SOLIDWORKS Essentials Course

LENGTH: 4 DAYS

Prerequisites: Mechanical design experience; experience with the Windows® operating system.
Description: SOLIDWORKS Essentials teaches you how to use the SOLIDWORKS mechanical design automation
software to build parametric models of parts and assemblies, and how to make drawings of those parts and
assemblies.

Topics covered in this course are:

Introduction Lesson 3: Basic Part Modeling Lesson 6: Revolved Features
About This Course Basic Modeling Case Study: Handwheel
Windows Terminology Design Intent
Use of Color Choosing the Best Profile Revolved Features
Choosing the Sketch Plane Building the Rim
Details of the Part Building the Spoke
Lesson 1: SOLIDWORKS Basics and
Boss Feature Edit Material
the User Interface Sketching on a Planar Face Mass Properties
What is the SOLIDWORKS Software? Cut Feature File Properties
Design Intent View Selector SOLIDWORKS SimulationXpress
File References Using the Hole Wizard Using SOLIDWORKS SimulationXpress
Opening Files Filleting The SimulationXpress Interface
The SOLIDWORKS User Interface Editing Tools
Using the Command Manager Detailing Basics
Lesson 7: Shelling and Ribs
Drawing Views
Center Marks Shelling and Ribs
Lesson 2: Introduction to Sketching Analyzing and Adding Draft
Dimensioning
2D Sketching Other Options for Draft
Changing Parameters
Saving Files Shelling
What are We Going to Sketch? Ribs
Sketching Lesson 4: Symmetry and Draft Full Round Fillets
Sketch Entities Case Study: Ratchet Thin Features
Basic Sketching Design Intent
Rules That Govern Sketches Boss Feature with Draft
Design Intent Lesson 8: Editing: Repairs
Symmetry in the Sketch
Sketch Relations Sketching Inside the Model Part Editing
Dimensions View Options Editing Topics
Extrude Using Model Edges in a Sketch Sketch Issues
Sketching Guidelines Creating Trimmed Sketch Geometry
Copy and Paste Features Lesson 9: Editing: Design Changes
Part Editing
Lesson 5: Patterning Design Changes
Why Use Patterns? Information From a Model
Linear Pattern Rebuilding Tools
Circular Patterns Sketch Contours
Reference Geometry Replace Sketch Entity
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Sketch Driven Patterns
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LENGTH: 4 DAYS

Prerequisites: Mechanical design experience; experience with the Windows® operating system.
Description: SOLIDWORKS Essentials teaches you how to use the SOLIDWORKS mechanical design automation
software to build parametric models of parts and assemblies, and how to make drawings of those parts and
assemblies.

Topics covered in this course are:

Continued from Previous Page Lesson 12: Using Drawings

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Configurations Detail Views
schedule and training locations.
Using Configurations Drawing Sheets and Sheet Formats
Other Methods to Create Model Views
Section View Training Calendar
Configurations
Modeling Strategies for Configurations Annotations
Editing Parts that Have Configurations
Design Library Lesson 13: Bottom-Up Assembly
In the Advanced Course... Modeling
Case Study: Universal Joint
Lesson 11: Global Variables and Bottom-Up Assembly
Equations Creating a New Assembly
Using Global Variables and Equations Position of the First Component
Renaming Features and Dimensions FeatureManager Design Tree and
Design Rules Using Global Variables Symbols
and Equations Adding Components
Global Variables Mating Components
Equations Using Part Configurations in Assemblies
Using Operators and Functions 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
Exploded Assemblies
Rollback and Reorder Explode Steps
Explode Line Sketch
Bill of Materials
Assembly Drawings
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