I’m going to use this clamp model as an example, which I’ll drag and drop onto the build plate. For example, you may want a flat surface to be touching the build plate for better adhesion. This is really useful when you import a model that may be in the wrong orientation. The Place Surface on Bed feature provides a quick way to properly orient your model for printing. John is a regular contributor to the GSC blog, available at we’re looking at the Place Surface on Bed feature in Simplif圓D, which can be found in the Edit menu. As the only CSWE with a state certification in teaching, John is well-versed is teaching all types of learning styles. As Training Manager at GSC, he has been sharing his SOLIDWORKS wisdom with GSC customers ever since – 21 years and counting! John is a Certified SOLIDWORKS Expert (CSWE), a Certified SOLIDWORKS Instructor, and a Certified SOLIDWORKS Technician.
He worked his way through college as a youth coach, umpire, and referee before earning his bachelor’s degree in education. John discovered his love of teaching early in life. This blog is authored by John Setzer, GSC’s Training Product Manager. In this case, we type -90 (follows right-hand rule) in the X axis rotation box, seen in the next example.Ĭlick “OK” and now you have a reoriented model! Type in the angle of rotation desired in the proper box to rotate the body about the X, Y, or Z axis. (See button at the bottom of the PropertyManager). In the PropertyManager, make sure you are in Translate/Rotate mode and not Constraints mode. To fix this, go to Insert, Features, Move/Copy. In the example provided next, the part is not oriented the way we’d like it to be in SOLIDWORKS.
Regardless, there’s a pretty easy way to fix this problem once the model is imported into SOLIDWORKS, and that is Move/Copy body. Often this occurs with models made in CAM, where the Y and Z axes are reversed from the typical CAD Y and Z definitions, but can also be for other reasons. A question I get from time to time involves working with imported models that come in at with the “wrong” orientation.
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