Then assign a coincident relation between them Hold the Ctrl key, select a corner of the hexagon and Point1 Select the Plane1 from the feature tree and click on the sketch iconĭraw a random hexagon in the sketch area as shown in the image below: Go to the modeling area, click on the Pink and Purple lines one by one as shown in the image below: Go to: Insert > Reference Geometry > Plane…

Go to: Tools > Sketch Entities > Centerlineĭraw a vertical line and an diagonal construction line coincident with the corners of the pentagons as shown in the image below:Ĭlick on the diagonal construction line and assign a length of 50mm, as shown in the image below: Select the Front Plane from the feature tree and click on the sketch icon Select the Top Plane from the Feature tree and click on the sketch iconĪssign a vertical relation to one of the edgesĬlick on the vertical line and assign a length of 50mm, as shown in the image below:ĭraw a construction pentagon concentric to the originĬlick on the vertical line and assign a length of 100mm, as shown in the image below:Ĭlick on Close sketch to close the sketch area. Save the File with the following name: Soccer Ball.SLDPRT

Open a New Part with model units set to millimeters I encourage you to share this tutorial with your network.Ĭlick here to download this tutorial as a free eBook (PDF). Modeling a soccer ball in SOLIDWORKS may sound simple, but the pattern on a soccer ball consists of 12 pentagons and 20 hexagons, so it’s quite interesting to model in SOLIDWORKS. Did you ever wonder how to model a soccer ball in SOLIDWORKS? You’re about to find out! ⚽

Solidworks hexagon