Solidworks Essentials

Duration

5 days

Overview

By quickly getting up to speed, as well as using best modelling practices, the SOLIDWORKS Essentials course ultimately ensures maximum efficiency and productivity for all SOLIDWORKS users. New CAD users, seasoned users of other CAD systems and veteran SOLIDWORKS users can all benefit from Essentials training. Real life case studies are used to illustrate processes, teaching everything you need to know for building parametric models of parts and assemblies, and making drawings of those parts and assemblies.

Objective

At the end of this program participants are expected to:

• Create parametric sketches
• Create parts and build assemblies
• Create and control different versions of your parts with configurations
• Automate design modification with equations and excel design tables
• Create drawings of your designs
• [EXTRA] Digital technical drawing presentation

Prerequisites

• Experience with the Windows™ Operating System
• Basic understanding of part design and drafting
• Mechanical Design Experience

Who Should Attend

Application Engineer, R&D Engineer, Product Designer or Engineer, Industrial Engineer

Lesson 1 : SOLIDWORKS BASICS and the User Interface

• What is the SOLIDWORKS Software?
• File References
• The SOLIDWORKS User Interface
• Design Intent
• Opening Files
• Using the Command Manager

Lesson 2 : Introduction to Sketching

• 2D Sketching
• Rules That Govern Sketches
• Stages in the Process
• Design Intent
• Saving Files
• Sketch Relations
• What are We Going to Sketch?
• Dimensions
• Sketching
• Extrude
• Sketch Entities
• Sketching Guidelines
• Basic Sketching

Lesson 3 : Basic Part Modelling

• Basic Modeling
• Using the Hole Wizard
• Terminology
• Filleting
• Choosing the Best Profile
• Editing Tools
• Choosing the Sketch Plane
• Detailing Basics
• Details of the Part
• Drawing Views
• Boss Feature
• Center Marks
• Sketching on a Planar Face
• Dimensioning
• Cut Feature
• Changing Parameters
• View Selectors

Lesson 4 : Symmetry and Draft

• Case Study : Ratchet
• View Options
• Design Intent
• Using Model Edges in a Sketch
• Boss Feature with Draft
• Creating Trimmed Sketch Geometry
• Symmetry in the Sketch
• Copy and Paste Features
• Sketching Inside the Model

Lesson 5 : Patterning

• Why Use Patterns?
• Mirror Patterns
• Linear Pattern
• Using Pattern Seed Only
• Circular Pattern
• Up to Reference
• Reference Geometry
• Sketch Driven Patterns
• Planes

Lesson 6 : Revolved Features

• Case Study: Handwheel
• Mass Properties
• Design Intent
• File Properties
• Revolved Features
• SOLIDWORKS SimulationXpress
• Building The Rim
• Using SOLIDWORKS SimulationXpress
• Building The Spoke
• The SimulationXpress Interface
• Edit Material

Lesson 7 : Shelling and Ribs

• Shelling and Ribs
• Ribs
• Analyzing and Adding Draft
• Full Round Fillets
• Other Options for Draft
• Thin Features
• Shelling

Lesson 8 : Editing : Repairs

• Part Editing
• Editing Topics
• Sketch Issues

Lesson 9 : Editing : Design Changes

• Part Editing
• Rebuilding Tools
• Design Changes
• Replace Sketch Entity
• Information From a Model
• Sketch Contours

Lesson 10 : Configurations

• Configurations
• Using Configurations
• Other Methods to Create Configurations
• Modelling Strategies for Configurations
• Editing Parts that Have Configurations
• Design Library
• In the Advanced Course

Lesson 11 : Global Variables and Equations

• Using Global Variables and Equations
• Renaming Features and Dimensions
• Design Rules Using Global Variables and Equations
• Global Variables
• Equations
• Using Operators and Functions

Lesson 12 : Using Drawings

• More About Making Drawings
• Removed Section
• Section View
• Model Views
• Detail Views
• Drawing Sheets and Sheet Formats
• Projected Views
• Annotations

Lesson 13 : Bottom-Up Assembly Modelling

• Case Study: Universal Joint
• Bottom-Up Assembly
• Creating a New Assembly
• Position of the First Component
• FeatureManager Design Tree and Symbols
• Adding Components
• Mating Components
• Using Part Configurations in Assemblies
• Sub-assemblies
• Smart Mates
• Inserting Sub-assemblies
• Pack and Go

Lesson 14 : Using Assemblies

• Using Assemblies
• Analyzing the Assembly
• Checking for Clearances
• Changing the Values of Dimensions
• Rollback and Reorder Explode Steps
• Exploded Assemblies
• Explode Line Sketch
• Bill of Materials
• Assembly Drawings
• Collisions and Clearances

Lesson 15 : Customizing the Sheet Format

• Customizing the Sheet Format

Lesson 16 : Saving and Testing the Sheet Format File

• Understanding Sheet Format Properties
• Understanding Sheet Format Behaviour
• Saving the Sheet Format
• Testing the Sheet Format
• Testing Sheet Format Properties

Lesson 17 : Advanced Options for Drawing Views

• Advanced Drawing Views
• Showing Hidden Edges
• Broken-out Section View
• Auxiliary View
• Rotating Views
• Crop View
• New View
• Relative View
• Understanding View Focus
• Advanced View for Assemblies
• Section Scope
• Alternate Position View
• Using Configurations
• Custom view Orientations
• 3D Drawing Views

Lesson 18 : Managing Performance

• Managing Performance
• Performance Evaluation
• Detailing Practices
• System Options & Document Properties
• Open Options
• Detached Drawings
• Hardware and Performance
• Additional Considerations
• Quick Reference Guide

Lesson 19 : DimXpert and Paperless Drawing

• Understand DimXpert Settings in Document Properties.
• Create DimXpert annotations using the Auto Dimension Scheme tool
• Modify DimXpert annotations
• Understand the DimXpertManager
• Manually create DimXpert features and annotations.

Lesson 20 : Mobile presentation

• Experiencing the Mobile Presentation

Programme scope, delivery arrangements and suitability are confirmed during enquiry.