Solid Works - SolidWorks is a solid modeling computer-aided design and computer-aided engineering computer program

Introduction to SolidWorks

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

Pressure Plate

Lesson 1

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

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Lesson 2

Objectives

• Adding parts to an assembly

• Moving and rotating components in an assembly

• Creating display states in an assembly

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Lesson 3

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

Fillets

Objectives

• Adding different fillet types:

  1. Face

  2. Constant radius

  3. Variable radius

• Using mirroring to assure symmetry

• Applying a library feature

Knob

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Revolve and Sweep Features

Objectives

• Creating a revolve feature

• Creating a sweep feature

• Creating an extruded cut feature with a draft angle

Candlestick

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Pattern Features

Objectives

• Creating an oblong cut

• Creating a linear pattern

• Creating a circular pattern

• Using an equation to drive the circular pattern

Mhousing

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Lofts

Objectives

• 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

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Surfaces

Objectives

• Lofts

• Sweeps

• Knits

• Fills

• Planar

• Revolve

• Move/Copy

• Trim

• Extend

• Untrim

• Thicken

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Section A (Basic Sketch and Extrusion)