How to Model the Julep Sofa in SolidWorks | No Power Surfacing

Learn how to model the iconic Julep Sofa in SolidWorks — without using Power Surfacing. This tutorial will guide you step by step through creating organic sofa surfaces directly in SolidWorks, using tools like Lofted Surfaces, Boundary Surfaces, Guide Curves, Mirroring, and Knitting. Whether you’re practicing for furniture design, surface modeling, or just improving your SolidWorks skills, this video will help you build complex organic forms efficiently. 📌 What you’ll learn: How to create complex sofa surfaces in SolidWorks Using 3D sketches and guide curves for organic shapes Loft and Boundary Surface techniques Adding sewing lines, seat, and support details timeline: ***Model the sofa back 01:54 Draw middle reference spline for sofa back 02:44 Create two new planes for section guide curves 03:16 Draw the first profile for sofa back 04:16 Draw the second profile for sofa back 05:29 Draw the third profile for sofa back 06:51 Draw the fourth profile for sofa back 07:37 Draw the first guide curve on the right plane 08:52 Draw the second guide curve on the middle plane 09:36 Draw the third guide curve 10:18 Loft the main surface 10:40 Use Boundary Surface to fill and refine the surface 11:34 Mirror the surfaces 11:57 Knit all the surfaces 12:05 Add sewing lines for sofa back ***Modeling sofa seat 14:43 Draw the profile of the seat 15:50 Extrude the body 16:19 Fillet the edges ***Modeling the sofa support 16:49 Draw the profile of the support 17:49 Extrude the body 17:58 Fillet the edges ***End 18:13 go back to modify the shape If you found this tutorial helpful, don’t forget to subscribe to MEC 3D for more SolidWorks exercises, Power Surfacing projects, and 3D modeling tips! 👉 Watch my previous video on modeling the Julep Sofa with Power Surfacing:    • Modeling the Julep Sofa in SolidWorks | Po...