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

Recent Reviews

1. 
   blackbool

   5/5,

   Version: 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 !

   May 29, 2017
2. 
   Sorkyah

   5/5,

   Version: Revision 4a

   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

   Dec 3, 2016
3. 
   Guss

   5/5,

   Version: Revision 4a

   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....

   Mar 30, 2015
4. 
   kylem

   5/5,

   Version: Revision 4a

   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.

   Mar 19, 2015
5. 
   brbubba

   5/5,

   Version: Revision 4a

   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.

   Mar 10, 2015
6. 
   Daquifsta

   5/5,

   Version: Revision 4a

   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!

   Mar 6, 2015
7. 
   dwm.cadman

   4/5,

   Version: Revision 4a

   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.

   Feb 15, 2015

   1. 
      Author's Response

      I appreciate your work to improve the files. I am not a formally trained SW user and so I am not surprised that there are areas to be improved, corrected, etc. Before I posted the first revision of these files no one else had responded to requests for SW file, so I was attempting to answer that request.
      
      My hope was that these files would be helpful to those who were looking for SW files, while allowing expert users a base for starting from. The only resources that I had for creating these parts files were the Sketchup drawings provided with most of the parts, so that is where most of the dimensions came from.
      
      In any case, anyone is free to use these, improve on them. etc. If you wish to offer them for a future revision, I would be happy to include the improved files and give the author of the improved files full credit, or delete the files that are improved from my resource files and you can post your own. Whichever you would like is fine with me.
      
      Thanks for your interest in making this resource better.

8. 
   jjcolletta

   5/5,

   Version: Revision 4a

   Awesome work! Thank you

   Jan 24, 2015
9. 
   inside

   5/5,

   Version: Revision 3

   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!

   Dec 21, 2014

   1. 
      Author's Response

      Hi there. Just posted Revision 4a in which I have created IGES and STEP files to match all of the previously included files. Let me know how they work.
      By the way - creating a Conversion Task in the SW Task Manager does not work. You have to use an Export Task to create the IGES and STEP files.
      Anyhow - good luck.
      Mark

10. 
    Robotbeetle

    5/5,

    Version: Revision 3

    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.

    Dec 14, 2014

    1. 
       Author's Response

       See Revision 4a for the new resource that contains IGES and STEP files to match every SW2013 file. Let me know how it works.
       Mark