SolidWorks

SOLIDWORKS is used by millions of designers and engineers at hundreds of thousands of companies. It’s one of the most popular design and engineering software on the market. Known for its range of features and high functionality, SOLIDWORKS is used across multiple professions and industries around the world. SOLIDWORKS uses parametric design, which is why it’s such an effective tool for designers and engineers. This means that the designer can see how changes will affect its neighboring components, or even the overall solution. For example, if the size of a single component is increased, this would affect the joint or hole it’s attached to. This allows designers to spot and correct issues quickly and easily

Solidworks Introduction- Process

Solidworks Introduction- Product

Lesson 1- Part

Lesson 2- Assemblies

Lesson 3- Drawing

Seven Piece Puzzle

Tutorial - Revolve and Sweep

Tutorials - Fillets

Revolve Sweep - Product

Fillets - Product

Pattern Features - Process

Loft Features - Process

Pattern Features - Product

Lofts - Product

3D Sketching

Mouse Gestures

Solidworks Introduction- Process

Objectives

Creating base, boss, and cut features from sketches
Adding fillets to smooth edges
Creating a circular pattern
Adding drawing views
Adding center lines, center marks, and dimensions to the drawing

GIF

Drawing

Construction of Cylinder Parts

Solidworks Introduction- Product

Objectives

Create something of your own following the same objectives as the introduction

Isometric view

Circular Pattern Construction

Gif

Lesson 1- Part

Objectives

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

GIF

Construction of Shell

Lesson 1 product

Lesson 2- Assemblies

Objectives

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

Completed assembly

GIF

Coincident 1

Coincident 2

Coincident 3

Lesson 3- Drawing

Objectives

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

Drawing 2

Drawing 1

Seven Piece Puzzle

Construction of block 1

Finished Cube

Construction of block 2

Construction of block 3

Construction of block 4

Construction of block 5

Construction of block 6

Construction of block 7

Tutorial - Revolve and Sweep

Objectives

Creating a Revolve Feature
Creating a Sweep Feature
Creating an Extruded Cut Feature with a Draft Angle

GIF of Final Product

The first step includes making the revolve line. The revolve line is the fist long line. This line ensure it was revolve correctly.

The next few steps include mostly dimensioning. Which is very important to be sure angles and lines will accurately fit together in next steps.

It is important to make sure that after this step all lines go from blue to black. That ensure they are closed and will revolve properly.

This is what the product looks like after the 360 degree revolve.

The final step was to add the sweep. Once here an ellipse was made and then the sweep was made, as seen in the GIF.

Tutorials - Fillets

Objectives

Using Relation in Sketches
Adding Draft Angles to Extrude Features

Final Product GIF

This was created using the arc tool.

Then is was extruded using boss/bass extrude.

Next the piece that sits on the front was made. The dimensions are crucial for the step were this is mirrored.

Using Fillets, the curve on the bottom and top were made along with the one connecting the 2 pieces. The fillets were made using a face fillet and a constant size fillet.

This was after the mirror and the inclusion of the middle piece. The middle piece is the lock for the knob.

This was the modified piece. The lock was modified so the extrude would not go all the way through the knob. Which gives you the final product which is seen in the GIF.

Revolve Sweep - Product

Objectives

Creating a Revolve Feature
Creating a Sweep Feature
Creating an Extruded Cut Feature with a Draft Angle

This is the outline of the sketch. The long line to the left is the mirror line which allows the revolve to work properly.

This is after the 360 revolve. The objective is to have a vase with a handle.

This is the creation of the handle a sweep will be used to create the rest of it.

This is after the ellipse is made and coincided with the handle, then swept.

This is after adding the extrusion allowing for a hole for flowers to be put in.

Fillets - Product

Objectives

Using Relation in Sketches
Adding Draft Angles to Extrude Features

This is the outline for the washer machine knob.

This is after the extrusion.

This is after it is mirrored.

This is after a fillet. Which allows for the smooth corners.

This is the key/lock for the washer machine which allows it to turn.

Pattern Features - Process

Objectives

Creating an Oblong Cut
Creating a Linear Pattern
Creating a Circular Pattern
Using an Equation to Drive the Circular Pattern

This is a GIF of the finished product.

This is the downloaded shape that is given to the user for this tutorial. It is an Oblong shape.

This is the shape that is created and dimensioned. It will be the center of the patterns.

This is the shape after a feature extrude.

This is the shape after the Linear Pattern was created.

This is the shape after the 120 degree circular pattern was created.

This is the setup for the equation. The Equation is used to allow the number of instances (the number of times the pattern is copied) to change and the pattern still be even all around. This equation gives you the finished product seen in the GIF at the top.

Loft Features - Process

Objectives

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

Finished GIF of product.

This is the creation of all the planes using the plane geometry tool.

This is the creation of all the sketches on their individual planes.

This is after the loft.

This is the loft product and the creation fo the 4th plane.

This is the sketch created on the 4th plane.

This is the loft created connection the first loft to the 4th plane.

This is the product after all the lofts.

This is the bending part that allows for the final product seen in the GIF.

Pattern Features - Product

Objectives

Creating an Oblong Cut
Creating a Linear Pattern
Creating a Circular Pattern
Using an Equation to Drive the Circular Pattern

GIF of the finished product showing the circular pattern. The product is a plant pot with holes in the bottom for water to drain if overwatering occurs.