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Index

Symbols and Numerics

$PRP syntax, 485

$PRPSHEET syntax, 485

$PRPSHEET: “material” syntax, 544

2D Command Line Emulator, 63–64

2D sketches, 21, 22, 446

3 Point Arc option, PropertyManager interface, 93

3D, Instant

creating extrudes with, 237–239

editing geometry with, 239–240

overview, 237–240

purpose and capabilities of, 143–144

3D Drawing View, 169, 522

3D planes PropertyManager, 218

3D sketches

3D Sketch button, Sketch toolbar, 87

3D Sketch Plane option, Sketch Fillet tool, 96

defining dimensions, 218

exploring sketch relations in, 216–217

making extrusions from, 235–237

navigating in space, 215–216

overview, 21–22, 214–215

placement sketches, 446–449

using mirroring in, 319

using planar path segments, 218

using planes in space, 217–218

3D Solids, mirroring, 333–336

bodies, 333–334

entire parts, 334–336

features, 334

3Dcontrol menu entry, 45

*.3ds file format, 740

absorbed sketches, 400

activating configurations, 365–366

Add a fixture link, Task Pane, 421

Add Comment option, Comment flyout, 226

Add Curves button, 751

Add dimensions option, Offset Entities interface, 97

Add Equation dialog box, 347

Add equation or link value option, Smart Dimension, 87

Add Jog Point command, 541

Add or Update Favorites button, Hole Wizard Favorite panel, 450

Add or Update Styles button, Style panel, 543

Add Points button, 751

Add Relation option, Sketch Fillet tool, 96

Add Relation toolbar button, 318

Add Relations panel, 547

Add Rows and Columns dialog box, 390, 391

Add to Library PropertyManager, 465, 470

Add To Ordinate option, RMB menu, 563

Add/Remove Entities option, 548

Add/Remove tool, 114

administration guide, 791

Advanced button, PropertyManager, 177

Advanced interface, New SolidWorks Document dialog box, 13

advanced options, 368

Align to Seed option, 326

Align toolbar, 572

Aligned Section View, 512–513

aligning

annotations, 571–573

dimensions, 571–574

pattern instances, 387

Pre-defined Views in templates, 495–496

Alignment tab, 387

All in this sketch category, 200

Allow model edits option, 390

Allow Reduced Angle option, 768, 770

Along Curve Distance option, 119

Alternate Position View, 520–521, 533

Alt-Keys, File menu, 69

Ambient Occlusion scene, 184

American National Standards Institute (ANSI), 8

Angle panel, PropertyManager, 677

angles

dimensions of, 90

locking, 547

reduced, allowing, 768, 770

annotations. See also notes

aligning, 571–573

blocks, 545–548

center marks and centerlines, 550–551

displaying, 347

storing, 457

tutorial, 551–553

views of, 174, 562

Annotations folder, 388, 457, 562

ANSI (American National Standards Institute), 8

Appearance button, Heads-up View toolbar, 177, 192

appearances

differentiating from materials, 176–177

overrides, 178–179

overview, 175, 177–178

removing, 180–181

using with Display States, 179–180

ways to apply, 175–176

Appearances, Scenes, and Decals panel, Task pane, 60

Appearances heading, 340

Appearances PropertyManager, 178, 192, 340, 341

Appearances tab, Task Pane, 340

Appearances toolbar button, 653

Apple hardware, SolidWorks on, 3–4

Application Window controls, 38

Apply Defaults/No Favorites button, Hole Wizard Favorite panel, 450

Apply Defaults/No Styles button, Style panel, 543

Arc Length dimension, Dimension Properties interface, 90

Arrange Icons option, Window menu, 73

arrow keys, manipulating view using, 164

“as cast” state, 28

“as machined” state, 28

*.asmdot (assembly template) file, 10, 477

*.asmprp file, 10

assemblies, 458–459

colors of, on drawings, 582

modeling, comparing with multi-body modeling, 594–595

parts of, on layers, 582–583

assembly template (*.asmdot) file, 10, 477

Assigned Center of Gravity X, Y, Z Coordinates item, 384

Assigned Mass item, 384

associativity, 27–28

Attempt to Heal All option, 732, 733

Auto Balloon, 574

Auto Collapse option, CommandManager, 40–41

Auto OK Selections option, SelectionManager, 249

Auto Relief, 672

Auto Trace, 209

Auto-create Design Table method, 384

Auto-Create option, 390

Autodimension PropertyManager, 563

Autodimension tab, PropertyManager, 563

autodimensioning, 563–564

Automatic Relations option, Dimensions/Relations toolbar, 111

Automatic Solve Sketch setting, 113

automating drawings

blocks, 499–500

custom drafting standards, creating, 479

formats

creating, overview, 479–493

creating from blank screen, 488–489

creating from imported DWG/DXF file, 489–491

custom properties, 483–487

customizing, 480–483

maintaining different formats, 478–479

saving, 491–492

second sheet formats, 492–493

Title Block function, 487–488

overview, 477

templates

changing, 478

custom properties in, 498

maintaining different templates, 478–479

overview, 493

Pre-defined Views in, 493–496

saving, 499

styles and blocks in, 497–498

Auto-select option, 611

Auxiliary View, 519–520, 531

axes, 117

Axis toolbar button, Reference Geometry flyout menu, 125

Background Appearance setting, 185

bad face 2.prt.29 file, 733

bad face.x_t file, 731

base construction, 97, 151

Base feature, 232

Base Flange method

Auto Relief, 672

Base Flange/Tab feature, 664–665

Closed Corner feature, 683–686

Edge Flange feature, 675–679

Flat Pattern feature, 672–675

forming tools, 688–692

Hem feature, 680–681

Jog feature, 681–683

Lofted Bends feature, 692–694

mirroring sheet metal features, 687

Miter Flange feature, 679–680

overview, 663–664

patterning sheet metal features, 687–688

Sheet Metal feature

Bend Allowance, 668–672

bend radius, 667

Gauge Table, 666–667

overview, 665

thickness, 667–668

Sketched Bend feature, 683

Unfold and Fold features, 694–695

Base Flange/Tab feature, 664–665

base parts. See inserted parts

BaseBend features, 665

baseline dimensions, 109, 563

Baseline Dimensions option, Dimensions/Relations toolbar, 109

Basic draft analysis, 777–778

Basic scenes, 185

belt thickness, 124

Belt/Chain tool, 115, 124

belts, tutorial about, 122–125

Bend Allowance

Bend Allowance and Bend Deduction option, 669–670

Bend Calculation Tables, 670–672

Bend Table option, 668

K-Factor option, 669

overview, 668

bend areas on part, showing, 721

Bend Calculation Tables, 666, 670–672

bend lines and bend notes, showing, 718–720

bend radius, 667

Bend reliefs, 672

Bend Table option, Bend Allowance, 668

Bending, flex states, 302

Bending option, Flex PropertyManager interface, 301

BibleColors.slddclr file, 193

Bi-directional setting, 97, 151

Bill of Materials (BOM) option, 368

blank design table, inserting, 384

Blank option, 390

blank screen, creating custom formats from, 488–489

blending, 650, 656–659

Blind description, 139

Block model, 390

Block PropertyManager, 546

Block tool, Blocks toolbar, 124

blocks

creating, 547–548

editing, 114, 548

inserting, 114, 545–547, 553

removing sketch entities from, 115

saving, 115

tutorial, 122–125

using in templates, 497–498

Blocks and Belts Tutorial.sldprt template, 124

Blocks toolbar, 123

blogs, 791–792

bodies

deleting, 625

mirroring, 333–334

moving, 601–602, 608, 616, 636

patterning, 320–321

Bodies to Keep dialog box, 612

body folders, 616–619

BodyChamfer feature, 390

BOM (Bill of Materials) option, 368

BOM Part No. item, 383

Boolean operations

Combine feature, 601–602

Indent feature, 599–601

Move/Copy Bodies feature, 601–602

overview, 599

Border panel, 157

Boss panel, Mounting Boss PropertyManager, 756

boundary

differences from lofts, 243–244

need for surfaces, 245–246

Boundary Surface, 633–635, 657

bounding box, showing, 720

bracket casting, 281–286

