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SolidWorks Basics 2024

SolidWorks Basics 2024

January 15, 2019 SolidWorks

This course is presented in video lessons that start at the beginning, such as how to draw a line, and will progress through many basic skills. This course will teach you how to perform and feel comfortable with the three essential functions of SolidWorks:

  • Create parts
  • Create assemblies using parts
  • Create drawings from parts and assemblies

Each video lesson demonstrates the SolidWorks topic being taught. Each lesson also has activities to test your ability to use the concepts presented in the videos.

 

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1

Lesson 1: Introduction to SolidWorks (3 Videos)
  • Introduction to the SolidWorks Basics Course
  • So What is SolidWorks
  • SolidWorks Graphic User Interface

2

Lesson 2: New Parts and Basic Tools (9 Videos, 1 Activity)
  • Beginning a New Part
  • The Parts Screen
  • Beginning a New Sketch
  • The Line Tool
  • The Circle Tool
  • The Rectangle Tool
  • The Arc Tool
  • The Smart Dimension Tool
  • Special Notes on Using the Smart Dimension Tool (1 Activity)

3

Lesson 3: Templates and Sketches (7 Videos, 3 Activities)
  • Installation of Custom Templates (1 Activity)
  • Selecting a Plane to Begin a Part
  • Under and Fully Defined Sketches
  • The Extrude Boss Tool
  • The Extrude Cut Tool
  • View Manipulation
  • Placing a Sketch on a Part (2 Activities)

4

Lesson 4: Sketching Tips (7 Videos, 1 Activity)
  • Short Cut Tips
  • Sketching Tips
  • Identifying the Mass of a Part
  • Mass Property Tool Options
  • The Measure Tool
  • Extrude Boss by Mid-Plane
  • The Trim Tool (1 Activity)

5

Lesson 5: Sketch Tools (4 Videos, 2 Activities)
  • Application of Material
  • The Convert Entities Tool
  • The Sketch Mirror Tool
  • How I Made It (2 Activities)

6

Lesson 6: Editing Parts (4 Videos, 1 Activity)
  • Editing a Part
  • The Offset Entities Tool
  • Changing Units of Measure and Precision
  • Creating Reference Planes (1 Activity)

7

Lesson 7: Feature Tools (2 Videos, 4 Activities)
  • The Rib Tool
  • The Loft Tool (4 Activities)

8

Lesson 8: Parts and Features 1 (4 Videos, 1 Activity)
  • Revolve Boss Base
  • The Revolve Cut Tool
  • Feature Fillets
  • Feature Chamfer (1 Activity)

9

Lesson 9: Parts and Features 2 (2 Videos, 4 Activities)
  • The Shell Command
  • The Swept Boss and Cut Tool (4 Activities)

10

Lesson 10: Feature Patterns (3 Videos, 2 Activities)
  • Linear Feature Patterns
  • Circular Feature Pattern
  • Curve-Driven Feature Pattern (2 Activities)

11

Lesson 11: The Hole Wizard (2 Videos, 2 Activities)
  • An Introduction to the Hole Wizard
  • The Hole Wizard Explained (2 Activities)

12

Lesson 12: Assemblies and Mates (5 Videos, 4 Activities)
  • An Introduction to Assemblies
  • How to Begin an Assembly
  • An Introduction to Mates
  • The Coincident Mate
  • The Concentric Mate (4 Activities)

13

Lesson 13: Mates (6 Videos, 3 Activities)
  • The Tangent Mate
  • The Distance Mate
  • The Width Mate
  • Editing Mates
  • The SolidWorks Toolbox
  • Exploded View of an Assembly (3 Activities)

14

Lesson 14: Drawings (5 Videos, 5 Activities)
  • An Introduction to Drawings
  • Selecting the Correct Drawing Template and Inserting Views
  • Setting the Scale of the Views
  • Application of Dimensions
  • The Importance of File Management (5 Activities)

15

Lesson 15: Assembly Drawings (3 Videos, 4 Activities)
  • Beginning an Assembly Drawing
  • Adding Balloons to a Drawing
  • Adding a Bill of Materials (4 Activities)

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