Extruded boss/base in Solidworks - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the code to create a simple extruded boss/base feature.

Solidworks

IFeature* extrude = part->FeatureManager()->[1](true, false, false, 0, 0, 0.01, 0.0, false, false, false, false, 0.0, 0.0, false, false, false, false, true, false, false, 0, 0, false);

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AFeatureExtrusion3

BFeatureExtrusion2

CFeatureCut3

DFeatureRevolve2

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using FeatureCut3 instead of FeatureExtrusion2

Using FeatureRevolve2 which is for revolved features

The method FeatureExtrusion2 is used to create an extruded boss/base feature in SolidWorks API.

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medium

Complete the code to set the extrusion depth to 0.05 meters.

Solidworks

double depth = [1];

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A0.05

B0.5

C5

D0.005

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 0.5 which is too large

Using 5 which is too large and likely in wrong units

The extrusion depth is set to 0.05 meters as required.

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hard

Fix the error in the extrusion direction parameter to extrude in the reverse direction.

Solidworks

bool reverseDirection = [1];

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Atrue

Bfalse

C1

D0

Attempts:

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using false which extrudes in the default direction

Using integers instead of boolean values

Setting reverseDirection to true makes the extrusion go in the reverse direction.

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hard

Fill both blanks to set the extrusion to blind type and specify the depth.

Solidworks

int extrusionType = [1];
double extrusionDepth = [2];

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AswEndCondBlind

BswEndCondThroughAll

C0.02

D0.2

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using swEndCondThroughAll which extrudes through all material

Using too large depth values

swEndCondBlind sets the extrusion type to blind, and 0.02 sets the depth to 2 centimeters.

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hard

Fill all three blanks to create an extruded boss/base with a sketch, depth, and direction.

Solidworks

sketch = part->CreateSketchOnPlane([1]);
extrude = part->FeatureManager()->FeatureExtrusion2(true, false, false, 0, 0, [2], 0.0, false, false, false, false, 0.0, 0.0, false, false, false, false, [3], false, false, 0, 0, false);

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AfrontPlane

B0.03

Ctrue

DrightPlane

Attempts:

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using wrong plane for sketch

Using incorrect depth values

Setting reverse direction to false

The sketch is created on the front plane, extrusion depth is 0.03 meters, and extrusion is set to reverse direction.