)
 USINGCONFIGURATION MANAGER TO CREATE MULTIPLE DISPLAY STATES
 ANIMATING AN EXPLOSION OR COLLAPSE
 CROSS SECTION VIEWS
 EXPLODED VIEWS
 EXPLODED LINE

10. BOTTOM UP ASSEMBLY
 MATING PARTS
 WORKING WITH DYNAMIC ASSEMBLY MOTION

11. CREATING DRAWINGS FROM PART FILES
 AUXILIARY VIEWS
 SECTION VIEWS
 DETAIL VIEWS
 BROKEN VIEWS
 LOCKING INTO VIEWS
 CROPPING VIEWS
 EDITING SHEET FORMAT
 MODIFYING PARTS FROM THE DRAWINGS
 ROTATING DIMENSIONS
 CENTERLINE ANNOTATIONS
 ORDINATE DIMENSIONS

12. CREATING DRAWINGS FROM PART FILES
 EDITING SHEET FORMAT
 ADJUSTING SCALE & FONTS
 ADJUSTING LEADERS
 CUSTOM DIMENSION TEXT

13. MIDTERM EXAM
 MODELING A BOTTLE& CAP
 CREATING AN ASSEMBLY
 EXPLODING AN ASSEMBLY
 CREATING A BLUEPRINT WITH FRONT, BOTTOM, SECTION, DETAIL & SHADED EXPLODED VIEWS
 INCLUDING BILL OF MATERIALS (NON-EXCEL BASED), CENTERMARKS, BALLOONS
 MODIFYING SHEET FORMAT FOR NOTATION
 SETTING TANGENT EDGES TO VISIBLE WITH FONT
I took this test a week early and finished it in 5 minutes. The extra credit was for switching the
perspective to 1st
angle (UK standard) per instructions.

14. FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS
 A simple example of our intro to finite element analysis.
 The 3rd
course in the certification will focus on simulations extensively and will involve creating reports to
improve design (either to improve safety or determine where a part is over-engineered to reduce cost).
Modeled a 1060 aluminum paper clip which has a yield strength of 27 MPa.
For Comparison: human bone - 130 MPa, steel - 250 MPa, carbon fiber - 5500MPa
Applied 5lbf to tip with fixture on bottom and
animated deformation
Yield Strength - Stress at which material begins to deform plastically
Tensile Strength - Stress at which material breaks

15. FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS CONTINUED
Deciding on a factor of safety (depending on application)
Looking at the displacement measurement from the applied force

16. GRILL WITH 3D CURVES
 CURVE FEATURE
 SWEEP FEATURE
 145°/35° REVOLVE OF CONCENTRIC RINGS
 MIRROR
3D Curve derived from 2 sketches Path for 2nd Sweep

17. TUBULAR FRAMED CHAIR
 3D SKETCHING
 CREATING REFRENCE PLANES
 SWEEP FEATURE
Reference plane for the profile Creating the sweep

18. LOFTED BOAT
 CREATING REFERENCE PLANES
 PASTING SKETCHES& MODIFYING DIMENSIONS
 LOFT TOOL
 WORK IN PROGRESS (DETAILING)

19. SMOKE DETECTOR FRONT BEZEL
 MODELING PARTS FROM 2D PRINTS
 CHAMFER
 SHELL
 CIRCULAR PATTERN
 TANGENT RELATION
 LINEAR PATTERN
Circular pattern of a cut extruding to
surface (sketch is tangent to edge)

20. SMOKE DETECTOR BACK COVER
 MODELING FROM 2D PRINT
 MODELING NON-UNIFORM SHELL
 OFFSET ENTITIES TOOL
 PATTERNING MULTIPLE FEATURES
Sketching in wireframe for insert cutouts

21. TOP DOWN ASSEMBLY MODELING A PENCIL SHARPENER
 CREATING PARTS INSIDE AN ASSEMBLY
 MANAGING PART EDITS INSIDE AN ASSEMBLY
 BOSS EXTRUDE THIN FEATURE (TO CREATE LIP FOR COVER)
Using convert entities to model a cover
An on edge relationship allows changes for one part to update the entire assembly

