Symbols and Numerics
$PRP syntax, 485
$PRPSHEET syntax, 485
$PRPSHEET: “material” syntax, 544
2D Command Line Emulator, 63–64
3 Point Arc option, PropertyManager interface, 93
3D, Instant
creating extrudes with, 237–239
editing geometry with, 239–240
purpose and capabilities of, 143–144
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
using mirroring in, 319
using planar path segments, 218
using planes in space, 217–218
features, 334
3Dcontrol menu entry, 45
*.3ds file format, 740
A
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
aligning
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
annotations. See also notes
center marks and centerlines, 550–551
displaying, 347
storing, 457
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
using with Display States, 179–180
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
colors of, on drawings, 582
modeling, comparing with multi-body modeling, 594–595
assembly template (*.asmdot) file, 10, 477
Assigned Center of Gravity X, Y, Z Coordinates item, 384
Assigned Mass item, 384
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
Automatic Relations option, Dimensions/Relations toolbar, 111
Automatic Solve Sketch setting, 113
automating drawings
custom drafting standards, creating, 479
formats
creating from blank screen, 488–489
creating from imported DWG/DXF file, 489–491
maintaining different formats, 478–479
overview, 477
templates
changing, 478
custom properties in, 498
maintaining different templates, 478–479
overview, 493
saving, 499
Auto-select option, 611
axes, 117
Axis toolbar button, Reference Geometry flyout menu, 125
B
Background Appearance setting, 185
bad face 2.prt.29 file, 733
bad face.x_t file, 731
Base feature, 232
Base Flange method
Auto Relief, 672
Base Flange/Tab feature, 664–665
Closed Corner feature, 683–686
mirroring sheet metal features, 687
patterning sheet metal features, 687–688
Sheet Metal feature
bend radius, 667
overview, 665
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 option, Dimensions/Relations toolbar, 109
Basic scenes, 185
belt thickness, 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
Blind description, 139
Block model, 390
Block PropertyManager, 546
Block tool, Blocks toolbar, 124
blocks
removing sketch entities from, 115
saving, 115
Blocks and Belts Tutorial.sldprt template, 124
Blocks toolbar, 123
bodies
deleting, 625
moving, 601–602, 608, 616, 636
Bodies to Keep dialog box, 612
BodyChamfer feature, 390
BOM (Bill of Materials) option, 368
BOM Part No. item, 383
Boolean operations
Move/Copy Bodies feature, 601–602
overview, 599
Border panel, 157
Boss panel, Mounting Boss PropertyManager, 756
boundary
differences from lofts, 243–244
Boundary Surface, 633–635, 657
bounding box, showing, 720
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
bridging, between solids, 608
Broken (Locked) category, 201
Broken View PropertyManager, 518
Broken-out Section View
editing view, 517
Broken-out Section View tool, Drawings toolbar, 531
*.btl file, 11
buttons, flyout, on toolbars, 45–46
C
calculator, sketching, 227–230
calloutformat.txt file, 11
Camera PropertyManager, 187
Camera View, 188
Cameras DisplayManager, 186
CapRad dimension, Revolve feature, 359
Cascade option, Window menu, 73
Cavity feature, 296
Center Creation option, Circle PropertyManager, 92
centerline lofts, 249
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
Change dimension direction option, Smart Dimension, 87
Change Sense button, Modify box, 88
Check Entity dialog box, 413
Check utility option, 770
Choose Option dialog box, 625
Circle option, 92
Circle PropertyManager, 92
circles, detail
drawing in-line, 509
Circular Pattern PropertyManager, 316
circular patterns
Circular Sketch Pattern, 105, 315–316
Clear All option, SelectionManager, 249
Close loft option, SelectionManager, 250
Closed Corner feature
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
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
editing, 211
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
Combine feature, 601–602, 626, 704
Combine PropertyManager, 601
combining macros with hotkeys, 82–83
CommandManager
basing tabs on document types, 41
buttons of, 42
customizing, 40
docking, 40
limitations of, 43
mixing with toolbars, 41
shown on interface screenshot, 38
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
Configuration Publisher, 391–393
custom properties, controlling, 378–379
custom property managers, 372–374
design tables
editing, 391
overview, 382
what can be driven by, 393–394
dimensions, controlling, 375–376
file size, effect on speed, 375
of inserted parts, controlling, 380–381
Modify Configurations dialog box, 370–372
overview, 361
sketch planes, controlling, 379–380
sketch relations, controlling, 379
suppression, controlling, 376–378
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
multiple fillet sizes, making, 262–263
rounding corners, 263
selecting entities to fillet, 257–259
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
continuous curvature face fillets, 270–271
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
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
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
cosmetic thread display, 504, 506, 527
countersunk hole, 152
cover.igs file, 748
Create Drawing From Part command, 716
Crop View, 513
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 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
offset of, 146
split lines, 294
Curves toolbar, 288
Curves window, 224
Custom Configuration, 456
custom drafting standards, creating, 479
custom interface settings, saving, 72
custom properties
creating linked properties, 486–487
data entry, 723
