How to Create a Snowman

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How to Create a Snowman

I made a snowman you can use it to decorate your rooms or just keep him as a friend.

Supplies

you will need SolidWorks, a 3D printer, and filament.

First Body

First, you will create the sketch on the front plane, then dimension and fully define it (you can make it as big as you want it these are just the dimensions that work for me). Make sure the bottom and the top are flat so it can stand and for the head to fit on top of it. Also make sure you center the body on the origin and make only half so it can revolve. After you are done with the sketch you revolve it select the middle line and revolve it all around it should resemble the second picture.

The Head

After you revolve and finish the body, the next step is to create another sketch on the front plane. This will be the head for the snowman. Make sure that the head is connected to the body then dimension the head. Again, make sure the top and bottom are flat so the head can connect to the body and so there is enough room for the hat. Make sure it is centered with the origin. After you sketch and fully define the sketch, you need to revolve it around the middle line all around it should resemble the second picture.

The Top Hat

The next step after the head is the top hat create a sketch on the front plane and sketch and fully define the sketch the hat should be connected to the head, and it should be a little bigger the top of the head make sure to algin the sketch to the origin so it can revolve around the middle line it should look like the second picture go through everything and make sure they are connected

The Face

Next step is making the face, create a sketch on the front plane the make a circle make sure it is aligned with the origin. Then make sure the circle is for construction, create the sketch make the smile coincident with the circle. Make sure the eyes are even on both sides, after you are done you will extrude it. Select surface/face/plane for where it is going to extrude then click the head. For the direction extrude it by 0.10in and make sure it is blind when you are finished it should look like the third picture.

The Nose

The next step is to make the nose, for this create the sketch on the front plane the make sure the circle is aligned with the origin. after you are done with the sketch, extrude it you will have to offset it by 1.40in and extrude it by 1.20in. Then you will want to draft it by 11 deg after you are done it should look like the third picture.

The Buttons

Step 6 you will be making the buttons create the sketch on the front plane and make sure they are vertical to the origin then dimension and fully define them after you are done with the sketch you will extrude them select the surface/face/plane then select the body extrude them blind and make them 0.10in then it should look like the third picture.

Accessories

Now it's time for the accessories make the sketch on the front plane make sure it is aligned with the origin then create and fully define the sketch when you are done with the sketch and its fully defined you will now revolve it all around the middle line make sure its revolved 360deg it should look like the second picture.

The Scarf Pt.1

Step 8 is the scarf create the sketch on the front plane and for this sketch it is not aligned with the origin so you will have to make a center line after you sketch and dimension it you will revolve around the center line 360deg when you are finished it should look like the second picture.

Scarf Pt. 2

Now it's time for the other part of the scarf create the sketch on the front plane then dimension it fully define it and when you are done you will need to extrude it you will extrude offset from surface and for the face/plane select the body the extrude it by 0.10in it should look like the third picture.

The Fillets

Step 10 the fillets for these you will select the scarfs edges the first picture fillet it by 0.19 in and the next on by 0.07in when you are done it should look like the third picture.

Finished

Now you are finished with the snow man you can do whatever you want with it name it or paint it for a better look you can choose the colors you can change them or keep them.