SOLIDWORKS Essential Test

Upon completion of SOLIDWORKS Essentials you will be able to design faster, and work more efficiently with your design automation software. Learn how easy it is to quickly create any geometry including complex organic shapes and assemblies, and how to turn those 3D part and assembly models into production-ready 2D drawings.

A 4-day course design around a process or task based approach to training

Topics Covered:
This course covers topics in the creation and editing of parts, assemblies and drawings in SOLIDWORKS CAD software. A few of the topics that are covered are:

The user interface and basis menu commands
Extruded and revolved features
Thin-walled part design – plastics and castings
Configurations and design tables for parts
Part editing and problem solving
Bottom-Up assembly design
Detail drawing creation

COURSE PREREQUISITES

Students attending this course are expected to have the following skills, and to have completed an overview of the course material.

Mechanical/Industrial design experience
Experience with the Windows operating system
To increase the value you receive from your SOLIDWORKS training course, please complete lessons 1-3 f the SOLIDWORKS Getting Started tutorial located in the “Help Tutorials” within your SOLIDWORKS CAD software.

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Detailed Course Agenda

Introduction About This Course Windows 7 Use of Color

Lesson 1: SOLIDWORKS Basics and the User Interface What is the SOLIDWORKS Software? Design Intent File References Opening Files The SOLIDWORKS User Interface Using the Command Manager		Lesson 2: Introduction to Sketching 2D Sketching Saving Files What are We Going to Sketch? Sketching Sketch Entities Basic Sketching Rules That Govern Sketches Design Intent Sketch Relations Dimensions Extrude Sketching Guidelines

Lesson 3: Basic Part Modeling Terminology Choosing the Best Profile Choosing the Sketch Plane Details of the Part Boss Feature Sketching on a Planar Face Cut Feature View Selector Using the Hole Wizard View Options Filleting Editing Tools Detailing Basics Drawing Views Center Marks Dimensioning Changing Parameters		Lesson 4: Symmetry and Draft Case Study: Ratchet Design Intent Boss Feature with Draft Symmetry in the Sketch Sketching Inside the Model View Options Using Model Edges in a Sketch Creating Trimmed Sketch Geometry

Lesson 5: Patterning Why Use Patterns? Reference Geometry Linear Pattern Circular Patterns Mirror Patterns Using Pattern Seed Only Sketch Driven Patterns		Lesson 6: Revolved Features Case Study: Handwheel Design Intent Revolved Features Building the Rim Building the Spoke Edit Material Mass Properties File Properties SOLIDWORKS SimulationXpress Using SOLIDWORKS SimulationXpress The SimulationXpress Interface

Lesson 7: Shelling and Ribs Analyzing and Adding Draft Other Options for Draft Shelling Planes Ribs Full Round Fillets Thin Features		Lesson 8: Editing: Repairs Part Editing Editing Topics Sketch Issues Freezing Features FilletXpert

Lesson 9: Editing: Design Changes Part Editing Design Changes Information From a Model Rebuilding Tools Sketch Contours		Lesson 10: Configurations Using Configurations Other Methods to Create Configurations Using Global Variables and Equations Creating Equalities Global Variables Defining the Overall Width Equations Creating a Minimum Edge Distance Modeling Strategies for Configurations Editing Parts that Have Configurations Design Library In the Advanced Course...

Lesson 11: Using Drawings More About Making Drawings Section View Model Views Broken View Detail Views Drawing Sheets and Sheet Formats Projected Views Annotations		Lesson 12: Bottom-Up Assembly Modeling Case Study: Universal Joint Bottom-Up Assembly Creating a New Assembly Position of the First Component FeatureManager Design Tree and Symbols Adding Components Using Part Configurations in Assemblies Sub-assemblies Smart Mates Inserting Sub-assemblies Pack and Go

Lesson 13: Using Assemblies Analyzing the Assembly Checking for Clearances Changing the Values of Dimensions Exploded Assemblies Bill of Materials Assembly Drawings		Appendix A:Templates Options Settings Document Templates