SolidWorks Electrical - 2D
The goal of this course is to teach you how to use SolidWorks Electrical to optimize your drawings and designs for manufacturability so you can maximize quality, avoid rework and decrease time to market. This course is focused on 2D Design.
Updated for SolidWorks 2013 Introduction Lesson 1: Projects Lesson 2: Single Line Diagrams Lesson 3: Cabling Lesson 4: Creating Schematics Lesson 5: Cross Referencing the Single Line Diagram Lesson 6: Control Drawings Lesson 7: Managing Origin-Destination Arrows Lesson 8: Programmable Logic Controllers Lesson 9: Macros Lesson 10: Editing the PLC Drawing Lesson 11: Reports
About This Course
Use of Color
SolidWorks Electrical
Starting SolidWorks Electrical
What are Projects?
Creating a New Project
Project Overview
Locations
Zooming and Scrolling
What is a Single Line Diagram?
Existing and Archived Projects
Line Diagram Symbols
Adding Cables
Drawing Tools
What is Detailed Cabling?
Cables
Detailed Cabling
Adding Manufacturer Parts
Terminal Strip
Pin to Pin Connections
Copy and Paste
What is a Schematic?
Draw Multiple Wires
Schematic Symbols
Symbol Properties
Creating New Symbols
Adding Cross References to the Single Line Diagram
Cross Referencing Drawings
Inserting Multiple Terminals
Location Outlines
What are Control Drawings?
Stages in the Process
Drawing Single Wires
The Cross Reference List
Using Functions
Inserting Single Terminals
Function Outlines
Updating the Catalog
What are Origin-Destination Arrows?
Replacing Wires
Origin-Destination Arrows
What is a PLC?
Stages in the Process
Adding a New Scheme
Adding a PLC Mark
Inserting a PLC
Editing a PLC
What are Macros?
Creating and Adding Macros
Stages in the Process
Associate Cable Cores
Adding a Part Manually
Assigning a Part
Wire Style Manager
Numbering Wires
Assigning Parts to Other Objects
What are Reports?
Report Manager
Drawing Terminal Strips
