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Preface xv

Chapter 1: Introduction to SolidWorks 2007

Introduction to SolidWorks 2007 1-2
System Requirements 1-4

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Getting Started with SolidWorks 1-4
CommandManager 1-8
Dimensioning Standard and Units 1-16
Important Terms and Their Definitions 1-16
Auto-backup Option 1-22
Selecting Hidden Entities 1-23
Color Scheme 1-23
Self-Evaluation Test 1-24

Chapter 2: Drawing Sketches for Solid Models

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The Sketching Environment 2-2

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Starting a New Session of SolidWorks 2007 2-3
Starting a New Document in SolidWorks 2007 2-6
Understanding the Sketching Environment 2-7
Setting the Document Options 2-9
Modifying the Dimensioning Standards 2-9
Modifying the Linear and Angular Units 2-10
Modifying the Snap and Grid Settings 2-11
Learning About Sketcher Terms 2-13
Origin 2-13
Inferencing Lines 2-13
Select Tool 2-14 Evaluation Copy
Invert Selection 2-14
Selecting Entities Using the Box Selection 2-15
Selecting Entities Using the Cross Selection 2-15
Selecting Entities Using the SHIFT and CTRL Keys 2-15
Drawing Lines 2-15
Drawing a Chain of Continuous Lines 2-16
Drawing Individual Lines 2-18
Drawing Tangent or Normal Arcs Using the Line Tool 2-20
Drawing Construction Lines or Centerlines 2-21
Drawing Circles 2-21
Drawing Circles by Defining their Centerpoints 2-21
Drawing Circles by Defining Three Points 2-22
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Drawing Construction Circles 2-22

Drawing Arcs 2-22
Drawing Tangent/Normal Arcs 2-23
Drawing Centerpoint Arcs 2-25
Drawing 3 Point Arcs 2-27
Drawing Rectangles 2-28
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Drawing Parallelograms 2-29

Drawing a Rectangle at an Angle 2-29
Drawing a Parallelogram 2-29
Drawing Polygons 2-30
Drawing Splines 2-32
Placing Sketched Points 2-33
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Drawing Ellipses 2-34

Drawing Elliptical Arcs 2-34
Drawing Parabolic Curves 2-35
Drawing Display Tools 2-36
Zoom to Fit 2-37
Zoom to Area 2-37
Zoom In/Out 2-37
Zoom to Selection 2-38
Pan 2-38
Redraw 2-38
Deleting Sketched Entities 2-38
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Tutorial 2 2-48
Tutorial 3 2-52
Tutorial 4 2-57
Self-Evaluation Test 2-62
Review Questions 2-62
Exercise 1 2-63
Exercise 2 2-64

Chapter 3: Editing and Modifying Sketches

Editing Sketched Entities 3-2
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Trimming Sketched Entities 3-2

Extending Sketched Entities 3-6
Filleting Sketched Entities 3-6
Chamfering Sketched Entities 3-8
Offsetting Sketched Entities 3-9
Mirroring Sketched Entities 3-11
Mirroring While Sketching (Dynamic Mirror Entities) 3-13
Moving Sketched Entities 3-14
Rotating Sketched Entities 3-16
Scaling Sketched Entities 3-16
Copying Sketched Entities 3-18
Creating Patterns 3-18
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Creating Linear Sketch Patterns 3-19

Creating Circular Sketch Patterns 3-23
Editing Patterns 3-25
Writing Text in the Sketching Environment 3-26
Modifying Sketched Entities 3-28

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Modifying a Sketched Line 3-28
Modifying a Sketched Circle 3-28
Modifying a Sketched Arc 3-28
Modifying a Sketched Polygon 3-28
Modifying a Spline 3-28
Modifying a Sketched Point 3-31
Modifying an Ellipse or an Elliptical Arc 3-31