branches, inserting, 542

Break Alignment option, 523

Break Corner Options panel, 686

Break Corner tool, 685

break lines, 568

Break toolbar button, Drawings toolbar, 518

Break View, 517–519

bridging, between solids, 608

Broken (Locked) category, 201

Broken View PropertyManager, 518

Broken-out Section View

drawing closed loop, 515–516

editing view, 517

overview, 514–515

selecting depth, 516–517

Broken-out Section View tool, Drawings toolbar, 531

*.btl file, 11

buttons, flyout, on toolbars, 45–46

calculator, sketching, 227–230

calloutformat.txt file, 11

Camera PropertyManager, 187

Camera View, 188

cameras, 186–189

Cameras DisplayManager, 186

Cap Ends option, 97, 142, 151

CapRad dimension, Revolve feature, 359

Cascade option, Window menu, 73

Cavity feature, 296

Center Creation option, Circle PropertyManager, 92

center marks, 550–551

centerline lofts, 249

centerlines, 95, 439, 550–551

Centerpoint Arc option, PropertyManager interface, 93

Centerpoint Straight Slot option, 152

Centroid option, Reference Point section, 330

*.cgr data, 739

chamfers

dimensions of, 110

edges of, 155

in extruded feature, 153–155

general discussion, 280–281

Change dimension direction option, Smart Dimension, 87

Change Sense button, Modify box, 88

Check Entity dialog box, 413

Check tool, 412–413, 427, 635

Check utility option, 770

Choose Option dialog box, 625

Circle option, 92

Circle PropertyManager, 92

circles, detail

drawing in-line, 509

pre-drawing, 508–509

Circular Pattern PropertyManager, 316

circular patterns

creating, tutorial, 336–337

overview, 325–326

Circular Sketch Pattern, 105, 315–316

Clear All option, SelectionManager, 249

Close loft option, SelectionManager, 250

Closed Corner feature

Coplanar faces, 685–686

Faces to Extend selection box, 684

Faces to Match selection box, 684

Gap setting, 684

Open bend region option, 685

Overlap/Underlap ratio setting, 684

overview, 683–684

Closed loop cam profile sketch, 300

CNC (Computer Numerical Control), 620, 673

coincident sketch relations, 22

collapse tab, FeatureManager, 56

collapsing, automatically, 40–41

color

applying automatically to features, 190

assembly colors, using on drawings, 582

changing, 81

controlling, 223–226

customizing, 64–66

editing, 211

of lines, 211, 225

using with sketches, 211

Color button, Advanced Options panel, 394

Color Display Mode, 211, 212, 225, 491, 586

Colors dialog box, 81

Column PropertyManager, 725

columns, adding, 390, 391

Combine feature, 601–602, 626, 704

Combine PropertyManager, 601

Combine tool, 623, 771

combining macros with hotkeys, 82–83

CommandManager

Auto Collapse option, 40–41

basing tabs on document types, 41

buttons of, 42

changing appearance of, 41–43

customizing, 40

docking, 40

limitations of, 43

mixing with toolbars, 41

overview, 39–40

shown on interface screenshot, 38

tabs, 38, 50, 572

Commands dialog box, 377

Commands tab, Customize dialog box, 50, 78

Comment Column item, 383

comments

adding, 226

using, 348

Comments folder, FeatureManager, 226

Component Line Font dialog box, 582, 583, 587, 588

composite curve, putting together, 293–294

Computer Numerical Control (CNC), 620, 673

Config Names, 386

Config Specific Custom Property item, 383

Configuration Description item, 383

Configuration Properties dialog box, 368

Configuration Publisher, 391–393

Configuration Specific tab, 395

ConfigurationManager, 38, 362, 364, 376

configurations

activating, 365–366

Configuration Publisher, 391–393

creating, 367–370

custom properties, controlling, 378–379

custom property managers, 372–374

deleting, 363–364

derived, 374–375

design tables

editing, 391

editing settings, 389–391

overview, 382

tutorial, 393–398

what can be driven by, 393–394

dimensions, controlling, 375–376

file size, effect on speed, 375

finding, 362–363

of inserted parts, controlling, 380–381

library features, 381–382

Modify Configurations dialog box, 370–372

naming, 364–365

overview, 361

sketch planes, controlling, 379–380

sketch relations, controlling, 379

sorting, 364–365

suppression, controlling, 376–378

tutorial, 393–398

unconfigurable items, 382

conical parts, rolled, 702

connectors, showing, 439

constant radius fillet

dealing with large number of fillets, 260–262

Keep edge/Keep surface toggle, 263–264

Keep Feature option, 264–265

multiple fillet sizes, making, 262–263

rounding corners, 263

selecting entities to fillet, 257–259

tangent propagation, 259–260

constant width fillet, 276

Constrained option, 437

construction geometry, creating, 214

Construction Geometry option,, 101

Consume cut bodies option, 613

consumed features

overview, 400

viewing in original order, 403–404

Consumer product design option, 52

Contact surfaces, 171

context toolbars, 46–47

continuous curvature face fillets, 270–271

continuous domes, 297, 298

contours, 235, 241

Convert Entities option, Sketch Fillet tool, 96

Convert Entities option, Sketch toolbar, 307

Convert Entities toolbar button, 748

Convert to Sheet Metal feature, 700–701

Converter dialog box, 736

converters, direct, 735–736

converting point cloud data, 740

Coordinate Systems, 118–119, 330

Coordinate triad, 38

Coplanar faces, Closed Corner feature, 685–686

Copy check box, Mirror Entities PropertyManager, 317

Copy entities tool, 204

Copy Settings Wizard, 72

Copy tool, 102

copying

settings, 72, 76

sketch entities, 204, 205

sketches, tutorial, 219–223

Corner option, Trim interface, 99

Corner Rectangle option, 91

Corner tab, FilletXpert, 261

Corner Treatment setting, 673, 674

Corner Trim feature, 685

Corner Trim PropertyManager, 685, 686

Corner Trim Relief options, 686

corners

Closed Corner feature, 683–686

rounding, 263

zero thickness, 782

cosmetic patterns

applying, 339–341

general discussion, 332–333

cosmetic thread display, 504, 506, 527

counterbored hole, 150, 152

countersunk hole, 152

cover.igs file, 748

Create Drawing From Part command, 716

Crop View, 513

Cross Break, 690, 691

crosshatching, 515

cursors

changing, 55

Dimension cursor, 224

Rollback cursor, 219

Sketch cursor, 38

curvature comb, 271, 418–419, 438

Curvature continuity surfaces, 171

Curvature display, 415

Curvature geometrical analysis tool, 189

Curvature to Face end constraint, 246

Curve Driven Pattern, 329–330

Curve File dialog box, 293

Curve to curve deform, 305, 306

Curve to curve type, Deform feature, 304

curved edges, Edge Flange feature, 678–679

curves

adding, 751

composite curve, putting together, 293–294

Curve Through Reference Points feature, 293

Curve Through XYZ Points feature, 292–293

equation driven curve, 107, 108, 294

Gaussian curvature, 631

guide curves, sweep with, 252

Helix curve features, 288–290

intersection, 104, 764

offset of, 146

overview, 287–288

projected, 290–292, 307

split lines, 294

Curves toolbar, 288

Curves window, 224

Custom Configuration, 456

custom drafting standards, creating, 479

custom interface settings, saving, 72

custom properties

controlling, 378–379

creating linked properties, 486–487

data entry, 723

displaying errors and link variables, 486

displaying property links, 485

entering data, 483–485

overview, 483

setting up, 29

in templates, 498

Custom Properties panel, Task pane, 60

Custom Properties tab, 373, 374, 484–485

Custom Sizing panel, 445

custom symbols, 549

Custom tab, Summary Information dialog box, 378

Custom View, 521

Customer Portal

FLEXlm End Users Guide, 791

installation and administration guides, 791

Knowledge Base, 790

overview, 789

PDMWorks Workgroup Vault Debug Guide, 791

Release Notes, 790

