Table of Contents

Preface

Section 1 – Getting Started

Chapter 1: Introduction to SOLIDWORKS

Introducing SOLIDWORKS

SOLIDWORKS applications

Core mechanical design

Sample SOLIDWORKS 3D Models

Understanding parametric modelling

Exploring SOLIDWORKS certifications

Associate certifications

Professional certifications

Professional advanced certifications

Expert certifications

Summary

Questions

Further Reading

Chapter 2: Interface and Navigation

Technical requirements

Starting a new part, assembly, or drawing file

What are parts, assemblies, and drawings?

Opening a part, assembly, or drawing file

Main components of the SOLIDWORKS interface

The Command Bar

The Feature Manager Design Tree

The Canvas/Graphics Area

The Task Pane

The document's measurement system

Different measurement systems

Adjusting the document's measurement system

Summary

Questions

Section 2 – 2D Sketching

Chapter 3: SOLIDWORKS 2D Sketching Basics

Technical requirements

Introducing SOLIDWORKS sketching

The position of SOLIDWORKS sketches

Simple sketches versus complex sketches

Sketch planes

Getting started with SOLIDWORKS sketching

Getting into the sketching mode

Defining sketches

Geometrical relations

Sketching lines, rectangles, circles, arcs, and ellipses

The origin

Sketching lines

Sketching rectangles and squares

Sketching circles and arcs

Sketching ellipses and using construction lines

Fillets and chamfers

Under defined, fully defined, and over defined sketches

Under defined sketches

Fully defined sketches

Over defined sketches

Summary

Questions

Chapter 4: Special Sketching Commands

Technical requirements

Mirroring and offsetting sketches

Mirroring a sketch

Offsetting a sketch

Creating sketch patterns

Defining patterns

Linear sketch patterns

Circular sketch patterns

Trimming in SOLIDWORKS sketching

Understanding trimming

Using power trimming

Summary

Questions

Section 3 – Basic Mechanical Core Features – Associate Level

Chapter 5: Basic Primary One-Sketch Features

Technical requirements

Understanding features in SOLIDWORKS

Understanding SOLIDWORKS features and their role in 3D modeling

Simple models versus complex models

Sketching planes for features

Understanding and applying extruded boss and cut

What are extruded boss and extruded cut?

Applying extruded boss

Applying extruded cut and building on existing features

Modifying and deleting extruded boss and extruded cut

Understanding and applying fillets and chamfers

Understanding fillets and chamfers

Applying fillets

Applying chamfers

Modifying fillets and chamfers

Applying partial fillets and chamfers

Understanding and applying revolved boss and revolved cut

What are revolved boss and revolved cut?

Applying revolved boss

Applying revolved cut

Modifying revolved boss and revolved cut

Summary

Questions

Chapter 6: Basic Secondary Multi-Sketch Features

Technical requirements

Reference geometries – additional planes

Understanding planes, reference geometries, and why we need them

Defining planes in geometry

Defining a new plane in SOLIDWORKS

Understanding and applying swept boss and swept cut

What are swept boss and swept cut?

Applying swept boss

Applying swept cut

Modifying swept boss and swept cut

Understanding and applying lofted boss and lofted cut

What are lofted boss and lofted cut?

Applying lofted boss

Applying lofted cut

Modifying lofted boss and cut

Guide curves

Summary

Questions

Section 4 – Basic Evaluations and Assemblies – Associate Level

Chapter 7: Materials and Mass Properties

Technical requirements

Reference geometries – defining a new coordinate system

What is a reference coordinate system and why are new ones needed?

