SolidWorks

SolidWorks is a 3D parametric design software that is used to design all sorts of products such as automobiles, marine equipment, airplane parts, cell phones, cameras, furniture, electrical assemblies, glasses, lighting fixtures, toys, vacuum cleaners, or any other like product you can think of. SolidWorks is typically used to design assemblies that work mechanically that are typically less than 200 parts.

Intro To SolidWorks (Process)

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

Isometric View

Construction of the Part

Gif of Part

The Engineering Drawing

Intro to SolidWorks (Product)

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

Isometric View

Construction of the Part

Gif of Part

The Engineering Drawing

Lesson 1: Part

Objectives:

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

Gif of Part

Setting up a new Part Document

Creating a Base Feature

Adding a Boss Feature

Creating a Cut Feature

Adding Fillets

Adding a Shell Feature

Editing Features

Completed Part

Lesson 2: Assemblies

Objectives:

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

Gif of Part

Adding Parts to an Assembly

Moving and rotating components in an assembly

Completed Part

Lesson 3: Drawing

Objectives:

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

Tutor 1 Drawing

Tutor 2 Drawing

Fillets: Process

Objectives

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

Final Part

Gif of Final Part

Fillets: Product

Objectives

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

Final Part

Gif of Final Part

Revolve and Sweep Features (Process)

Objectives:

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

Final Part

Gif of Final Part

Revolve and Sweep Features (Product)

Objectives

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

Final Part

Gif of Final Part