Solidworks v2013 parts files - Updated 4-27-2014 Revision 4a

wonderful ! Thank you so much for the add ! You did a tremendous work.

Any chance the C-BEAM could be added...Unfortunately I don't have solidworks 2014 :(

Cheers !

Great library for putting all the parts for my 3d printer project into SW.

is here any chance someone would be able to add the 40mm X 40mm v-rail file? i admit im still a novice when it comes to SW

Hi Mark. I did a Solidworks part file of the c-beam. See the resources... http://www.openbuilds.com/resources/c-beam-3d-cad.125/
You welcome to include it in your collection (maybe check my dimensions)

Just interesting. The 80mm sketch I got out of your part drawing, has a 0.02mm mistake in it (in the total height after mirroring). I fixed it, but can't recall how I fixed it....

Great resource, the build plate for vslot however does not have all the holes in the middle of the plate modeled. I will attempt to update it with a onshape version soon.

Great resource. FYI, the M5 clearance hole on the handle is only 5 mm when it should be 5.5 mm to be a standard clearance hole size. It was tight for my bolts.

A fantastically useful resource, thank you for doing this. Also to the member who was having trouble mating the V wheels, if you still are, it's actually perfectly possible to do without modifying the models!

I appreciate the work it took to put all these files together.

I see that some SolidWorks users have had some problems with them though. I have modified the 4 design library files for creating extrusions with the Weldment tools. They are now dimensioned and fully constrained.

Someone should check them for dimensional accuracy though. The sketches weren't dimensioned or constrained and the issues were mostly with actual lengths and angles being smaller or larger than the displayed rounded value. I placed dimensioned them so that the actual value matches the rounded value.

The problem this created was that extruded surfaces that were supposed to be 90 degrees vertical and 180 degrees horizontal were actually 90.00000112 and 179.99996541. So mating them in an assembly took more effort than it normally would.

I can upload them for the next revision of the parts files but need pointed in the right direction.

As I build my assembly, I'll do the same with other SW parts. I encourage the other SW users to do the same so we can have a full revision quickly.

Awesome work! Thank you

Nice collections of files!

Can someone please convert these to STEP or an earlier version of SW (like 2012?)

It's pretty easy - open up the Solidworks Task Manager and then create a conversion task for the subfolder with all of the .sldprt files.

See this image here for an idea of how to do it: http://cati.typepad.com/.a/6a00e5510582dd883401630079f892970d-800wi

Thanks!

Really excellent time saver. I just wish all of the files were saved as .STL or IGES as well for those of us using older versions of SolidWorks.

Great resource Mark thank you for the effort.

I've recently added a resource that contains CAD files, including SW files, of the OX CNC gantry plates.

Please feel free to add these to your files if you'd like.

Best regards,
Chris

Mark, great, thanks for the hard work.
Where did you get the sketch dimensions.
I need dimensions on the GT2 3mm pitch pully (GT3), and it is a lot of effort to reverse engineer it, if someone maybe already have teeth ID and OD and widths of the part.

I like to draw in details in Solidworks (actual gears and motion mates). If someone just drop me the 2D drawings, I can help and do the parts in Solidworks and contribute to your revision.

Great Thank you

this is flat out brilliant

all i need to do now is find out how to edit these parts (ie length of vslot and such) and how to put them together in an assembly. If anyone fancys sending me on some links to tutorials that will shoe me how to do this specific task that would be very much appreciated

Useful as a reference, but try constraining the wheel v-grooves to the OpenRail. Does not work.

Great job guys!!

This is exactly what I was looking for...Thanks!

Thanks I am sure its going to be a great help

thank you very much!

like a tinker toy set in my solidworks!

Thanks, this will save a lot of time

Hello,
I'm not familiar with Sketchup and I prefer used solidworks,
it will save me time enormously.
thank you very much for this resource