Solidworks Course for Absolute Beginners (Step-by-Step)

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: SolidWorks Basics and the User Interface

Lecture 1: Course Introduction

Lecture 2: Section 1 Introduction

Lecture 3: What is SolidWorks

Lecture 4: File Formats in SolidWorks

Lecture 5: Design Intent

Lecture 6: Opening SolidWorks For the First Time

Lecture 7: Starting a New Part

Lecture 8: Opening and Closing Files

Lecture 9: How to Control Model

Lecture 10: Changing Units

Lecture 11: Saving Files

Lecture 12: User Interface

Lecture 13: How to Download SolidWorks

Chapter 2: Introduction to Sketching

Lecture 1: Section 2 Introduction

Lecture 2: Sketching on a Sketch Planes

Lecture 3: Draw Line

Lecture 4: Draw Rectangle

Lecture 5: Draw Circle

Lecture 6: Draw Slot

Lecture 7: Draw Arc

Lecture 8: Draw Polygon

Lecture 9: Draw Spline

Lecture 10: Draw Ellipse

Lecture 11: Rules That Govern Sketches

Lecture 12: Under Defined Sketch

Lecture 13: Fully Defined Sketch

Lecture 14: Adding Dimensions

Lecture 15: Sketch Relations

Lecture 16: Sketch Exercise Quiz 1 – Instruction

Lecture 17: Sketch Exercise Quiz 1

Lecture 18: Sketch Fillet and Chamfer

Lecture 19: Trim and Extend Tool

Lecture 20: Offset Entities

Lecture 21: Mirror Entities

Lecture 22: Sketch Exercise Quiz 2 – Instruction

Lecture 23: Sketch Exercise Quiz 2

Lecture 24: Linear and Circular Sketch Pattern

Lecture 25: Move, Copy, Rotate, Scale, and Stretch Entities

Lecture 26: Sketch Test – Instructions

Lecture 27: Sketch Test Solution

Chapter 3: Introduction to 3D Modeling

Lecture 1: Section 3 Introduction

Lecture 2: Choosing Best Profile and Sketch Plane

Lecture 3: Extrude Boss

Lecture 4: Extruded Cut

Lecture 5: Revolved Boss

Lecture 6: Revolve Cut

Lecture 7: Sweep Boss

Lecture 8: Swept Cut

Lecture 9: Lofted Boss

Lecture 10: Loft With Guide Curve

Lecture 11: Lofted Cut

Lecture 12: Convert Entities

Lecture 13: Share Sketch

Lecture 14: Offset Entities

Lecture 15: Mirror Pattern

Lecture 16: Fillet

Lecture 17: Chamfer

Lecture 18: Rib

Lecture 19: Circular Pattern

Lecture 20: Linear Pattern

Lecture 21: Shell

Lecture 22: Draft

Lecture 23: Wrap

Lecture 24: Creating New Planes

Lecture 25: Hole Wizard

Lecture 26: Editing Feature

Lecture 27: Editing Sketch

Lecture 28: Changing Sketch Planes

Lecture 29: Show Sketch

Lecture 30: Suppress and Unsuppress Feature

Lecture 31: Rollback Feature

Lecture 32: Reorder Features

Lecture 33: Adding Appearance

Lecture 34: Changing Scene

Lecture 35: Measuring Tool

Lecture 36: Mass Properties Tool

Chapter 4: Introduction to SolidWorks Assembly

Lecture 1: Section 4 Introduction

Lecture 2: Starting New Assembly File

Lecture 3: Insert Component in Assembly

Lecture 4: How to Add Mates

Lecture 5: Component Pattern

Lecture 6: Edit Component

Lecture 7: Assembly Level Features

Lecture 8: Create Exploded View

Chapter 5: Introduction to SolidWorks Drawing

Lecture 1: Section 5 Introduction

Lecture 2: Creating Drawing File

Lecture 3: View Layout – Placing Drawing Views

Lecture 4: Projected View

Lecture 5: Auxiliary View

Lecture 6: Section View

Lecture 7: Detail View

Lecture 8: Broken-Out Section

Lecture 9: Break View

Lecture 10: Crop View

Lecture 11: Change Drawing Scale