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Modifying a Parabola 3-31
Dynamically Modifying and Copying Sketched Entities 3-31
Splitting Sketched Entities 3-32
Tutorial 1 3-32
Tutorial 2 3-41
Tutorial 3 3-46
Self-Evaluation Test 3-51
Review Questions 3-51
Exercise 1 3-52
Exercise 2 3-53
Exercise 3 3-54

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Chapter 4: Adding Relations and Dimensions to Sketches
Adding Geometric Relations to Sketches 4-2
Adding Relations Using the Add Relations PropertyManager 4-2
Automatic Relations 4-7
Dimensioning the Sketch 4-7
Horizontal/Vertical Dimensioning 4-9
Aligned Dimensioning 4-19
Angular Dimensioning 4-20
Diameter Dimensioning 4-21 Evaluation Copy
Radius Dimensioning 4-22
Linear Diameter Dimensioning 4-22
Ordinate Dimensioning 4-23
Concept of a Fully Defined Sketch 4-25
Fully Defined 4-25
Overdefined 4-25
Underdefined 4-25
Dangling 4-26
No Solution Found 4-26
Invalid Solution Found 4-26
Sketch Dimension or Relation Status 4-26
Deleting Over Defining Dimensions 4-27
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Displaying and Deleting Relations 4-29

Opening an Existing File 4-33
Tutorial 1 4-35
Tutorial 2 4-44
Tutorial 3 4-52
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Self-Evaluation Test 4-58

Review Questions 4-59
Exercise 1 4-60
Exercise 2 4-61
Exercise 3 4-61

Chapter 5: Advanced Dimensioning Techniques and Base Feature

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Advanced Dimensioning Techniques 5-2
Fully Defining the Sketches 5-2
Dimensioning the True Length of an Arc 5-5
Measuring Distances and Viewing Section Properties 5-5
Measuring Distances 5-5
Determining Section Properties of Closed Sketches 5-8
Creating Base Features by Extruding Sketches 5-9
Creating Solid Extruded Features 5-10
Creating Thin Extruded Features 5-14
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Creating Solid Revolved Features 5-18

Creating Thin Revolved Features 5-20
Dynamically Rotating the View of the Model 5-22
Rotating the View Freely in 3D Space 5-22
Rotating the View Around a Selected Vertex, Edge, or Face 5-22
Modifying the View Orientation 5-23
Restoring Previous View 5-25
Displaying the Drawing Area in Viewports 5-25
Displaying the Drawing Area in Two Horizontal Viewports 5-25
Displaying the Drawing Area in Two Vertical Viewports 5-25
Displaying the Drawing Area in Four Viewports 5-26
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Display Modes of the Model 5-27

Assigning Materials and Textures to the Models 5-29
Assigning Materials to the Model 5-29
Assigning Textures to the Model 5-30
Tutorial 1 5-31
Tutorial 2 5-37
Tutorial 3 5-41
Self-Evaluation Test 5-47
Review Questions 5-48
Exercise 1 5-49
Exercise 2 5-50
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Chapter 6: Creating Reference Geometries

Importance of Sketching Planes 6-2
Reference Geometry 6-2
Creating New Planes 6-4

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Creating Reference Axes 6-9
Creating Reference Points 6-13
Creating Reference Coordinate Systems 6-16
Other Boss/Base Options 6-16
Modeling using the Contour Selection Method 6-23
Creating Cut Features 6-27
Creating Extruded Cuts 6-27

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Handling Multiple Bodies in the Cut Feature 6-30
Creating Revolved Cuts 6-33
Concept of the Feature Scope 6-34
Tutorial 1 6-34
Tutorial 2 6-39
Tutorial 3 6-44
Self-Evaluation Test 6-52
Review Questions 6-52
Exercise 1 6-53
Exercise 2 6-55

