Learn SOLIDWORKS 2022: Get up to speed with key concepts and tools to become an accomplished SOLIDWORKS Associate and Professional, 2nd Edition

Cover
Title page
Copyright and Credits
Dedication
Contributors
Table of Contents
Preface
Section 1 – Getting Started
Chapter 1: Introduction to SOLIDWORKS
	Introducing SOLIDWORKS
		SOLIDWORKS applications
		Core mechanical design
		Sample SOLIDWORKS 3D Models
	Understanding parametric modeling
	Exploring SOLIDWORKS certifications
		Associate certifications
		Professional certifications
		Professional advanced certifications
		Expert certifications
	Summary
	Questions
	Further Reading
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
	Main components of the SOLIDWORKS interface
		The Command Bar
		The FeatureManager Design Tree
		The Canvas/Graphics Area
		The Task Pane
	The document’s measurement system
		Different measurement systems
		Adjusting the document’s measurement system
	Summary
	Questions
Section 2 – 2D Sketching
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
	Summary
	Questions
Chapter 4: Special Sketching Commands
	Technical requirements
	Mirroring and offsetting sketches
		Mirroring a sketch
		Offsetting a sketch
	Creating sketch patterns
		Defining patterns
		Linear sketch patterns
		Circular sketch patterns
	Trimming in SOLIDWORKS sketching
		Understanding trimming
		Using power trimming
	Summary
	Questions
Section 3 – Basic Mechanical Core Features – Associate Level
Chapter 5: Basic Primary One-Sketch Features
	Technical requirements
	Understanding features in SOLIDWORKS
		Understanding SOLIDWORKS features and their role in 3D modeling
		Simple models versus complex models
		Sketching planes for features
	Understanding and applying extruded boss and cut
		What are extruded boss and extruded cut?
		Applying extruded boss
		Applying extruded cut and building on existing features
		Modifying and deleting extruded boss and extruded cut
	Understanding and applying fillets and chamfers
		Understanding fillets and chamfers
		Applying fillets
		Applying chamfers
		Modifying fillets and chamfers
		Applying partial fillets and chamfers
	Understanding and applying revolved boss and revolved cut
		What are revolved boss and revolved cut?
		Applying revolved boss
		Applying revolved cut
		Modifying revolved boss and revolved cut
	Summary
	Questions
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
		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
		Applying lofted cut
		Modifying lofted boss and cut
		Guide curves
	Summary
	Questions
Section 4 – Basic Evaluations and Assemblies – Associate Level
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
		Assigning materials to parts
		Viewing the mass properties of parts
		Overriding mass properties
	Summary
	Questions
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
		Understanding mates
	Understanding and applying non-value-oriented standard mates
		Defining the non-value-oriented standard mates
		Applying the coincident and perpendicular mates
		Applying the parallel, tangent, concentric, and lock mates
		Under defining, fully defining, and over defining an assembly
		Viewing and adjusting active mates
	Understanding and applying value-driven standard mates
		Defining value-driven standard mates
		Applying the distance and angle mates
	Utilizing materials and mass properties for assemblies
		Setting a new coordinate system for an assembly
		Material edits in assemblies
		Evaluating mass properties for assemblies
	Summary
	Questions
Section 5 – 2D Engineering Drawings Foundation
Chapter 9: Introduction to Engineering Drawings
	Understanding engineering drawings
	Interpreting engineering drawings
		Interpreting lines
		Interpreting views
		Axonometric projections
	Summary
	Questions
	Further Reading
Project 1: 3D-Modeling a Pair of Glasses
	Technical requirements
	Understanding the project
	3D-modeling the individual parts
		Creating the individual parts
		Creating a mirrored part
	Creating the assembly
	Summary
Chapter 10: Basic SOLIDWORKS Drawing Layout and Annotations
	Technical requirements
	Opening a SOLIDWORKS drawing file
	Exploring and Generating orthographic and isometric views
		Selecting a model to plot
		Generating orthographic and isometric views
		Adjusting the drawing scale and the display
	Communicating dimensions and design
		Using the Smart Dimension tool
		Centerlines, center marks, notes, and hole callout annotations
	Utilizing the drawing sheet's information block
		Editing the information block
		Adding new information to the information block
	Exporting the drawing as a PDF or image
		Exporting a drawing as a PDF file
		Exporting the drawing as an image
	Summary
	Questions
Chapter 11: Bill of Materials
	Technical requirements
	Understanding BOMs
		Understanding a BOM
	Generating a standard BOM
		Inserting an assembly into a drawing sheet
		Creating a standard BOM
	Adjusting information in the BOMs
		Adjusting listed information in the BOM
		Sorting information in our BOMs
		Adding new columns
	Utilizing equations with BOMs
		What are equations in SOLIDWORKS drawings?
		Inputting equations in a table
	Utilizing parts callouts
		Manual Balloon command
	Summary
	Questions
Section 6 – Advanced Mechanical Core Features – Professional Level
Chapter 12: Advanced SOLIDWORKS Mechanical Core Features
	Technical requirements
	Understanding and applying the draft feature
		What are drafts?
		Applying drafts
	Understanding and applying the shell feature
		What is a shell?
		Applying a shell
	Understanding and utilizing the Hole Wizard
		What is the Hole Wizard and why use it?
		Utilizing the Hole Wizard
	Understanding and applying features mirroring
		What is mirroring for features?
		Utilizing the Mirror command to mirror features
	Understanding and applying the rib feature
		Understanding ribs
		Applying the Rib command
	Understanding and utilizing multi-body parts
		Defining multi-body parts and their advantages
		Generating and dealing with a multi-body part
		Separating different bodies into different parts
	Understanding and applying linear, circular, and fill feature patterns
		Understanding feature patterns
		Applying a linear pattern
		Applying a circular pattern
		Applying a fill pattern
	Summary
	Questions
Chapter 13: Equations, Configurations, and Design Tables
	Technical requirements
	Understanding and applying equations in parts
		Understanding equations
		Applying equations in parts
		Modifying dimensions with equations
	Understanding and utilizing configurations
		What are configurations?
		Applying configurations
	Understanding and utilizing design tables
		What are design tables?
		Setting up a design table
		Editing a design table
	Summary
	Questions
Section 7 – Advanced Assemblies – Professional Level
Chapter 14: SOLIDWORKS Assemblies Advanced Mates
	Technical requirements
	Understanding and using the profile center mate
		Defining the profile center advanced mate
		Applying the profile center mate
	Understanding and using the width and symmetric mates
		Defining the width advanced mate
		Applying the width advanced mate
		Defining the symmetric advanced mate
		Applying the symmetric advanced mate
	Understanding and using the distance range and angle range mates
		Defining the distance range and angle range
		Applying the distance range mate
		Applying the angle range mate
	Understanding and using the path mate and linear/linear coupler mates
		Defining the path mate
		Applying the path mate
		Defining the linear/linear coupler
		Applying the linear/linear coupler
	Summary
	Questions
Chapter 15: Advanced SOLIDWORKS Assemblies' Competencies
	Technical requirements
	Understanding and utilizing the Interference Detection and Collision Detection tools
		Interference Detection
		Collision detection
	Understanding and applying assembly features
		Understanding assembly features
		Applying assembly features
	Understanding and utilizing configurations and design tables for assemblies
		Using manual configurations
		Design tables
	Summary
	Questions
Project 2: 3D-Modeling an RC Helicopter Model
	Technical requirements
	Understanding the project
	3D-modeling the individual parts
		Exploring the individual parts
	Creating the assembly
	Summary
Index
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