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Introduction to SolidWorks
SolidWorks is a solid modeling computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided engineering (CAE) computer program that runs on Microsoft Windows graphical user interface. This software makes it possible for designers to quickly sketch out ideas, experiment with features and dimensions, and produce models and detailed drawings.
Introduction to SolidWorks covers the basic concepts and terminology used throughout the SolidWorks application. It familiarizes you with the commonly-used function of SolidWorks. Emphasis will be on using basic tools towards the creations of parts, assemblies, and drawings
SolidWorks Learning Targets:
Students will become familiar with User Interface.
Students will develop an understanding Basic Functionality.
Students will develop abilities to Create and Modify Parts.
Students will develop an understanding of PhotoView 360.
Students will develop abilities to use Assembly Basics.
Students will develop 2D Drawing Basics.
Students will develop Revolve and Sweep Features.
Students will develop Loft Features.
Mechanical Design
Mechanical Design
SolidWorks
SolidWorks
Basic Functionality and Create & Modify Parts
Basic Functionality and Create & Modify Parts
Assignments:
Assignments:
Learning Exercise
Complete Learning Exercises 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 on Creating Basic Parts. Be sure to save as Blocks.sldprt, Shaft.sldprt, Bearing.sldprt, Base.sldprt, Toy Boat.sldprt, Lego 1x1.sldprt, Lego 1x2.sldprt, Lego 2x2.sldprt, Lego 2x4.sldprt, and Lego Thin 2x8.sldprt. The .sldprt extension is added to the filename automatically. Save your part in your Exploring Tech folder under the SolidWorks folder. Make a screen shot of your part with the Snipping Tool 🔗↗️(follow the link for more information.) or use Solidworks Screen Capture Tool 🔗↗️ (follow the link for more information.) and save that image to your Solidworks folder as well. Upload that image to your project page of your portfolio website.
Save As Blocks.sldprt. Save your part in your Exploring Tech folder under the SolidWorks folder. Make a screen shot of your part with the Snipping Tool and save that image to your Solidworks folder as well. Upload that image to your project page of your portfolio website.
Save As Shaft.sldprt, Bearing.sldprt, and Base.sldprt. Save your part in your Exploring Tech folder under the SolidWorks folder. Make a screen shot of your part with the Snipping Tool and save that image to your Solidworks folder as well. Upload that image to your project page of your portfolio website.
(Exercise 3)
Save As Toy Boat.sldprt. Save your part in your Exploring Tech folder under the SolidWorks folder. Make a screen shot of your part with the Snipping Tool and save that image to your Solidworks folder as well. Upload that image to your project page of your portfolio website.
(Exercise 4)
Save As Lego 1x1.sldprt. Save your part in your Exploring Tech folder under the SolidWorks folder. Make a screen shot of your part with the Snipping Tool and save that image to your Solidworks folder as well. Upload that image to your project page of your portfolio website.
(Exercise 5)
Lego Block 1x2 📄 Lego Block 1x2 Video 📹
Save As Lego 1x2.sldprt. Save your part in your Exploring Tech folder under the SolidWorks folder. Make a screen shot of your part with the Snipping Tool and save that image to your Solidworks folder as well. Upload that image to your project page of your portfolio website.
(Exercise 6)
Lego Block 2x2 📄 Lego Block 2x2 Video 📹
Save As Lego 2x2.sldprt. Save your part in your Exploring Tech folder under the SolidWorks folder. Make a screen shot of your part with the Snipping Tool and save that image to your Solidworks folder as well. Upload that image to your project page of your portfolio website.
(Exercise 7)
Lego Block 2x4 📄 Lego Block 2x4 Video 📹
Save As Lego 2x4.sldprt. Save your part in your Exploring Tech folder under the SolidWorks folder. Make a screen shot of your part with the Snipping Tool and save that image to your Solidworks folder as well. Upload that image to your project page of your portfolio website.
(Exercise 8)
Lego_Thin 2x8 📄 Lego Thin 2x8 Video 📹
Save As Lego Thin 2x8.sldprt. Save your part in your Exploring Tech folder under the SolidWorks folder. Make a screen shot of your part with the Snipping Tool and save that image to your Solidworks folder as well. Upload that image to your project page of your portfolio website.
Assessments
Assessments
Assessment:
(Assessment #1)
Create a Lego 2x6 using techniques and information that you have obtained from the previous "Lego Brick" lessons. Add a appearance of high gloss plastic of a color of your choice. Save it to your Solidworks folder as Lego2x6. Add your image to your website, using the snipping tool. Be sure to e-mail me the file "lego2x6.sldprt"!
