Get to grips with leading 3D engineering and product design application to design robust 3D models and achieve CSWA and CSWP certification Key Features Gain comprehensive insights into the core aspects of 3D modeling's mechanical parts Learn how to generate assembly designs with both standard and advanced mates Discover design practices for both 2D as well as 3D modeling and prepare to achieve CSWP and CSWA certification Book Description SOLIDWORKS is the leading choice for 3D engineering and product design applications across industries such as aviation, automobile, and consumer product design. This book helps you to get up and running with SOLIDWORKS and understand each new concept and tool with the help of easy-to-follow exercises. You'll begin with the basics, exploring the software interface and finding out how to work with drawing files. The book then guides you through topics such as sketching, building complex 3D models, generating dynamic and static assemblies, and generating 2D engineering drawings to prepare you to take on any design project. You'll also work with practical exercises to get hands-on experience with creating sketches, 3D part models, assemblies, and drawings. To reinforce your understanding of SOLIDWORKS, the book is supplemented by downloadable files that will help you to understand the concepts and exercises more easily. Finally, you'll also work on projects for 3D modeling objects inspired by everyday life. By the end of this SOLIDWORKS book, you'll have gained the skills you need to create professional 3D mechanical models using SOLIDWORKS and be able to prepare effectively for the Certified SOLIDWORKS Associate (CSWA) and Certified SOLIDWORKS Professional (CSWP) exams. What you will learn Understand the fundamentals of SOLIDWORKS and parametric modeling Create professional 2D sketches as bases for 3D models using simple and advanced modeling techniques Use SOLIDWORKS drawing tools to generate standard engineering drawings Evaluate mass properties and materials for designing parts and assemblies Join different parts together to form static and dynamic assemblies Discover expert tips and tricks to generate different part and assembly configurations for your mechanical designs Who this book is for This book is for aspiring engineers, designers, makers, draftsmen, and hobbyists looking to get started with SOLIDWORKS and explore the software. Individuals who are interested in becoming Certified SOLIDWORKS Associates (CSWAs) or Certified SOLIDWORKS Professionals (CSWPs) will also find this book useful. No specific background is needed to follow the concepts in the book as it starts from the basics of SOLIDWORKS. However, basic theoretical knowledge of 3D modeling will be helpful to get the most out of this book.

• 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
• About Packt
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