The objective of this book is to help you learn SOLIDWORKS 2015 by practically using its various features. The fourteen lessons in this tutorial introduce you to the designing, documentation, and presentation in SOLIDWORKS 2015. The topics covered in this tutorial are part and assembly design, sketch, 3D part, assembly, 2D drawing, sheetmetal, surface design, mold tools, weldments, DimXpert, and rendering.
SOLIDWORKS 2016 Learn by doing introduces new users to mechanical design using SOLIDWORKS and how it can be used to create a variety of models. In fourteen tutorial based chapters, author guides you through all the necessary commands and options in SOLIDWORKS 2016, from sketching to parametric modeling and finally ending with rendering. The commands are presented one step at a time using simple examples. The approach used in this book helps you to become a skilled SOLIDWORKS user. SOLIDWORKS 2016 Learn by doing begins with introduction basic modeling. The later chapters focus on additional modeling, top-down assemblies, sheet metal modeling, drafting, surface modeling, mold tools, weldments, DimXpert, and rendering. Table of Contents 1. Getting Started 2. Modeling Basics 3. Assembly Basics 4. Creating Drawings 5. Sketching 6. Additional Modeling Tools 7. Sheet metal Modeling 8. Top-Down Assembly 9. Dimensions and Annotations 10. Surface Design 11. Mold Tools 12. Weldments 13. DimXpert 14. Appearances and Rendering
SOLIDWORKS 2017 Learn by doing introduces new users to mechanical design using SOLIDWORKS and how it can be used to create a variety of models. In fourteen tutorial based chapters, author guides you through all the necessary commands and options in SOLIDWORKS 2017, from sketching to parametric modeling and finally ending with rendering. The commands are presented one step at a time using simple examples. The approach used in this book helps you to become a skilled SOLIDWORKS user. SOLIDWORKS 2017 Learn by doing begins with introduction basic modeling. The later chapters focus on additional modeling, top-down assemblies, sheet metal modeling, drafting, surface modeling, mold tools, weldments, DimXpert, and rendering. Table of Contents 1. Getting Started 2. Modeling Basics 3. Assembly Basics 4. Creating Drawings 5. Sketching 6. Additional Modeling Tools 7. Sheet metal Modeling 8. Top-Down Assembly 9. Dimensions and Annotations 10. Surface Design 11. Mold Tools 12. Weldments 13. DimXpert 14. Appearances and Rendering
SOLIDWORKS 2018 Learn by doing introduces new users to mechanical design using SOLIDWORKS and how it can be used to create a variety of models. In fourteen tutorial based chapters, author guides you through all the necessary commands and options in SOLIDWORKS 2018, from sketching to parametric modeling and finally ending with rendering. The commands are presented one step at a time using simple examples. The approach used in this book helps you to become a skilled SOLIDWORKS user. SOLIDWORKS 2018 Learn by doing begins with introduction basic modeling. The later chapters focus on additional modeling, top-down assemblies, sheet metal modeling, drafting, surface modeling, mold tools, weldments, DimXpert, and rendering. Table of Contents 1. Getting Started 2. Modeling Basics 3. Assembly Basics 4. Creating Drawings 5. Sketching 6. Additional Modeling Tools 7. Sheet metal Modeling 8. Top-Down Assembly 9. Dimensions and Annotations 10. Surface Design 11. Mold Tools 12. Weldments 13. DimXpert 14. Appearances and Rendering If you are an educator, you can request an evaluation copy by sending us an email to [email protected]
SOLIDWORKS 2019 Learn by doing introduces new users to mechanical design using SOLIDWORKS and how it can be used to create a variety of models. In fourteen tutorial-based chapters, author guides you through all the necessary commands and options in SOLIDWORKS 2019, from sketching to parametric modeling and finally ending with rendering. The commands are presented one step at a time using simple examples. The approach used in this book helps you to become a skilled SOLIDWORKS user.SOLIDWORKS 2019 Learn by doing begins with introduction basic modeling. The later chapters focus on additional modeling, top-down assemblies, sheet metal modeling, drafting, surface modeling, mold tools, weldments, MBD Dimensions, and rendering.Table of Contents1. Getting Started2. Modeling Basics3. Assembly Basics4. Creating Drawings5. Sketching6. Additional Modeling Tools7. Sheet metal Modeling8. Top-Down Assembly9. Dimensions and Annotations10. Surface Design11. Mold Tools12. Weldments13. MBD Dimensions14. Appearances and Rendering
SOLIDWORKS 2020 Learn by doing introduces new users to mechanical design using SOLIDWORKS and how it can be used to create a variety of models. In fourteen tutorial based chapters, the author guides you through all the necessary commands and options in SOLIDWORKS 2019, from sketching to parametric modeling and finally ending with rendering. The commands are presented one step at a time using simple examples. The approach used in this book helps you to become a skilled SOLIDWORKS user.SOLIDWORKS 2020 Learn by doing begins with introduction to basic modeling. The later chapters focus on additional modeling, top-down assemblies, sheet metal modeling, drafting, surface modeling, mold tools, weldments, Model-based dimensioning, Appearances, and SimulationXpress. Table of Contents 1. Getting Started 2. Modeling Basics 3. Assembly Basics 4. Creating Drawings 5. Sketching 6. Additional Modeling Tools 7. Sheet metal Modeling 8. Top-Down Assembly 9. Dimensions and Annotations 10. Surface Design 11. Mold Tools 12. Weldments 13. MBD Dimensions 14. Appearances and Rendering 15. SimulationXpress
SolidWorks 2021 book is intended for any user from a beginner to an advance level. It provides easy to follow step-by-step instructions on how to mechanical parts starting from scratch. The book helps you build skills progressively, as skill level advances from chapter to chapter and builds on previously gained knowledge. This book contains all necessary information to take your skills from designing simple to complex elements in a relatively short time. The skills are tested by building an assembly and verifying it.
