SolidWorks Advanced Part Modeling
The goal of this course is to teach you how to build freeform shapes using SolidWorks mechanical design automation software. The focus of this course is on the fundamental skills, tools, and concepts central to successfully building freeform shapes.
 
Course Outline:
Lesson 1: Multibody Solids
  • Multibody Solids
  • Bridging
  • Introducing: Solid Bodies Folder
  • Extrude From
  • Local Operations
  • Combined Bodies
  • Introducing: Combine
  • Common Bodies
  • Tool Body
  • Introducing: Insert Part
  • Introducing: Move/Copy Bodies
  • Introducing: Mate Reference
  • Patterning
  • Indent Feature
  • Using Cut to Create Multibodies
  • Saving Solid Bodies as Parts and Assemblies
  • Introducing: Insert into New Part
  • Feature Scope
  • Introducing: Save Bodies
  • Splitting a Part into Multibodies
  • Introducing: Split
  • Creating an Assembly
  • Introducing: Create Assembly
  • Using Split Part with Legacy Data
 
Lesson 2: Sweeps
  • Introduction
  • Sweeping
  • Case Study: Modeling a Spring
  • Sweeping Along a 3D Path
  • 3D Sketching
  • Introducing: Helix and Spiral
  • Introducing: Projected Curve
  • Introducing: Composite Curve
  • Sweeping
  • Introducing: Sweep
  • Introducing: Fit Spline
  • Case Study: Bottle
  • Sweeping and Lofting: What’s the Difference?
  • Creating a Curve Through a Set of Points
  • Introducing: Insert Ellipse
  • Sweep Options
  • The Label Shape
  • Working with a Non-planar Path
  • Variable Radius Filleting
  • Analyzing Geometry
  • Introducing: Display Curvature
  • Introducing: Show Curvature Combs
  • Introducing: Intersection Curve
  • Zebra Stripes
  • Introducing: Zebra Stripes
  • Filleting the Label Outline
  • Selecting Edges
  • Introducing: Select Loop
  • Performance Considerations
  • Modeling Threads
  • Orientation and Twist Control
  • Align with End Faces
  • Sweeping Along Model Edges
  • Introducing: SelectionManager
  • Sweeping a Tool Body
 
Lesson 3: Lofts and Splines
  • Basic Lofting
  • Introducing: Loft
  • Using Derived and Copied Sketches
  • Copying a Sketch
  • Derived Sketches
  • Introducing: Insert Derived Sketch
  • Centerline Lofting
  • Introducing: Split Entities
  • Cleaning Up a Model
  • Introducing: Delete Face
  • Introducing: Deviation Analysis
  • Spline Sketching
  • Introducing: Spline
  • Advanced Lofting
  • Sketch Picture
  • Introducing: Sketch Picture
  • Layout Sketches
 
Lesson 4: Other Advanced Tools
  • Advanced Fillets
  • Wrap Feature
  • Introducing: Wrap
  • Deform Feature
  • Introducing: Deform
  • Introducing: Knit Surface
  • Move Face and Delete Face
  • Introducing: Move Face
  • Using 3D Sketch with the Hole Wizard
 
Prerequisites:
Students attending this course are expected to have the following skills, and to have completed an overview of the course material.
  • Mechanical/Industrial design experience
  • Experience with the Windows™ operating system
  • Completed the course SolidWorks Essentials: Parts, Assemblies, and Drawings.
 
Duration: 2 Days