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134 CHAPTER 4 Creating Simple partS and drawingS

Figure 4.23
placing the center-
points of holes

Cutting a Slot
SolidWorks provides two types of slots: Hole Wizard slots and sketched slots. Fancier slots with
the counterbores and countersinks can be made more quickly using the Hole Wizard, but the
Hole Wizard is able to create only straight slots. For curved slots, you will need to use the curved
slot sketch entity and extrude the sketch as a cut. In this tutorial, we create a curved slot.
To cut slots in your part, follow these steps:

1. In this case, use the Centerpoint Arc Slot option. Slots are easiest to create with the
Click+click method rather than click-and-drag. Make sure the Sketch 1 under Boss-
Extrude 1 is shown. Open a sketch on the face with the groove. Click near where you want
the center of the curvature of the slot. Click again for the center of one end; click a third
time for the width/end radius. The Slot PropertyManager is shown in Figure 4.24.

Figure 4.24
Creating a slot