Solidworks

The Sketching Environment

Starting a New Session of Solid Works

• Work flow customization Area

Task Panes

• Solid Works Resources Task
• Pane Design Library Task Pane
• File Explorer Task Pane
• View Palette Task Pane
• Appearances, Scenes, and Decals Task Pane
• Custom Properties Task Pane

Starting a New Document in Solid Works

• Part
• Assembly
• Drawing
• Understanding the Sketching environment

 Setting the Document Options

• Modifying the Drafting Standards
• Modifying the Linear and Angular Units
• Modifying the Snap and Grid Settings

Learning Sketcher Terms

• Origin 
• Inferencing Lines
• Select tool
• Selecting Entities Using the Box Selection Selecting                                 
• Entities Using the Cross Selection Selecting Entities Using       
• the SHIFT and CTRL Keys
• Invert Selection Tool

Drawing Lines Orientation Rollout Options Rollout

• Drawing Continuous Lines
• Drawing Individual Lines
•  Line Cursor Parameters
• Drawing Tangent or Normal Arcs Using the Line Tool
• Drawing Construction Lines or Centerlines
• Drawing the Lines of Infinite Length
• Drawing Circles
• Drawing Circles by Defining their Center Points
• Drawing Circles by Defining Three Points
• Drawing Construction Circles

Drawing Arcs

• Drawing Tangent/Normal Arcs
• Drawing Center point Arcs Drawing 3 Point Arcs 

Drawing Rectangles

• Drawing Rectangles by Specifying their Corners
• Drawing Rectangles by Specifying the Center and a
• Corner Drawing Rectangles at an Angle
• Drawing Center point Rectangles at an Angle
• Drawing Parallelograms

Drawing Polygons

Drawing Splines

Drawing Slots

• Creating a Straight Slot
• Creating a Center point Straight Slot
• Creating a 3 Point Arc Slot
• Creating a Center point Arc Slot

Placing Sketched Points

Drawing Ellipses

Drawing Elliptical Arcs

Drawing Parabolic Curves

Drawing Display Tools

• Zoom to Fit
• Zoom to Area
• Zoom In/Out
• Zoom to Selection
•  Pan
•  Previous View
•  Redraw

 Deleting Sketched Entities

Self-Evaluation Test

Editing Sketched Entities

• Trimming Sketched Entities
• Extending Sketched Entities
• Filleting Sketched Entities
• Chamfering Sketched Entities
• Offsetting Sketched Entities
• Mirroring Sketched Entities
• Mirroring While Sketching (Dynamic Mirror
• Entities) Moving Sketched Entities
• Rotating Sketched Entities
• Scaling Sketched Entities
• Copying and Pasting Sketched Entities

Creating Patterns

• Creating Linear Sketch Patterns
• Creating Circular Sketch Patterns

Editing Patterns

Writing Text in the Sketching Environment

Modifying Sketched Entities

• Modifying a Sketched Line
• Modifying a Sketched Circle
• Modifying a Sketched Arc
• Modifying a Sketched Polygon
• Modifying a Spline
• Modifying the Coordinates of a Point
• Modifying an Ellipse or an Elliptical
• Arc Modifying a Parabola
• Dynamically Modifying and Copying Sketched Entities
• Splitting Sketched Entities

Applying Geometric Relations to Sketches

• Applying Relations Using the Add Relations Property Manager

Design Intent

Dimensioning a Sketch

• Horizontal/Vertical Dimensioning
• Aligned Dimensioning Angular
• Dimensioning Diameter
• Dimensioning Radius
• Dimensioning
• Linear Diameter Dimensioning
• Ordinate Dimensioning

Concept of a Fully Defined Sketch

• Fully Defined
• Over defined
• Under defined
• Dangling
• No Solution Found
• Invalid Solution Found
• Sketch Dimension or Relation Status

Deleting Over defining Dimensions

• Displaying and Deleting Relations

Opening an Existing File

• Address Bar
• File name
• Type Drop-down List
• Open as Read-Only
• Quick view
• References
• Configurations
• Display States Area

Advanced Dimensioning Techniques Fully Defining the Sketches

• Dimensioning the True Length of an Arc

Measuring Distances and Viewing Section Properties

• Measuring Distances
• Determining the Section Properties of Closed Sketches

Creating Base Features by Extruding Sketches Creating

• Thin Extruded Features Creating

Base Features by Revolving Sketches

• Creating Solid Revolved Features
• Creating Thin Revolved Features

Determining the Mass Properties of Parts

Dynamically Rotating the View of a Mode

• Rotating the View Freely in 3D Space
• Rotating the View around a Selected Vertex, Edge, or

Face Modifying the View Orientation

• Changing the Orientation Using the Reference Triad
• Restoring the Previous View
• Displaying the Drawing Area in Viewports
• Displaying the Drawing Area in Two Horizontal
• Viewports Displaying the Drawing Area in Two Vertical
• Viewports Displaying the Drawing Area in Four Viewports

Display Modes of a Model

• Wireframe
• Hidden Lines Visible
• Hidden Lines Removed
• Shaded With Edges
• Shaded