How to create a new coordinate system

Assigning materials and evaluating and overriding mass properties

Assigning materials to parts

Viewing the mass properties of parts

Overriding mass properties

Summary

Questions

Chapter 8: Standard Assembly Mates

Technical requirements

Opening assemblies and adding parts

Defining SOLIDWORKS assemblies

Starting a SOLIDWORKS assembly file and adding parts to it

Understanding mates

Understanding and applying non-value-oriented standard mates

Defining the non-value-oriented standard mates

Applying the coincident and perpendicular mates

Applying the parallel, tangent, concentric, and lock mates

Under defining, fully defining, and over defining an assembly

Viewing and adjusting active mates

Understanding and applying value-driven standard mates

Defining value-driven standard mates

Applying the distance and angle mates

Utilizing materials and mass properties for assemblies

Setting a new coordinate system for an assembly

Material edits in assemblies

Evaluating mass properties for assemblies

Summary

Questions

Section 5 – 2D Engineering Drawings Foundation

Chapter 9: Introduction to Engineering Drawings

Understanding engineering drawings

Interpreting engineering drawings

Interpreting lines

Interpreting views

Axonometric projections

Summary

Questions

Further Reading

Project 1: 3D-Modeling a Pair of Glasses

Technical requirements

Understanding the project

3D-modeling the individual parts

Creating the individual parts

Creating a mirrored part

Creating the assembly

Summary

Chapter 10: Basic SOLIDWORKS Drawing Layout and Annotations

Technical requirements

Opening a SOLIDWORKS drawing file

Exploring and Generating orthographic and isometric views

Selecting a model to plot

Generating orthographic and isometric views

Adjusting the drawing scale and the display

Communicating dimensions and design

Using the Smart Dimension tool

Centerlines, center marks, notes, and hole callout annotations

Utilizing the drawing sheet's information block

Editing the information block

Adding new information to the information block

Exporting the drawing as a PDF or image

Exporting a drawing as a PDF file

Exporting the drawing as an image

Summary

Questions

Chapter 11: Bill of Materials

Technical requirements

Understanding BOMs

Understanding a BOM

Generating a standard BOM

Inserting an assembly into a drawing sheet

Creating a standard BOM

Adjusting information in the BOMs

Adjusting listed information in the BOM

Sorting information in our BOMs

Adding new columns

Utilizing equations with BOMs

What are equations in SOLIDWORKS drawings?

Inputting equations in a table

Utilizing parts callouts

Manual Balloon command

Summary

Questions

Section 6 – Advanced Mechanical Core Features – Professional Level

Chapter 12: Advanced SOLIDWORKS Mechanical Core Features

Technical requirements

Understanding and applying the draft feature

What are drafts?

Applying drafts

Understanding and applying the shell feature

What is a shell?

Applying a shell

Understanding and utilizing the Hole Wizard

What is the Hole Wizard and why use it?

Utilizing the Hole Wizard

Understanding and applying features mirroring

What is mirroring for features?

Utilizing the Mirror command to mirror features

Understanding and applying the rib feature

Understanding ribs

Applying the Rib command

Understanding and utilizing multi-body parts

Defining multi-body parts and their advantages

Generating and dealing with a multi-body part

Separating different bodies into different parts

Understanding and applying linear, circular, and fill feature patterns

Understanding feature patterns

Applying a linear pattern

Applying a circular pattern

Applying a fill pattern

Summary

Questions

Chapter 13: Equations, Configurations, and Design Tables

Technical requirements

Understanding and applying equations in parts

Understanding equations

Applying equations in parts

Modifying dimensions with equations

Understanding and utilizing configurations

What are configurations?

Applying configurations

Understanding and utilizing design tables

What are design tables?

Setting up a design table

Editing a design table

Summary

Questions

Section 7 – Advanced Assemblies – Professional Level

Chapter 14: SOLIDWORKS Assemblies and Advanced Mates

Technical requirements

Understanding and using the profile center mate

Defining the profile center advanced mate

Applying the profile center mate

Understanding and using the width and symmetric mates

Defining the width advanced mate

Applying the width advanced mate

Defining the symmetric advanced mate

Applying the symmetric advanced mate

Understanding and using the distance range and angle range mates

Defining the distance range and angle range

Applying the distance range mate

Applying the angle range mate

Understanding and using the path mate and linear/linear coupler mates

Defining the path mate

Applying the path mate

Defining the linear/linear coupler

Applying the linear/linear coupler

Summary

Questions

Chapter 15: Advanced SOLIDWORKS Assemblies Competencies

Technical requirements

Understanding and utilizing the Interference Detection and Collision Detection tools

Interference Detection

Collision detection

Understanding and applying assembly features

Understanding assembly features

Applying assembly features

Understanding and utilizing configurations and design tables for assemblies

Using manual configurations

Design tables

Summary

Questions

Project 2: 3D-Modeling an RC Helicopter Model

Technical requirements

Understanding the project

3D-modeling the individual parts

Exploring the individual parts

Creating the assembly

Summary

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