TABLE OF CONTENTS

WHAT IS 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

INTRODUCTION TO SOLIDWORKS

Process

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 - Creating the Circular array

Pressure Plate.mp4

Full View of Pressure Plate

Pressure Plate Drawing

Product

Product Part

Product Part.mp4

Full View of Product Part

Product Part Drawing

LESSONS 1, 2 & 3

1:Parts

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

Creating the Base Feature

Creating the extruded base

Creating a cut feature in the extruded base

Adding Fillets

Creating the Shell Feature

Section view of the part

Completed Part

Tutor1.mp4

Full video of the part

2:Assemblies

Lesson 2 - Assemblies

This lesson discusses the following:

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

Alternate Completed Assembly

Completed Assembly

Completed Secondaty Part

The 2 parts together

First link connected

Tutor(1).mp4

Video of Completed Assembly

Tutor.mp4

Alternate Video of Completed Assembly

Tutor2.mp4

Video of Secondary Part

3:Drawings

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

Sheet 1 Undimentioned

Sheet 1 Dimensioned

Sheet 2 with isometric model view

MOUSE GESTURES

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.

MouseGestures.mp4

Full View of Completed Part

Completed part

Sketch of part

Fillets

Fillet Features

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

Process

Building the Fillet Features Sample Part

The steps include:

Using relations in sketches
Adding draft angles to extruded features

completed knob sample part

Creating the Face Fillet

Creating the Constant Fillet

Creating the Constant Size Fillet

Creating the Variable Size Fillet

mirrored and filleted knob

Filleted parting line (Finished) knob front

Finished knob Back

Fillets.mp4

Full View of Knob

Product

The constant Fillets inside the fridge

The Variable fillets on the bottom, mirrored so that they are symmetric

Revolves and Sweeps

Process

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

Beginning drawing the of revolved shape

Finished drawing the of revolved shape

The completed revolved shape

Better view of the revolved shape

Creating the Sweep

Completed Sweep

Creating the Start point of the sweep

Creating the hole

Transparent view of the completed object

Final Product

Full View of the object

Product

Creating the Sketch for the Vase

The Revolved Vase

Creating the Sketch for the Sweep

Creating the Sweep

Completed and Mirrored Vase

Hollowed out Interior of Vase

Completed Vase

Full View Of Completed Vase

Pattern Features

In this lesson, you learn how to create a linear pattern and a circular pattern. A linear pattern is a one- or two-dimensional array of features. A circular pattern is a circular array of features.

The steps include:

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

Process

Sketch of object

revolved object

an extruded base added on top

Object shelled out

Sketching the Cut

Created the extruded cut

Creating a linear array

Creating a circular array with the linear array

Completed array

The Equation to make the array able to be changed

Completed object

Full view of completed object

Product

Sketch of Object

Revolved Object

Creating the Oblong Hole

Creating the Extruded Cut

Creating the Linear Array

Finished Linear Array

Creating the Circular Array From the Linear Array

Finished Circular array

Math Equasion for the Circular array

Circular array converted from 6 to 4

Completed Object

Full View Of completed object

Loft

Loft Features

A loft is a base, boss, or cut created by connecting multiple cross sections, or profiles.

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

Process

Creating the Planes

Creating the Sketches

Creating The front of the hammer with a loft

Creating The back of the hammer with a loft

Lofted hammer

Setting up the flex

Bending the rear of the hammer head down

Completed hammer head

Full View of the Hammer head

Product

Creating the lofted shape

Flexing the pickaxe

Adding fillets to make it smoother

Side view of pick

Completed Pick

Full View of Pick

Surfaces

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: