Circle and arc tools in Solidworks - Dashboard Guide

Dashboard Mode - Circle and arc tools

Goal

Understand how to use circle and arc tools in SolidWorks to create precise shapes for 3D modeling.

Sample Data: Circle and Arc Dimensions

Shape	Radius (mm)	Center X (mm)	Center Y (mm)	Start Angle (°)	End Angle (°)
Circle 1	50	0	0
Arc 1	30	100	100	0	90
Arc 2	40	150	50	45	135
Circle 2	20	200	0
Arc 3	25	50	150	180	270

Dashboard Components

• KPI Card: Total Circles
  Formula: Count of rows where Shape contains 'Circle' = 2
• KPI Card: Total Arcs
  Formula: Count of rows where Shape contains 'Arc' = 3
• Bar Chart: Radius by Shape
  X-axis: Shape
  Y-axis: Radius (mm)
  Shows radius size for each circle and arc
• Table: Arc Angles
  Shows Start Angle and End Angle for arcs only
• Pie Chart: Shape Type Distribution
  Shows percentage of circles vs arcs

Dashboard Layout

+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| Total Circles  | Total Arcs     | Pie Chart      |
| (KPI Card)     | (KPI Card)     | (Shape Dist.)  |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+
|                Bar Chart: Radius by Shape           |
|                                                    |
+----------------------------------------------------+
|                Table: Arc Angles                    |
+----------------------------------------------------+

Interactivity

Adding a filter to select only 'Circle' or 'Arc' shapes updates the bar chart, pie chart, and table accordingly. KPI cards update their counts based on the filter selection.

Self Check

If you add a filter to show only arcs, which components update and what changes occur?

• KPI Card: Total Circles updates to 0
• KPI Card: Total Arcs updates to 3
• Bar Chart shows only arcs with their radius values
• Pie Chart shows 100% arcs
• Table shows all arcs with their start and end angles

Key Result

Dashboard showing counts, radius sizes, and angle details of circles and arcs created with SolidWorks tools.