How to Check Volume in Solidworks

Last Updated: June 3, 2021

SolidWorks is a 3-D computer-aided design software used in industries such as architecture. This wikiHow will show you how to check volume in SolidWorks.

Steps

1
Go to the My SolidWorks log in and log in or open the computer program. You can use your student status or borrow a license to get this software free or you can get your own copy of the license from the SolidWorks website for a charge.
- Open your project with the 3D container that you'd like to check the volume of.
2
Click Intersect. It's in the features toolbar and looks like an icon of a box in a wave.
- You can also go to Insert > Features > Intersect if you can't find the icon in the features toolbar.
- If the part you are using is not open, this will not work.
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3
Select Shell1 and Plane6. You'll see these in the FeatureManager design tree on the left side of your screen.
4
Click Intersect again. It's in the features toolbar and looks like an icon of a box in a wave.
- You can also go to Insert > Features > Intersect if you can't find the icon in the features toolbar.
5
Select Create internal regions and Intersect. You'll see these options in the PropertyManager window.
6
Click the green checkmark. You've created a new region in the models to use, "Intersect1." Your original model is called "Intersect2."
7
Select Intersect1. You'll find this in the FeatureManager design tree on the left side of your screen.
8
Click the Evaluate tab. It's in the Command Manager menu.
9
Click Mass Properties. This will display all the properties and information including the volume for Intersect1.^{[1]
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