SOLIDWORKS - Combine, Cavity & Indent: What's the Difference?

[@zeeshankhursheed3087]

can we make a single block. i want to see a core inside a single block. now we have two blocks and core is inside. i want to join both blocks as single and core inside. please help. this is important for my reseach as i need to do simulations on abaqus

[@eqdvm1861]

Hi Chris. Thank you so much for sharing this video. I was wondering if you would help me with something. I created a mold instead of a part-to-be-mold, and I need to shave of about 2mm from a somewhat complex surface but I am having a hard time finding the tools for it. Any thoughts?

[@AlqGo]

I'm using SW2015. When I use indent to make a cavity in a solid box, I can't select the body that is entirely enclosed in the box, in the shape of the cavity that I want, as my tool. I want to try using your "indent method" here to create a box with a cavity in it, and another separate solid body that fills the cavity, just for fun.

[@joker777ize]

Thank you for the tutorial.

[@beoptimistic5853]

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[@16506246]

Hit the nail on the head. Thx man

[@revhi109]

My Cavity, Join, and Combine tool don't show up. Do they only work in assembly mode?

[@hawkridgesystems]

Miles, The Cavity, Combine, and Indent tools are all at the part level. You can use them in a multibody part environment, or if you are at the assembly level you must first edit the part “in-context” in order to access those commands. If you still don’t see these commands at the part level, you may need to go to Insert > Features > Customize Menu to un-hide these commands.

[@warmateawoloye7135]

@@hawkridgesystems I'm finding it funny to create a domain around an assembled component. Help

[@hawkridgesystems]

@@warmateawoloye7135 In this example it is done at the part level. In your part create a new extrude feature to represent the mold half and make sure to uncheck the checkbox for "Merge result" to produce the mold half as a separate body. It can also be done at assembly but it is a bit more complicated! We are planning more videos on the topic in the future

[@4n2earth22]

Superb! Thank you.

[@mehrdadfarimani1832]

oo that really helped, thanks man ;)

[@joshparker1990]

yu talkgin to me?

[@TeamPipelineus]

You should've gave a better introduction as to what that pencil looking orange cylindrical body is. I'm totally clueless as to what it is or what you were trying to do. Redo video, please.

[@couchman184]

I was following you up until you started talking about parts and bodies. I don't understand the difference!

[@hawkridgesystems]

A part is an .sldprt file; many times a single part is made up of a single body. However, in SOLIDWORKS you can have a single part file with multiple bodies, which is called a multi-body part. An example of this would be a single part (.sldprt) that has two separate cubes in it. Because the two cubes are not connected together, SOLIDWORKS would see it as a part with two bodies.

[@xiaodisunzhou8496]

so confusing, no idea what is the main objective.