displaying errors and link variables, 486
displaying property links, 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
What's New, 791
customization
device approaches, 70
icons, minimizing, 70
touch and multi-touch support, 70–71
Customize Menu option, 54
Customize option, 48
cut list
managing properties of, 723–724
saving template, 726
using in sheet metal part, 723
Cut Part button, 613
Cut-Extrude feature, 146
cuts
making with surfaces, 648–649, 652–653
Normal cut feature, 696–697, 707
D
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 PropertyManager, 181, 182
Default end constraint, 246
default radius, Edge Flange feature, 676
default settings, applying to interface items, 76–77
Default.mdb database, 449
Defined in Context category, 201
Deform feature
Curve to curve deform, 305
Surface push deform, 305
Deform Point PropertyManager, 305
degenerate geometry, 630
Delete Body option, RMB menu, 625
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
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
manufacturing method, determining, 132–133
multiple versions, creating, 133
predicting change, 132
primary or functional features, determining, 132
secondary operations, identifying, 133
symmetry, 132
Design Library
library features
adding folders to library, 466
changing display of thumbnail, 463–464
and library limitations, 460
Locating and Internal Dimensions, 466
saving, 462
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
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
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 Text panel, 566
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
of angles, 90
changing direction of, 87
defining, in 3D sketches, 218
driven
overview, 555
overview, 555
reference dimensions
annotation views, 562
on drawing, 560
driven dimension color, 562–563
ordinate and baseline dimensions, 563
on solid model, 560
showing names of, 347
styles, 571
using symbols in, 549
Dimensions/Relations toolbar, 109–111
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
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
Display Pane, 190
Display States, 179–180, 505, 524
Display Styles
layers, 525
overview, 505
selecting Component Line Font, 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
using with Display States, 179–180
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
Moving from 2D to 3D section, in Help documentation, 9
Tip of Day, 10
tutorials, 9
What's New document, 9
documents
domes
non-continuous, 298
non-elliptical, 298
overview, 296
double hold line fillet, 274–275
downloads, 790
Draft Analysis tool
Face Classification draft analysis, 779–780
Gradual Transition draft analysis, 778–779
overview, 777
steep faces, 780
Draft feature
draft limitations, 769
DraftXpert tool, 770
overview, 767
Parting Line draft, 768
Draft Quality HLR/HLV, 189
Draft quality views, 527
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
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
E
Ear feature, 462
EarSketch, 462
Edge Flange feature
Angle panel, 677
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
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
color, 211
design table settings, 389–391
design tables, 391
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
geometry with Instant 3D, 239–240
Section Views, 513
tables, 385
Editing Drawing View, 508
ellipse.x_t file, 750
Embossed barrel cam, 300
Empty View, 521
Enable Snapping Sketch Setting, 113
end constraints, lofts
Curvature to Face, 246
Default, 246
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
controlling suppression states of features, 356–357
exporting, 357
expressions, 356
overview, 343
SWITCH function, 352
Equations dialog box, 347, 358, 359
Equations folder, FeatureManager, 350, 353, 355
equations.txt file, 358
*.err file, 730
errors
with geometry imports, 737–739
estimating sharp edges, 208
Evaluate tab, CommandManager, 417, 418, 780, 783, 784
evaluation techniques
evaluating geometry with reflective techniques
Curvature display, 415
Feature Statistics, 418
overview, 413
RealView, 415
Tangent Edges as Phantom setting, 416–418
overview, 411
SimulationXpress
applying loads, 422
running analysis, 423
selecting material, 423
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
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
overview, 233
sketch contours, 235
solid feature, 232
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 with Instant 3D, 237–239
relative size or direct dimensions, controlling, 146
Extruded Surface feature, 631–633
Extruded Surface PropertyManager, 632
F
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 with Help Point, 271–272
face static – gas, 453
faces
extending, 684
matching, 684
straddle, 779
favorites, Hole Wizard
adding/updating, 450
administering, 450
creating, 450
deleting, 450
overview, 449
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
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
names of, 28
searching for, 62
size of, effect on speed, 375
Files & Logs tab, SolidWorks RX, 432
Fill PropertyManager, 651
Fill Surface feature
and Knit Surfaces, 637
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
multiple fillet sizes, making, 262–263
overview, 257
rounding corners, 263
selecting entities to fillet, 257–259
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
patterning, 323
and splines, 95
variable radius fillets
other uses for, 268
overview, 265
straight versus smooth transitions, 267–268
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
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
default radius, 676
gap distance, 676
length of, 677
position of, 677
profile, editing, 676
Flat Pattern feature, 672–675, 699–700
