Brackets Tutorial 2a: Reverse-Engineering a Bracket in Solidworks

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Solidworks basic tutorial by Jim Bredt 20240606

This tutorial assumes basic experience with Solidworks.

If you are unsure how to use the basic tools in Solidworks, then step through the From Zero tutorial

When you load Solidworks you will see a dialog box like the one below.

Select "Part" to create a new design for a part.

extrusion


Select "Extruded Boss/Base" in the "Features" tab. Select a plane to sketch on.

extrusion
extrusion
sketch plane

Change the drawing units to inches. Click on the (SW gear icon.png) gear icon in the upper left corner of the window.