SolidWorks

SOLIDWORKS is used to develop mechatronics systems from beginning to end. At the initial stage, the software is used for planning, visual ideation, modeling, feasibility assessment, prototyping, and project management. The software is then used for design and building of mechanical, electrical, and software elements

Tutorial Training

Introduction to SolidWorks (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

Engineering Drawing of Pressure Plate

Product

Base, Boss & Cut Features

These are the first features in the cut the give the part its shape.

Adding Fillets

Some of the edges are made more rounder by removing material, this gives the part a cleaner look.

Circular Pattern

Using the circular array, the bosses are able to be repeated around a circle.

Drawing Views

This is the layout that is used to view the part like an engineering drawing

Centerlines & Dimensions

Adding centerlines and dimension gives the viewer all information needed to create the part.

Lesson 1: Tudor 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

Base Feature

Start of part

Boss Feature

Giving the part more of its shape

Making the Hole

Cutting hole in part

Fillets

Rounding out some of the edges on part

Shell Feature

Hollowing out the back of part

Section View

Cutout view that shows the crosssection of part

Material

Change type of material displayed

Final Part

Rotating view of Tutor

Lesson 2: Assemblies

Objectives:

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

New Part

Starting features of new part that will used in an assembly

Lip Creation

Adding lip on part to connect to tutor

Color Change

Displaying different color

Creating Assembly

Adding the two parts into the same assembly

Mating Parts

Joining the two parts together

Final Assembly

Final product of the tutor pieces

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

Opening Drawing

The blank drawing space befre items are added

Editing Drawing

Drawing setting where altered to better represent parts

Adding to Drawing

Parts in the assembly are added into the drawing space

Printing Settings

Changed the setting in order to print drawing successfully

Mouse Gestures box

lesson four mouse gesture

In this tutorial, after customizing mouse gestures, you perform the following tasks with mouse gestures to create a simple part:

Start a sketch for a part.
Sketch a rectangle and a circle.
Save the sketch.
Dimension the sketch.
Extrude the sketch.
Change the view of an extruded part.

Gif of Final product

Fillets

While following the tutorial complete these objectives:

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

Face Fillet

Fillets used to add curve between to faces.

Constant Radius

Standard fillet that keeps the radius along the whole line

Variable Radius

Fillet that has its radius changed along the same edge

Mirroring

Adding to the part by mirroring side already completed

Applying Library Feature

Adding to the part by adding a premade feature

Editing Library Feature

Changing the settings of the feature to better fit part

Final Part

Product Fillet

Create your own shape to demonstrate proper use of:

All Fillet Tools
Mirroring
Library Features

Creating Shape

Shape that will be used to demonstrate all types of fillets

Asymmetric Face Fillet

Face fillet that has two different radii

Variable Radius

Gradient of radius along edge

Constant Radius

Regular fillet that round two edges

Multiple Face Fillet

Multiple fillets that round of the polygon on top of part

Mirror

Mirroring along the right plane to add to the part

Library Feature

Adding feature to part

Editing Feature

Editing feature on part

Final Part

Part that demonstrates adding library features, mirroring, and creating all types of fillets.

Revolves and Sweeps

Process Candle Stick

Objectives:

Create revolve feature
Create sweep feature
Create extruded cut feature with a draft angle

Outline Sketch

Creating Revolve

Sketching Sweep

Other Axis of Sweep

Creating Sweep

Final Part

Revolves & Sweeps Product

Outline Sketch

Creating Revolve

Creating Sweep

Sketching Sweep

Final Part

Pattern Features

Objectives of Tutorial:

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

Sketching Cut

Linear Pattern

Circular Pattern

Creating Equation

Testing Equation

Final Part

Product Pattern Features

Oblong Cut

Linear Pattern

Circular Pattern

Creating Equation

Checking Math

Final Product

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

Skecting Profiles

Copy & Paste

Loft

Second Loft

Flex

Final Product

Head on a hammer, creating using multiple planes, lofts, & flexing

Product Loft

Planes

Sketch

Loft

Flex

Final product

Surface Features

Surfaces Overview

Surfaces are a type of geometry with zero thickness. To create surfaces, you use many of the same methods used to create solids, such as extrudes, revolves, and sweeps. Surfaces also use other functions or features such as trim, untrim, extend, and knit.

Surfaces have advantages over solids. They are more flexible than solids because you do not have to define the boundaries between the surfaces until the final steps of the design. This flexibility helps product designers work with smooth, extended curves such as those used in automobile fenders or telephone housings.

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: