SolidWorks Essentials

Location	Start Date	Time	Length	Register
Orlando, Florida	2/27/2012	9:00 AM - 5:00 PM	5 days	Register
Tampa, Florida	3/5/2012	9:00 AM - 5:00 PM	5 days	Register
Jacksonville, Florida	3/12/2012	9:00 AM - 5:00 PM	5 days	Register
Fort Lauderdale, Florida	3/19/2012	9:00 AM - 5:00 PM	5 days	Register
Orlando, Florida	3/26/2012	9:00 AM - 5:00 PM	5 days	Register
Tampa, Florida	4/2/2012	9:00 AM - 5:00 PM	5 days	Register
Melbourne, Florida	4/9/2012	9:00 AM - 5:00 PM	5 days	Register
Fort Lauderdale, Florida	4/16/2012	9:00 AM - 5:00 PM	5 days	Register
Orlando, Florida	4/23/2012	9:00 AM - 5:00 PM	5 days	Register
Tampa, Florida	5/7/2012	9:00 AM - 5:00 PM	5 days	Register
Fort Lauderdale, Florida	5/14/2012	9:00 AM - 5:00 PM	5 days	Register
Orlando, Florida	5/21/2012	9:00 AM - 5:00 PM	5 days	Register

Length: 5 days

Prerequisites: Mechanical design experience; experience with the Windows™ operating system.

Description: SolidWorks Essentials teaches you how to use the SolidWorks mechanical design automation software to build parametric models of parts and assemblies, and how to make drawings of those parts and assemblies.

The topics covered in this course are:

• SolidWorks Basics and the User Interface
• What is the SolidWorks Software
• Design Intent
• File References
• Opening Files
• The SolidWorks User Interface

Introduction to Sketching

• 2D Sketching
• Stages in the Process
• Saving Files
• What are We Going to Sketch?
• Sketching
• Sketch Entities
• Basic Sketching
• Rules That Govern Sketches
• Design Intent
• Sketch Relations
• Dimensions
• Extrude
• Sketching Guidelines

Basic Part Modeling

• Basic Modeling
• Terminology
• Choosing the Best Profile
• Choosing the Sketch Plane
• Details of the Part
• Boss Feature
• Sketching on a Planar Face
• Cut Feature
• Using the Hole Wizard
• View Options
• Filleting
• Detailing Basics
• Drawing Views
• Center Marks
• Dimensioning
• Changing Parameters

Modeling a Casting or Forging

• Case Study: Ratchet
• 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
• Using Copy and Paste

Patterning

• Why Use Patterns?
• Reference Geometry
• Linear Pattern
• Circular Patterns
• Mirror Patterns
• Using Pattern Seed Only
• Sketch Driven Patterns

Revolved Features

• Case Study: Handwheel
• Design Intent
• Revolved Features
• Building the Rim
• Building the Spoke
• Edit Material
• Mass Properties
• File Properties
• SolidWorks SimulationXpress
• Using SolidWorks SimulationXpress
• The SimulationXpress Interface

Shelling and Ribs

• Shelling and Ribs
• Analyzing and Adding Draft
• Other Options for Draft
• Shelling
• Ribs
• Full Round Fillets
• Thin Features

Editing: Repairs

• Part Editing
• Editing Topics
• Sketch Issues
• FilletXpert
• DraftXpert

Editing: Design Changes

• Part Editing
• Design Changes
• Information From a Model
• Rebuilding Tools
• Sketch Contours
• Editing with Instant 3D

Configurations

• Configurations
• Using Configurations
• Creating Configurations
• Link Values
• Equations
• Configure Dimension / Feature
• Modeling Strategies for Configurations
• Editing Parts that Have Configurations
• Design Library

Using Drawings

• More About Making Drawings
• Section View
• Model Views
• Broken View
• Detail Views
• Drawing Sheets and Sheet Formats
• Projected Views
• Annotations

Bottom-Up Assembly Modeling

• Case Study: Universal Joint
• Bottom-Up Assembly
• Creating a New Assembly
• Position of the First Component
• FeatureManager Design Tree and Symbols
• Adding Components
• Using Part Configurations in Assemblies
• Sub-assemblies
• Smart Mates
• Inserting Sub-assemblies
• Pack and Go

Using Assemblies

• Using Assemblies
• Analyzing the Assembly
• Checking for Clearances
• Changing the Values of Dimensions
• Exploded Assemblies
• Explode Line Sketch
• Bill of Materials
• Assembly Drawings

Templates

• Options Settings
• Document Templates