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Chapter 7: Advanced Modeling Tools-I
Advanced Modeling Tools 7-2
Creating Simple Holes 7-2
Creating Standard Holes Using the Hole Wizard 7-3
Creating Fillets 7-9
Selection Methods 7-26
Creating Chamfers 7-29
Creating Shell Features 7-32
Creating Wrap Features 7-36
Tutorial 1 7-38
Tutorial 2 7-47 Evaluation Copy
Self-Evaluation Test 7-55
Review Questions 7-56
Exercise 1 7-57
Exercise 2 7-58

Chapter 8: Advanced Modeling Tools-II

Advanced Modeling Tools 8-2
Creating Mirror Features 8-2
Creating Linear Pattern Features 8-7
Creating Circular Pattern Features 8-12
Creating Sketch-driven Patterns 8-14
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Creating Curve-driven Patterns 8-16

Creating Table-driven Patterns 8-19
Creating Rib Features 8-20
Displaying the Section View of the Model 8-25
Tutorial 1 8-28
Tutorial 2 8-36
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Tutorial 3 8-41
Self-Evaluation Test 8-51
Review Questions 8-52
Exercise 1 8-53
Exercise 2 8-54
Exercise 3 8-56
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Chapter 9: Editing Features

Editing Features of the Model 9-2
Editing Using the Edit Feature Option 9-2
Editing Sketches of the Sketched Features 9-3
Changing the Sketch Plane of Sketches 9-4
Editing by Double-clicking on Entities and Features 9-5
Editing using the Move/Size Features Tool 9-5
Editing Sketches with the Move/Size Features Tool Active 9-8
Editing Features and Sketches by Cut, Copy, and Paste 9-9
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Document to the Other 9-11

Copying Features Using Drag and Drop 9-11
Deleting Features 9-12
Deleting Bodies 9-13
Suppressing Features 9-14
Unsuppressing the Suppressed Features 9-14
Unsuppressing Features with Dependents 9-14
Hiding Bodies 9-14
Moving and Copying Bodies 9-15
Reordering Features 9-18
Rolling Back the Model 9-20
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Renaming Features 9-20

Creating Folders in the FeatureManager Design Tree 9-21
What’s Wrong Functionality 9-21
Tutorial 1 9-23
Tutorial 2 9-30
Tutorial 3 9-34
Self-Evaluation Test 9-41
Review Questions 9-42
Exercise 1 9-42
Exercise 2 9-44
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Chapter 10: Advanced Modeling Tools-III

Advanced Modeling Tools 10-2
Creating Sweep Features 10-2
Creating Cut Sweep Features 10-14

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Creating Loft Features 10-15
Creating Lofted Cuts 10-25
Creating 3D Sketches 10-26
Editing 3D Sketches 10-28
Creating Curves 10-28
Extruding a 3D Sketch 10-41
Creating Draft Features 10-42

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Tutorial 1 10-44
Tutorial 2 10-48
Tutorial 3 10-52
Self-Evaluation Test 10-57
Review Questions 10-58
Exercise 1 10-59

Chapter 11: Advanced Modeling Tools-IV

Advanced Modeling Tools 11-2
Creating Dome Features 11-2

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Creating Indents 11-7
Creating Deform Features 11-11
Creating Flex Features 11-16
Creating Fastening Features 11-20
Creating the Mounting Boss 11-20
Creating Snap Hooks 11-23
Creating Snap Hook Grooves 11-26
Creating Vents 11-27
Creating Freeform Features 11-32
Tutorial 1 11-36
Tutorial 2 11-40 Evaluation Copy
Tutorial 3 11-44
Self-Evaluation Test 11-48
Review Questions 11-48
Exercise 1 11-49

Chapter 12: Assembly Modeling-I

Assembly Modeling 12-2
Types of Assembly Design Approaches 12-2
Creating Bottom-up Assemblies 12-3
Placing Components in the Assembly Document 12-4
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Assembling Components 12-9

Creating Top-down Assemblies 12-27
Creating Components in the Top-down Assembly 12-28
Moving Individual Components 12-29
Moving Individual Components by Dragging 12-29
Moving Individual Components using the Move Component Tool 12-29
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Rotating Individual Components 12-30

