Drawing

DEPCOllc

3305 Airport Drive | Pittsburg, KS 66762

Perimeter, Area and Volume Activity

Describing and Visualizing Totally Trebuchet Geometry

Activity #2 Investigating SolidWorks

- Geometry and Visualization

Powerful geometry tools are built into SolidWorks design software. They can be accessed using the

TOOLS section in the standard toolbar menu. The tools used in this activity are MEASURE and

MASS PROPERTIES.

Directions: Practice using the MEASURE and MASS PROPERTIES tools.

1. Open SolidWorks and create a 1Ǝ (25.4mm) cube.

2. Select a face (Highlighted) and open the TOOLS drop down menu.

3. Select Measure: The measure tool provides perimeter and area measures for that face.

4. Right click to deselect the face and measure tool.

5. Open the TOOLS drop down menu and select MASS PROPERTIES.

6. MASS PROPERTIES provides volume measurements for the part. This tool also includes center

of mass (relative to the origin), and weight relative to the material density.

7. Use SolidWorks to construct a compound solid of your own design. Use the MEASURE tool to

determine the area and perimeter of some or all of the faces.

8. Use the MASS PROPERTIES tool to determine the volume.

9. Print your work and write in the perimeter, area and volume information on the printed page.

Sample Math Curriculum