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Tutorial - Creating hex nut in SolidWorks?SOLIDWORKS solidworks nut hex tutorial

By Sudhir Gill on 03 Feb 14:53 5 answers 12903 views 1 comment

Tutorial on creating a hex nut in SolidWorks.

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Sudhir Gill over 3 years ago

Here is the tutorial.

Step 1Start Solidworks in Part mode.

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

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Step 3Extrude it by 7mm.

Step 4Click the upper face and then sketch.

Step 5



Choose normal to view.

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

Step 7Under features tab choose extrude cut.



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

Step 9Click OK and we have rounded edges.

Step 10Repeat the same step for bottom face.



Step 11Under fillet choose chamfer.

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

Step 13



We have now chamfer created.

Step 14Repeat the same step for the lower edge.

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



Step 16Choose plane1 and then sketch.

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

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



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

Step 20Choose front plane and then sketch.



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

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

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



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

Step 25The Hex nut is created.



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Sudhir Gill over 3 years ago

Here is the file created.

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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