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. 

Pressure Plate

Lesson 1: Parts

Part 2:

Part 3: Drawing

Product Pressure Plate

Objectives:

Creating base, boss, and cut features from sketches 

Adding fillets to smooth edges 

Creating a circular pattern 

Adding drawing views 

Adding centerlines, center marks, and dimensions to the drawing 

FIllets

Objectives:

Adding different fillet types: 

Face 

Constant radius 

Variable radius 

Using mirroring to assure symmetry 

Applying a library feature 

GIF

Fillets Product

Objectives:

Adding different fillet types: 

Face 

Constant radius 

Variable radius 

Using mirroring to assure symmetry 

Applying a library feature 

Mouse Gestures

Revolve & Sweep Process

Objectives:

Creating a revolve feature 

Creating a sweep feature 

Creating an extruded cut feature with a draft angle 

Revolve/Sweep Product

Creating a revolve feature 

Creating a sweep feature 

Creating an extruded cut feature with a draft angle 

Pattern Features

Objectives:

Creating an oblong cut 

Creating a linear pattern 

Creating a circular pattern 

Using an equation to drive the circular pattern 

Pattern Product

Objectives:

Creating an oblong cut 

Creating a linear pattern 

Creating a circular pattern 

Using an equation to drive the circular pattern 

Lofts Process

Objectives:

Creating planes 

Sketching, copying, and pasting the profiles 

Creating a solid by connecting the profiles (lofting) 

Adding a flex feature to bend the model 

Lofts Product

Objectives:

Creating planes 

Sketching, copying, and pasting the profiles 

Creating a solid by connecting the profiles (lofting) 

Adding a flex feature to bend the model 

Nut & Bolt

Roller Chain Modeling Challenge

Rubric

Time - 4 Class Periods

Challenge Objective - 3D model a roller chain link of your own design and print a series of five links without print supports.  When completed, the link should move as a roller-type chain.

Criteria

Must be designed in SolidWorks

Prepared in a slicer for additive manufacturing

3D printed in PLA filament

An individual link cannot take up more space than 20mm²

Test prints (no more than two links) are required before full prints (no more than 5 links)

No slicer-generated supports allowed  

Presentation - Place on the Additive Manufacturing page.

(20%) Display challenge instructions (this document) for the viewer to understand the challenge.

(40%) Images and GIFs of modeling/design methods (showing yellow preview) of the link and assembled chain (SW and 3D printing)

(20%) ePort Posts - Images of the notebook designs, GIFs of modeling designs (in SolidWorks), slicer images and additional information 

(20%) Final Design - a full print moving the links in your hands (as a GIF) 

Oven Rack (Process)

Objectives

Sketching relative to coordinate systems 

Dimensioning in 3D space 

Mirroring features 

3D Sketching

Objectives:

Create an object that includes all of the objectives learned in this tutorial which includes creating a sweep path in the x, y and z coordinate system.

(20%) Object must also include your first and last initials of your name (i.e., JS for Joe Schmoe)

(50%) Snip images with captions of x, y, z sweep construction

Sketch dimensioning in 3D Space 

Mirroring features

(30%) Create a rotating GIF of your completed creation .

Add this to your 3D Sketching section on your SolidWorks page and submit the hyperlink to the space above.

Desktop Topper

Criteria

Must be designed in SolidWorks

Prepared in a slicer for additive manufacturing

3D printed in PLA filament

The object cannot take up more space than as 80mm sphere.

Unlike the previous year, you must create a ring to fit over the vertical monitor support.  Make sure to use a caliper to measure.  Don’t rely on a peer’s measurements.  The object will then somehow be attached to the side of the ring so that the other student from the other class can also display their  project on the other side of the support.

Test prints for the ring support are required before full prints (this has to be displayed on the ePort).