software downloads, 790

SolidWorks Forums, 789–790

What's New, 791

customization

adding hotkeys, 81–82

colors, 64–66, 81

CommandManager, 40, 77–80

device approaches, 70

formats, 480–483

hotkey approaches, 67, 82–83

icons, minimizing, 70

keyboard, 69–70

macros, 71–72, 82–83

menus, 80–81

mouse gestures, 68–69

organizing hotkeys, 67–68

overview, 66–67

touch and multi-touch support, 70–71

workflow, 51–52

Customize dialog box, 78, 165

Customize Menu option, 54

Customize option, 48

Cut feature, 405, 612–613

cut list

managing properties of, 723–724

placing on drawing, 724–725

saving template, 726

using in sheet metal part, 723

Cut Part button, 613

cut sweep, 254–255

Cut-Extrude feature, 146

cuts

making with surfaces, 648–649, 652–653

Normal cut feature, 696–697, 707

Dangling category, 200

dangling errors, 222

dangling relation, 220

Dangling sketch state, 24

Data directory, 450

Data Migration tab, CommandManager, 729

Deboss option, Wrap feature, 300–301

decals, 181–182

Decals PropertyManager, 181, 182

Default end constraint, 246

default radius, Edge Flange feature, 676

Default Section View, 510–511

default settings, applying to interface items, 76–77

default templates, 15–16, 730

Default.mdb database, 449

Defined in Context category, 201

Deform feature

Curve to curve deform, 305

overview, 303–304

Point deform, 304–305

Surface push deform, 305

Deform Point PropertyManager, 305

degenerate geometry, 630

Delete Body option, RMB menu, 625

Delete Face feature, 749, 775

Delete Face PropertyManager, 624

Delete Favorite button, Hole Wizard Favorite panel, 450

Delete Hole option, 625

Delete Solid/Surface feature, 612

Delete Style button, Style panel, 543

deleting

bodies, 621, 625

configurations, 363–364

faces, 624, 749, 775

favorites, Hole Wizard, 450

holes, 625

relations, sketch, 26–27, 96, 147, 148, 200–201, 379

styles, 543

derived parts. See inserted parts

derived sketches, creating, 206

design documents, 10

design intent

editing, 26–27

manufacturing method, determining, 132–133

multiple versions, creating, 133

overview, 25, 131–132

predicting change, 132

primary or functional features, determining, 132

secondary operations, identifying, 133

symmetry, 132

Design Library

assemblies, 458–459

folder for, 457–458, 462

library features

adding folders to library, 466

applying interface, 452–456

changing display of thumbnail, 463–464

creating, 459–460, 464–465

and library limitations, 460

Locating and Internal Dimensions, 466

overview, 451–452

saving, 462

other functions, 456–459

routing, 459

sheet metal forming tools, 458

Smart Components, 459

storing annotations, 457

storing library parts, 458

Design Library panel, Task pane, 59

design tables

editing settings, 389–391

overview, 382

what can be driven by, 393–394

design trees, FeatureManager, 20

desktop shortcuts, 54

Detach Segment on Drag Sketch Setting, 113

Detail View

drawing detail circle in-line, 509

editing, 509–510

overview, 507

pre-drawing detail circle, 508–509

Detail View button, Drawings toolbar, 530

developable surfaces, 631

Deviation Analysis tool, 415–416, 435, 438

devices, and customization, 70

Diagnostics tab, SolidWorks RX, 429–430

diameter dimension, Dimension Properties interface, 89

DIM field, 566

Dimension cursor, 224

Dimension Palette, 568–569, 577

Dimension PropertyManager

break lines, 568

Dimension Palette, 568–569

Dimension Text panel, 566

Display Options, 566–567

overview, 565

Primary Value Override panel, 566

Witness/Leader Display panel, 568

Dimension Text panel, Dimension PropertyManager, 549, 566

Dimension Tolerance item, 384

Dimension tool, 559

dimension type, Model Views, 506

Dimension Value item, 383

dimensions

adding, 97

adding to layers, 581

aligning, 571–574

of angles, 90

baseline, 109, 563

changing direction of, 87

controlling, 375–376

defining, in 3D sketches, 218

driven

overview, 555

setting color for, 562–563

using, 349–351

horizontal, 109, 110

Insert Model Items, 555–557

naming, 345–346

negative, 369–370

overview, 555

reference dimensions

annotation views, 562

autodimensioning, 563–564

DimXpert tool, 559–562

on drawing, 560

driven dimension color, 562–563

ordinate and baseline dimensions, 563

overview, 557–558

Rapid Dimension, 558–559

reference sketches, 564–565

on solid model, 560

showing, 347, 388

showing names of, 347

styles, 571

tutorial, 575–578

using symbols in, 549

Dimensions/Relations toolbar, 109–111

DimXpert tool, 559–562

DimXpertManager, 38, 57

direct converters, 735–736

direct dimensions, controlling in extruded feature, 146

direct editing

combining with history, 743–746

combining with imported geometry, 746–747

handling imported data with FeatureWorks add-in, 747–748

strengths and limitations of, 742–743

traditional role of, 740–743

Direct Editing tab, CommandManager, 728

Direction 2 option, Linear Pattern feature, 323

Direction Vector end constraint, 246–247

Direction Vector setting, 652

disjoint sketches, 610

Display Annotations option, 347

display options

Dimension PropertyManager, 566–567

in drawing views, 523–527

Display Pane, 190

Display States, 179–180, 505, 524

Display Styles

layers, 525

overview, 505

selecting Component Line Font, 525

using, 524–525

Display/Delete Relations, 26–27, 200–201

Display/Delete Relations button, Sketch toolbar, 147

Display/Delete Relations dialog box, 148

Display/Delete Relations option, Sketch Fillet tool, 96

Display/Delete Relations PropertyManager, 200, 220, 379

Display/Delete Relations tool, 26

Display/Delete Relations, toolbar, 219

DisplayManager

appearances

differentiating from materials, 176–177

overrides overview, 178–179

overview, 175, 177–178

removing, 180–181

using with Display States, 179–180

cameras, 186–189

decals, 181–182

lights, turning on, 185–186

overview, 58, 174–175

RealView, 189–190

scenes, controlling, 183–185

Dissection, 467

Dissolve Library Feature, 473

docking CommandManager, 40

Document Gap option, Break Lines panel, Leaders tab, 577

Document Properties dialog box, 14, 582

document scenes, templates and, 13

Document Settings screen, 490, 491

Document Window controls, 38

document types. See individual document types

documentation

hardcopy vs. electronic, 10

Help, 9–10

Moving from 2D to 3D section, in Help documentation, 9

overview, 8–9

Tip of Day, 10

tutorials, 9

What's New document, 9

documents

creating, 7–8

properties of, 14, 582

settings of, 490, 491

types of, 10–11

domes

continuous, 297, 298

elliptical, 297, 298

non-continuous, 298

non-elliptical, 298

overview, 296

double hold line fillet, 274–275

downloads, 790

Draft Analysis tool

Basic draft analysis, 777–778

Face Classification draft analysis, 779–780

Gradual Transition draft analysis, 778–779

overview, 777

steep faces, 780

workflow, 780–781

Draft feature

draft limitations, 769

DraftXpert tool, 770

Neutral Plane draft, 767–768

overview, 767

Parting Line draft, 768

Step draft, 768–769

when draft fails, 769–770

Draft Quality HLR/HLV, 189

Draft quality views, 527

DraftXpert tool, 767, 770

dragging sketch entities, 206

Drawing Layer Mapping screen, 490

drawing template (*.drwdot) file, 10, 477

Drawing View Properties dialog box, 524, 534

Drawing View PropertyManager, 494, 495, 716

drawing views. See views

drawings. See automating drawings; sheet metal drawings

Drawings toolbar, 158, 494, 507

driven dimensions

overview, 555

setting color for, 562–563

using, 349–351

driving dimensions, 555

*.drwdot (drawing template) file, 10, 477

DVD (accompanying this book)

