Learn SolidWorks 2020 – Tayseer Almattar (PME0022)

Learn SolidWorks 2020 – Tayseer Almattar

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction to SOLIDWORKS

Introducing SOLIDWORKS

SOLIDWORKS applications

Core mechanical design

Understanding parametric modeling

Exploring SOLIDWORKS certifications

Associate certifications

Professional certifications

Professional advanced certifications

Expert certification

Chapter 2: Interface and Navigation

Technical requirements

Starting a new part, assembly, or drawing file

What are parts, assemblies, and drawings?

Opening a part, assembly, or drawing file

The main components of the SOLIDWORKS interface

The command bar

The design tree

The canvas

The Task Pane

The document’s measurement system

The different measurement systems

Adjusting the document’s measurement system

Chapter 3: SOLIDWORKS 2D Sketching Basics

Technical requirements

Introducing SOLIDWORKS sketching

The position of SOLIDWORKS sketches

Simple sketches versus complex sketches

Sketch planes

Getting started with SOLIDWORKS sketching

Getting into the sketching mode

Defining sketches

Geometrical relations

Sketching lines, rectangles, circles, arcs, and ellipses

The origin

Sketching lines

Sketching rectangles and squares

Sketching circles and arcs

Sketching ellipses and using construction lines

Fillets and chamfers

Under defined, fully defined, and over defined sketches

Under defined sketches

Fully defined sketches

Over defined sketches

Chapter 4: Special Sketching Commands

Technical requirements

Mirroring and offsetting sketches

Mirroring a sketch

Defining

Offsetting a sketch

Deleting an offset

Customization options

Creating sketch patterns

Defining patterns

Linear sketch patterns

Circular sketch patterns

Trimming in SOLIDWORKS sketching

Understanding trimming

Using power trimming

Chapter 5: Basic Primary One-Sketch Features

Technical requirements

Understanding features in SOLIDWORKS

Understanding and applying extruded boss and cut

Understanding and applying fillets and chamfers

Understanding fillets and chamfers

Applying fillets

Applying chamfers

Modifying fillets and chamfers

Understanding and applying revolved boss and cut

What are revolved boss and cut?

Applying revolved boss

Applying revolved cut

Modifying revolved boss and revolved cut

Chapter 6: Basic Secondary Multi-Sketch Features

Technical requirements

Reference geometries – additional planes

Understanding planes, reference geometries, and why we need them

Defining planes in geometry

Defining a new plane in SOLIDWORKS

Understanding and applying swept boss and swept cut

What are swept boss and swept cut?

Applying swept boss

Swept boss feature options

Applying swept cut

Modifying swept boss and swept cut

Understanding and applying lofted boss and lofted cut

What are lofted boss and lofted cut?

Applying lofted boss

Lofted boss feature options

Applying lofted cut

Modifying lofted boss and cut

Guide curves

Chapter 7: Materials and Mass Properties

Technical requirements

Reference geometries – defining a new coordinate system

What is a reference coordinate system and why are new ones needed?

How to create a new coordinate system

Assigning materials and evaluating and overriding mass properties

Finding the center of mass in relation to the origin in millimeters

Finding the center of mass in relation to the new coordinate system in millimeters

Finding the mass of the model in pounds

Overriding mass properties

Chapter 8: Standard Assembly Mates

Technical requirements

Opening assemblies and adding parts

Defining SOLIDWORKS assemblies

Starting a SOLIDWORKS assembly file and adding parts to it

Starting an assembly file

Adding parts to the assembly file

Understanding mates

Understanding and applying non-value-oriented standard mates

Understanding and applying value-driven standard mates

Defining value-driven standard mates

Applying the distance and angle mates

Applying the distance mate

Applying the angle mate

Utilizing materials and mass properties for assemblies

Chapter 9: Introduction to Engineering Drawing

Understanding engineering drawings

Interpreting engineering drawings

Chapter 10: Basic SOLIDWORKS Drawing Layout and Annotations

Technical requirements

Opening a SOLIDWORKS drawing file

Generating orthographic and isometric views

Communicating dimensions and design

Utilizing the drawing sheet’s information block

Exporting the drawing as a PDF or image

Chapter 11: Bills of Materials

Technical requirements

Understanding BOMs

Generating a standard BOM

Adjusting information in the BOMs

Utilizing equations with BOMs

Utilizing parts callouts

Chapter 12: Advanced SOLIDWORKS Mechanical Core Features

Technical requirements

Understanding and applying the draft feature

Understanding and applying the shell feature

Understanding and utilizing the Hole Wizard

Understanding and applying features mirroring

Understanding and applying the rib feature

Understanding and utilizing multi-body parts

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