SolidWorks

Introduction to SolidWorks - Pressure Plate

pressure plate

Pressure Plate - Product

Lessons 1-3; Parts

Lesson 1 - Parts and Overview

Lesson 2 - Assemblies

Lesson 3 - Drawings

Fillet

Building the Fillet Features Sample Part

Fillet Features

Fillet Product -

Mouse Gestures

Revolve and Sweep Features

Introduction to SolidWorks - Pressure Plate

Pressure Plate - Drawing

pressure plate

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

Gif of 3D view

Pressure Plate - Product

Gif of 3D view

Lessons 1-3; Parts

Object 1:

Object 2:

Lesson 1 - Parts and 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

Finished Part 1 - Gif

Finished part 2 - Gif

Lesson 2 - Assemblies

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

Being assembled Gif

Fully assembled Gif

Lesson 3 - Drawings

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

Fully assembled drawing

Tutorial 1 - Drawing

Fillet

Building the Fillet Features Sample Part

Using relations in sketches
Adding draft angles to extruded features

Fillet Features

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

Fillet Tutorial Final GIF

Fillet Product -

Fillet Product - GIF

Mouse Gestures

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.

Finished Brick by wheel - GIF

Note: In order to create like the image, extrusion measurement was changed to 30mm

Revolve and Sweep Features

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

GIF of Candle Holder

Revolve and Sweep Features - Check your understanding

Gif of Candle Holder

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

Gif of Pattern

Pattern Features - Check your understanding

GIF of 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

Gif of tutorial hammer

Loft Features - Check your understanding

The Snail - GIF of product

Surfaces

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

GIF of Nozzle

3D Sketching

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

Gif of finished Rack Frame

Check your understanding

GIF of Finished Initals (M.M)