

Double and triple clicks help you select closed paths and solids in 3d.

Just some common things which cannot be restored from videos: To move camera around selected object you need to hold middle mouse button pressed and to shift camera - hold also Shift button. DS Mechanical automatically creates an offset relationship between the sides of the solid for you. You can then use the Shell tool to remove other sides of the shell. Videos are without narration, but I tried to make them short and understandable. Use the Shell tool in the Insert ribbon group on the Design tab to remove one of the faces of a solid and create a shell of a specified thickness.

You can use the Undo button Ctrl+Z or Redo button Ctrl +Y when creating a pattern. You can also create patterns of sketch curves. I've made these three video tutorials to share my experience of using common tools and some useful tricks. DesignSpark Mechanical Online Help Send Feedback Show All You can create a pattern of protrusions or depressions (including slots), points, components, planes, origins, or axes. Once you have downloaded and installed it from the download page you can start your experiments. Still it's quite a powerful and easy to use tool, which I consider to be the best available free CAD modelling tool. In fact it's a limited version of SpaceClaim Engineer. That's why when I found that DesignSpark launched free DesignSpark Mechanical modelling software I was just excited. Unfortunately, professional CAD software is expensive. Not saying that to 3D print you just need to model it in some design software. It can save your time and resources and give you certain insights on improvements of your initial idea. It's generally a good idea in DIY(and not only DIY) projects to model your future device in 3d before start actually making something.
