CADArtifex. Solidworks 2015: A Power Guide for Beginner and Intermediate Users

SOLIDWORKS 2015:

A Power Guide for Beginner and

Intermediate Users

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SOLIDWORKS 2015: A Power Guide for Beginner and Intermediate Users

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Dedication

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Content at a Glance

Part 1. Introducing SOLIDWORKS Basics and Drawing/Modifying Sketches

Chapter 1. Introduction to SOLIDWORKS

Chapter 2. Drawing Sketches with SOLIDWORKS

Chapter 3. Editing and Modifying Sketches

Chapter 4. Applying Geometric Relations and Dimensions

Part 2. Creating 3D Models/Components

Chapter 5. Creating First/Base Feature of a Solid Model

Chapter 6. Creating Reference Geometries

Chapter 7. Advanced Modeling I

Chapter 8. Advanced Modeling II

Chapter 9. Patterning and Mirroring

Chapter 10. Advanced Modeling III

Part 3. Working with Assemblies

Chapter 11. Working with Assemblies I

Chapter 12. Working with Assemblies II

Part 4. Creating Drawings

Chapter 13. Working with Drawing

Index

Table of Contents

Dedication

Preface

Part 1. Introducing SOLIDWORKS Basics and Drawing/Modifying Sketches

Chapter 1. Introduction to SOLIDWORKS

Installing SOLIDWORKS

Getting Started with SOLIDWORKS

Task Pane

Standard Toolbar

SOLIDWORKS Menus

SOLIDWORKS Search

Invoking New SOLIDWORKS Document

Identifying SOLIDWORKS Documents

Invoking Part Modeling Environment

Command Manager

FeatureManager Design Tree

View (Heads-Up) toolbar

Status Bar

Task Pane

Invoking Assembly Environment

Invoking Drawing Environment

Invoking Shortcut Menu

Customizing Context toolbar of the Shortcut Menu

Customizing CommandManager

Saving Documents

Opening Existing Documents

Summary

Questions

Chapter 2. Drawing Sketches with SOLIDWORKS

Invoking the Part Modeling Environment

Invoking the Sketching Environment

Understanding the Concept of Selecting Planes

Specifying Units

Specifying Grids and Snaps Settings

Drawing Line Entities

Example 1

Hands-0n Test Drive 1

Drawing Arc by Using the Line tool

Example 2

Hands-0n Test Drive 2

Drawing Centerline

Drawing Midpoint Line

Drawing Rectangle

Corner Rectangle

Center Rectangle

3 Point Corner Rectangle

3 Point Center Rectangle

Parallelogram

Drawing Circles

Circle

Perimeter Circle

Drawing Arcs

Centerpoint Arc

3 Point Arc

Tangent Arc

Drawing Polygons

Drawing Slots

Straight Slot

Center Point Straight Slot

3 Point Arc Slot

Centerpoint Arc Slot

Drawing Ellipses

Drawing Elliptical Arcs

Drawing Parabola

Drawing Conic Curve

Drawing Splines

Spline

Equation Driven Curve

Fit Spline

Editing Spline

Tutorial 1

Tutorial 2

Hands-0n Test Drive 3

Summary

Questions

Chapter 3. Editing and Modifying Sketches

Trimming Sketch Entities

Extending Sketch Entities

Offsetting Sketch Entities

Mirroring Entities

Mirroring Entities Using Mirror Entities tool

Mirroring Sketch Entities Using Dynamic Mirror tool

Patterning Sketch Entities

Linear Sketch Pattern

Circular Sketch Pattern

Moving Sketch Entities

Coping Sketch Entities

Rotating Entities

Scaling Sketch Entities

Stretching Entities

Tutorial 1

Tutorial 2

Tutorial 3

Hands-0n Test Drive 1

Summary

Questions

Chapter 4. Applying Geometric Relations and Dimensions

Understanding Geometric Relations

Applying Geometric Relations

Applying Geometric Relation by using Add Relation tool

Applying Geometric Relation by using Pop-up toolbar

Controlling Display of Geometric Relations

Applying Dimensions

Smart Dimension tool

Applying Dimensions using Smart Dimension tool

Horizontal Dimension and Vertical Dimension tools

Ordinate Dimension tool

Modifying Applied Dimensions

Modifying Dimension Properties

Different Sketch States

Under defined Sketch

Fully defined Sketch

Over defined Sketch

Tutorial 1

Tutorial 2

Tutorial 3

Hands-0n Test Drive 1

Hands-0n Test Drive 2

Summary

Questions

Part 2. Creating 3D Models/Components

Chapter 5. Creating First/Base Feature of a Solid Model

Creating Extruded Base Feature

Creating Revolved Base Feature

Navigating 3D Model in Graphics Area

Zoom In/Out

Zoom To Fit

Zoom to Area

Zoom to Selection

Pan

Rotate

Manipulating the Orientation of the Model

Manipulating Orientation using View Orientation flyout

Manipulating Orientation using Orientation dialog box