flat patterns
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
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 FeatureManager, 406–408, 438
focus on drawing views, locking, 508
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
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
overview, 483
customizing
overview, 480
using sample formats, 480
overview, 479
second sheet formats
adding new sheets, 492
overview, 492
reloading formats, 493
Forming Tool button, Sheet Metal toolbar, 688
Forming Tool Library, 689
forming tools
Forming Tool Library, 689
overview, 688
special techniques with, 690–692
Forming Tools Folder, 712
From file method, 384
From settings option, PropertyManager window, 655
Full Screen mode, 51
Fully Define Sketch interface, 113
functional features, determining, 132
G
GaBi folder, 5
gaps
in closed corners, 684
distance of, 676
knitting surfaces with, 638
Gaussian curvature, 631
Genealogical family tree, 401
generic models, making sheet metal parts from
Convert to Sheet Metal feature, 700–701
Flatten Bends feature, 698–699
No Bends feature, 699
overview, 695
Process Bends feature, 699
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 display, 415
Feature Statistics, 418
overview, 413
RealView, 415
Tangent Edges as Phantom setting, 416–418
imported
combining direct editing with, 746–747
IFC file format, 740
imported and editing using Flex and Freeform, 750–753
overview, 728
point cloud data, converting, 740
and sheet metal tools, 701–702
importing, 733
Reference Geometry
axes, 117
overview, 115
points as, 119
ghosted images, 22
global shape modeling technique, 303
Gradual Transition draft analysis, 778–779
graphics cards, 789
graphics window, 239
H
hardcopy documentation, 10
Heads-up View toolbar, 38, 44, 163, 164, 166, 190
Helix curve features
overview, 288
using spiral, 290
workflow, 290
help
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
What's New, 791
non-commercial web sites, 793
overview, 787
searching for, 63
SolidWorks Help file
Help Contents list, 788
Index removed, 788
overview, 787
SolidWorks Web Help, 788
SolidWorks Web site, 789
user groups, 791
Help Point option, using face fillets with, 271–272
HexDrive feature, 388
hidden lines, 169
Hidden Lines Removed (HLR) view tool, 169
Hidden Lines Visible (HLV) view tool, 169
hiding
history
combining direct edit with, 743–746
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
favorites
administering, 450
creating, 450
overview, 449
storing custom holes, 450
Hole Series, 451
overview, 443
horizontal dimensions, 109, 110
horizontal lines, 90
horizontal relations, 23
I
icons
adding to flyout toolbar, 50
large, setting, 43
minimizing, 70
IFC file format, 740
Import Diagnostics, 731, 733, 737, 748
imported geometry
combining direct editing with, 746–747
IFC file format, 740
imported and editing using Flex and Freeform, 750–753
imports
demonstrating data import, 731–735
overview, 730
overview, 728
point cloud data, converting, 740
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
using with multi-bodies, 599–601
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
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
overview, 28
inserting
blank design table, 384
models, 496
new branches, 542
Insertion Point panel, 123, 553
installing SolidWorks
guide for, 791
Instances to Skip option, Linear Pattern feature, 324
Instant 3D
creating extrudes with, 237–239
editing geometry with, 239–240
purpose and capabilities of, 143–144
interface. See also customization
2D Command Line Emulator, 63–64
applying default settings to interface items, 76–77
changing colors of, 81
changing cursors, 55
combining macros with hotkeys, 82–83
basing tabs on document types, 41
customizing, 40
docking, 40
limitations of, 43
mixing with toolbars, 41
copying existing settings, 76
creating part templates, tutorial, 28–30
Design Intent
overview, 25
DisplayManager, overview of, 58
working with in FeatureManager window, 55–57
working with in PropertyManager window, 57–58
multiple document windows, 73–75
Search feature
overview, 61
searching for files, 62
searching for help, 63
sketching with parametrics
tool tips, 48
toolbars
flyout toolbars, 50
and Full Screen mode, 51
Heads-up View toolbar, 44
Menu Bar toolbar and menu, 44–45
moving, 49
overview, 43
International Organization for Standardization (ISO), 8
interpolated features, 241
ISO (International Organization for Standardization), 8
isoparameter U-V lines, displaying, 247
J
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
jog points, adding, 541
journal.doc file, 10
K
Keep edge option, 264
Keep edge/Keep surface toggle, 263–264
Keep Relations option, 203
Keep surface option, 264
keys
Alt-Keys, File menu, 69
arrow keys, manipulating view using, 164
K-Factor option, Bend Allowance, 669
Knit function, 628
Knowledge Base, 790
L
langenglish subfolder, 450, 549
langenglishSheetmetal Bend Tables subdirectory, 668
Launch move dialog option, 616
layers
adding dimensions and notes to, 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
library features. See also Design Library
adding folders to library, 466
applying interface
overview, 452
Task Pane, 452
changing display of thumbnail, 463–464
Locating and Internal Dimensions, 466
saving, 462
license agreement, 5
light bulb icons, 779
Light Suppression State item, 383
Linear Note Pattern PropertyManager, 538
Linear Sketch Pattern, 315
line-on-line geometry, 428
lines
centerline lofts, 249
format of
Color Display mode, 586
hiding and showing edges, 586
line style, 586
line thickness, 585
overview, 583
settings, 584
hidden, 169
horizontal, 90
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
linking
to external equations, 357–358