Additional Display Modes

• Shadows in Shaded Mode
• Perspective

Assigning Materials and Textures to Models

• Assigning Materials to a Model
• Changing the Appearance of the Model Editing the Appearances

Importance of Sketching Planes Reference

 Geometry

• Reference Planes Creating
• New Planes Creating
• Reference Axes Creating
• Reference Points
• Creating Reference Coordinate

Systems Advanced Boss/Base Options

• From
• End Condition
• Direction of Extrusion

Modeling Using the Contour Selection

Method Creating Cut Features

• Creating Extruded Cuts
• Handling Multiple Bodies in the Cut Feature
• Creating Revolved Cuts

Concept of the Feature Scope

Advanced Modeling Tools

• Creating Simple Holes
• Creating Standard Holes Using the Hole Wizard
• Adding External Cosmetic Threads
• Creating Fillets
• Selection Methods
• Creating Fillets Using the
• FilletXpert Creating Chamfers
• Creating Shell Features
• Creating Wrap Features

Advanced Modeling Tools

• Creating Mirror Features
• Creating Linear Pattern Features
• Creating Circular Pattern Features
• Creating Sketch Driven Patterns
• Creating Curve Driven Patterns
• Creating Table Driven Patterns
• Creating Fill Patterns
• Creating Rib Features
• Displaying the Section View of a Model

Changing the Display States

Editing the Features of a Model

• Editing Using the Edit Feature Option Editing
• Sketches of the Sketch-based Features
• Changing the Sketch Plane of the Sketches
• Editing by Selecting an Entity or a Feature
• Editing Using the Instant3D Tool
• Editing Features and Sketches by Cut, Copy, and Paste
• Cutting, Copying, and Pasting Features and Sketches from One Document
• To the Other
• Copying Features Using Drag and Drop
• Deleting Features Deleting Bodies
• Suppressing Features
• Unsuppressing the Suppressed Features
• Unsuppressing Features with Dependents
• Hiding Bodies
• Moving and Copying Bodies  Reordering the Features
• Rolling Back the Feature
•  Renaming Features
• Creating Folders in the Feature Manager Design tree What’s Wrong Functionality?

Advanced Modeling Tools

• Creating Sweep Features
• Creating Cut-Sweep Features
• Creating Loft Features Adding a Section to a Loft Feature
• Creating Lofted Cuts Creating 3D Sketches
• Creating Grid Systems
• Editing 3D Sketches
• Creating Curves
• Extruding a 3D Sketch
• Creating Draft Features

Advanced Modeling Tools

• Creating Dome Features
• Creating Indents Creating
• Deform Features
• Creating Flex Features

Creating Fastening Features

• Creating the Mounting Boss
• Creating Snap Hooks
• Creating Snap Hook Grooves
• Creating Vents
• Creating a Lip/Groove Feature

Creating Freeform Features

• Face Settings Rollout
• Control Curves Rollout
• Control Points Rollout
• Display Rollout

Dimensioning a Part Using DimXpert

• Specifying the Datum
• Pop-up Toolbar
• Adding Dimensions
• Specifying the Location of a Feature
• Adding Geometric Tolerance to the Features
• Collecting Pattern Features
• Adding Dimensions Automatically

Assembly Modeling

• Types of Assembly Design Approach

Creating Bottom-Up Assemblies

• Placing Components in the Assembly Document
• Assembling Components

Creating Top-down Assemblies

• Creating Components in the Top-down Assembly

Moving Individual Components

• Moving Individual Components by Dragging
• Moving Individual Components Using the Move Component Tool

Rotating Individual Components

• Rotating Individual Components by Dragging
• Rotating Individual Components Using the Rotate Component Tool

Moving and Rotating Individual Components Using the Triad

Assembly Visualization

Advanced Assembly Mates

• Applying the Symmetric
• Mate Applying the Width
• Mate Applying the Distance
• Mate Applying the Angle
• Mate Applying the Path Mate Mechanical Mates Applying the Cam Mate Applying the Gear
• Mate Applying the Rack Pinion
• Mate
• Applying the Screw Mate
• Applying the Hinge Mate

Creating Sub-assemblies

• Bottom-up Sub-assembly Design Approach
• Top-down Sub-assembly Design Approach
• Inserting a New Sub-assembly
• Deleting Components and Sub-assemblies
• Editing Assembly Mates
• Replacing Mated Entities
• Editing Components
• Editing Sub-assemblies
• Dissolving Sub-assemblies
• Replacing Components
• Creating Patterns of Components in an Assembly
• Feature Driven Pattern
• Local Pattern
• Copying and Mirroring Components
• Copy a Component with Mates
• Simplifying Assemblies using the Visibility Options
• Hiding Components
• Suppressing and Unsuppressing the Components
• Changing the Transparency Conditions
• Changing the Display States
• Checking Interferences in an Assembly
• Checking the Hole Alignment
• Creating Assemblies for Mechanism
• Analyzing Collisions Using the Collision Detection Tool
• Creating the Exploded State of an Assembly Creating the Explode Line Sketch

