In this course, Gabriel Corbett teaches you the essential tools and techniques necessary to create parts, assemblies, and drawings efficiently in SOLIDWORKS.
Overview
Syllabus
Introduction
- Learn 3D CAD modeling with SOLIDWORKS 2024
- Launching SOLIDWORKS for the first time
- Navigating in the 3D workspace
- SOLIDWORKS templates
- Saving, renaming, and managing files
- Measuring
- Interface improvements for SOLIDWORKS 2024
- Creating your first 3D part
- Building your first assembly
- Making your first CAD drawing
- Basic steps for 3D modeling
- Creating sketches
- Understanding relationships
- Using the Extrude feature
- Using the Extruded Cut feature
- Creating revolved features
- Making revolved cuts
- Applying materials, colors, and finishes
- Finding mass properties
- System options, units, and templates
- Working with dimensions
- Selecting colors
- Creating reference coordinate systems
- Line and Centerline tools
- Using the Rectangle tool
- Circles and arcs
- Drawing slots
- Working with ellipses and conics
- Sketching polygons
- Creating text
- Using equations and linked variables
- Using the Spline tool
- Equation driven curve
- Sketch Ink
- Copying and patterning sketch text
- Trimming and extending a sketch
- Creating offset geometry
- Moving, copying, rotating, and scaling
- Erasing, undoing, and redoing actions
- Using the Mirror tools
- Creating repeating patterns in a sketch
- Using construction lines
- Using the Convert Entities tool
- Adding fillets and chamfers to sketches
- Working with planes
- Making an axis
- Creating a coordinate system
- Concept sketches
- Markup view
- Adding fillets to a part
- Chamfering edges
- Applying draft
- Using the Shell command
- Using the Mirror command
- Creating linear patterns
- Creating circular patterns
- Loft tool
- Lofted shapes with guide curves
- Making lofted cuts
- Creating swept shapes
- Making swept cuts
- Using the Wrap command
- Boundary Boss/Base
- Intersect tool
- Working with configurations
- Surface tools
- Using surfaces to build solid models
- Direct editing: Move/Copy Bodies
- Direct editing: Move Face
- Direct editing: Combine
- Direct editing: Split
- Project Curve
- Slice tool
- Introduction to Sheet Metal tools
- Introduction to Weldments
- Review of available tool sets
- Getting started with the Hole Wizard
- Best practices for using the Holewizard
- Positioning holes in 3D
- Hole Wizard Slots
- External Threaded Stud Wizard
- Using sketch blocks
- Creating blocks
- Designing with blocks
- Starting an assembly
- Copying, moving, and rotating parts
- Mating parts together in an assembly
- Working with subassemblies
- Making linear patterns
- Creating circular patterns
- Using the Toolbox
- Downloading internet parts
- Using the Q key for quick references
- Creating component Mates
- Mating parts with Advanced Mates
- Mating parts with Path Mate
- Mechanical Mates
- Mating parts by aligning planes
- Magnetic Mates
- Asset Publisher for Magnetic Mates
- Linking sketches to other parts
- Using layout sketches
- Using the Hole Wizard in context
- Using design tables
- Working with complex calculations
- Selecting component configurations
- Building assemblies with design tables
- Adding to design tables
- Working with drawing templates
- Drawing options and sheet properties
- Choosing the correct projection angle
- Adding model views to a drawing
- Creating general dimension notations
- Creating ordinate dimensions
- Dimensioning holes and curved features
- Using the Autodimension tool
- Adding annotations
- Adding special views to your drawings
- Adding custom properties
- Linking drawing notes
- Using the Design Library
- Using Equations for Custom Properties
- Adding assemblies to drawings
- Including a bill of materials
- Adding balloons on an assembly drawing
- Making an exploded view
- Adding in custom properties and revision
- Detailing Mode
- Next steps
Taught by
Gabriel Corbett
