How To Use Revolved Boss/Base Command In Solidworks(Illustrated Expression)

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In Solidworks you could obtain revolved geometries by revolving a sketch contour around a selected axis. You could achieve this kind of work by using Revolved Boss/Base command in Solidworks. In this text we will show you how to use the Revolved Boss/Base command in Solidworks and what are the features of Revolved Boss/Base command in Solidworks.

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The Usage Of Revolved Boss/Base command in Solidworks

Click on Revolved Boss/Base command in Solidworks interface

You could hava a this kind of sketch that could be used in Revolved Boss/Base. Click on the Revolved Boss/Base command as hown by green arrow.

Select proper contour for Revolve operation in Solidworks

After opening of Revolved Boss/Base command in Solidworks, you could select you contours as shown by green arrow to be revolved around an axis from section that shown by green box.

You could select your axis of rotation in Revolved Boss/Base command in Solidworks as shown by green arrow.

From this section of in Revolved Boss/Base command in Solidworks, you could select your Revolved Boss/Base method;

Blind: Revolving up to your input angle.

Up To Vertex: Revolving up to a selected vertex in an another drawing feature.

Up To Surface: Revolving up to a selected surface in an another drawing feature or plane.

Offset From Surface: Revolving starting from a selected surface, not from the main sketch plane.

Mid Plane: Revolving symmetrical base around main sketch plane. The angle value you entered will be divided equally around this angle.

You can select direction 2 for revolving operation in Solidworks

You could select the direction 2 as hown by green box to do same adjustments as direction 1 in Revolved Boss/Base command in Solidworks to obtain symmetrical revolved geometry bu different settings around selected plane.

You can adjust Thin Feature for Revolved Boss/Base

You could select the Thin Feature in Revolved Boss/Base command in Solidworks that you could enter a value to obtain a revolved geometry has a specific thickness that you entered.