SOLIDWORKS – first approach

Solidworks is a parametric three-dimensional design software, produced and marketed by Dassault Systeme, was created as a dedicated software for mechanical and plant engineering but is also applied in the architectural field and is therefore particularly useful for the 3D design of complex equipment.

SolidWorks is a solid modeler, and utilizes a parametric feature-based approach which was initially developed by PTC (Creo/Pro-Engineer) to create models and assemblies. The software uses the Parasolid modelling kernel.

Parameters refer to constraints whose values determine the shape or geometry of the model or assembly. Parameters can be either numeric parameters, such as line lengths or circle diameters, or geometric parameters, such as tangent, parallel, concentric, horizontal or vertical, etc. Numeric parameters can be associated with each other through the use of relations, which allows them to capture design intent.

Design intent is how the creator of the part wants it to respond to changes and updates. For example, you would want the hole at the top of a beverage can to stay at the top surface, regardless of the height or size of the can. SolidWorks allows the user to specify that the hole is a feature on the top surface, and will then honor their design intent no matter what height they later assign to the can.

Features refer to the building blocks of the part. They are the shapes and operations that construct the part. Shape-based features typically begin with a 2D or 3D sketch of shapes such as bosses, holes, slots, etc. This shape is then extruded to add or cut to remove material from the part. Operation-based features are not sketch-based, and include features such as fillets, chamfers, shells, applying draft to the faces of a part, etc

Topics of the course: Time Stamp, Introduction, User Interface, Sketch Basics, Hide and show relations/constraints

Under defined, Fully defined , Overdefined sketch, Convert line into a construction line, Types of the rectangle and their use, Circle and three-point circle, Arc, Fillet, Chamfer, Text, Trim, Extent Entities, Offset entities, Mirror, Linear Sketch, Pattern, Circular Pattern, Move entities, Rotate Entities, Copy Entities,  Scale Entities, Stretch Entities, Convert Underdefine sketch into fully define sketch by one click, Add Relations, Sketch Exercise 1, Sketch Exercise 2, Sketch Exercise 3, Hide and show relations, sketch and other things, Sketch Exercise 4, Sketch Exercise 5, Solidworks Exercise 1, Solidworks Exercise 2, Solidworks Exercise 3, Pokemon Design, Solidworks CSWA Exercise