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Adding screws using the SOLIDWORKS Toolbox

Adding screws using the SOLIDWORKS Toolbox - SOLIDWORKS Tutorial

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Adding screws using the SOLIDWORKS Toolbox

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- [Instructor] Now that we have the screw holes and standoffs in both halves, we can add screws into the model. This isn't strictly necessary to make the model, but it's a really good way to visualize how everything fits together, and to check that there aren't any problems. Screws can easily be added using the SolidWorks Toolbox, and this is a vast library of different parts built into SolidWorks. It contains all sorts of different things, from nuts and bolts to gears, bearings, and so on. To add parts from the Toolbox, open your Assembly, and then click on this Design Library tab on the right here. And you should see the toolbox there. If you don't see it, it might just be turned off in your SolidWorks, so if you don't see it there, click on Tools at the top, and then go down and click on Add-ins. And from the list, we're looking for SOLIDWORKS Toolbox Library. Make sure you've got a check in the box next to…

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