SolidWorks is a 3-D computer-aided design software used in industries such as architecture. This minHour will show you how to check volume in SolidWorks.
Steps
Go to the My SolidWorks log in and log in or open the computer program.
You can use your student status or borrow a license to get this software free or you can get your own copy of the license from the SolidWorks website for a charge.
- Open your project with the 3D container that you’d like to check the volume of.
Click Intersect.
It’s in the features toolbar and looks like an icon of a box in a wave.
- You can also go to Insert > Features > Intersect if you can’t find the icon in the features toolbar.
- If the part you are using is not open, this will not work.
Select Shell1 and Plane6.
You’ll see these in the FeatureManager design tree on the left side of your screen.
Click Intersect again.
It’s in the features toolbar and looks like an icon of a box in a wave.
- You can also go to Insert > Features > Intersect if you can’t find the icon in the features toolbar.
Select Create internal regions and Intersect.
You’ll see these options in the PropertyManager window.
Click the green checkmark.
You’ve created a new region in the models to use, “Intersect1.” Your original model is called “Intersect2.”
Select Intersect1.
You’ll find this in the FeatureManager design tree on the left side of your screen.
Click the Evaluate tab.
It’s in the Command Manager menu.
Click Mass Properties.
This will display all the properties and information including the volume for Intersect1.