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Open SolidWorks
Go to: Start > Programs > SolidWorks
Create a new part
Open a new part with model units set to millimeters.
Go to: File > New > Part
Select the three planes in the feature tree and
make them visible by clicking on the glasses.
Go to: File > Save
Give this part the following name: Radar
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Create a new sketch on the Right Plane
Select the Right Plane in the Feature Manager
Click on the 2D Sketch icon to make a new sketch
Draw the four lines as shown in the picture
Add the dimensions as shown in the picture
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Create an Extrude
Go to: Insert > Boss/Base > Extrude or click on the Extrude icon
Change the Depth to 700 mm
Click OK
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Create a Fillet
Go to: Insert > Features > Fillet/Round or click on the Fillet icon
Click on the two blue edges as shown in the picture
Change the Radius to 46 mm
Click OK
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Create another Fillet
Go to: Insert > Features > Fillet/Round or click on the Fillet icon
Click on the blue edge as shown in the picture
Change the Radius to 20 mm
Click OK
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Create another Fillet
Go to: Insert > Features > Fillet/Round or click on the Fillet icon
Click on the blue edge as shown in the picture
Change the Radius to 30 mm
Click OK
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Select the blue surface and click on the 2D Sketch icon to make a new sketch
Click on the Normal To option to rotate the model to normal to the selected surface
Offset the edges of the blue surface
Select the blue surface again
Go to Tools > Sketch Tools > Offset Entities or click on the Offset Entities icon
Change the Offset Distance to 3 mm
Make sure that the offset is directed outwards. If not, click on the Reverse button to change the direction.
Click OK
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Create an Extrude
Go to: Insert > Boss/Base > Extrude or click on the Extrude icon
Change the Depth to 10 mm
Click OK
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Select the blue surface and click on the 2D Sketch icon to make a new sketch
Click on the Normal To option to rotate the model to normal to the selected surface
Offset the edges of the blue surface
Select the blue surface again
Go to Tools > Sketch Tools > Offset Entities or click on the Offset Entities icon
Change the Offset Distance to 10 mm
Make sure that the offset is directed inwards. If not, click on the Reverse button to change the direction.
Click OK
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Click and drag your cursor over the sketch to select the offset
Click on the “For construction” option to convert the offset line to a construction line
Draw the circle as shown in the picture
Add the dimension by clicking on the dimension button
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Create an Extrude
Go to: Insert > Boss/Base > Extrude or click on the Extrude icon
Change the Depth to 3 mm
Click OK
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Create a Fillet
Go to: Insert > Features > Fillet/Round or click on the Fillet icon
Click on the blue edge as shown in the picture
Change the Radius to 3 mm
Click OK
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Select the blue surface and click on the 2D Sketch icon to make a new sketch
Click on the Normal To option to rotate the model to normal to the selected surface
Draw a Polygon
Go to Tools > Sketch Entities > Polygon or click on the Polygon icon
Change the Width to 3,5 mm
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Create an Extruded Cut
Go to: Insert > Cut > Extrude or click on the Extruded Cut icon
Change the Depth to 1.5 mm
Click OK
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Select the blue surface and click on the 2D Sketch icon to make a new sketch
Click on the Normal To option to rotate the model to normal to the selected surface
Draw the three points as shown in the picture
Go to Tools > Sketch Tools > Point or click on the Point icon
Add the dimensions by clicking on the dimension button
Click OK
Close the sketch
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Create a Sketch Driven Pattern
Go to: Insert > Pattern/Mirror > Sketch Driven Pattern or click on the Sketch Driven Pattern icon
Reference Sketch : Select Sketch5 as reference sketch
Features to Pattern : Boss-Extrude3, Fillet4, Cut-Extrude2
Click OK
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Create a Fillet
Go to: Insert > Features > Fillet/Round or click on the Fillet icon
Click on the two blue edges as shown in the picture
Change the Radius to 3 mm
Click OK
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Mirror the radar
Go to Insert > Pattern / Mirror > Mirror or click on the Mirror icon
Select the Right Plane as Mirror Face
Select the Bodies to Mirror option
Click on the blue body as shown in the picture
Enable the Merge solids option
Enable the Knit Surfaces option
Enable the Propagate visual properties
Click OK
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Select the blue bottom surface and click on the
2D Sketch icon to make a new sketch
Click on the Normal To option to rotate the
model to normal to the selected plane
Draw the circle as shown in the picture
Add the dimension by clicking on the dimension button
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Create an Extruded Cut
Go to: Insert > Cut > Extrude or click on the Extruded Cut icon
Change the Depth to 40 mm
Click OK
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Create a Fillet
Go to: Insert > Features > Fillet/Round or click on the Fillet icon
Click on the two blue edges as shown in the picture
Change the Radius to 3 mm
Click OK
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Create a new 2D sketch on the blue surface of the radar
Select the blue surface as and click on the 2D Sketch icon
to make a new sketch
Click on the Normal To option to rotate and zoom the
model to normal to the selected surface
Click again at the Normal To button to rotate the view 180 degrees
Draw the Horizontal centerline as shown in the picture
Change the length and position of the line by clicking on the dimension button
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Add a Text on the Radar
Go to Tools > Sketch Entities > Text or click on
the Text icon
Click on the horizontal centerline as reference Curve
Type a text to project on the radar in the Text box:
YACHTTUTORIAL (or anything else)
Click on the Font button
Change the font to: Century Gothic
Font Style: Bold
Change the Text Height to 60 mm
Click OK
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Create Split Lines of the Text
Go to Insert > Curve > Split Line
or click on the Split Line icon
Select the Projection option
Select Sketch7 (current sketch) as Sketch to Project
Select the two blue surfaces as Faces to Split
Select the Single direction option
Click OK
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Change the color of your radar
Right click on Radar in the feature tree
Click on the appearances icon
Click on Radar
Change the color to white
Click OK
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Change the color of the Text
Click on one of the Text surfaces, hold down the Control
button and select all the other Text surfaces as well
Right click on the appearances button
Click on the Face option
Change the color to a custom dark grey by changing the RGB numbers to 70, 70, 70
Click OK
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Hide all planes and sketches
Save the file with the following name: Radar.sldprt
Congratulations, you’ve just finished the Radar of your own yacht.
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