to properties, 157, 224, 486, 487
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
Locating Dimensions, 466
Locked (Broken) category, 201
locking
angles, 547
focus on drawing views, 508
Loft PropertyManager interface, 243
Lofted Surfaces, 633, 656, 657
lofts
centerline lofts, 249
comparing with splines, 244–245
differences from boundary, 243–244
end constraints
Curvature to Face, 246
Default, 246
None, 246
overview, 246
Tangent to Face, 246
isoparameter U-V lines, displaying, 247
SelectionManager, 249
using entities in, 244
workflow, 251
M
Machine design option, 52
macros
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
matching faces, 684
Matching Tolerance slider, 207
Material Crosshatch option, 515
materials, differentiating appearances from, 176–177
menus
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
Merge option, 608
Merge Result option, 283, 610, 650, 651
Merge tangent faces option, SelectionManager, 250
Metal heading, 340
MidSurface feature, 643
minimizing icons, 70
Mirror PropertyManager, 285
mirroring
3D Solids
mirroring entire parts, 334–336
mirroring features, 334
overview, 333
Dynamic Mirror, 318
overview, 316
sheet metal features, 687
Symmetry sketch relation, 318–319
using in 3D sketches, 319
Miscellaneous listing, 340
Miter Flange feature, 673, 679–680, 683, 709
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
number of views and orientation, 504
overview, 503
Reference Configuration list, 504
Select Bodies button, 504
Start Command When Creating New Drawing option, 504
Thumbnail Preview option, 504
models
DisplayManager, overview of, 58
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
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
manipulating view using, 165
shown on interface screenshot, 38
Move/ Copy Body feature, 335
Move Drawing dialog box, 489
Move Entities interface, 102
Move Face feature, 655, 744, 745, 749, 750
Move/Copy Bodies feature, 601–602, 608, 616, 636
moving
bodies, 601–602, 608, 616, 636
toolbars, 49
Moving from 2D to 3D section, in Help documentation, 9
comparing with assembly modeling, 594–595
creating
applying Feature Scope to bodies, 610–612
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
deleting bodies, 621
hiding or showing bodies, 619–620
overview, 616
renaming bodies, 621
merging and local operations, 622–623
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
techniques
bridging between solids, 608
creating complex shapes across bodies, 597–599
modeling for undetermined manufacturing methods, 608–609
overview, 595
simplifying complex parts, 606–607
tool bodies and Boolean operations, 599–602
multiple Base Flanges, 704–705
multiple document windows
overview, 73
multiple parents, rolling back feature with, 402–403
multiple versions, creating, 133
multithickness shell, 603, 772
Mutual Trim option, 640
N
naming
Natural position, flex states, 302
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
leaders
adding to note, 540
linking to custom properties, 544
overview, 535
text boxes and wrapping
overview, 536
using symbols in, 549
Novice interface, New SolidWorks Document dialog box, 12, 13
Number of Instances option, Linear Pattern feature, 323
NURBS surfaces, 630
O
*.obj file format, 740
offset, in extruded feature, 146–147
Offset Curve option, 326
Offset Entities option, 97
Offset Surface feature, 635–636, 653–655
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
options, configuration, 367–368
Options dialog box, 55
Options panel, 445
Options tab, Customize dialog box, 52
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
P
Page Properties, 562
Page Setup dialog box, 563
Pan View tool, 169
Parabola option, 103
Parallel To Sketch option, 762
Parallelogram option, 102
parameters, 547
parametrics
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
simple parts
deciding where to start, 134–136
making solid, 137
overview, 133
path segments, planar, 218
Pattern Faces option, 322
patterning
circular pattern, creating, 336–337
Circular Sketch Pattern, 315–316
Cosmetic Patterns, 332–333, 339–341
fillets, 323
Geometry Pattern option, 319–320
Linear Sketch Pattern, 315
overview, 31
types of
overview, 323
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
Pierce constraint, 438
Pierce sketch relation, 252–254
Pipe tap hole, 152
pitch term, 288
placement sketches
2D, 446
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
using in space, in 3D sketches, 217–218
plastic evaluation tools
Draft Analysis tool
Face Classification draft analysis, 779–780
Gradual Transition draft analysis, 778–779
overview, 777
steep faces, 780
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
Parting Line draft, 768
Mounting Boss feature, 756–758
Rib feature
Intersection Curves as reference, 764
overview, 762
ribs and multi-bodies, 764
thin features, 766
Shell feature
multithickness shell, 772
overview, 771
Snap Hook Groove feature, 758–760
point cloud data, converting, 740
points
adding, 751
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
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
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
determining, 132
Extrude feature
overview, 232
solid feature, 232
workflow, 237
Instant 3D
creating extrudes with, 237–239
editing geometry with, 239–240
overview, 237
lofts
centerline lofts, 249
comparing with splines, 244–245
differences from boundary, 243–244
isoparameter U-V lines, displaying, 247
SelectionManager, 249
using entities in, 244
workflow, 251
overview, 231
Revolve feature
contour selection, 241
overview, 240
workflow, 241
sweep features
cut sweep with solid profile, 254–255
overview, 251
simple sweep, 251
sweep with guide curves, 252
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 Onto Sketch
