SolidWorks

Pressure Plate-process grade

Introduction to SOLIDWORKS

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

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Introduction to SOLIDWORKS

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

Lesson 1

Lesson 1 - Parts - Overview

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

Next topic Creating and Saving a Part Document

Lesson 2

Lesson 2 - Assemblies

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

Fillets

Fillet Features

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

Product

Mirror on middle

Revolves Techniques

Revolve and Sweep Features

In this lesson, you create the candlestick shown below. This lesson demonstrates:

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

Lofts

Loft Features

This lesson demonstrates the following:

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

Pattern Features

The steps include:

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

Surfaces

Surfaces Overview

Lofts
Sweeps
Knits
Fills

Planar
Revolve
Move/Copy

Trim
Extend
Untrim
Thicken

3D Sketching

This lesson introduces you to 3D sketching and describes the following concepts:

Sketching relative to coordinate systems
Dimensioning in 3D space
Mirroring features

Cube for Printer Calibration

Roller Chain Challenge - Additive Manufacturing

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 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).