SOLIDWORKS Advanced Part Modelling

Prerequisites: SOLIDWORKS Essentials   Description: Advanced Part Modeling teaches you how to use multibody solids, sweeping and lofting features, and the more advanced shaping capabilites of SOLIDWORKS.   The topics covered in this course are:

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Lesson 1: Multibody Solids: How They Work

• Multibody Solids

• Multibody Design Techniques

• Case Study:Multibody Design

• Contour Selection

• Introducing: Solid Bodies Folder

• Feature Scope

• Patterning Bodies

• Tool Body Technique

• Introducing: Insert Part

• Introducing: Move/Copy Bodies

• Combining Bodies

• Introducing: Combine

• Common Bodies

• Intersect with Solid Bodies

• Introducing: Intersect

• Local Operations

• Indent Feature

• Introducing: Indent

• Deleting Solid Bodies

• Introducing: Delete/Keep Body

• Multibody Part vs. Assembly

• Saving Bodies Functions

• Using Cut to Create Multiple Bodies

• Insert into New Part

• Introducing: Insert into New Part

• Saving Bodies

• Introducing: Save Bodies

• Modeling for Rapid Tooling

• Splitting a Part into Multiple Bodies

• Introducing: Split

• Creating an Assembly

• Introducing: Create Assembly

• Using Split Part with Legacy Data

Lesson 3: Sketching with Splines

• Curves in Sketches

• Splines

• Introducing: Spline

• Introducing: Spline Tools

• Evaluating Curvature Combs

• Introducing: The Control Polygon

• Introducing: Spline Handles

• Analyzing Solid Geometry

• Introducing: Display Curvature

• Introducing: Zebra Stripes

• Surface Curvature Combs

• Sketch Picture

• Introducing: Sketch Picture

• Style Spline

• Introducing: Style Spline

• Case Study: Watering Can Handle

• Style Spline Tools

• Fit Spline

• Introducing: Fit Spline

Lesson 4: Introduction to Sweeping

• Sweeping

• Case Study: Faux Raised Panel Door

• Sweep with Guide Curves

• Case Study: Bottle Body

• Pierce Relation

• Sweep with Guide Curves

• The SelectionManager

• Introducing: SelectionManager

• Case Study: Hanger Bracket

• Symmetrical Splines

• Introducing: Dome

Lesson 5: Working with Curves

• Curve Features

• Case Study: Modeling a Spring

• Sweeping Along a 3D Path

• 3D Sketching

• Helix Curve

• Introducing: Helix and Spiral

• Introducing: Projected Curve

• Composite Curve

• Introducing: Composite Curve

• Adding Features to the Bottle

• Performance Considerations

• Modeling Threads

• Thread Profile

• Blower Housing

• Sweeping Along Model Edges

• Introducing: Split Line

• Sweep Options

• Additional Sweep Settings

• Orientation and Twist Control

• Visualizing Sweep Sections

• Introducing: Face Curves

• Align with End Faces

• Solid Sweep

• Introducing: Equation Driven Curve

Lesson 7: Boundary Feature and Lofting

• Comparing Complex Features

• How Lofting and Boundary Work

• Loft vs Boundary Feature

• Introducing: Loft

• Boundary Feature

• Introducing: Boundary Feature

• Using Derived and Copied Sketches

• Copying a Sketch

• Modify Sketch

• Introducing: Modify Sketch

• Derived Sketches

• Introducing: Derived Sketch

• Boundary Preview Options

• Sketch Block and Library Feature Profiles

• Additional Curves in Loft and Boundary

• Centerline Lofting

• Loft Preview Options

• Adding Sketch Segments

• Introducing: Segment

• Introducing: Split Entities

• Cleaning Up a Model

• Deleting Faces

• Introducing: Delete Face

• Evaluating Edges

• Introducing: Deviation Analysis

• Lofting with Guide Curves

• Curve Influence

• Hook Using Boundary

• Conics

• Introducing: Conic

• Introducing: Curve Through XYZ

• Sketch Blocks

• Introducing: Sketch Blocks

• Fillet Settings

• Fillet Parameters

• Constant Size Fillets

• Delete Face: Delete and Fill

• Fillet Options

• Variable Size Fillets

• Face Fillets

• Other Advanced Features

• Wrap Feature

• Introducing: Wrap

• Deform Feature

• Introducing: Deform

• Introducing: Knit Surface

• Direct Editing

• Introducing: Move Face