SolidWorks Alloy Wheel Model | SolidWorks Project 1

Hai friends, welcome to SolidWorks Tutorial for beginners and in this how to tutorial, you are going to learn solidworks alloy wheel model project. In this SolidWorks tutorial, there are 3 parts of the videos which contains the initial part sketching, applying revolve boss & extrude cut and final sketching and application of revolve boss for the completion of the alloy wheels design.

What is Alloy Wheel?

They are the wheels which is used in automotive vehicles and usually made of alloy of magnesium or aluminum. Alloy wheel are several advantages and they are strong, durable, greater heat conduction and improved appearance properties than any other steel wheels. The property of heat conduction helps to easy dissipation of heat produced during the breaking process. Ultimately, alloy wheels improves the breaking performance. It produced normally in casting or forging of the metal alloys.

SolidWorks Alloy Wheel Tutorial: Part-1

First step is to create a 2D sketch for the design of alloy wheels. This 2D sketch is drawn and apply proper dimensions using the smart dimension tool. Then apply the Revolve boss feature for making the base of the alloy wheel. The 2D sketch drawing and adding dimensions are little time consuming. All the necessary steps are explained in the below video. Watch and create base of the wheel now.

SolidWorks Alloy Wheels Tutorial: Part-2

You alreay created base of the wheel alloy. Now, you have to cut specific portion from the base model. For that you have to create drawing as shown in the video. Here, you have to use the tools like Line, Circle, Tangent arc, Mirror entities, relations, Trim entities, Circular Sketch pattern and extrude cut. This is very crucial step in the wheel design process and do it carefully. Watch the part-2 video and follow each steps.

SolidWorks Alloy Wheel Tutorial: Part-3

In this part, you have to add material to make the rim portion of the wheel. You also have to create 2D sketch over the boss feature using the convert entities. Specifically follow the video to create the sketch and add dimensions. Here, you have to add holes to the wheel by using the hole wizard. After the application of hole wizard, you can use circular pattern feature for getting the required holes in circular manner. Use the Fillet feature to making the sharp edges to curved ones and final finishing of the alloy wheel model. Watch the 3^rd part of the video and learn it.

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