overview, 795

system requirements for using, 795–797

troubleshooting, 797

*.dwg format files, 489

DWG/DXF file, creating custom formats from, 489–491

Dynamic Mirror, 104, 318

Ear feature, 462

EarSketch, 462

Edge Flange feature

Angle panel, 677

curved edges, 678–679

default radius, 676

Edit Flange Profile button, 676

Flange Length, 677

Flange Position, 677

gap distance, 676

overview, 675

Trim side bends option, 677–678

edges

display options for, 191, 526

hiding and showing, 526, 586, 589

settings for, 658

sharp, estimating, 208

tangent, 191, 195, 416–418, 526

Edit Appearance view tool, 171

Edit button, Block PropertyManager, 548

Edit Definition option, FeatureManager design tree, 427

Edit drop-down menu, 378

Edit Equation dialog box, 348

Edit Feature icon, 282

Edit Flange Profile button, 676, 709

Edit Sheet Format option, 586

Edit Sketch option, 509, 513, 519

Edit Sketch Or Curve Color tool, 211

Edit Sketch Plane option, 438

editing. See also rolling back

blocks, 114, 548

color, 211

Design Intent, 26–27

design table settings, 389–391

design tables, 391

Detail View, 509–510

direct

combining with history, 743–746

combining with imported geometry, 746–747

handling imported data with FeatureWorks add-in, 747–748

strengths and limitations of, 742–743

traditional role of, 740–743

formats, 481–482

geometry with Instant 3D, 239–240

Section Views, 513

sketch relations, 199–202

sketches, tutorial, 219–223

tables, 385

tutorial about, 435–442

Editing Drawing View, 508

ellipses, 103, 282

ellipse.x_t file, 750

elliptical domes, 297, 298

Emboss option, 285, 299–300

Embossed barrel cam, 300

Empty View, 521

Enable Snapping Sketch Setting, 113

End Cap Style, 584–585

end conditions, 240–241, 656

end constraints, lofts

Curvature to Face, 246

Default, 246

Direction Vector, 246–247

None, 246

overview, 246

Tangent to Face, 246

End Tangent Length option, 656

Engage Belt option, 124

entities, sketch. See sketch entities

Entities box, 148

Entities panel, PropertyManager, 221

Environment Rotation slider, Advanced tab, 185

Equal Radius relation, 219, 220

Equal relations, 557

Equal Spacing option, 336

Equation button, Tools toolbar, 347

equation driven curve, 107, 108, 294

Equation interface, 348

Equation State item, 383

equations

adding, 87, 347

controlling suppression states of features, 356–357

creating, 344–348

driven dimensions, 349–351

exporting, 357

expressions, 356

external, linking to, 357–358

global variables, 354–356

IIF function, 351–352

link values, 352–354

overview, 343

SWITCH function, 352

tutorial, 358–359

Equations dialog box, 347, 358, 359

Equations folder, FeatureManager, 350, 353, 355

Equations interface, 344, 354

equations.txt file, 358

*.err file, 730

errors

with geometry imports, 737–739

troubleshooting, 429–435

estimating sharp edges, 208

Evaluate tab, CommandManager, 417, 418, 780, 783, 784

evaluation techniques

Check tool, 412–413

evaluating geometry with reflective techniques

Curvature Comb, 418–419

Curvature display, 415

Deviation Analysis, 415–416

Feature Statistics, 418

overview, 413

RealView, 415

Tangent Edges as Phantom setting, 416–418

Zebra Stripes, 413–415

overview, 411

SimulationXpress

applying fixtures, 421–422

applying loads, 422

optimizing design, 425–426

overview, 420–421

running analysis, 423

selecting material, 423

visualizing results, 423–425

tutorial about, 435–442

using DFMXpress to catch manufacturability problems, 419–420

verification on rebuild, 412

Excel table, 670

Existing Relations panel, 547

expanding Extrude feature, 146

Explode Block tool, 115

Explode option, 548

exporting

equations, 357

options for, 118

expressions, 356

extending

faces, 684

sketch entities, 104

surfaces, 639–640

Extension Type panel, 639

External category, 201

external equations, linking to, 357–358

external references, listing, 381

Extrude feature

expanding, 146

overview, 232

sketch types

3D sketch, 235–237

overview, 233

sketch contours, 235

solid feature, 232

thin feature, 232–233

workflow, 237

Extrude From option, 608

Extrude tool, Features toolbar, 137, 149

Extruded Boss/Base option, Features toolbar., 654

Extruded Cut option, Feature toolbar, 146

extruded feature

creating, 144–155

creating with Instant 3D, 237–239

fillets and chamfers, 153–155

Hole Wizard, 149–151

offset, 146–147

relative size or direct dimensions, controlling, 146

sketch techniques, 147–149

slot, cutting, 151–153

Extruded Surface feature, 631–633

Extruded Surface PropertyManager, 632

Face Classification draft analysis, 779–780

Face Curves option, 104

Face Curves sketch tool, 630

face fillets

constant width fillet, 276

continuous curvature face fillets, 270–271

double hold line fillet, 274–275

single hold line fillet, applying, 273–274

using, 268–270

using with Help Point, 271–272

face static – gas, 453

faces

deleting, 624, 749, 775

extending, 684

matching, 684

merging, 674, 698

patterning, 321–322

replacing, 643–644, 649

straddle, 779

favorites, Hole Wizard

adding/updating, 450

administering, 450

creating, 450

deleting, 450

overview, 449

quirks with, 450–451

saving, 450

storing custom holes, 450

FEA (Finite Element Analysis), 262, 408

Feature or Property Syntax from Table, 386

Feature Scope, applying to bodies

Delete Solid/Surface feature, 612

overview, 610

Rib feature, 611

Feature Statistics tool, 313, 418

Feature Suppression State item, 383

feature-based modeling, overview, 16–18

FeatureManager

design trees in, 20

dragging items in, 21

shown on interface screenshot, 38

working with models in

Display pane, 56

FeatureManager filter, 57

overview, 55

Rollback bar, 56

features. See primary features; secondary features

Features button, 733

Features toolbar, 49, 446, 613

FeatureWorks add-in, 747–748

Field of View panel, PropertyManager, 187

File Explorer panel, Task pane, 59

File Properties button, Link to Property dialog box, 487

files

associated, 28

copies of, 12

locations of, 14, 15, 364

names of, 28

searching for, 62

size of, effect on speed, 375

Files & Logs tab, SolidWorks RX, 432

Fill Pattern, 331–332

Fill PropertyManager, 651

Fill Surface feature

blending with, 650, 656–659

and Knit Surfaces, 637

using, 641–642, 649–651

Fillet PropertyManager, 257

Fillet Xpert, 155

fillets

constant radius fillet

dealing with large number of fillets, 260–263

Keep edge/Keep surface toggle, 263–264

Keep Feature option, 264–265

multiple fillet sizes, making, 262–263

overview, 257

rounding corners, 263

selecting entities to fillet, 257–259

tangent propagation, 259–260

in extruded feature, 153–155

face fillets

constant width fillet, 276

continuous curvature face fillets, 270–271

