Planning Models
In this video, I provide general modeling advice and demonstrate how to apply it to several different parts. I recommend a few rules to help make your designs easier to edit and fix, such as keeping each sketch simple with fewer than eight pieces of geometry, and using dedicated features for things like holes and fillets instead of sketching them. I then walk through how to approach several exercises, including how to visualize a 3D part from a 2D drawing and how to use a single complex sketch with a revolve feature to create a part with multiple diameters. Finally, I show how to use the mirror feature to create symmetrical parts and highlight the benefits of using a symmetric extrude to keep the origin centered on your part.
Timestamps:
00:00 - General modeling advice and rules of thumb
01:56 - Sketching vs. using features
02:46 - The benefits of using a hole command
03:56 - Visualizing a 3D part from 2D views
07:40 - My sketching process
10:54 - Revolve feature strategy
13:33 - Adding chamfers and threads as features
19:45 - Using the mirror feature
40:56 - The benefit of symmetric extrude