Assessment:
(Assessment #2)
Follow the instructions in Lesson 1 Assessment – Parts Basics (Part 1 📄 and Part 2 📄). In this lesson you will create the two part shown below. The part name is Slab.sldprt and Cylindar.sldprt. E-mail me both of the slab and cylinder parts! Add your image to your website, using the Solidworks Screen Capture tool or Snipping Tool.
Slab
Slab
Part 1
Cylinder
Cylinder
Part 2
Enrichments
Enrichments
Enrichment:
Follow the lesson on adding the Lego Text (logo) to the top of each bump. Lego Text 📄. Add text to all all your bricks and upload screen shot to your website. Place the images next to your existing Lego bricks.
PhotoView 360 Basics
PhotoView 360 Basics
Assignments:
Assignments:
Learning Exercises
Complete the Learning Exercise 9, 10, 11, and 12 on PhotoView 360 Basics. Be sure to save the photo realistic image(s). The .jpg extension is added to the filename automatically. Save your the images from PhotoView 360, to your SolidWorks folder. Upload the image(s) to your project page of your website portfolio.
(Exercise 12)
Render all your Lego's using PhotoView 360 techniques and information that you have obtained from the previous lessons.
Assessments
Assessments
Assessment:
(Assessment #3)
Render your Lego 2x6 using PhotoView 360 techniques and information that you have obtained from the previous "Lego Brick" lessons. Render your Lego to color of your choice. Add a background scene from PhotoView 360. Be sure its indoors, and place it either on floor or a table ect... (Its in Render Tools-->Edit Scene--> Scenes--> Presentation Scenes --> Pick your scene. In the Edit Scene PropertyManager change the Background drop-down from Image to Use Environment. Rotate around at different angle until your are satisfied, then render your image in PhotoView 360.) See the image below. Save your image as Lego 2x6-PV.jpg. Add your your rendered image to your website portfolio and be sure to e-mail your rendered image to your instructor!
Assessment:
(Assessment #4)
Follow the instructions in Lesson 2 Assessment – PhotoView Basics 📄. In this lesson you will create a photo realistic images of the two parts as shown below. Save the image as TopSlab.jpg, BottomSlab.jpg, Cylinder-X.jpg, Cylinder-O.jpg. E-mail me all the finalized rendered images! (4 images in total) and the Solidworks files Slab.sldprt and Cylinder.sldprt. Add your your rendered images to your website portfolio.
Enrichments
Enrichments
Enrichment:
Toy Boat: To enhance the appearance of the Toy Boat add a scene. Render Tools-->Edit Scene--> Scenes-> Presentation Scenes -> Urban 4 -> Urban Image 1 or 2. In the Edit Scene PropertyManager change the background drop-down from Image to Use Environment. Experiment with the settings and place the boat in the water. Rotate around at different angle until your are satisfied. See the image on the cover page and below. Save as BoatUrban4.jpg.
Toy Boat: Add other modification to your boat. Place it in the water, or have it dry docked for repairs. Add in scaffolding and braces. or Make it look like a Tug boat, Fire/Police boat or even mini US Naval Boat.
Assembly Basic
Assembly Basic
Assignments:
Assignments:
Learning Exercises
Complete the Learning Exercise 13, 14, 15, and 16 on Assembly Basic. Be sure to save as Assemblies. The .sldasm extension is added to the filename automatically. Save your assemblies in your Exploring Tech folder, in the SolidWorks folder. Be sure to Render your images with PhotoView 360. Upload the image(s) to your project page of your website portfolio.
Assessments
Assessments
Assessment:
(Assessment #5)
Using techniques you have learned in the previous assembly lessons, you will create a Lego Car. Follow these instruction 📄 to assemble your car. You will use your Lego 2x6 assessment as well as your Lego 1x2 brick. In addition you will need to download LegoCarParts.zip (Click here or located at the bottom of the page). This contains Solidworks files to help you complete the car, for more information on downloading and extracting these file click here 🔗↗️. Be sure to apply Appearances to your parts (Plastic High Gloss and Clear Plastic). Use the same color(s) as shown in the assembly instructions. Render your project with PhotoView 360. Save as LegoCar.sldasm. E-mail me the Lego Car Assembly file and image! Add your rendered image to your website.
Assessment:
(Assessment #6)
Follow the instructions in Lesson 3 Assessment – Assembly Basics 📄. In this lesson you will create assembly of two parts as shown below. The assembly's name is Tictactoe.sldasm. Render your images with PhotoView 360. E-mail me the Tic-Tac-Toe Assembly file and image! Add your rendered image to your website.
Enrichments
Enrichments
Enrichment:
Toy Van: Add a background to your Toy Van. Go on the internet and find an image of a child’s play room or a child’s sand box, ect.. and add your van into the scene. Save it ToyVan-bg-fr.jpg. Upload your image to your website.
