Basic Part Modeling # 1

• Using the Hole Wizard
• View Options
• Filleting
• Detailing Basics
• Drawing Views
• Center Marks
• Dimensioning
• Changing Parameters

Modeling a Casting or Forging

• Case Study: Ratchet
• Design Intent
• Boss Feature with Draft
• Symmetry in the Sketch
• Sketching Inside the Model
• View Options
• Using Model Edges in a Sketch
• Creating Trimmed Sketch Geometry
• Using Copy and Paste

Patterning

• Why Use Patterns?
• Reference Geometry
• Linear Pattern
• Circular Patterns
• Mirror Patterns
• Using Pattern Seed Only
• Sketch Driven Patterns

Revolved Features

• Case Study: Handwheel
• Design Intent
• Revolved Features
• Building the Rim
• Building the Spoke
• Edit Material
• Mass Properties
• File Properties

Shelling and Ribs

• Shelling and Ribs
• Analyzing and Adding Draft
• Other Options for Draft
• Shelling
• Ribs
• Full Round Fillets
• Thin Features

Repairs

• Part Editing
• Editing Topics
• Sketch Issues
• FilletXpert
• DraftXpert

Design Changes

• Part Editing
• Design Changes
• Information From a Model
• Rebuilding Tools
• Sketch Contours
• Editing with Instant 3D

Configurations

• Using Configurations
• Creating Configurations
• Link Values
• Equations
• Configure Dimension / Feature
• Modeling Strategies for Configurations
• Editing Parts that Have Configurations
• Design Library

Using Assemblies

• Analyzing the Assembly
• Checking for Clearances
• Changing the Values of Dimensions
• Exploded Assemblies
• Explode Line Sketch
• Bill of Materials
• Assembly Drawings

Bottom-Up Assembly Modeling

• Bottom-Up Assembly
• Creating a New Assembly
• Position of the First Component
• FeatureManager Design Tree and Symbols
• Using Part Configurations in Assemblies
• Sub-assemblies
• Inserting Sub-assemblies
• Pack and Go

Sheet Metal

• Sheet Metal Flange Method
• What are Sheet Metal Parts?
• Sheet Metal Methods
• Base Flange
• Flat Pattern
• Edge Flanges
• Editing Sheet Metal Settings
• Cuts in Sheet Metal
• Break Corner
• Sheet Metal Parts in Drawings

Sheet Metal Convert Method

• Sheet Metal Conversion Topics
• Converting to Sheet Metal
• Imported Geometry to Sheet Metal
• Using the Rip Feature
• Adding Bends in Place of Sharp Corners
• Sheet Metal Features
• Adding a Welded Corner

Sheet Metal Forming Tools

• Modifying an Existing Forming Tool
• Creating a Custom Forming Too

Sheet Metal Forming Tools

• Sheet Metal Forming Tools
• Modifying an Existing Forming Tool
• Creating a Custom Forming Tool
• Additional Sheet Metal
• Features  and Techniques
• Additional Sheet Metal Features
• Using Symmetry
• Additional Modeling Techniques
• In-Context Methods
• Process Plans

Multibody Sheet Metal Parts

• Methods to Create Multibody Sheet Metal Parts
• Creating Multibodies by Sketching
• Miter Flange
• The Cut List Folder
• Cuts using Multibodies
• Patterning Sheet Metal Bodies
• Sheet Metal Properties
• Multibody Drawings
• Using Mirror and Insert Part
• Interfering Bodies
• Exporting Sheet Metal Bodies
• Using Split

Weldments

• Structural Members
• Groups vs. Structural Members
• Manual Trimming of Structural Members
• Adding Plates
• Gussets and End Caps
• Using Symmetry
• Profile Sketches

Working with Weldments

• Managing the Cut List
• Custom Properties
• Representing Welds
• Weldment Drawings

Top-Down Assembly Modeling

• Stages in the Process
• Building Virtual Parts
• Building Parts in an Assembly
• In-Context Features
• Propagating Changes
• Saving Virtual Parts as External
• External References
• Breaking External References
• Removing External References

Assembly Features and Smart Festeners

• Stages in the Process
• Assembly Features
• Smart Fasteners

Advanced Mate Techniques

• Advanced Mates
• Adding Mate References
• Design Library Parts
• Capture Mate References
• Smart Components
• Advanced and Mechanical Mate Types
• Inserting and Mating Components
• Multiple Mate Mode
• Mate Options

Using Configurations with Assemblies

• Stages in the Process
• Component Patterns
• Configuration Properties
• Using Configure Component
• Creating Configurations Manually
• Configuration Publisher

Assembly Editing

• Key Topics
• Editing Activities
• Replacing and Modifying Components
• Troubleshooting an Assembly
• Replacing Components Using Save As
• Mirroring Components
• Hole Alignment
• Controlling Dimensions in an Assembly
• Sensors