intersecting surfaces visualization method, 291–292
picturing reverse 2D drawing visualization method, 291
Prompt to Close Sketch, 149
Prompt user to select document template option, 16
Propagate visual properties option, Linear Pattern feature, 324
properties
custom
creating linked properties, 486–487
displaying errors and link variables, 486
displaying property links, 485
overview, 483
linking to, 157, 224, 486, 487
showing, 355
Properties dialog box, 158, 367
Property Tab Builder interface, 372, 373
PropertyManager
3D planes, 218
Appearances, 178, 192, 340, 341
Autodimension, 563
Block, 546
Boundary Surface, 635
Broken View, 518
Camera, 187
Circle, 92
Column, 725
Combine, 601
Cross Break, 691
Deform Point, 305
Delete Face, 624
Dimension
break lines, 568
Dimension Text panel, 566
overview, 565
Primary Value Override panel, 566
Witness/Leader Display panel, 568
Display/Delete Relations, 200, 220, 379
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
Sensor, 213
Sheet Metal, 667
shown on interface screenshot, 38
Sketch, 318
Slot, 152
Smart Dimension, 560
Snap Groove interface, 759
View, 524
*.prtdot (part template) file, 10, 477
*.prtprp file, 10
pull-down menus, 39
Q
Quick Snaps option, Sketch Fillet tool, 96
R
radial dimension, 89
Radiate Surface feature, 636–637
radius
variable
other uses for, 268
overview, 265
straight versus smooth transitions, 267–268
RealView, 171, 189–190, 332, 413, 415
rebuild, verification on, 412
Recent Documents dialog box, 75
Recovered Documents panel, Task pane, 60
Rectangle flyout, 91
reduced angles, allowing, 768, 770
Reference 3d Curve Driven. sldprt file, 327
Reference Configuration list, Model Views, 504
Reference Configuration panel, Drawing View, 718
Reference Dimension scheme, 609
reference dimensions
annotation views, 562
on drawing, 560
driven dimension color, 562–563
ordinate and baseline dimensions, 563
overview, 557
on solid model, 560
Reference Geometry
axes, 117
overview, 115
points as, 119
references, external, listing, 381
References panel, 454
reflective techniques
Curvature display, 415
Deviation Analysis tool, 415–416
Feature Statistics tool, 418
overview, 413
RealView tool, 415
Tangent Edges as Phantom setting, 416–418
relations, sketch, 22
controlling, 379
displaying/deleting, 26–27, 96, 148, 200–201, 220, 379
editing
or repairing, 25
overview, 199
using Display/Delete Relations, 200–201
using SketchXpert, 202
horizontal, 23
Relations panel, Display/Delete Relations PropertyManager, 221
relative size, controlling, in extruded feature, 146
Release Notes, 790
reloading formats, 493
removing
entities, 548
sketch entities from blocks, 115
renaming bodies, 621
Reorder Bends dialog box, 665
reordering
folders, 406
Reset Standard Views control, View Orientation dialog box, 172
Results panel, SketchXpert dialog box, 202
reverse 2D drawing visualization method, picturing, 291
Reverse Offset option, 140
Reverse option, Offset Entities interface, 97
Revolve end conditions, 240
Revolved Surface feature, 633
Rib feature
Intersection Curves as reference, 764
overview, 762
ribs and multi-bodies, 764
thin features, 766
using with multi-bodies, 611
Rib tool, Features toolbar, 338
Right Mouse Button (RMB) menu, 38, 352, 464
Rip feature, 696, 697–698, 705
Rip PropertyManager, 697
RMB (Right Mouse Button) menu, 38, 352, 464
Roll View tool, 169
Rollback bar, 38, 56, 219, 438, 439
Rollback cursor, 219
rolled conical parts, 702
rolling back
consumed features
overview, 400
viewing in original order, 403–404
of features with multiple parents, 402–403
image of model in rolled back state, 219
overview, 399
parent-child relationship, 401–402
rotating
overview, 102
sketch entities, 203
text, in tables, 387
using Rotate function, Modify Sketch dialog box, 205
rounding corners, 263
routing, 459
*.rpt file, 730
S
S (Shortcut) toolbar, 38, 47–48
Sandblasted Steel icon, lower panel, 340
*.sat files, 739
Save All Bodies button, 613
saving
blocks, 115
favorites, Hole Wizard Favorite, 450
library features, 462
sketches as blocks, 543
styles, 543
templates, 499
scaling
about part Origin or Moveable Origin, 205
sketch entities, 204
Scene, Lights, and Cameras DisplayManager, 183
Scene PropertyManager, 184, 185
screen, blank, creating custom formats from, 488–489
Scribe option, Wrap feature, 298–299
Scribed edge, 300
scrollbars, adding, 166
Search tab, Task pane, 62
searching
for files, 62
for help, 63
overview, 61
second sheet formats
adding new sheets, 492
reloading formats, 493
secondary features
curve features
composite curve, putting together, 293–294
Curve Through Reference Points feature, 293
Curve Through XYZ Points feature, 292–293
equation driven curve, 294
overview, 287
projected curves, creating, 290–292
split lines, 294
overview, 287
specialty features
overview, 295
secondary operations, identifying, 133
Section Depth panel, 511
Section Scope, 515
Section Views
editing, 513
overview, 510
Partial Section View, 512
seed face, defined, 637
Select Bodies button, 504, 722
Select Closed Loop option, SelectionManager, 249
Select Groupfunction option, SelectionManager, 249
Select Open Loop option, SelectionManager, 249
Select Region option, SelectionManager, 249
Select Through Faces option, Fillet Options panel, 257
Select to chamfer, 155
Selected bodies option, 611
Selected Entities category, 201
Selected Point option, 330
selecting, automatically, 611
Selection Filter, 257
SelectionManager, 249
Sensor PropertyManager, 213
settings
of design tables, editing
Edit Control panel, 390
linked design table, 390
overview, 389
saving to file, 72
setup, saving, 11
Shaded mode, 731
Shaded view tool, 169
Shaded with Edges view tool, 169
Shadows in Shaded Mode view tool, 169