22. TOP DOWN ASSEMBLY DRAWING
 INSPECTION DIMENSION NOTATION

23. MARKUP REVISIONS
 TAKING A WORK ORDER AND MAKING NECESSARY REVISIONS TO THE PART OR ASSEMBLY
 ADJUSTING DISPLAY STATES TO WORK ON INDIVIDUAL PARTS OR HIDE COMPONENTS
Work order instructions
Reinforcement ribs modeled. The placement was
determined in wireframe and they were extruded to
match/ fit the PCB fixture
Modeling the LCD screen and extruding up to
surface so it is flush with the front case

24. MODELING FROM DIMENSIONS, SKETCH OR BLUEPRINT
 HOLE WIZARD TO INSERT ¼” COUNTERBORE
Sketching and dimensioning while proof checking dimensions with highlighter from print

25. TOP DOWN CREATION OFSHEET METAL GEARBOX COVER
 CREATING A COVER WITH THE PROVIDED FRAME AND GEARS
 OLDSCHOOL BEND AND FLATTEN TOOLS
 RELIEF CUT STYLE (OBROUND, TEAR, RECTANGULAR)
 SETTING BEND ALLOWANCE (K FACTOR)
 USING DESIGN LIBRARIES
 EXCEL BASED BILL OF MATERIALS
 EXPORTING FLATTENED FILES AS DXF OR DWG FOR CNC

26. SHEET METAL BRACKET
 HEM TOOL
 EDGE FLANGE TOOL
 SLOT TOOL

27. MODELING TIMER COVERFROM BLUEPRINT
 USING THE ROLLBACK BAR TO INSERT THEORETICAL SHARP CORNER DIMENSIONS POST FILLET

28. MODELING TIMER BACKPLATE FROM BLUEPRINT
 SHIFT SELECTING INTERIOR LOOPS TO CONVERT ENTITIES
 MIRRORING FOR EFFICIENCY
Modeling a part from a blueprint using a dual screen external monitor

29. COMPUTER MOUSE SURFACING
 DIMENSIONING & ADDING RELATIONS TO SPLINE HANDLES
 SURFACE EXTRUDING SPLINES
 BOUNDARY SURFACING
Step 1: A surface extrude is created based from the side profile of the mouse
Step 2: The vertical shape of the base is trimmed from the bottom of the extrusion
Step 3: Two construction surface extrudes are created with splines at the front and back
Step 4: The base of the mouse can then be surfaced via Boundary Surfacing as seen above
The height and angle of the top surface of the mouse is
dimensioned
3d Sketch with coincident relations between
base and top surface splines

30. COMPUTER MOUSE SURFACING
 CONVERTING ENTITIES IN 3D SKETCH
 CONSTRUCTION LINES WITH 3D SKETCHES TO TRIM
 FILLED SURFACE TOOL
 KNIT SURFACE TOOL
Convert entities is used in 3d sketch on the previous 3d
sketch and a vertical construction line is created to trim
The model is mirrored once all boundary surfaces are created on one side
Using the Filled Surface tool to create a bottom
surface of the mouse by selecting the bottom edges
The blue selected surfaces are knitted together after
surface trimming a .2mm gap between each section

31. COMPUTER MOUSE DETAILING
 THICKEN TOOL TO CREATE SPECIFIC WALL THICKNESS
The Thicken tool allows unique wall
thicknesses to be created for each of
the knitted sections
Using the Selected Bodies option
in a through all cut extrude to cut
only the top knitted section of
the mouse.
The wheel is modeled with a
midplane extrusion and a
surface fillet after sketching on
the front plane
1mm deep notches were
created on the wheel with a
revolved cut using a
construction line as the axis
This notch is circular patterned
around the wheel

32. COMPUTER MOUSE COMPLETED & RENDERING

33. CLOCK ASSEMBLY
 MODELING A CLOCK BEZEL FROM DIMENSIONS
 CREATING AN ASSEMBLY
 EXPLODING THE ASSEMBLY
 CREATING A BLUEPRINT WITH SECTION VIEW, DETAIL VIEW, BILL OF MATERIALS, BALLOONS
 SCALING THE BLUEPRINT TO FIT THE PROPER SHEET SIZE