If You Have Ever Wanted A SolidWorks Surfacing Book…

Really, this is your time. The first Surfacing Bible was written in 2008, and its no longer in print. Plus its 12 versions out of date. I now have a subscription site which I call SolidWorks Surfacing Episode (the plan is that there will be episodes on plastic design, reverse engineering, and other stuff you can’t find anywhere else). It’s about the same price as the book, but it comes with all the advantages of the electronic age. It was written with all of the new enhancements we’ve seen in splines, surfacing, bodies control, the Intersect feature, and more. Click here to sign up.

It is the equivalent of a 500 page book with images, videos, live download data, comments and responses from the author, and that inimitable no nensense down to earth style you’ve come to expect.

The site has 10 example models that we go through feature by feature to understand how and why each feature was selected. You won’t get this from YouTube.

The ‘Vette is just one of the models you’ll find. Here’s a table of contents:

SolidWorks Surfacing Episode
     1.0 Surfacing Concepts
         1.1 Terminology
         1.2 Surfaces vs Solids
         1.3 BREP and Trimmed Surfaces
         1.4 Algebraic vs Interpolated geometry
         1.5 Getting Started on a Project
     2.0 Tools
         2.1 Sketching, Curves and Edges
             2.1.1 Splines
             2.1.2 Curve Features
         2.2 Surface Creation Tools
             2.2.1 Boundary or Loft?
             2.2.2 Sweeps
             2.2.3 Fill Surface
         2.3 Fillets
         2.4 Shelling 
         2.5 Surface Manipulation
         2.6 Body Management
         2.7 Evaluation Tools
     3.0 Special Techniques
         3.1 Sketch Tricks
         3.2 Layout
         3.3 Master Model
         3.4 A-bomb Fillet
         3.5 Multi-intersection Blend
     4.0 Modeling Examples
         4.1 Emblem
         4.2 Musical Instrument
         4.3 Ladle 
         4.4 Plastic Bottle
         4.5 Motocross Helmet 
         4.6 Aircraft
         4.7 Sports Car 1
         4.8 Sports Car 2
         4.9 Decorative Furniture
         4.10 Splitting a Mold
     5.0 Best Practice