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Tutorial - Creating hex nut in SolidWorks?

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By Sudhir Gill on 03 Feb 14:53

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Tutorial on creating a hex nut in SolidWorks.

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Step 2
Top Plane>>Sketch and make this sketch.

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Step 3
Extrude it by 7mm.

Step 4
Click the upper face and then sketch.

Step 5

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Choose normal to view.

Step 6
Make a circle tangent to the side of the polygon.

Step 7
Under features tab choose extrude cut.

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Step 8
Check flip side to cut and draft enabled at 60degrees.

Step 9
Click OK and we have rounded edges.

Step 10
Repeat the same step for bottom face.

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Step 11
Under fillet choose chamfer.

Step 12
Select the circular edge on the upper face, Change the length to 1mm and angle to 45degree.

Step 13

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We have now chamfer created.

Step 14
Repeat the same step for the lower edge.

Step 15
Under Features tab>>Reference geometry>>Plane
and select top face and enter a distance of
10mm which is default value.

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Step 16
Choose plane1 and then sketch.

Step 17
Normal to view and then select the inner cirular edge of the cylinderical face and then convert
entities.

Step 18
Exit the sketch and under features tab choose Curves>>Helix and spiral.

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Step 19
Change the configuration to height and pitch. Enter height of 27mm and pitch value of 1.75mm
and click ok to create a Helix.

Step 20
Choose front plane and then sketch.

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Step 21
Draw a profile of Equilateral triangle of side 1.7mm (less than pitch value) having one point
coincident to the edge and symmetry.

Step 22
Exit Sketch and Select Swept cut in Features tab.

Step 23
Select the triangular sketch as the profile and the helix as the path for swept cut.

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Step 24
Click OK and the cut is performed. Now hide the plane1.

Step 25
The Hex nut is created.

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Sudhir Gill
over 3 years ago
Here is the file created.

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jairo luis
over 3 years ago
buen tutorial amigo sudhir

hope torley
over 1 year ago
Great and easy tutorial. Thanks, Sudhir!

Firdaus Muhammad
over 1 year ago
Great. Its worked for me! Thanks, Sudhir! btw, i am from Malaysia, student at National University
of Malaysia!

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