Question

Solidworks:

1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of creating fillets using the command and creating fillets in the 2D profiles?

2. Keeping the History Tree in mind, what is the difference between cut with a pattern and cut each one individually?

Answer 1

1). Advantages

• The main advantage of creating fillet using 3D environment is that it is parametric (the geometric dimensions of the model can be varied at any time in the design process).
• Using fillet in 3D environment makes the model realistic and easy for manufacturing.

Disadvantages:

• Creating fillet in 2D environment makes it unparametric (i.e the geometric dimensions cannot be changes as the design changes).
• Using fillet in 2D environment is time consuming process

2). Cut with pattern and cut each one individually

• Cut with pattern where we select the feature and pattern (Linear and circular). The main advantage of using pattern is that it reduces rework i.e creating parts again and again.
• Pattern reduces the tree structure making the component simple as possible and reduce the component file size.
• Cut the part individually is a time consuming process and increases the tree structure. Thus increasing the component file size.
• Cut the part individually increases rework.