SOLIDWORKS Advanced Part Modeling Training

Prerequisite(s)

SolidWorks Essentials or equivalent experience

Length

3 Days

Description

Learn how to use multibody solids, sweeping and lofting features, and the more advanced shaping capabilities of SolidWorks.

Completing this course will help you:

Course outline

MULTI BODY SOLIDS

Multibody Solids and Solid Bodies
Local Operations
Extrude From
Patterning
Combined, Common Bodies
Move/Copy Bodies
Tool Body
Insert Part, Insert into New Part
Mate Reference
Indent Feature
Feature Scope
Using Cut to Create Multibodies
Splitting a Part into Multibodies
Using Split Part with Legacy Data
Saving Solid Bodies as Parts & Assemblies

LOFT & SPLINES

Basic Lofting, Advanced Lofting
Sketch Picture, Layout Sketches
Using Derived & Copied Sketches
Spline Sketching
Split Entities
Boundary Feature
Centerline Lofting
Cleaning Up a Model
Delete Face Deviation Analysis

SWEEPS

Sweeping and Lofting: What’s the Difference
Sweep Options
Orientation and Twist Control, Align with End Faces
Selecting Edges, Select Loop, Selection Manager
Split Lines, Fit Spline
Curves: Helix, Spiral, Projected, Composite, Intersection
Curve, and through a set of points
Sweeping Along Model Edges
Sweeping Along a 3D Path
Sweeping a Tool Body
Analyzing Geometry, Display Curvature, Curvature Combs,
Zebra Stripes
Performance Considerations
Modeling Threads

OTHER ADVANCED TOOLS

Advanced Fillets
Wrap Feature
Equation Driven Curves
Deform Feature
Knit Surface
Move Face and Delete Face
3D Sketching
Using 3D Sketch with the Hole Wizard