Mastering SolidWorks: The Design Approach, Second Edition is entirely updated for SolidWorks 2014 and presents SolidWorks as a design system rather than a software program, using design, modeling, and drafting concepts as the building blocks, instead of focusing on menus and commands. It describes design approaches, methodologies, and techniques to help CAD designers/engineers and draftspersons achieve their engineering tasks in the fastest, easiest, and most effective way. It develops command sequences to achieve CAD and modeling tasks, providing SolidWorks syntax and details. Starting with a CAD task to accomplish, the book then goes about how to accomplish it, motivating students to learn more than simply going through layers of menus and commands. Intended for design courses, the book uses a minimal amount of mathematical concepts, covering basic math in Chapter 8 (Curves), Chapter 9 (Surfaces), and Chapter 13 (Analysis Tools). Intended for design courses, the book uses a minimal amount of mathematical concepts, covering basic math in Chapter 8 (Curves), Chapter 9 (Surfaces), and Chapter 13 (Analysis Tools). • Shows concepts to those who are curious about how CAD/CAM systems work "under the hood." • Broadens the book appeal to many students, professors, and readers. • The coverage of math in chapters 8, 9, and 13 may be ignored without affecting the continuity of the material in those chapters. Step-by-Step instructions help students learn SolidWorks as a design system rather than a software program. • Ample illustrations guide students as they learn. Tutorials offer comprehensive coverage of a full design task. • Each tutorial ends with a hands-on exercise that both challenges the student’s understanding and extends it. Examples with Solutions cover a single concept in detail. • Each example offers a hands-on exercise that builds on the previous example, ensuring the student has gone through each example. Each chapter includes challenging modeling and design examples and problems. • The book’s unique approach covers the theoretical concepts behind the various functions of SolidWorks. • This sheds light about why things work the way they do, as well as explains their limitations and uses.
Engineering Design with SOLIDWORKS 2018 and video instruction is written to assist students, designers, engineers and professionals. The book provides a solid foundation in SOLIDWORKS by utilizing projects with step-by-step instructions for the beginner to intermediate SOLIDWORKS user featuring machined, plastic and sheet metal components. Desired outcomes and usage competencies are listed for each project. The book is divided into five sections with 11 projects. Project 1 - Project 6: Explore the SOLIDWORKS User Interface and CommandManager, Document and System properties, simple and complex parts and assemblies, proper design intent, design tables, configurations, multi-sheet, multi-view drawings, BOMs, and Revision tables using basic and advanced features. Additional techniques include the edit and reuse of features, parts, and assemblies through symmetry, patterns, configurations, SOLIDWORKS 3D ContentCentral and the SOLIDWORKS Toolbox. Project 7: Understand Top-Down assembly modeling and Sheet Metal parts. Develop components In-Context with InPlace Mates, along with the ability to import parts using the Top-Down assembly method. Convert a solid part into a Sheet Metal part and insert and apply various Sheet Metal features. Project 8 - Project 9: Recognize SOLIDWORKS Simulation and Intelligent Modeling techniques. Understand a general overview of SOLIDWORKS Simulation and the type of questions that are on the SOLIDWORKS Simulation Associate - Finite Element Analysis (CSWSA-FEA) exam. Apply design intent and intelligent modeling techniques in a sketch, feature, part, plane, assembly and drawing. Project 10: Comprehend the differences between additive and subtractive manufacturing. Understand 3D printer terminology along with a working knowledge of preparing, saving, and printing CAD models on a low cost printer. Project 11: Review the Certified Associate - Mechanical Design (CSWA) program. Understand the curriculum and categories of the CSWA exam and the required model knowledge needed to successfully take the exam. The author developed the industry scenarios by combining his own industry experience with the knowledge of engineers, department managers, vendors and manufacturers. These professionals are directly involved with SOLIDWORKS every day. Their responsibilities go far beyond the creation of just a 3D model.