Shared Toolbox installations, 449
Shared Values dialog box, 354, 355
sharing templates, 16
Sharp Bend features, 698
sharp edges, estimating, 208
Sheet Format/Size dialog box, 156
Sheet Metal CommandManager tab, 733
sheet metal drawings
flat patterns
overview, 716
showing bend areas on part, 721
showing bend lines and bend notes, 718–720
showing bounding box for, 720
of multi-body sheet metal parts
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
Sheet Metal feature
Bend Allowance
Bend Allowance and Bend Deduction option, 669–670
Bend Calculation Tables, 670–672
Bend Table option, 668
K-Factor option, 669
bend radius, 667
Sheet Metal PropertyManager, 667
Sheet Metal toolbar, 699
sheet metal tools
Base Flange method
Auto Relief, 672
Base Flange/Tab feature, 664–665
Closed Corner feature, 683–686
mirroring sheet metal features, 687
overview, 663
patterning sheet metal features, 687–688
Sketched Bend feature, 683
Unfold and Fold features, 694–695
forming tools, 458
making rolled conical parts, 702
making sheet metal parts from generic models
Convert to Sheet Metal feature, 700–701
Flatten Bends feature, 698–699
No Bends feature, 699
overview, 695
Process Bends feature, 699
Sheet Metal feature, 698
multi-body techniques
Insert Part feature, 704
multiple Base Flanges, 704–705
overview, 703
overview, 663
tutorial
Base Flange sheet metal method, 708–713
working with imported geometry, 701–702
sheet metal.x_t file, 733
Sheet Properties dialog box, 157
sheet scale, Model Views, 505–506
sheets, distinguishing drawing views from, 528
Shell command, 773
Shell feature
multithickness shell, 772
Ship in a Bottle.sldprt model, 352
Shortcut (S) toolbar, 38, 47–48
shortcuts, 54
Show All Connectors option, graphics window, 439
Show Dimension Names option, 347
Show Feature Dimensions option, 347, 388
Show Feature History option, 618
Show Preview option, 250, 365, 439, 773
Show Properties option, 355
Show Thick Regions option, Thickness Analysis tool, 782
Show Thin Regions option, Thickness Analysis tool, 781–782
simple parts
deciding where to start, 134–136
relative size or direct dimensions, controlling, 146
making solid, 137
overview, 133
simple sweep, 251
Simplify Bends option, 673
simplifying complex parts, 606–607
Single direction or two directions option, Linear Pattern feature, 323
single hold line fillet, applying, 273–274
Skeleton term, 410
sketch blocks
Sketch button, Sketch toolbar, 87
Sketch Chamfer tool, 94
Sketch cursor, 38
Sketch Driven Pattern, 400
sketch entities
adding/removing, 548
creating derived sketch, 206
dragging, 206
extending, 104
offset, 97
overview, 202
removing from blocks, 115
rotating, 203
scaling, 204
using in lofts, 244
Sketch Fillet option, PropertyManager interface, 94
Sketch Fillet tool, 121
Sketch Offset function, 636
Sketch On Faces projected curve, 290–291
Sketch On Sketch option, 307
Sketch Onto Sketch projected curve
intersecting surfaces visualization method, 291–292
overview, 291
picturing reverse 2D drawing visualization method, 291
Sketch Pattern tool, 314
Sketch Picture 1.tif part name, 223
Sketch Picture 2.tif part name, 223
Sketch Picture PropertyManager, 207, 209
sketch planes, controlling, 379–380
Sketch PropertyManager, 318
Sketch Relation Suppression item, 383
sketch relations. See relations, sketch
Sketch toolbar, 49, 87–94, 120, 764
Sketch Tools panel, Loft PropertyManager, 244
Sketched Bend feature, 683
sketches
3D
defining dimensions, 218
exploring sketch relations in, 216–217
making extrusions from, 235–237
using planar path segments, 218
using planes in space, 217–218
absorbed, 400
creating construction geometry, 214
derived, creating, 206
disjoint, 610
entities of accessing via Dimensions/Relations toolbar, 109–111
accessing via Sketch toolbar, 87–94
overview, 86
opening, 86
placement sketches
2D, 446
overview, 445
Reference Geometry
axes, 117
overview, 115
points as, 119
saving as blocks, 543
sketch blocks
sketch contours, 235
sketch entities
creating derived sketch, 206
dragging, 206
overview, 202
rotating, 203
scaling, 204
sketch pictures
compensating for perspective, 208
estimating sharp edges, 208
overview, 206
using Auto Trace, 209
sketch relations
tutorial controlling pictures, text, colors, and styles, 223–226
using colors and line styles with, 211–212
assigning line color, 211
assigning line thickness and line style, 212
using Edit Sketch Or Curve Color tool, 211
working in Color Display mode, 211
using metadata for, 214
skyline orientation, 762
*.sldasm file, 10
*.sldbombt file, 11
*.sldclr file, 11
*.sldcrv file, 293
*.slddrt file, 11
*.slddrw file, 10
*.sldgtolfvt file, 11
*.sldholtbt file, 11
*.sldlfp file, 11, 459, 462, 464, 465
*.sldlin file, 586
*.sldmat file, 11
*.sldprt file, 10
*.sldreg file, 11
*.sldrevtbt file, 11
*.sldsffvt file, 11
*.sldstd file, 11
*.sldtbt file, 11
*.sldweldfvt file, 11
*.sldwldtbt file, 11
Slot PropertyManager, 152
Slot sketch entities, 151
slots
cutting in extruded feature, 151–153
sketch tools for, 151
straight and curved, 108
Smart Components, 459
Smart Dimension button, Sketch toolbar, 87
Smart Dimension option, Dimensions/Relations toolbar, 109
Smart Dimension PropertyManager, 560
Smart Dimension tool, 24, 120, 121, 123, 127, 137, 447, 560
SM-FLAT-PATTERN configuration, 717
Smooth transition, 268
Snap Groove PropertyManager interface, 759
Snap Hook Groove feature, 758–760
Socket Head Cap Screw type, 150
software downloads, 790
Solid Bodies folder, 623
Solid Edge ST3 implementation, 744
solid features, vs. thin features, 232
solid model, reference dimensions on, 560
solids
3D Solids, mirroring
features, 334
overview, 333
bridging between, 608
SolidWorks. See also interface
installing for first time, 3–5
