SolidWorks Tutorial Fill Pattern Basics

Hi all, this is a easy to follow tutorial in SolidWorks on the Fill Pattern Feature. This is a great tool for venting, grips and material weight reduction. This is a useful tool in sheet metal, injection molded plastics and rubberized handles.

Feel free to comment on the video if you have any questions or need further explanation. Thanks for watching, cheers!

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[larrykent]

This is a great help. Thank you for sharing cheers to you.

[herseys]

Hey I keep getting an error saying failed to validate instance count any idea why?

[oritburkush]

Thank you for sharing and Happy New Year :)

[inkognito]

Hello,
thank you so much for this video, I've learned a lot and it's very helpful :)

I have a question about the part 'Boss Body Pattern'. Everything works fine until 7:22 min. How do you insert the body? Or where does it come from? Unfortunately I can't find it.

Could you explain this part in detail? Or do you know where I can learn more about that?

I would be very grateful! Thank you again for your video.

Best,
Viktor

[cadcaetutorial]

This fill pattern lecture for beginners is very nice this lecture sir

[adityajethliya]

When I am trying to select the sketch on body, say, hut, then when I am applying the fill pattern it is not showing any hole
Whereas if I am selecting a surface then it's completely fine
Please help

[domagojkrulic]

Hello, can you please tell me with what line do you draw that conture lines? Line, centerline, ...? Which else lines exist?
You draw that lines in sketch or somewhere else?
Thank you in advance! 😊

[Bdickey]

hi great video very helpful. however i am running into an issue when trying to create my fill. i have already created the hole in center and created a boundary line in a seperate sketch but when i am creating the fill pattern feature i am receiving an error that says "the direction selected for the area fill should be parallel to the contour" i cant tell what i am doing wrong but what exactly is 'the contour'? not sure how to remedy this problem.

[_Livefreeordie_]

Just curious, do you think fill patterns, when being used to create texturing for parts, is kind of obsolete in solidworks? I feel like I'd much rather just use the 3D texture tool that was added in 2019. I guess unless I wanted to make a custom never before made pattern that couldn't be found online and imported as a 3D texture image. Feel like for most cases though, the 3D texture tool is the way to go

[kylepayton]

Do you know how to allow partial patterns (/entities?) within the sketch?