How to ModeI a Bodum GIass in SoIidWorks?

On 09.22.11, In SolidWorks Tutorials, by Jan-Willem Zuyderduyn

regular coffee glass or cup has a handle to prevend you for risking burns. That's why a
normal glass is not suitable for hot coffee. The Danish company Bodum found a solution for this
problem. They developed a line of double walled design drinking glasses. The glasses are
provided with an insulating air chamber [...]
A regular coffee glass or cup has a handle to prevend you for risking burns. That's why a normal glass is
not suitable for hot coffee. The Danish company Bodum found a solution for this problem. They developed
a line of double walled design drinking glasses. The glasses are provided with an insulating air chamber
between the inner and outer glass surface. This prevent you for hand burns. t's also an advantage for cold
beverages with hands that are temperature sensitive. Besides the excellent isolation it also looks great
when the glass is filled with liquid. thought it would be nice to show you how to model a double walled
drinking glass like the Bodum glass in SolidWorks.
n this tutorial you will learn how to use the following functions:
O 2D sketch
O nsert a photo
O Change Transparency
O Revolve
O Fillet
O Shell
Happy Modeling!

!hotoView360 visualisation of a double walled Bodum glass
5en a new 5art with modeI units set to miIIimeters
Go to: FiIe > New > Part

Create a 2D sketch
Select the Front Plane in the feature tree (menu at the left side) and create a
sketch by clicking on the 2D Sketch icon
The display changes so the Front plane faces you.

nsert a reference 5hoto
For this tutorial we use a photo of a Bodum glass to approach the nice shape as good as possible.
Download the photo here and save it into your SolidWorks folder
Go to: TooIs > Sketch TooIs > Sketch Picture
Go to your SolidWorks folder and select the photo "SDEVEW_BODUM_GLASS.Jpg
Click: Open
Change the dimensions and position of the photo with the menu as shown in the picture.
Select ''Full image'' in the Transparency tab and change the transparency into 0.50
Click OK
Click at the Sketch button in the upper right corner close the 2D Sketch

Create another 2D sketch
Select the Front Plane again and create another sketch by clicking on the 2D Sketch icon
Draw two centerIines
Go to TooIs > Sketch Entities > CenterIine or click at the Centerline icon
Draw a vertical centerline that starts at the origin.
Change the length of the line into 61 mm by clicking at the dimension button
Draw a horizontal centerline that starts at the upper endpoint of the vertical centerline
Change the length of the line into 26 mm by clicking at the dimension button

Draw three soIid Iines
Go to TooIs > Sketch Entities > Line or click at the Line icon
Draw the three lines as shown in the picture
Change the lengths of the lines by clicking at the dimension button

Draw a s5Iine without mid5oints
Go to TooIs > Sketch Entities > S5Iine or click at the Spline icon
Draw a spline as shown in the picture without a midpoint
Right mouse button > Select

Change the curve of the S5Iine Iike the 5icture
Click at the Top point of the spline > The grey arrows of the Spline appear
Click and drag the round endpoint of the grey arrow as shown in the picture (the orange dot)

Click at the Lower point of the spline > The grey arrows of the Spline appear
Click and drag the round endpoint of the grey arrow as shown in the picture (the orange dot)
Try to create the curve of the glass as shown in the picture

Draw a second s5Iine without mid5oints
Go to TooIs > Sketch Entities > S5Iine or click at the Spline icon
Draw a spline as shown in the picture without a midpoint
Right mouse button > Select

Change the curve of the S5Iine Iike the 5icture
Click at the Top point of the spline > The grey arrows of the Spline appear
Click and drag the round endpoint of the grey arrow as shown in the picture (the orange dot)

Click at the Lower point of the spline > The grey arrows of the Spline appear
Click and drag the round endpoint of the grey arrow as shown in the picture (the orange dot)
Try to create the curve of the glass as shown in the picture
Add a tangency reIation add the end of the s5Iine
Click at the orange dot as shown in the picture
Select the Horizontal relation in the Spline menu bar at the left side
The endpoint of the spline is fully tangent now

Create a RevoIve
Go to nsert > Boss/Base > RevoIve or click at the Revolve icon
Click at the vertical Centerline to define the Axis of Revolution
Use the One-Direction option
Set the Revolution Angle to 360 degrees
Click OK

Create two FiIIets
Go to: nsert > Features > FiIIet/Round or click at the Fillet icon
Click at the blue edges as shown in the picture
Change the Radius into 1 mm
Click OK

Create another FiIIet
Go to: nsert > Features > FiIIet/Round or click at the Fillet icon
Click at the blue edges as shown in the picture
Change the Radius into 5 mm
Click OK

Change the trans5arency of the gIass
Select an arbitrary face of the glass
Click at the appearances button
Click at the Part name
Click at the dropdown menu called ''standard''
Select the Transparent option
Change the color into white
Click OK

Create a SheII
ow it's time to convert the Solid glass into a double walled glass. We will use the Shell feature for this.
Go to: nsert > Features > SheII or click at the Shell icon
Change the Thickness into 1 mm
Click OK

CongratuIations, you just finished your own doubIe waIIed drinking gIass!

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