double hold line fillet, 274–275

overview, 268

single hold line fillet, applying, 273–274

using with Help Point, 271–272

fillet features, 95–97

full round fillets, 276–277

options for, 154, 273

overview, 94–95

patterning, 323

setback fillets, 277–280

and splines, 95

variable radius fillets

other uses for, 268

overview, 265

straight versus smooth transitions, 267–268

values, 265–267

FilletXpert, 261

Fill-in Boundary, 775

filter, FeatureManager, 38, 56, 125, 227, 345, 346, 367

Finite Element Analysis (FEA), 262, 408

Fins panel, Mounting Boss PropertyManager, 756

First Angle Projection, 8

first time, Welcome to SolidWorks screen, 5–6

Fit Spline, 436, 439

Fit Text option, 537–538

Fix projected length setting, Jog feature, 682

Fixed constraint, 408

Fixed Entity box, 700

Fixed Face selection box, Jog feature, 681–682

Fixture PropertyManager, 421

flanges

angle of, 677

curved edges, 678–679

default radius, 676

Edge Flange feature, 675–679

gap distance, 676

length of, 677

position of, 677

profile, editing, 676

trimming, 677–678

Flat Pattern feature, 672–675, 699–700

flat patterns

and configurations, 717–718

overview, 716

showing bend areas on part, 721

showing bend lines and bend notes, 718–720

showing bounding box for, 720

Flat-Pattern PropertyManager, 721

Flatten Bends feature, 698–699

Flatten button, Sheet Metal toolbar, 707

Flatten toolbar button, 672

Flex feature

advanced techniques, 603

general discussion, 301–303

imported and editing geometry using, 750–753

FLEXlm End Users Guide, 791

Flip Direction option, 281

Flip Material Side toggle, 762

Flow Area panel, 776

flyout buttons, 45–46

Flyout FeatureManager, 406–408, 438

flyout toolbars, 50, 78

focus on drawing views, locking, 508

Fold feature, 694–695

folders

adding to library, 466

dealing with large number of fillets using, 262

reordering, 406

fonts

Component Line Font dialog box, 587, 588

in notes, 536

TrueType, 210, 536

Use Document Font option, 225, 285

Form Tool PropertyManager, 688

Format PropertyManager, 157

formats

creating from blank screen, 488–489

creating from imported DWG/DXF file, 489–491

custom properties

creating linked properties, 486–487

displaying errors and link variables, 486

displaying property links, 485

entering data, 483–485

overview, 483

customizing

editing format, 481–482

managing text, 482–483

overview, 480

using sample formats, 480

overview, 479

saving, 491–492

second sheet formats

adding new sheets, 492

overview, 492

reloading formats, 493

Title Block function, 487–488

Formatting toolbar, 486, 536

Forming Tool button, Sheet Metal toolbar, 688

Forming Tool folder, 458, 689

Forming Tool Library, 689

forming tools

creating, 688–689

Forming Tool Library, 689

overview, 688

placing, 689–690

special techniques with, 690–692

Forming Tools Folder, 712

Four Viewport view, 215, 216

Freeform feature, 750–753

From file method, 384

From settings option, PropertyManager window, 655

full round fillets, 276–277

Full Screen mode, 51

Fully Define Sketch interface, 113

fully defined state, 24–25

functional features, determining, 132

GaBi folder, 5

gaps

in closed corners, 684

distance of, 676

knitting surfaces with, 638

Gauge Table, 666–667

Gaussian curvature, 631

Genealogical family tree, 401

generic models, making sheet metal parts from

Convert to Sheet Metal feature, 700–701

Flat Pattern feature, 699–700

Flatten Bends feature, 698–699

No Bends feature, 699

Normal cut feature, 696–697

overview, 695

Process Bends feature, 699

Rip feature, 697–698

Sheet Metal feature, 698

geometry. See also imported geometry

changing, 26

construction geometry, creating, 214

degenerate, 630

editing with Instant 3D, 239–240

evaluating with reflective techniques

Curvature Comb, 418–419

Curvature display, 415

Deviation Analysis, 415–416

Feature Statistics, 418

overview, 413

RealView, 415

Tangent Edges as Phantom setting, 416–418

Zebra Stripes, 413–415

imported

combining direct editing with, 746–747

direct converters, 735–736

IFC file format, 740

imported and editing using Flex and Freeform, 750–753

imports, 730–735

overview, 728

point cloud data, converting, 740

and sheet metal tools, 701–702

tutorial, 748–753

importing, 733

Reference Geometry

axes, 117

Coordinate Systems, 118–119

overview, 115

planes, 116–117

points as, 119

tutorial, 125–129

tolerance, 571, 577, 578

ghosted images, 22

global shape modeling technique, 303

global variables, 354–356

Gradual Transition draft analysis, 778–779

graphics cards, 789

graphics window, 239

grid snapping, 102, 572–573

gtol.sym file, 11, 549

guide curves, 247–248, 252

hardcopy documentation, 10

Heads-up View toolbar, 38, 44, 163, 164, 166, 190

Helix curve features

overview, 288

Tapered Helix panel, 288–289

using spiral, 290

Variable Pitch helix, 289–290

workflow, 290

help

blogs, 791–792

Customer Portal

FLEXlm End Users Guide, 791

installation and administration guides, 791

Knowledge Base, 790

overview, 789

PDMWorks Workgroup Vault Debug Guide, 791

Release Notes, 790

software downloads, 790

SolidWorks Forums, 789–790

What's New, 791

documentation, 9–10

non-commercial web sites, 793

online forums, 791–792

overview, 787

searching for, 63

SolidWorks Help file

Help Contents list, 788

Index removed, 788

overview, 787

Search function, 788–789

SolidWorks Web Help, 788

SolidWorks Web site, 789

user groups, 791

Help Point option, using face fillets with, 271–272

Hem feature, 680–681, 710

HexDrive feature, 388

hidden lines, 169

Hidden Lines Removed (HLR) view tool, 169

Hidden Lines Visible (HLV) view tool, 169

hiding

bodies, 619–620

edges, 526, 586, 589

history

combining direct edit with, 743–746

modeling based on, 18–21

showing, 618

HLR (Hidden Lines Removed) view tool, 169

HLV (Hidden Lines Visible) view tool, 169

Hole Wizard

2D placement sketches, 446

3D placement sketches, 446–449

defining anatomy of Hole Wizard holes

hole sketch, 445

overview, 444

placement sketch, 445

in extruded feature, 149–151

favorites

administering, 450

creating, 450

overview, 449

quirks with, 450–451

storing custom holes, 450

Hole Series, 451

overview, 443

horizontal dimensions, 109, 110

horizontal lines, 90

horizontal relations, 23

hotkeys, 54, 55, 67–68, 81–82

Hybrid modeling, 629–630

icons

adding to flyout toolbar, 50

large, setting, 43

minimizing, 70

IFC file format, 740

IGES files, 730, 734

IIF function, 351–352

Import Diagnostics, 731, 733, 737, 748

imported geometry

combining direct editing with, 746–747

direct converters, 735–736

IFC file format, 740

imported and editing using Flex and Freeform, 750–753

imports

demonstrating data import, 731–735

