The Master Model Technique in SolidWorks [Webcast]

In this webcast, Sam Bromley will teach us the master model technique. SolidWorks gives us the ability to work with multibody parts (parts with more than one continuous volume). This can be useful to develop designs that are more easily conceptualised and modeled using a single part file, but will be manufactured as an assembly of parts. This is known as the "master model" technique.
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[@AdamPNelson]

I have been using all manner of 3d cad for 20 years apparently wrong. This video blew my mind. Since starting to use master modeling techniques in the past few months my designs have gotten much more robust. Thanks for the great video!

[@pespesle]

thank you for sharing your knowledge. nothing is better than soliworks.

[@Linktw0]

Another fine modeling tutorial. Well done!

[@m.e.p.r]

Good tutorial. What this misses out on is that in your master file (surface) part you can create a master file that also contains planes, axis, points, surfaces etc and copy the lot into every file. You are then effectively creating a skeleton assembly much like you would in other programs such as PTC Creo etc. This is a very powerful technique and used heavily by professionals

[@olegs2195]

Great job!!!! Thanks!!!

[@ianfong4420]

What are the advantages or disadvantages to using a surface master model versus a solid master model? If you have to split parts to create more bodies the solid master model, wouldn't that cause instability in the derived parts that you created before the extra split?