Rotating Individual Components by Dragging 12-30
Rotating Individual Components Using the Rotate Component Tool 12-30
Moving and Rotating Individual Components using the Triad 12-31
Tutorial 1 12-33
Tutorial 2 12-46
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Self-Evaluation Test 12-52

Review Questions 12-53
Exercise 1 12-54

Chapter 13: Assembly Modeling-II

Advanced Assembly Mates 13-2
Applying the Symmetric Mate 13-2
Applying the Cam Mate 13-2
Applying the Width Mate 13-4
Applying the Gear Mate 13-4
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Applying the Limit Mate 13-5

Creating Subassemblies 13-5
Bottom-up Subassembly Design 13-6
Top-down Subassembly Design 13-6
Deleting Components and Subassemblies 13-6
Editing Assembly Mates 13-7
Replacing Mated Entities 13-8
Editing Components 13-10
Editing Subassemblies 13-11
Dissolving Subassemblies 13-11
Replacing Components 13-11
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Creating Patterns of Components in an Assembly 13-14

Feature-driven Pattern 13-14
Local Pattern 13-15
Mirroring Components 13-16
Simplifying Assemblies using the Visibility Options 13-18
Hiding Components 13-19
Suppressing Components 13-19
Changing the Transparency Conditions 13-20
Checking Interferences in an Assembly 13-21
Creating Assemblies for Mechanism 13-22
Analyzing Collisions using the Collision Detection Tool 13-23
Creating the Exploded State of an Assembly 13-25
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Creating the Explode Line Sketch 13-27

Tutorial 1 13-29
Tutorial 2 13-41
Self-Evaluation Test 13-45
Review Questions 13-46

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Exercise 1 13-47

Chapter 14: Working With Drawing Views-I

The Drawing Mode 14-2
Starting a Drawing Document 14-2
Starting a New Drawing Document Using the New SolidWorks

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Document Dialog box 14-2
Starting a New Drawing Document From Within the
Part/Assembly Document 14-4
Types of Views 14-5
Generating Standard Drawing Views 14-6
Generating Model Views 14-6
Generating the Three Standard Views 14-9
Generating Standard Views Using the Relative View Tool 14-11
Generating Standard Views Using the Predefined View Tool 14-11
Generating Derived Views 14-15
Generating Projected Views 14-15

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Generating Aligned Section Views 14-21
Generating Broken-out Section Views 14-23
Generating Auxiliary Views 14-25
Generating Detail Views 14-27
Cropping Drawing Views 14-29
Generating Broken Views 14-30
Generating Alternate Position Views 14-32
Generating Drawing Views of the Exploded State of an Assembly 14-34
Working with Interactive Drafting in SolidWorks 14-35
Editing and Modifying Drawing Views 14-35
Changing the View Orientation 14-35 Evaluation Copy
Changing the Scale of Drawing Views 14-36
Deleting Drawing Views 14-36
Rotating Drawing Views 14-36
Modifying the Hatch Pattern in Section Views 14-37
Tutorial 1 14-39
Tutorial 2 14-45
Self-Evaluation Test 14-50
Review Questions 14-51
Exercise 1 14-52
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Chapter 15: Working With Drawing Views-II

Adding Annotations to Drawing Views 15-2
Generating Annotations using the Model Items Tool 15-2
Adding Reference Annotations 15-5
Editing Annotations 15-20
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Adding the Bill of Material (BOM) to a Drawing 15-20

Adding Balloons to Drawing Views 15-23
Adding Balloons using the Balloon Tool 15-23
Adding Balloons using the AutoBalloon Tool 15-24
Adding New Sheets to Drawing Views 15-25
Editing the Sheet Format 15-26
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Creating User-Defined Sheet Formats 15-27

Tutorial 1 15-27
Tutorial 2 15-33
Self-Evaluation Test 15-38
Review Questions 15-39
Exercise 1 15-40

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