SOLIDWORKS is the world leader in 3D software for product development and design. Start creating manufacturing-ready parts and assemblies, as well as detailed drawings and bills of materials. In this course, author Gabriel Corbett shows how to create 2D sketches that will become the basis for your 3D models. You'll use the Extrude and Revolve tools to turn 2D sketches into 3D parts, then create more complex geometry with sweep and lofts. Then learn how to use the cut features to remove material and shape parts, and use mirroring, patterning, and scaling to modify parts. Next, you'll combine parts into movable assemblies and subassemblies. Finally, you'll create accurately annotated drawings, complete with itemized bills of materials that relate the final parts and assemblies to a manufacturer.
Topics include:
Creating your first part
Starting a new sketch
Adding and removing relationships and dimensions
Sketching polygons
Creating offset geometry
Moving, copying, and rotating elements
Working with planes, axes, and the coordinate system
Using Revolve and Loft to create 3D objects
Trimming with the Revolve, Loft, and Sweep cuts
Creating smooth and angled corners with fillets and chamfers
Designing with sketch blocks
Working with subassemblies
Creating threaded parts
Integrating Excel to manage design tables
Adding dimension notations to a drawing
Rendering an image of a part or assembly
Introduction 1m 51s
Welcome 1m 7s
Using the exercise files 44s
1. Touring the Interface 31m 13s
Launching SOLIDWORKS for the first time 3m 55s
Accessing and customizing the Ribbon 4m 14s
Touring the shortcut bar and identifying essential keys 7m 27s
Saving, renaming, and managing files 10m 28s
Working with the new view cube, or View Selector 2m 36s
New features in SOLIDWORKS 2013 and 2014 2m 33s
2. Getting Started with 3D 14m 11s
Understanding the 3D world 2m 31s
Creating your first part 3m 15s
The virtual, parametric prototyping environment 1m 56s
The FeatureManager and feature-based modeling 3m 43s
History-based modeling and the rollback bar 2m 46s
3. Basic Solid Modeling 28m 32s
Starting a new sketch 6m 50s
The six steps used in almost all modeling features 52s
The Line and Centerline tools 3m 25s
Using the Circle tool 1m 51s
Adding and removing relationships and dimensions 6m 56s
Understanding relationship types 3m 58s
System options, units, and templates 4m 40s
4. More Drawing Tools 18m 28s
Drawing rectangles 5m 31s
Creating arcs in a sketch 4m 8s
Drawing splines in a sketch 4m 57s
Sketching polygons 3m 52s
5. Sketch Editing Tools 36m 5s
Trimming and extending portions of a sketch 3m 54s
Creating offset geometry 3m 13s
Moving, copying, rotating, and scaling elements 3m 13s
Erasing, undoing, and redoing actions 2m 24s
Using the mirror tools 2m 24s
Creating repeating patterns in a sketch 4m 55s
Using construction lines to build robust sketches 3m 25s
Applying fillets and chamfers to a sketch 2m 32s
Working with slots 3m 46s
Adding text to parts 4m 1s
Using the Convert Entities command 2m 18s
6. Reference Geometry 9m 33s
Working with planes 5m 28s
Placing and using axes 2m 22s
Placing a coordinate system 1m 43s
7. Building 3D Geometry 17m 50s
Extruding a sketch into a 3D object 4m 36s
Using Revolve to create 3D parts 2m 42s
Using Loft to create complex shapes 4m 40s
Refining a loft shape with guide curves 2m 22s
Using the sweep to create wire and pipe shapes 3m 30s
8. Removing Material 20m 23s
Modifying parts using the Extruded Cut tool 5m 42s
Working with the Revolved Cut tool 6m 19s
Using the Lofted Cut tool 3m 32s
Cutting holes and grooves with the Swept Cut tool 4m 50s
9. Refining Geometry 21m 5s
Using fillets and chamfers to smooth corners 5m 58s
Creating repeating rectangular patterns 3m 16s
Creating a circular pattern 2m 27s
Mirroring objects 4m 0s
Using the Shell and Draft tools 3m 52s
Scaling parts 1m 32s
10. Blocks 9m 39s
Working with reusable sketches and blocks 2m 47s
Creating blocks 3m 51s
Designing with blocks 3m 1s
11. Assembly: Putting It All Together 29m 45s
Understanding the tools for beginning a new assembly 4m 46s
The basic steps in creating an assembly 3m 18s
Mating parts together in an assembly 6m 43s
Working with subassemblies 2m 9s
Linear and circular assembly patterns 4m 56s
Downloading premade parts from the Internet 3m 32s
Using Toolbox 4m 21s
12. Advanced Mates 15m 8s
Mating parts with coincident, parallel, and distance mates 4m 35s
Mating parts with width mates 5m 53s
Mating parts with path mates 2m 5s
Mating parts by aligning planes 2m 35s
13. Hole Wizard 10m 20s
Getting started with the Hole Wizard 4m 38s
Positioning holes in layout sketches 5m 42s
14. In-Context Modeling 15m 27s
Linking sketches to other parts 4m 28s
Linking to layout sketches 6m 48s
Using the Hole Wizard in context 4m 11s
15. Creating Threads on Parts 17m 15s
Understanding threading concepts 7m 17s
Using a helix and Swept Path to create a thread 4m 2s
Understanding internal threads 5m 56s
16. Equations and Design Tables 17m 25s
Using equations to drive a sketch 5m 5s
Working with complex calculations 2m 6s
Integrating Microsoft Excel to manage design tables 7m 10s
Building assemblies using part configurations 3m 4s
17. Templatess 17m 25s
Working with drawing templates 6m 49s
Setting up drawing options and sheet properties 3m 43s
Choosing the correct projection angle 2m 21s
Adding model views to a drawing 10m 24s
18. Dimensioning 16m 8s
Creating general dimension notations 6m 37s
Creating ordinate and running dimensions 3m 0s
Dimensioning holes and curved features 3m 8s
Using the autodimension tools 3m 23s
19. Adding General Annotations 14m 38s
Creating holes and callouts 5m 8s
Adding center marks and centerlines to a drawing 3m 46s
Adding item notes 2m 57s
Making drawing revisions 2m 47s
20. Assembly Drawings 11m 42s
Adding assemblies to drawings 2m 10s
Including a bill of materials 1m 42s
Adding balloons to specify parts on an assembly drawing 1m 39s
Adding a title block and sheet properties 2m 8s
Building an exploded view for an assembly drawing 4m 3s
Conclusion 1m 2s
Next steps 1m 2s