errors with, 736–739

overview, 730

results of, 730–731

overview, 728

point cloud data, converting, 740

tutorial, 748–753

Imported Geometry feature, 728, 729

importing, options for, 505–506

Inch B Bible Template.drwdot drawing template, 528

Increment Value icon, Modify box, 88

indenting

general discussion, 305–307

using with multi-bodies, 599–601

workflow for, 770–771

inferencing, 111–112

Infinite length line option, PropertyManager interface, 90

Inner/Outer faces, 768

Insert Bend, 696, 698, 699, 702, 706, 733

Insert Line PropertyManager interface, 91

Insert menu

customizing, 80

primary uses of, 54

screenshot of, 53

Insert Part feature

overview, 615–616

PropertyManager for, 335

starting point, 616

using with sheet metal drawings, 704

working with secondary operations, 616

Insert Part PropertyManager, 615

Insert Part technique, 133

inserted parts

configurations of, 383

controlling, 380–381

overview, 28

inserting

blank design table, 384

blocks, 114, 545–547, 553

model items, 555–557

models, 496

new branches, 542

Insertion Point panel, 123, 553

installing SolidWorks

for first time, 3–5

guide for, 791

Instances to Skip option, Linear Pattern feature, 324

Instant 3D

creating extrudes with, 237–239

editing geometry with, 239–240

overview, 237–240

purpose and capabilities of, 143–144

interface. See also customization

2D Command Line Emulator, 63–64

adding hotkeys, 81–82

applying default settings to interface items, 76–77

associativity, 27–28

changing colors of, 81

changing cursors, 55

combining macros with hotkeys, 82–83

CommandManager, 39–43

Auto Collapse option, 40–41

basing tabs on document types, 41

changing appearance of, 41–43

customizing, 40

docking, 40

limitations of, 43

mixing with toolbars, 41

controlling menus, 53–55

copying existing settings, 76

creating part templates, tutorial, 28–30

customizing workflow, 51–52

Design Intent

editing, 26–27

overview, 25

history-based modeling, 18–21

models, 55–58

DisplayManager, overview of, 58

working with in FeatureManager window, 55–57

working with in PropertyManager window, 57–58

multiple document windows, 73–75

changing windows, 74–75

managing windows, 73–74

overview, 37–38

Search feature

overview, 61

searching for files, 62

searching for help, 63

sketching with parametrics

general discussion, 21–25

tutorial, 30–35

Status bar, 60–61

Task pane, 59–60

tool tips, 48

toolbars

context toolbars, 46–47

flyout buttons on, 45–46

flyout toolbars, 50

and Full Screen mode, 51

Heads-up View toolbar, 44

Menu Bar toolbar and menu, 44–45

moving, 49

overview, 43

Shortcut (S) toolbar, 47–48

International Organization for Standardization (ISO), 8

interpolated features, 241

intersection curves, 104, 764

ISO (International Organization for Standardization), 8

isoparameter U-V lines, displaying, 247

Jog feature

Fix projected length setting, 682

Fixed Face selection box, 681–682

Jog Angle selection box, 683

Jog Offset, 682

Jog Position selection box, 682

overview, 681–683

jog points, adding, 541

journal.doc file, 10

Keep edge option, 264

Keep edge/Keep surface toggle, 263–264

Keep Feature option, 264–265

Keep Relations option, 203

Keep surface option, 264

keyboard, customizing, 69–70

Keyboard dialog box, 67, 68

keys

Alt-Keys, File menu, 69

arrow keys, manipulating view using, 164

hotkeys, 54, 55, 67–68, 81–83

K-Factor option, Bend Allowance, 669

Knit function, 628

knitting surfaces, 637–638

Knowledge Base, 790

langenglish subfolder, 450, 549

langenglishSheetmetal Bend Tables subdirectory, 668

Launch move dialog option, 616

Layer toolbar, 580, 581, 587

layers

adding dimensions and notes to, 581

in imported 2D data, 579–581

overview, 525

properties of, 587

on sheet format, 581

using assembly colors on drawings, 582

using assembly parts on, 582–583

Layers dialog box, 525, 580, 587

layout sketch technique, 132

leaders, in notes

adding to note, 540

jogged leaders, 541–542

multiple leaders, 540–541

library features. See also Design Library

adding folders to library, 466

applying interface

Design Library, 453–456

overview, 452

Task Pane, 452

changing display of thumbnail, 463–464

creating, 464–465

Locating and Internal Dimensions, 466

overview, 381–382, 451–452

saving, 462

tutorial, 467–473

license agreement, 5

light bulb icons, 779

Light Suppression State item, 383

lights, turning on, 185–186

Line tool, 151, 448, 708

Linear Note Pattern PropertyManager, 538

Linear Pattern, 105, 323–325

Linear Sketch Pattern, 315

line-on-line geometry, 428

lines

centerline lofts, 249

centerlines, 95, 439, 550–551

color of, 211, 225, 586

format of

Color Display mode, 586

End Cap Style, 584–585

hiding and showing edges, 586

line style, 586

line thickness, 585

overview, 583

settings, 584

thickness, 212, 588

hidden, 169

horizontal, 90

split, 294, 421, 656, 751

using with sketches

assigning line color, 211

assigning line thickness and line style, 212

Edit Sketch Or Curve Color tool, 211

overview, 211

vertical, 90

Link to library part option, 464

link values, 352–354

linking

to external equations, 357–358

to properties, 157, 224, 486, 487

Lip/Groove feature, 760–762

listing external references, 381

Load Favorite button, Hole Wizard Favorite panel, 450

Load Style button, Style panel, 543

local operations

Flex feature, 603

overview, 603

Shell feature, 603–604

Locating Dimensions, 466

Locked (Broken) category, 201

locking

angles, 547

focus on drawing views, 508

Loft PropertyManager interface, 243

Lofted Bends, 692–694

Lofted Surfaces, 633, 656, 657

lofts

centerline lofts, 249

choosing options for, 250–251

comparing with splines, 244–245

differences from boundary, 243–244

end constraints

Curvature to Face, 246

Default, 246

Direction Vector, 246–247

None, 246

overview, 246

Tangent to Face, 246

guide curves, 247–248

isoparameter U-V lines, displaying, 247

need for surfaces, 245–246

SelectionManager, 249

using entities in, 244

workflow, 251

Machine design option, 52

macros

accessing, 71–72

combining with hotkeys, 82–83

overview, 71

Magnifying Glass, 167

Make Base Construction setting, 97, 151

Make Block dialog box, 123

Make Block tool, 114

Make Drawing From Part tool, 502

Make Drawing from Part/Assembly method, 496

Make Path option, 106

manufacturing method, determining, 132–133

Mapping tab, Appearances PropertyManager, 340

Mark for import to drawing option, Smart Dimension, 87

Master Model, 597, 598

matching faces, 684

Matching Tolerance slider, 207

Material Crosshatch option, 515

materials, differentiating appearances from, 176–177

memory surfaces, 651–652

Menu Bar menu, 44–45

Menu Bar toolbar, 44–45, 78

menus

controlling, 53–55

