Brackets Tutorial 2a: Reverse-Engineering a Bracket in Solidworks
Link to: Bracketage Main Page
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.
Select "Extruded Boss/Base" in the "Features" tab. Select a plane to sketch on.
Change the drawing units to inches. Click on the (
) gear icon in the upper left corner of the window. Select the "Document Properties" tab. Make sure the units are set to "IPS" (Inches-Pounds_Seconds). The reason for this is we will be creating data for the Torchmate CNC plasma cutter, and that machine operates in inch units.