setup, saving, 11
Standard package, 183
starting for first time
license agreement, 5
overview, 5
Welcome to SolidWorks screen, 5–6
Web site of, 3
SolidWorks Downloads folder, 5
SolidWorks Help file. See also help
Help Contents list, 788
Index removed, 788
overview, 787
SolidWorks Web Help, 788
<SolidWorks installation directory>langenglish folder, 193
SolidWorks Installation Manager (SWIM), 790
SolidWorks Resources panel, Task pane, 59
SolidWorks RX
Files & Logs tab, 432
overview, 429
System Maintenance tab, 430
Troubleshoot tab, 430
SolidWorks Search panel, Task pane, 59
SolidWorks Visual Studio Tools for Applications folder, 5
SolidWorks Web site, 789
sorting configurations, 364–365
space
space handle, defined, 215
spacing, equal, 336
Spacing option, Linear Pattern feature, 323
SpecialHole feature, 470, 472, 473
SpecialHole library, 471
specialty features
Deform feature
Curve to curve deform, 305
overview, 303
Surface push deform, 305
types, 304
overview, 295
Wrap feature
overview, 298
Specify Configurations dialog box, 369
Specify Configurations options, 377
speed, effect of file size on, 375
Spin arrows option, Smart Dimension, 87
Spin increment option, Smart Dimension, 87
Spin wheel option, Smart Dimension, 87
spirals, 290
splines
define, 244
drawing, 95
drawing on 3D surface, 103
Split feature
splitting with a plane, 614
splitting with a sketch, 613–614
splitting with a surface body, 614
split lines, 294, 421, 656, 751
split parts, configs of, 383
splitters, adding, 166
Standard Selection option, SelectionManager, 249
Standard Views toolbar, 78, 166, 169, 173–174, 215
standards, custom drafting, 479
Start Command When Creating New Drawing option, Model Views, 504
Start/End Constraints panel, 652
Start/End Offset pane, 680
starting SolidWorks, for first time
license agreement, 5
overview, 5
Welcome to SolidWorks screen, 5–6
statistics of features, 313, 418
Status bar
assigning tags, 60
overview, 60
steep faces, 780
*.stl data, 739
storing
annotations, 457
library parts, 458
straddle faces, 779
Straight Slot and Curved Slot option, 108
straight transitions, 268
Studio scenes, 185
Style panel, Note PropertyManager interface, 543
styles
adding/updating, 543
deleting, 543
Display Styles
layers, 525
overview, 505
selecting Component Line Font, 525
file extensions for, 11
saving, 543
Styles panel, Note PropertyManager, 497
Summary Information dialog box, 483–484
Summary install page, changing installation settings on, 4
suppression, 27, 356–357, 376–378
Surface Bodies folder, 625, 653, 658
Surface Offset feature, 636
Surface push deform, 305
Surface push type, Deform feature, 304
Surface/Face/Plane option, 138
surfaces
Boundary Surface, 633–635, 657
making cuts with, 648–649, 652–653
surfacing techniques
Cut With Surface feature, 648–649, 652–653
Fill Surface feature, 649–651, 656–659
overview, 646
Replace Face feature, 649
Up to Surface/Up To Body feature, 646–648
surfacing tools
Boundary Surface feature, 633–635
Extend Surface feature, 639–640
Extruded Surface feature, 631–633
Lofted Surface feature, 633
MidSurface feature, 643
Offset Surface feature, 635–636, 653–655
overview, 631
Parting Surface feature, 645
Planar Surface feature, 639
Radiate Surface feature, 636–637
Revolved Surface feature, 633
Ruled Surface feature, 645–646
Swept Surface feature, 633
Thicken Surface feature, 638–639
Trim Surface feature, 640
Untrim Surface feature, 645
terminology
developable surfaces, 631
Gaussian curvature, 631
Knit function, 628
Non Uniform Rational B Spline, 630–631
overview, 628
ruled surfaces, 631
Trim function, 628
Untrim function, 629
trimming, 640
surfaces visualization method, intersecting, 291–292
surfacing word, 628
swb, swp file, 11
sweep features
cut sweep with solid profile, 254–255
overview, 251
simple sweep, 251
sweep with guide curves, 252
sweep path, 251
Swept Surface feature, 633
SWIM (SolidWorks Installation Manager), 790
SWITCH function, 352
swlines.lin file, 11
symbol files, 11
symbols
custom, creating, 549
overview, 548
table of, 112
using in notes and dimensions, 549
symmetry, 132, 136–137, 318–319
System Maintenance tab, SolidWorks RX, 430, 431
System Options setting, Colors page, 524
system requirements, for using DVD accompanying this book
SolidWorks versions, 797
Windows versions, 796
Systems Options Colors dialog box, 65
T
tables
Auto-create Design Table method, 384
design tables
overview, 382
what can be driven by, 393–394
editing, 385
Excel table, 670
text in, rotating, 387
Tangency surfaces, 171
Tangent Arc option, PropertyManager interface, 93
Tangent Arc tool, 151
tangent edges
as Phantom setting, 191, 416–418
Tangent to Face end constraint, 246
Tangent to Three Entities option, Circle PropertyManager, 93
Tangent to Two Entities option, Circle PropertyManager, 92
Tapering option, Flex PropertyManager interface, 302
Tapped hole, 152
Task Bar, 38
Task Pane, 38, 59–60, 373, 419, 452, 453
templates
changing, 478
custom properties in, 498
maintaining different templates, 478–479
overview, 493
part templates, creating, 28–30
saving, 499
sharing, 16
terminology
change in among versions, 9
developable surfaces, 631
Gaussian curvature, 631
Knit function, 628
Non Uniform Rational B Spline, 630–631
ruled surfaces, 631
Trim function, 628
Untrim function, 629
text
fitting, 682
sketch text, 103, 104, 210–211
in tables, rotating, 387
text boxes
overview, 536
Text Format panel, Note PropertyManager, 537, 544, 549
Text/Dimension Display option, 547
thick regions, showing, 782
Thicken Surface feature, 638–639
thickness
line, 585
Thickness Analysis tool
overview, 781
Show Thick Regions option, 782
Show Thin Regions option, 781–782
workflow, 783
thin features, 146, 151, 232–233