The Drawing Mode

• Starting a Drawing Document
• Starting a New Drawing Document Using the New Solid Works
• Document Dialog Box
• Starting a New Drawing Document from the Part/Assembly Document

Types of Views

• Model View
• Projected View
• Section View
• Aligned Section View
• Auxiliary View
• Detail View
• Broken View
• Broken-out Section View
• Crop View
• Alternate Position View
• Generating Standard Drawing Views
• Generating Model Views
• Using the View Palette to Place the Drawing Views

Generating the Three Standard Views

• Generating Standard Views Using the Relative View Tool
• Generating Standard Views Using the Predefined View Tool
• Generating Derived Views
• Generating Projected Views
• Generating Section Views
• Generating Aligned Section Views
• Generating Broken-out Section Views
• Generating Auxiliary Views
• Generating Detail Views
• Cropping Drawing Views
• Generating Broken Views
• Generating Alternate Position Views
• Generating Drawing Views of the Exploded State of an Assembly

Working with Interactive Drafting in Solid Works Editing

• Modifying Drawing Views
• Changing the View Orientation
• Changing the Scale of Drawing Views
• Deleting Drawing Views
• Rotating Drawing Views
• Manipulating the Drawing Views

Modifying the Hatch Pattern in Section Views

• Properties Rollout
• Options Rollout

Adding Annotations to Drawing Views

• Generating Annotations Using the Model Items Tool
• Adding Reference Annotations
• Aligning the Dimensions
• Editing Annotations

Adding the Bill of Materials (BOM) to a Drawing

• Table Template Rollout Table Position Rollout
• BOM Type Rollout
• Configurations Rollout
• Part Configuration Grouping Rollout
• Keep Missing Item Rollout
• Item Numbers Rollout
• Setting Anchor Point for the
• BOM Linking Bill of Materials
• Adding Balloons to the Drawing Views
• Adding Balloons using the Auto Balloon tool
• Adding New Sheets to the Drawing Views
• Editing the Sheet Format
• Creating User-Defined Sheet Formats

Equations and Configurations

• Working with Equations
• Linking Dimensions
• Working with Configurations
• Creating Configurations by Using Design Tables
• Changing the Suppression State by Using
• The  Design Table Editing
• The Design Table
• Deleting the Design Table
• Changing the Suppression State of a Component without Invoking the Design Table
• Changing the Visibility of Components in Different Configurations of an Assembly                  Library Features
• Creating a Library Feature
• Placing Library Features in a Part
• Editing the Library Features
• Dissolving the Library Features 

• Introduction to Blocks
•  Blocks Toolbar
• Saving a Sketch as a Block in the design Library
• Creating Mechanisms by using Blocks
• Creating the Rack and Pinion Mechanism
• Creating the Cam and Follower Mechanism
• Applying Motion to Blocks
• Creating Parts from Blocks
• Selected Blocks
• Block to Part Constraint

Sheet Metal Design

• Designing the Sheet Metal Components by
• Creating the Base Flange
• Understanding the Feature Manager Design tree of a Sheet Metal Component Creating the Edge Flange
•  Creating Tabs
• Creating the Sketched
• Bend Creating the Miter
• Flange Creating Closed
• Corners Creating Hems
• Creating the Jog Bend
• Breaking the Corners
• Creating Cuts on the Planar Faces of the Sheet Metal Components
• Creating Lofted Bends
• Creating a Flat Pattern View of the Sheet Metal
• Components Creating Sheet Metal Components from a Flat
• Sheet Creating a Sheet Metal Component From a Flat Part Converting a Part or a Flat Part into Sheet Metal by Adding
• Bends Adding Bends to the Flattened Sheet Metal Component
• Unbending the Sheet Metal Part Using the No Bends Tool
• Creating a Sheet Metal Component By Designing it as a Part Types of Bends
• Converting a Solid Body into a Sheet Metal Part
• Designing a sheet Metal Part from a Solid Shelled model 
• Ripping the Edges
• Creating Cuts in Sheet Metal Components Across the Bends
• Creating Cuts in a Sheet Metal Component Created from a Solid Model
• Creating Cuts in a Sheet Metal Component Created Using the Base
• Flange Creating Cylindrical and Conical Sheet Metal Components
• Generating the Drawing View of the Flat Pattern of the Sheet Metal Components

• Creating an Extruded Surface
• Creating a Revolved Surface
• Creating a Swept Surface
• Creating a Lofted Surface
• Creating a Boundary Surface
• Creating a Planar Surface
• Creating a Fill Surface
• Creating a Radiated Surface
• Offsetting Surfaces
• Trimming Surfaces
• Untrimming Surfaces
• Extending Surfaces Knitting
• Surfaces Filleting Surfaces
• Creating a Mid-Surface
• Deleting Holes from Surfaces
• Replacing Faces 
• Deleting Faces
• Moving and Coping Surfaces
• Mirroring Surface Bodies Adding
• Thickness to Surface Bodies
• Creating a Thicken Surface Cut
• Creating a Surface Cut