r/SolidWorks • • 1d ago

CAD Help with university assignment

Hello guys, I need to make an assembly for my university project with at least 10 parts. I am not able to decide what to make, if some suggestion from your side with some source can be provided i would appreciate.

My skills level are moderate in sense that I have done CSWA practice problems all

I am from mechanical engineering with passion for aeronautical engineering

The assembly must be of some industrial application

Any help would be great!!

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u/ThatLightingGuy 1d ago

I made a reconstruction of a drum stool for mine back in the day.

Pick something and grab some calipers.

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u/experienced3Dguy CSWE | SW Champion 1d ago

Find yourself a used copy of a drafting/engineering graphics/technical drawing textbook such as "Engineering Graphics" by Giesecke/Mitchell/Hill/Spencer or "Engineering Drawing and Design" by Jensen and Helsel. These have literally hundreds, if not thousands, of drawing projects that cover machined, cast, sheetmetal, forged, and molded parts and assemblies in a wide variety of levels of challenge and complexity.

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u/sixpackabs592 1d ago

all my finals were either vise assemblies or arbor presses, they had like 12-15 parts, not too bad to measure and model

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u/Beat_her-Meat 1d ago

The arbor Press looks like a good option

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u/flyingwingbat1 1d ago

If you like aero engineering design a model plane. It will have at least 10 parts I promise. You get to use lofts in addition to regular extrudes, especially for the propeller or fan.

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u/Beat_her-Meat 1d ago

I would love to but we have been assigned to make some industrial assembly

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u/BraveIndependence771 1d ago

I would love to see some student do a erector set

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u/PeterVerdone 1d ago

Learn to see.

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u/Downtown-Ice2772 1d ago

a piston cylinder....

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u/SergioP75 1d ago

Air compressor