Concept Aircraft: To enhance the appearance of the assembled plane add a radius to the edges of the wings. Use a radius of 0.9 meters. Add other modification to your aircraft, such as windows, engines, undercarriage, even additional wings or parts can be added to your drawing that forms the assembly.
Drawing Basics
Drawing Basics
Assignments:
Assignments:
Learning Exercises
Complete the Learning Exercise 17 - 23 on Drawing Basic. Be sure to save as Drawings. The .slddrw extension is added to the filename automatically. Save your drawings in your Exploring Technology folder under the SolidWorks folder. Save a PDF file of each sheet and upload to your Google Drive and insert it into your website portfolio. Click here for more information.
Assessments
Assessments
Assessment:
(Assessment #7)
Create Lego Car Exploded Assembly Drawing with a Bill of Materials and with Exploded Line Sketch. Save as LegoCar.slddrw, also save it as a Adobe pdf. Name it LegoCar.pdf. E-mail me the Lego Car Drawing File and PDF. Upload your PDF file to your Google Drive and insert it into your website portfolio.
Assessment:
(Assessment #8)
Follow the instructions in Lesson 4 Assessment – Drawing Basics 📄. In this lesson you will create drawing of the three parts as shown below. The drawing name is Tictactoe.slddrw. Save as a Tictactoe.pdf file E-mail me the Tic Tac Toe Drawing File and PDF. Upload your PDF files to your Google Drive and insert it into your website portfolio.
Revolves, Sweeps & Lofts
Revolves, Sweeps & Lofts
Assignments:
Assignments:
Learning Exercises
Complete the Learning Exercise 24, 25, 26, and 27 on Revolves, Sweeps and Lofts. Be sure to save as Parts. The .sldprt extension is added to the filename automatically. Save your parts in your Exploring Tech folder under the SolidWorks folder. Upload the image(s) to your project page of your website portfolio.
Assessments
Assessments
Enrichments
Enrichments
Enrichment:
House Key 📹. Using this YouTube Video create this house key. Explain your procedure used to create the drawing(s) on your website portfolio.
Enrichment:
Car Key - Use Drawing below to make your car key
Rapid Prototyping/Manufacturing
Rapid Prototyping/Manufacturing
Additive Prototyping/Manufacturing
FDM (Fused Deposition Modeling. PLA, ABS)
SLA/DLP (Stereolithography/Digital Light Processing. Liquid Resign, Powder)
SLS (Selective Laser Sintering)
Material Jetting (Water, Flames)
Subtractive Prototyping/Manufacturing
Turning (Lathe)
Milling
Drilling
Laser
Waterjet
Plasma Cutting
3D Printing
3D Printing
Assignments:
Assignments:
Learning Exercises:
Before starting Exercise 29 & 30, we need make some adjustments to the Lego Car and the Tic Tac Toe parts. Complete Learning Exercise 29 & 30 on setting up 3D print. Export ALL of the SolidWorks Lego Car Assessment parts to STL files. Follow this these directions on Exercise 29 on exporting SolidWorks files. Next import your files (Lego Car then Tic-Tac-Toe) into Orca Slicer in Exercise 30. Now print your car and assemble.
(Exercise 29)
Save all the Lego car parts as STL files.
Save all the Tic Tac Toe parts as STL files.
Assessment:
Assemble Lego car. Take a photo of your assembled LEGO Car and post to your portfolio. (Ask instructor on how you photograph your car.) Download your Timelapse Videos of your Lego’s. Open File Explorer and move the videos to your Google Drive. Next share the videos on your Google Drive with your instructor. Then insert the videos into your project page of your portfolio website. Label video accordingly.
Assessment:
Assemble Tic-Tac-Toe. Ask the instructor for Tapping Tool to cut threads in the bottom slap. Obtain the M5 Screws and Allen Wrench and attach the top slab to the bottom slab. Place the X & O Cylinders in your Tic-Tac-Toe. Take a photo of your assembled Tic-Tac-Toe and post to your portfolio. (Ask instructor on how you photograph your project.) Download your Timelapse Videos of your prints. Open File Explorer and move the videos to your Google Drive! Next share the videos on your Google Drive with your instructor. Then insert the videos into your project page of your portfolio website. Label video accordingly.
Assessment:
Assessment:
Enrichment:
Fill out the form on 3D Print Assessment on your Lego Car.
Fill out the form on 3D Print Assessment on your Tic-Tac-Toe.
Architectual Design
Architectual Design
Autodesk Revit 2025
Autodesk Revit 2025
Hotel
Hotel
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