thin regions, showing, 781–782
Thinness Analysis, 781
Third Angle Projection, 8, 495
three views, sketch pictures using, 207–208
Through All cut, 139
Through All end condition, 706
Tile Horizontally option, Window menu, 73
Tile Vertically option, Window menu, 73
trimming
general discussion, 628
inside selected boundary, 100
overview, 98
surfaces, 640
Tip of Day, 10
Title Bar
advantages of, 44
shown on interface screenshot, 38
Title Block function, 487–488, 495
title block.drwdot file, 488
tolerances
Tool body region selection box, 600
toolbars
Align toolbar, 572
Blocks toolbar, 123
Curves toolbar, 288
Dimensions/Relations toolbar, 109–111
Drawings toolbar, 158, 494, 507
Features toolbar, 49, 446, 613
and Full Screen mode, 51
Heads-up View toolbar, 38, 44, 163, 164, 166, 190
Menu Bar toolbar and menu, 44–45
mixing CommandManager with, 41
moving, 49
overview, 43
Sheet Metal toolbar, 699
Shortcut (S) toolbar, 38, 47–48
Sketch toolbar, 49, 87–94, 120, 764
Standard Views toolbar, 78, 166, 169, 173–174, 215
truncated, 49
Toolbars tab, Customize dialog box, 79
Toolbox, 458
Toolbox Data folder, 4
Tools menu
customizing, 53
primary uses of, 54
screenshot of, 53
Top Boss Plane, 283
Top View command, 165
tracing, 209
Traditional method, Mirror Entities tool, 317
training classes, 5
transitions, straight, 268
Translate function, Modify Sketch tool, 205
Translate Surface option, 140
Transparency value slider, 207
Treat Corners As Zero Thickness option, 782
Troubleshoot tab, SolidWorks RX, 430
troubleshooting errors
DVD accompanying this book, 797
interpreting rebuild errors, 426–429
overview, 426
using Performance Benchmark, 432–435
truncated toolbars, 49
Turn Camera tool, 188
Tutorial1finished.sldprt part, 749
tutorials
circular pattern, creating, 336–337
cosmetic pattern, applying, 339–341
documentation, 9
evaluation techniques, 435–442
interface
creating part templates, 28–30
sketching with parametrics, 30–35
part templates, creating, 28–30
patterning
circular pattern, creating, 336–337
cosmetic pattern, applying, 339–341
sheet metal tools
Base Flange sheet metal method, 708–713
sketches
controlling pictures, text, colors, and styles, 223–226
visualization techniques, 191–196
Two Planes option, 336
U
unconfigurable items, 382
Undercut Detection tool, 783–784
Underdefined sketch state, 23
Underive command, 223
undetermined manufacturing methods, modeling for, 608–609
units, 8
Unlink option, RMB menu, 353
Unsuppress With Dependents option, 377
untrimming
general discussion, 629
Up to Next description, 141
Up to Surface description, 139
Up to Surface/Up To Body feature, 646–648
Up to Vertex description, 139
Update Standard Views control, View Orientation dialog box, 172
Use Belt Thickness option, 124
Use Configuration Specific Color option, 368, 394
Use Document Defaults option, 587
Use Document Font option, 225, 285
Use Transparent Flyout FeatureManager option, Parts/Assemblies, 407
user groups, 791
User Notes (same as comment) item, 384
V
valve body.igs file, 733
variable radius fillets
other uses for, 268
overview, 265
straight versus smooth transitions, 267–268
Vary Sketch option, Linear Pattern feature, 324, 326
verification, on rebuild, 412
Vertex option, 138
Vertical Dimension option, Dimensions/Relations toolbar, 109
vertical lines, 90
vertical relations, 23
video card requirements, 3
View indicator, 38
View Orientation, 166, 172, 188, 189
View palette, 502
View PropertyManager, 524
View Settings icon, Heads Up View toolbar, 183
View Sketch Relations option, 26
View tools
annotation views, 174
overview, 168
Standard Views toolbar, 173–174
View Orientation, 172
views
Alternate Position View, 520–521, 533
Broken-out Section View, 514–517
Camera View, 188
Crop View, 513
Custom View, 521
Detail View
drawing detail circle in-line, 509
overview, 507
pre-drawing detail circle, 508–509
distinguishing from sheets, 528
Draft quality views, 527
Editing Drawing View, 508
Empty View, 521
manipulating
adding scrollbars and splitters, 166
overview, 163
using arrow keys, 164
using Magnifying Glass, 167
using middle mouse button, 164–165
using mouse gestures, 165
Model Views
cosmetic thread display, 504, 506
dimension type, 506
Display State, 505
Display Style panel, 505
number of views and orientation, 504
overview, 503
Reference Configuration list, 504
Select Bodies button, 504
Start Command When Creating New Drawing option, 504
Thumbnail Preview option, 504
orientation and alignment, 523
overview, 501
Partial Section View, 512
Pre-defined View
limitations of, 496
overview, 493
populating drawing with, 496
scaling, 496
RealView, 171, 189–190, 332, 413, 415
Roll View tool, 169
Section Views
editing, 513
overview, 510
Partial Section View, 512
Standard Views toolbar, 78, 166, 169, 173–174, 215
View palette, 502
visualization techniques
color, applying automatically to features, 190
Display Pane, 190
DisplayManager. See also appearances
overview, 174
Edge display settings, 191
manipulating view
adding scrollbars and splitters, 166
overview, 163
using arrow keys, 164
using Magnifying Glass, 167
using middle mouse button, 164–165
using mouse gestures, 165
overview, 163
View tools
annotation views, 174
overview, 168
Standard Views toolbar, 173–174
View Orientation, 172
*.vrml data, 739
W
Waffle Pattern, 340
web sites, non-commercial, 793
Welcome to SolidWorks screen, 5–6, 52
weldments
configuring cut list for, 724
multi-body functionality in, 621
wire-formed part, creating, 307–310
Wireframe view tool, 169
Witness/Leader Display panel, Dimension PropertyManager, 568
wrapping
sketches around cylindrical and conical faces, 298–301
X
*.$xls file, 11
*.$xmttxt file, 739
Z
Zebra Stripes, 171–172, 189, 413–415, 416
Zero thickness errors, 428