customizing, 54, 55

Edit drop-down menu, 378

Insert menu

customizing, 80

primary uses of, 54

screenshot of, 53

popular, screenshot of, 53

pull-down, accessing, 39

Right Mouse Button (RMB) menu, 38, 352, 464

Tools menu

customizing, 53

primary uses of, 54

screenshot of, 53

View menu, 53, 54, 284

Merge option, 608

Merge Result option, 283, 610, 650, 651

Merge tangent faces option, SelectionManager, 250

merging faces, 320, 674, 698

metadata, 214, 226–227

Metal heading, 340

Mid Plane, 139, 144

MidSurface feature, 643

minimizing icons, 70

Mirror Part command, 334, 335

Mirror PropertyManager, 285

mirroring

3D Solids

mirroring bodies, 333–334

mirroring entire parts, 334–336

mirroring features, 334

overview, 333

Dynamic Mirror, 318

features, 337–339

Mirror Entities, 316–318

overview, 316

sheet metal features, 687

Symmetry sketch relation, 318–319

tutorial, 337–339

using in 3D sketches, 319

Miscellaneous listing, 340

Miter Flange feature, 673, 679–680, 683, 709

mixing methods, 702–703

Model Completely option, 733

Model in View Specified option, Sheet Properties, 157

Model Items PropertyManager interface, 556

Model Views

cosmetic thread display, 504, 506

dimension type, 506

Display State, 505

Display Style panel, 505

Import Options, 505–506

number of views and orientation, 504

open documents, 503–504

overview, 503

Reference Configuration list, 504

Select Bodies button, 504

sheet scale, 505–506

Start Command When Creating New Drawing option, 504

Thumbnail Preview option, 504

models

DisplayManager, overview of, 58

history-based modeling, 18–21

inserting, 496

overview, 55

working with in FeatureManager window, 55–57

Display pane, 56

FeatureManager filter, 57

Rollback bar, 56

working with in PropertyManager window, 57–58

Modify Configurations dialog box

adding custom properties with, 372

overview, 370

Table Views, 371–372

Modify dialog box, 369

Modify Sketch tool, 204, 205, 206, 488, 689

Modifying Symbols library, 551

molds, multi-body functionality in, 622

MotionManager, 38

Mounting Boss feature, 756–758

Mounting Hole/Pin panel, 756

MountRad dimension, 469

mouse

gestures

customizing, 68–69

manipulating view using, 165

shown on interface screenshot, 38

middle button, 164–165

Move/ Copy Body feature, 335

Move Drawing dialog box, 489

Move Entities interface, 102

Move Face feature, 655, 744, 745, 749, 750

Move tool, 102, 202, 203

Move/Copy Bodies feature, 601–602, 608, 616, 636

moving

bodies, 601–602, 608, 616, 636

sketch entities, 202–203

toolbars, 49

Moving from 2D to 3D section, in Help documentation, 9

multi-bodies, 593–626

adding, 615–616

comparing with assembly modeling, 594–595

creating

applying Feature Scope to bodies, 610–612

with Cut feature, 612–613

disjoint sketches, 610

overview, 610

turning off Merge Result option, 610

functionality in molds, 622

functionality in sheet metal, 621–622

functionality in weldments, 621

managing

body folders, 616–619

deleting bodies, 621

hiding or showing bodies, 619–620

overview, 616

renaming bodies, 621

with Split feature, 613–615

merging and local operations, 622–623

patterning, 624–626

sheet metal drawings of

displaying bodies on sheet metal drawing, 722–723

managing cut list properties, 723–724

overview, 721

placing cut list on drawing, 724–725

saving cut list template, 726

using cut list in sheet metal part, 723

splitting, 624–626

techniques

appropriately, 595–596

bridging between solids, 608

creating complex shapes across bodies, 597–599

local operations, 603–605

modeling for undetermined manufacturing methods, 608–609

overview, 595

patterning, 604–605

simplifying complex parts, 606–607

tool bodies and Boolean operations, 599–602

tutorials, 622–626

multiple Base Flanges, 704–705

multiple document windows

changing windows, 74–75

managing windows, 73–74

overview, 73

multiple parents, rolling back feature with, 402–403

multiple versions, creating, 133

multithickness shell, 603, 772

multi-touch support, 70–71

Mutual Trim option, 640

naming

configurations, 364–365

dimensions, 345–346

Natural position, flex states, 302

navigating in space, 215–216

negative dimensions, 369–370

Neutral Plane draft, 767–768, 770

New method technique, 317

New SolidWorks Document dialog box, 13, 15

No Bends feature, 699

No Solve Move option, 106

Non Uniform Rational B Spline, 630–631

non-commercial web sites, 793

non-continuous domes, 298

None end constraint, 246

non-elliptical domes, 298

Normal cut feature, 696–697, 707

Normal to Curve option, 309

Normal To Sketch option, 762

Note PropertyManager, 537

notes

adding symbols to, 545

adding to layers, 581

fonts in, 536

hyperlinking text, 544–545

leaders

adding to note, 540

jogged leaders, 541–542

multiple leaders, 540–541

linking to custom properties, 544

overview, 535

placing, 535–536, 539–542

styles, 542–543

text boxes and wrapping

Fit Text option., 537–538

overview, 536

patterning notes, 538–539

using symbols in, 549

Novice interface, New SolidWorks Document dialog box, 12, 13

Number of Instances option, Linear Pattern feature, 323

NURBS surfaces, 630

*.obj file format, 740

offset, in extruded feature, 146–147

Offset Curve option, 326

Offset Entities option, 97

Offset option, 138, 750

Offset Surface feature, 635–636, 653–655

online forums, 791–792

Online User's Guide. See Help

Open bend region option, Closed Corner feature, 685

Open dialog box, 366, 498, 728, 748

Open Documents dialog box, 75

open documents, Model Views, 503–504

OpenGL shading, 779

operating systems, 3

operations, order of, 20–21

options, configuration, 367–368

Options dialog box, 55

Options panel, 445

Options tab, Customize dialog box, 52

order of operations, 20–21

ordinate dimensions, 109, 563

orientation

Broken-out Section View, 523

Model Views, 504

Other Face option, 768

Overall Drafting Standard, 479

OverallLength dimension, 389

Overdefined sketch state, 23

Overdefining/Not Solved category, 200

Overlap/Underlap ratio setting, Closed Corner feature, 684

Override Dims on Drag option, 114, 239

overriding

dimensions, 456, 566

overview, 178–179

Page Properties, 562

Page Setup dialog box, 563

Pan View tool, 169

Parabola option, 103

parallel relations, 22, 23

Parallel To Sketch option, 762

Parallelogram option, 102

parameters, 547

parametrics

general discussion, 21–25

tutorial, 30–35

Parasolid, 731, 739

Parent Config (creates a derived config) item, 383

parent-child relationship, 20, 401–402, 405

Part or Feature Color item, 384

Partial Ellipse option, 103

Partial Preview, 261

Partial Section View, 512

Parting Line draft, 767, 768, 769

Parting Surface feature, 645

parts. See also configurations

