SolidWorks

SOLIDWORKS is used by millions of designers and engineers at hundreds of thousands of companies. It’s one of the most popular design and engineering software on the market. Known for its range of features and high functionality, SOLIDWORKS is used across multiple professions and industries around the world. SOLIDWORKS uses parametric design, which is why it’s such an effective tool for designers and engineers. This means that the designer can see how changes will affect its neighboring components, or even the overall solution. For example, if the size of a single component is increased, this would affect the joint or hole it’s attached to. This allows designers to spot and correct issues quickly and easily

Tutorials

Introduction To SolidWorks

Creation of the first sketch and of a circle using radius

Dimensioning of Circle by setting Diameter

Extruding Boss of circle to create cylinder

Using Offset tool to create a new circle

Extrusion off the top of first extrusion to create a ring

Extruded cut through all in the middle of the object

Filleting part with a 2 mm radius

Creating a Center Line from the origin

Using the centerline to create a circle

Creating a new circle on a new cylinder for a new hole

Using hidden lines view to see more detail for the next step

Creating more fillets using the hidden lines view

Using a circular pattern to copy the tall cylinder around the object

Filleting around the base of the tall cylinders

Final Part with temporary axes visible, which are used to do circular patterns

Right View

Top View

Adding a top view to the drawing

Adding center lines to the drawing

Dimensioning the top view

Adding specifications for dimensions

Final drawing with a trimetric view of the object

GIF of the final part with all angles

Product

Extrusion of the base

Extrusions and Hole in part

First tall extrusion

Circular Pattern

Fillets to final part

Final Drawing

Lessons 1-3

Lesson One

Creation of first Boss

Second Boss

Making Hole Through All

Using shell to cut out part

Adding Fillets to part

Adding a section View

Section View

Realistic View with Material

Lesson Two

First Boss Of New Part

Adding Fillets

Creating a shell for the part

Using extruded cut to create a lip on the edge

Coloring finished part

Placing New object and lesson one object in an assembly

Using Mate tool to attach components

Using hidden lines view to see the interior

Final Part

Mouse Gestures

To the left are the four default mouse gesture wheels

Using mouse gestures to create a sketch and rectangle

Sketching a circle and using smart dimension

Using the extrude tool from the wheel

Lesson Three

Dimensioning Drawing of part 1

Changing dimensions

Drawing of the assembly

Fillets

Process

Using Arc Tool to create the first sketch

Creating an extrude boss

Adding a rough sketch of the knob

Knob after extrusion

Using draft tool to add angles to the knob

Using face fillets for the knob

Part with face fillet

Adding Constant size fillets

Adding asymmetrical fillet

View of knob without shading

Adding Variable radius fillets

Part with variable radius fillets

Using the mirror tool to add the other side of the knob

Both sides of knob

Adding a fillet along the center of the knob

Adding a keyhole from the design library

Gif of final part

Product

Creating the first sketch for the base

First extruded boss for first layer

Creating second layer extrusion

Creating bases for two pillars

Extruding two cylinders for pillars

Adding a top pillar base and object base using extrusions

Creating a plane and drawing shape

Using multidirectional extrusions

Using the Draft tool on the object

Using face fillets to round faces

View with face fillets

Using variable radii fillets for the edges

View with both variable radii fillets

Using constant variable fillet

View of finished component

Using mirror tool on the body

Mirrored Part

Adding constant size fillets around the bottom extrusion

Finished Part

Gif of finished part

Revolve And Sweeps Features

Creating The Revolve Profile

Creating Revolve Profile Arc

Complete Revolve Profile

Creating Revolve Feature

Finished Revolve Feature

Creating Sweep Feature

Repositioning Sweep Feature

Creating Ellipse For Sweep Path

Moving Ellipse Into Position

Creating Sweep Path

Completed Sweep As Wireframe

Solid Sweep

Creating Hole

Creating draft for cut

Completed Part Transparent

Gif of completed Part

Check Your Understanding

Creating the revolve profile

Finishing Revolve Profile

Revolve preview

Revised Revolve Preview

Completed Revolve Boss

(First Version) Piston Head (Had to remove some details due to over-definitions)

Creating Sweep Profile

Sweep Preview

Completed Piston

Piston Gif

Pattern Features

Creating Lines And Tangent Arc For Cut

Mirroring Sketch

Dimensioning Sketch

Creating The Extrude Cut

Creating Linear Pattern

Creating Rotational Pattern

The part after the pattern, with shading and wireframe

Equation for the Rotational Pattern

Part after altering rotational pattern using the equation

Check For Understanding

Creating A Cylinder with the Extrude Boss

Sketching an arc for the tip of the propeller

Using Revolve tool to create the tip

Using extrude tool to create a blade

Using cut tool to create a hole on the cone

Using Rotational Pattern to create propellor

Using Linear Pattern to create more holes

The finished linear pattern

Using Rotational Pattern to replicate holes

Creating Equation for the rotational pattern

Final Propeller altered by equation

Lofts

Creating a Second Plane

Creating More Planes

Creating a sketch on Front Plane

Sketch on plane one

Sketch on plane two using square sketch for dimension

Planes in Isometric View

Copying Sketch

Creating a loft base

Adding a new sketch

Creating a second loft

Using the flex tool in bending mode to finish the part

Check For Understanding

Creating Additional Planes Offset From The Front Plane

Adding Sketches to the planes

Using the loft tool to create the main structure.

Using the flex tool in twist mode to create the drill bit

Completed Drill Bit

Gif of final drill bit

Surfaces

Start of tutorial

Adding Lofted Surface to the base with tangent end constraints

Using swept surface tool and guide lines to create handle

Using swept surface and guide lines on nozzle

Using Split Lines to divide nozzle and Base

View of split lines on the part

Using a lofted surface tangent to faces to connect two parts

Modifying the tangent end and start constraints on the loft between the base and handle

Adding final loft

Knitting Surfaces

Using surface fill tool

Surface fill tool on other side

Using planar surface tool to fill in ends

Knitting surface

Using revolve surface to add a cylinder

Translating the cylinder with move/copy tool

Trimming the base with trim surfaces tool

Using extrude surfaces tool

Using move/copy tool to copy and rotate previous extrusion

trimming a hole using extrusion

Tabs in the bottom from trim

Another view

Using untrim tool to fill in a tab

Thickening part with the thicken tool

gif of final part

3D Sketching

Making original sketch on XY Axis with a 3D sketch

Adding a line on the YZ axis and more on XY axis

Adding fillet sketches

Using sweep tool on the sketch

creating a sketch for the bars

Extruding to surface to create bar

Using a linear pattern to add more bars

Mirroring part

Gif of part

Show what you know

Creating 3D Sketch with all axis

Using sweep tool to form shape

Using relative planes and letters to write initials

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