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

This lesson includes:
- 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

Pressure Plate

Construction- Using Circular Pattern

Full Rotation GIF

Engineering Drawing of Pressure Plate

Custom Pressure Plate

This lesson includes:
- 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

Construction- Using Circular Pattern

Full Rotation GIF

Lesson 1: Tutor Part

Objectives:

Setting up a new part document
Creating the base feture
Adding a boss feature
Adding fillets
Adding a shell feature
Editing features
Completed Part

Fillets

Rounding out the edges using Fillets

Shell

Making back hollow using Shell feature.

Final Part

Full rotation of final part.

Lesson 2: Assemblies

Objectives:

Adding parts to an assembly
Moving & rotating components in an assembly
Creating display states in an assembly

Lip

The second piece to go with the first part.

Lip Color Change

Change of color from regular gray to red.

Final Assembly

Full rotation of final part

Lesson 3: Drawings

Objectives:

Opening a drawing template & editing a sheet format
Inserting standard views of a part model
Adding model & reference annotations
Inserting a named view
Printing the drawing

Blank Drawing

The beginning piece of drawing.

Inserting Parts

Inserting the parts of the assembly.

Final Drawing

Final drawing with all views inserted

The Cube

Mouse Gestures

My Mouse Gestures used to make the process quicker.

The Cube Picture

Picture of the final cube.

The Cube GIF

Full rotation GIF of the cube.

Basic Techniques: Fillets

Objectives:

Adding different fillet types:
- Face
- Constant radius
- Variable radius
Using mirroring to assure symmetry
Applying a library feature

KEYWAYS FOLDER WAS MISSING COULD NOT COMPLETE HOLE.

Fillets

The edges fillets with specified radius per edge.

Mirror

Mirror function used to duplicate part on other side.

Final Product

Full rotation GIF of the piece.

Custom Fillet Piece

Objectives:

Adding different fillet types:
- Face
- Constant radius
- Variable radius
Using mirroring to assure symmetry
Applying a library feature

KEYWAYS FOLDER WAS MISSING COULD NOT COMPLETE HOLE.

Fillets

The edges and faces that the Filet function was used on.

Mirror

Mirror function used to duplicate part on other side.

Final Product

Full rotation GIF of the piece.

Revolves and Sweeps Candlestick

Revolve and Sweep Features

Creating a revolve feature
Creating a sweep feature
Creating an extruded cut feature with a draft angle

Revolve Feature

Revolve feature for the body of the candlestick

Sweep Feature

Sweep feature to make candle holder.

Extruded Hole

Extruded hole cutout in the top.

Final Product

Full rotation GIF of the candlestick.

Revolves and Sweeps Coffee Mug

Revolve and Sweep Features

Creating a revolve feature
Creating a sweep feature
Creating an extruded cut feature with a draft angle

Revolve Feature

Revolve feature for the body of the coffee mug.

Sweep Feature

Sweep feature to make coffee mug handle

Extruded Hole

Extruded hole to make cutout on the top.

Final Product

Full rotation GIF of the coffee mug.

Pattern Features

Creating an oblong cut
Creating a linear pattern
Creating a circular pattern
Using an equation to drive the circular pattern

Linear Pattern

Linear pattern for the slots to follow

Circular Pattern

Circular pattern for slots to go on all sides.

Final Product

Full rotation GIF of the final product.

Custom Pattern Features

Pattern Features

Creating an oblong cut
Creating a linear pattern
Creating a circular pattern
Using an equation to drive the circular pattern

Oblong Cut

Original shape after oblong cut

Linear Pattern

Linear pattern for slots to follow.

Circular Pattern

Circular pattern for slots to follow on selected sides.

Final Product

Full rotation GIF of the final product

Lofts

Loft Features

Creating planes
Sketching, copying, and pasting the profiles
Creating a solid by connecting the profiles (lofting)
Adding a flex feature to bend the model

Creating Planes

The 4 different planes where each part will be made on.

Sketches

Highlighted sketch for the hammer to connect together on.

Lofting

The lofts feature that connects all the sketches together in between the planes.

Flex

The flex feature bending the right side of the hammer into place.

Lofts GIF

Full rotation GIF of the hammer head.

Lofts Pickaxe

Loft Features

Creating planes
Sketching, copying, and pasting the profiles
Creating a solid by connecting the profiles (lofting)
Adding a flex feature to bend the model
Creating the handle using extrude feature

Creating Planes

The 3 different planes where each part will be made on.

Sketches

Highlighted sketch for the pickaxe head to connect together on.

Lofts

The lofts feature that connects all the sketches together in between the planes.

Flex

The flex feature bending the right side of the pickaxe head into place.

Extrude Handle

Extrude feature to make the pickaxe handle with a circle

Extrude Handle through Head

Extrude feature to make the handle go through the pickaxe head.

Pickaxe GIF

Full rotation GIF of the Pickaxe

Surface

Surfaces Overview

In this lesson, you start with an existing sketch composed of lines, arcs, splines, and sketch points. Then you apply the following surface features to create a nozzle:

Lofts
Sweeps
Knits
Fills

Planar
Revolve
Move/Copy

Trim
Extend
Untrim
Thicken

Final Loft

All the lofts of the parts

Final Sweep

Final sweep of the parts,

Knits

Grouping all the cut's together in one folder.

Fills

Filling the hollow part on each side.

Planar

Grouping all the edges on the handle and mouth together.

Revolve

Revolve cut of the bottom

Move/Copy

Moving and copying the bottom piece.

Trim

Getting rid of one of the bottom sketches.

Extend

Extending bottom sketch to make slots in the bottom.

Final Product GIF

Full rotation GIF of the final product.

Nut and Bolt Assembly

Create Bolt using Boss Extrude. Cut Extrude., Mirror, and Threads
Create Nut using Boss Extrude. Cut Extrude., Mirror, and Threads
Use Mates feature to combine the Nut and Bolt together
Use Mates feature to make nut rotatable around the Bolt

Bolt

Extrude 1

Extrude base for the outside part.

Extrude 2

Extrude basing the middle part.

Mirror

Mirroring the extrude cut to the other side of the outside part.

Thread

Making the threads into the main part of the bolt.

Nut

Extrude Base

Extrude Base of the Nut

Mirror

Mirroring the extrude cut to the other side of the outside part.

Thread

Making threads into the inside of the nut.

Nut and Bolt Assembly

Mate 1

Mating the Nut with the bolt.

Mate 2

Mating the distance between the nut and the outside of the bolt.

Mate 3

Mating the bolt and nut so the nut can rotate.

GIF

Full rotation of the final product

Animation Video

GIF of the animation video.

Nut and Bolt Modeling and Manufacturing

Objectives:

Change nut tolerance to fit bolt
Slice nut & bolt
Print working parts

Thread Section View

Shows the inside and the tolerance between the threads.

Slicer Image

Picture of the Nut and Bolt in the prusa slicer.

Printing of Parts

3D Printer printing both parts together.

Nut Drawing

Drawing of the Nut.

Bolt Drawing

Drawing of the Bolt

Final Product

Picture of printed Nut and Bolt together.

3D Modeling

3D Sketch

Sweep

Extrude

Pattern

Mirror

Initials

Final GIF

Pool/Beach Chair

3D Sketch

Sweep

Extrude #1

Linear Pattern

Top Extrude

Top Linear Pattern

Initials

Final GIF

Desktop Topper

Desktop Topper Modeling/Printing Challenge

Challenge Objective - 3D model an object that represents you. This must be of your own design and fit the top of the monitor. Unlike the previous year, you share this computer station with another student from another class. As you build your model, refer to the following criteria

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 an 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).