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.

Introduction to SolidWorks - process

Lesson 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

Creating base, boss and cut features from the sketches.

Adding fillets with smooth edges.

Duplicating circular pattern

GIF of finished project.

Adding drawing views,

Adding center lines, center marks, and dimensions to the drawing

Introduction to SolidWorks - product

Lesson 1 - Parts

Lesson Objectives

Creating the base feature
Adding a boss feature
Creating a cut feature
Adding fillets
Adding a shell feature
Editing features
Completed Part

Base feature

Adding boss feature

Cut feature

Adding fillets

Shell feature with section view

Editing features

Completed

GIF of completed part

Lesson 2 - Parts

Lesson Objectives

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

Lesson 3 - Drawings

Lesson 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

Fillets - process

Lesson Objectives

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

Adding different fillet types

Using mirror to affirm symmetry

Adding library feature

Gif of final product

Fillets - product

Adding different fillet types

Using mirror to affirm symmetry

Adding library feature

Gif of final product

Revolve and Sweep Features - process

Lesson Objectives

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

Creating revolve feature

Creating a sweep feature

Creating an extruded cut feature with a draft angle

Gif of final product

Revolve and Sweep Features - product

Creating revolve feature

Creating a sweep feature

Creating an extruded cut feature with a draft angle

Gif of final product

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