entire, mirroring, 334–336

origin of, 38, 137

simple parts

building in symmetry, 136–137

deciding where to start, 134–136

extruded feature, 144–155

making solid, 137

overview, 133

tutorial, 156–161

using Instant 3D, 143–144

path segments, planar, 218

Pattern Faces option, 322

patterning

bodies, 320–321, 604–605

circular pattern, creating, 336–337

Circular Sketch Pattern, 315–316

Cosmetic Patterns, 332–333, 339–341

faces, 321–322

fillets, 323

Geometry Pattern option, 319–320

Linear Sketch Pattern, 315

notes, 538–539

overview, 31

sheet metal features, 687–688

splitting and, 624–626

types of

Circular Pattern, 325–326

Curve Driven Pattern, 326–329

Fill Pattern, 331–332

Linear Pattern, 323–325

overview, 323

Table Driven Pattern, 330–331

PDM (Product Data Management) applications, 214

PDMWorks Workgroup Vault Debug Guide, 791

Performance Benchmark, 432–435

Perimeter Creation option, Circle PropertyManager, 92

perspective, compensating for, 208

pictures, sketch

compensating for perspective, 208

estimating sharp edges, 208

overview, 206

using Auto Trace, 209

using three views, 207–208

Pierce constraint, 438

Pierce sketch relation, 252–254

Pipe tap hole, 152

pitch term, 288

placement sketches

2D, 446

3D, 446–449

overview, 445

plan view orientation, 762

planar path segments, in 3D sketches, 218

Planar Surface feature, 428, 639, 649, 657

Plane toolbar button, Features tab, CommandManager, 126

planes

creating, 116–117

using in space, in 3D sketches, 217–218

plastic evaluation tools

Draft Analysis tool

Basic draft analysis, 777–778

Face Classification draft analysis, 779–780

Gradual Transition draft analysis, 778–779

overview, 777

steep faces, 780

workflow, 780–781

overview, 776

Thickness Analysis tool

overview, 781

Show Thick Regions option, 782

Show Thin Regions option, 781–782

workflow, 783

Undercut Detection tool, 783–784

plastic features

Draft feature

draft limitations, 769

DraftXpert tool, 770

Neutral Plane draft, 767–768

overview, 767–768

Parting Line draft, 768

Step draft, 768–769

when draft fails, 769–770

Indent feature, 770–771

Lip/Groove feature, 760–762

Mounting Boss feature, 756–758

overview, 755–756

Rib feature

Intersection Curves as reference, 764

overview, 762

ribs and multi-bodies, 764

terminating ribs, 765–766

thin features, 766

using draft in, 762–763

Shell feature

multithickness shell, 772

overview, 771

Shell Outward option, 772–773

Shell workflow, 773–774

Snap Hook feature, 758–760

Snap Hook Groove feature, 758–760

Vent feature, 774–776

point cloud data, converting, 740

Point deform, 304–305

points

adding, 751

creating, 96, 446

deforming models with, 304

as Reference Geometry, 119

Polygon option, 102

Positions tab, PropertyManager, 150, 446

Power trim option, Trim interface, 99

Pre-defined Views, in templates

aligning, 495–496

limitations of, 496

overview, 493

populating drawing with, 496

scaling, 496

predicting change, 132

Presentation scenes, 185

preview

dealing with large number of fillets using, 261–262

showing, 250, 365, 439, 773

Previous View control, View Orientation dialog box, 172

primary features. See also fillets

boundary

differences from lofts, 243–244

understanding need for surfaces, 245–246

chamfers, 280–281

determining, 132

Extrude feature

overview, 232

sketch types, 233–237

solid feature, 232

thin feature, 232–233

workflow, 237

Instant 3D

creating extrudes with, 237–239

editing geometry with, 239–240

overview, 237

lofts

centerline lofts, 249

choosing options for, 250–251

comparing with splines, 244–245

differences from boundary, 243–244

end constraints, 246–247

guide curves, 247–248

isoparameter U-V lines, displaying, 247

need for surfaces, 245–246

SelectionManager, 249

using entities in, 244

workflow, 251

overview, 231

Revolve feature

contour selection, 241

end conditions, 240–241

overview, 240

workflow, 241

sweep features

cut sweep with solid profile, 254–255

overview, 251

Pierce relation, 252–254

simple sweep, 251

sweep with guide curves, 252

workflow, 255–256

tutorial, 281–286

Primary Value Override, 566

Primary Value panel, 345

Problem Capture tab, SolidWorks RX, 430–431

Process Bends feature, 698, 699, 700

Product Data Management (PDM) applications, 214

Pro/ENGINEER files, 735

Program Files folder, 4

projected curves

creating, 307

overview, 290

Sketch On Faces, 290–291

Sketch Onto Sketch

intersecting surfaces visualization method, 291–292

picturing reverse 2D drawing visualization method, 291

Projected View, 494, 507, 531

Prompt to Close Sketch, 149

Prompt user to select document template option, 16

Propagate visual properties option, Linear Pattern feature, 324

properties

configuration, 367–368

custom

controlling, 378–379

creating linked properties, 486–487

displaying errors and link variables, 486

displaying property links, 485

entering data, 483–485

overview, 483

of documents, 14, 582

linking to, 157, 224, 486, 487

showing, 355

Properties dialog box, 158, 367

Property Tab Builder interface, 372, 373

PropertyManager

3D planes, 218

Add to Library, 465, 470

Appearances, 178, 192, 340, 341

Autodimension, 563

Block, 546

Boundary Surface, 635

Broken View, 518

Camera, 187

Circle, 92

Circular Pattern, 316, 336

Column, 725

Combine, 601

Corner Trim, 685, 686

Cross Break, 691

Decals, 181, 182

Deform Point, 305

Delete Face, 624

Dimension

break lines, 568

Dimension Palette, 568–569

Dimension Text panel, 566

Display Options, 566–567

overview, 565

Primary Value Override panel, 566

Witness/Leader Display panel, 568

Display/Delete Relations, 200, 220, 379

Drawing View, 494, 495, 716

Extruded Surface, 632

Fill, 651

Fillet, 257

Fixture, 421

Flat-Pattern, 721

Form Tool, 688

Format, 157

Insert Line interface, 91

Insert Part, 615

Insert Part feature, 335

Linear Note Pattern, 538

Loft interface, 243

Mirror, 285

Model Items interface, 556

Note, 537

Rip, 697

Scene, 184, 185

Sensor, 213

Sheet Metal, 667

shown on interface screenshot, 38

Sketch, 318

Sketch Picture, 207, 209

Slot, 152

Smart Dimension, 560

Snap Groove interface, 759

View, 524

working with models in, 57–58

*.prtdot (part template) file, 10, 477

*.prtprp file, 10

pull-down menus, 39

Push Pin control, 172, 249

Quick Snaps option, Sketch Fillet tool, 96

Quick Tips, 6–7, 60–61

radial dimension, 89

Radiate Surface feature, 636–637

radius

equal, 219, 220

variable

other uses for, 268

overview, 265

straight versus smooth transitions, 267–268

values, 265–267

Rapid Dimension, 558–559

RapidSketch, 212–213

RealView, 171, 189–190, 332, 413, 415

rebuild, verification on, 412

Rebuild Block tool, 114, 548

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