Large Assemblies

• Key Topics
• Lightweight Components
• Large Assembly Mode
• Selective Open with Hide
• Using Quick View / Selective Open
• Using SpeedPak
• Using Configurations with Large Assemblies
• Modifying the Structure of an Assembly
• Assembly Visualization

Drawing Sheets and Views

• Terminology
• Drawing Views
• Sketching in Drawing Views
• View Settings
• Centermarks and Centerlines
• Model Edges in the View

Dimensions

• Moving and Deleting Dimensions
• Dimension Properties
• Adding Annotations
• Annotation Types
• Blocks

Sheet Formats and Templates

• Drawing Templates
• Properties in the Template
• User Defined Properties
• Customizing a Sheet Format
• Define Title Block
• Updating Sheet Formats

Assembly Drawing Views

• Creating Views of Assemblies

 

Creating and Managing a Bill of Materials

• The Bill of Materials
• Adding a BOM
• Modifying the BOM
• Tabulated Bill of Materials

Drawing References and Comparison

• Reusing a Drawing File
• Changing Drawing References
• Using DrawCompare
• SolidWorks Design Checker

Using DimXpert and TolAnalyst

• DimXpert
• Tolerance Types and Features
• DimXpert Selections
• Settings for DimXpert
• Auto Dimension Scheme

Surfaces

• Solids and Surfaces
• Working with Surface Bodies
• Why Use Surfaces?
• Continuity Explained
• Workflow with Surfaces

Solid-Surface Hybrid Modeling

• Hybrid Modeling
• Using Surfaces to Modify Solids
• Interchanging Between Solids and Surfaces
• Performance Implications
• Surfaces as Construction Geometry
• Making Copies of Faces

Advanced Surface Modeling

• Ruled Surfaces
• Lofting Surfaces
• Filled Surface
• Conclusion
• Design Changes

Blends and Patches

• Complex Blends
• Smoothing Patches
• Boundary Surface
• Freeform Feature
• Corner Blends

Introduction to FEA Essential

• Solve Finite Element Mode
• Analyze Result
• Errors in FEA
• Finite Elements
• Calculations in FEA
• Interpretation of FEA Results
• Units of Measurement

The Analysis Process

• The Analysis Process
• Case Study: Stress in a Plate
• SolidWorks Simulation Options
• Preprocessing
• Meshing
• Post processing
• Multiple Studies
• Reports

Mesh Controls, Stress Concentrations

• and Boundary Conditions
• Objectives
• Mesh Control
• Case Study: The L Bracket
• Project Description
• Case Study: Analysis of Bracket with a Fillet
• Case Study: Analysis of a Welded
• Bracket Understanding the Effect of Boundary Conditions

Assembly Analysis with Contacts

• Objectives
• Contact Analysis
• Case Study: Pliers with Global Contact
• Pliers with Local Contact
• Connecting Components
• Connectors

Symmetrical and Free

• Self-Equilibrated Assemblies
• Objectives
• Shrink Fit Parts
• Case Study: Shrink Fit
• Project Description
• Analysis with Soft Springs

Assembly Analysis Mesh Refinement

• Mesh Control in an Assembly
• Case Study: Cardan Joint
• Problem Statement
• Part 1: Draft Quality Coarse Mesh Analysis
• Part 2: High Quality Mesh Analysis

Analysis of Thin Components

• Thin Components
• Case Study: Pulley
• Part 1: Mesh with Solid Elements
• Part 2: Refined Solid Mesh
• Solid vs. Shell

Large Displacement Analysis

• Small vs. Large Displacement Analysis
• Case Study: Clamp
• Part 1: Small Displacement Linear Analysis
• Part 2: Large Displacement Nonlinear Analysis

Pipe and Routing

• Start at the point methods
• Drag and Drop
• Create Route
• Split Route
• Auto Route
• Edit Route
• Add Component Fitting
• Define Spooler
• Add Covering
• Create Custom Piping Component ( Elbow, Flange etc )

Flow Simulation # 1

• Introduction to SolidWorks Flow Simulation
• Theoretical Background
• Terminology
• Basics of CFD
• Create Lids
• Check Geometry and Engineering Database
• Create a Flow Study Using the Wizard
• Meshing Overview
• Optimize Thin Walls Resolution

Flow Simulation # 2

• Fans and Rotating Reference Frames Introduction
• Creating an Enclosure
• Creating the Study
• Adjusting the Mesh
• Defining a Rotating Region
• Creating a Local Mesh
• Boundary Conditions and Goals
• Calculation Control Options and Running the Analysis
• Analyzing Results

Parametric Optimization

• Transient Heat Transfer Introduction
• Setting Up the Study
• Applying Boundary Conditions
• Defining Heat Sources
• Defining Materials and Running the Study
• Examining Results