Solidworks Essentials

The Solidworks Essentials training uses real-world case studies to illustrate processes, teaching you everything you need to know for creating parametric models of parts and assemblies and creating drawings of those parts and assemblies.

New CAD users, seasonal users of other CAD systems, and veteran Solidworks users can all benefit from the training.

In-Person: Attend the course at one of our campuses for an unforgettable learning experience! Find the campus closest to you and pick a date that fits your schedule perfectly.

Description

With the use of SOLIDWORKS’ comprehensive 3D software tools, you can organize, generate, simulate, publish, and publish your data. SOLIDWORKS products are simple to learn and use, and they work together to support better, more rapid, and more economical product design.

More engineers, designers, and other technology professionals than ever before are able to use 3D to bring their concepts to life thanks to SOLIDWORKS’ emphasis on usability.

The essentials training uses real-world case studies to illustrate processes, teaching you everything you need to know for creating parametric models of parts and assemblies and creating drawings of those parts and assemblies.

New CAD users, seasonal users of other CAD systems, and veteran SolidWorks users can all benefit from the training.

Course Layout

Module 1

• What is SOLIDWORKS?
• What is design intent?
• File references (object linking and embedding)
• SOLIDWORKS user interface
• Using the command manager

Module 2

• 2D sketching
• Default planes
• Sketch geometry
• Mechanics of sketching
• Sketch guidelines
• Sketch feedback
• Desired design intent
• Automatic sketch relations
• Added sketch relations
• Selecting multiple objects
• Dimensioning

Module 3

• Choosing the best profile
• Selecting sketch planes
• Boss extrusions
• Cuts
• Fillets
• Auto-transition between lines and fillets
• Using the hole wizard
• Fillet propagations
• Rollback bar
• Driving dimensions
• Driven dimensions
• Associativity between the model and the drawing
• Rebuilding the model

Module 4

• Design intent
• Boss feature with draft
• Symmetry in the sketch
• Sketching inside the model
• View options
• Using model edges in a sketch
• Creating trimmed sketch geometry
• Copy and paste features

Module 5

• Why use patterns?
• Linear patterns
• Circular patterns
• Reference geometry
• Planes
• Mirror patterns
• Using pattern seed only
• Up to reference
• Sketch driven patterns

Module 6

• Using the revolve feature
• Thin features
• Splines
• Editing materials
• Mass properties
• File properties

Module 7

• Analysing and adding draft
• Shelling
• Rib features
• Full round fillets

Module 8 – 9

• Part editing
• Design changes
• Information from a model
• Rebuilding tools
• Replace sketch entities
• Sketch contours
• Supressing features

Module 10

• Using configurations
• Other methods to create configurations
• Renaming features and dimensions
• Design rules using global variables and equations
• Equations
• Using operators and functions
• Modelling strategies for configurations
• Editing parts that have configurations
• Design library

Module 11

• Using global variables and equations
• Renaming features and dimensions
• Design intent when using global variables
• Equations
• Using operators and functions

Module 12

• Section view
• Model views
• Broken view
• Detail views
• Drawing sheets and sheet formats
• Projected views
• Model items
• Annotations

Module 13

• Creating a new assembly
• Positioning the base component
• FeatureManager design tree and symbols
• Adding components
• Mating components
• Using part configurations in assemblies
• Sub-assemblies
• Smart mates
• Inserting sub-assemblies
• Pack & go

Module 14

• Analysing the assembly
• Clearance detection
• Collision detection
• Exploded assemblies
• Explode line sketch
• Rollback and reorder
• Bill of materials
• Assembly drawings

Skill Prerequisites

• SolidWorks 2018 / newer
• Understanding of technical drawings
• Mechanical design experience
• Computer literacy