SOLIDWORKS Hands-on Essential Training 2024

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction to SOLIDWORKS

Lecture 1: Launching Solidworks for the first time

Lecture 2: Navigating in the 3D Workspace

Lecture 3: Solidworks Custom Templates

Lecture 4: Saving, Renaming and Managing Files in SOLIDWORKS

Lecture 5: Measuring in SOLIDWORKS

Chapter 2: SOLIDWORKS Quick Start

Lecture 1: Creating your First 3D Part

Lecture 2: Building your First Assembly

Lecture 3: Making your First CAD Drawing

Lecture 4: Basic Steps for 3D Modeling

Chapter 3: Basic Part Modeling

Lecture 1: Creating Sketches

Lecture 2: Understanding Sketch Relationships

Lecture 3: Using the Extrude Feature

Lecture 4: Using the Extrude Cut Feature

Lecture 5: Creating Revolved Feature

Lecture 6: Making Revolved Cuts

Lecture 7: Applying Materials and Colors

Lecture 8: Finding Mass Properties in Solidworks

Lecture 9: System Options, Units and Templates

Lecture 10: Working with Smart dimension tool

Lecture 11: Selecting Colors

Lecture 12: Creating Reference Coordinate Systems

Chapter 4: Sketch Tools

Lecture 1: Line and Centerline tools

Lecture 2: Using the Rectangle tool

Lecture 3: Circles and Arcs

Lecture 4: Drawing Slots

Lecture 5: Sketching Polygons

Lecture 6: Creating Text

Lecture 7: Using Equations and Linked Variables

Lecture 8: Using the Spline Tool

Lecture 9: Equation Driven Tool

Lecture 10: Sketch Ink

Lecture 11: Creating ellipse, conics and parabollas

Chapter 5: Modifying Sketches

Lecture 1: Trimming and Extending a Sketch

Lecture 2: Creating Offset Geometry

Lecture 3: Moving , Copying Rotating and Scaling

Lecture 4: Erasing, Undoing and Redoing Actions

Lecture 5: Using the Mirror Tool

Lecture 6: Creating Repeating Patterns in a Sketch

Lecture 7: Improve Sketches by using Construction Lines

Lecture 8: Using the Convert Entities Tool

Lecture 9: Adding Fillets and Chamfers to Sketches

Chapter 6: Reference Geometry

Lecture 1: Working with Planes

Lecture 2: Making an Axis

Lecture 3: Creating a Coordinate System

Lecture 4: Markup View

Chapter 7: Part Modifications

Lecture 1: Adding Fillets to a Part

Lecture 2: Chamfering Edges

Lecture 3: Applying Draft

Lecture 4: Using the Shell Command

Lecture 5: Using the Mirror Command

Lecture 6: Creating Linear Patterns

Lecture 7: Creating Circular Patterns

Chapter 8: Advanced Part Modeling

Lecture 1: Loft Tool

Lecture 2: Lofted Shapes with Guide Curves

Lecture 3: Making Lofted Cuts

Lecture 4: Creating Swept Shapes

Lecture 5: Making Swept Cuts

Lecture 6: Using the Wrap Command

Lecture 7: Boundary Boss/Bass

Lecture 8: Intersect Tool

Lecture 9: Working with Configurations

Lecture 10: Surface Tools

Lecture 11: Using Surfaces to Build Solid Models

Lecture 12: Move Copy Bodies with Direct Editing Tool

Lecture 13: Move Face with Direct Editing tool

Lecture 14: Combine in Direct Editing Tool

Lecture 15: Split in Direct Editing Tool

Lecture 16: Project Curve

Lecture 17: Slice Tool

Lecture 18: Introduction to Sheet metal Tools

Lecture 19: Introduction to Weldments

Lecture 20: Using Markup

Chapter 9: Hole Wizard

Lecture 1: Overview of Hole Wizard

Lecture 2: Understanding Hole types and Standards

Lecture 3: Positioning Holes in 3D

Lecture 4: Hole Wizard Slots

Chapter 10: Blocks

Lecture 1: How to use Sketch Blocks

Lecture 2: Creating Blocks

Lecture 3: Designing with Blocks

Chapter 11: Building Assemblies

Lecture 1: Starting an Assembly

Lecture 2: Copying, moving and Rotating Parts in Assembly

Lecture 3: Mating Parts together into a Assembly

Lecture 4: Working with Subassemblies

Lecture 5: Making Linear Patterns into Assemblies

Lecture 6: Making Circular Patterns into Assemblies

Lecture 7: Solidworks Toolbox and External Resources

Chapter 12: Advanced Mates

Lecture 1: Creating Mates between Components

Lecture 2: Mating Parts with Advanced Mates