WEEK

INTRODUCTION TO
SOLIDWORKS

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INTRODUCTION
1.
2.
3.

Developed by SolidWorks Corporation, USA

A feature-based and parametric solid-modeling
mechanical design.
Mode
Part Mode

A feature-based
in which you can

parametric environment
create solid models

Bottom-up

Assembl
e Mode

Drawing
Mode

assembly
Top-down
assembly

Generative drafting
Interactive drafting

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OBJECTIVE

Getting started
Introduction to features
Applying geometric relations to the sketches
Dimensioning

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STARTING USING TASKBAR

CASCADING MENU

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SolidWorks window &

resources task pane

New SolidWorks
documents dialog box

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COMPONENTS OF NEW PART

DOCUMENT

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MENU BARS AND SOLIDWORKS

MENUS

Menu Bar

SolidWorks
Menus
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COMMANDMANAGER
1. Part Mode CommadManagers

Sketch Mode
CommadManagers

Feature
CommadManagers

SheetMetal
CommadManagers

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COMMANDMANAGER
Mold Tools
CommadManagers

Evaluate CommadManagers

Surface CommadManagers
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COMMANDMANAGER
Direct Editing
CommadManagers

Data Migration
CommadManagers

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COMMANDMANAGER
2. Assembly CommadManagers

Assembly CommadManagers

Layout CommadManagers

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COMMANDMANAGER
3. Drawing Mode CommadManagers

View Layout
CommadManagers

Annotation
CommadManagers

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TOOLBAR
1. Most of the tool can be chosen from the
CommandManager or from the SolidWorks menus
Pop-up Toolbar

View (Head-Up)
Toolbar

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MOUSE GESTURES
Tools displayed by using Mouse Gesture in
different environment

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DIMENSIONING STANDARD
AND UNITS
1.

Different standards are followed in SolidWorks

such as:
ANSI
ISO
JIS
DIN
BSI
GOST
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IMPORTANT TERM
2.

Feature-based Modeling
Parametric Modeling

3.

Bidirectional Associativity

1.

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SKETCHING ENVIRONMENT
1.

A sketch is defined as the basic contour for the

feature

Solid model of
Spanner

Base feature of
Spanner

Sketch for the base

feature of Spanner
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GETTING STARTED

Choose Start > SolidWorks 201x

From the Start

menu

The Welcome to SolidWorks dialog box

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WORK FLOW
CUSTOMIZATION AREA

SolidWorks window

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TASK PANEL

Right side of the SolidWorkss window

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STARTING A NEW DOCUMENT IN

SOLIDWORKS 201X
1. Click New
and click Part_MM template from
the Training Templates tab on the New
SolidWorks Document dialog box and click ok.

The New
SolidWork
s
Document
dialog box

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SAVING FILE
2. Saving file
Menu Bar : Save
Menu : File, Save
Keyboard Shortcut : CTRL+S
2a) Save file as
File name :Part1.SLDPRT
Save as part: (*.prt;*.sldprt)

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UNDERSTANDING THE
SKETCHING ENVIRONMENT

The Methods of invoking the sketching environment in

SolidWorks
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SETTING THE DOCUMENT

OPTIONS

The System Options-General dialog box

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DIMENSIONING STANDARD

Setting the dimensioning standard - modifying

Drafting
standards
Linear and
angular
units

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DIMENSIONING STANDARD

Flyout displayed after choosing the Unit System

button

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MODIFYING THE SNAP AND

GRID SETTING

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TOOLS
1. Rectangular
Corner rectangular starting point is at the corner

Center rectangular starting point is at the center

3-points corner rectangular

define 3 points (corner to corner)

3-points center rectangular

define 3 points (center to corners)

Parallelogram
- define 3 points(corner to corner).
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TOOLS
2. Drawing Circle

Circles PropertyManager
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TOOLS

Sp
ec
ify
t
h
ce
nte e
r
nt poi

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TOOLS

Specifying by
three points
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TOOLS
3. Drawing an Arc

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TOOLS

Centerpoint Arcs

Specify the center point & start

point of the centerpoint arc

Move the cursor to speify the start

point & the endpoint of the arc

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TOOLS

3-point Arcs

Specify the start point and

endpoint of the arc

Specify the third point for drawing

the arc

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TOOLS

Drawing polygon

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TOOLS

6-sided polygon with construction

circle incribed inside it

5-sided polygon with the

construction circle circumscribed
about it

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TOOLS
4. Drawing splines

Spline with its start point

at the origin

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TOOLS
5. Drawing Slot
Creating a straight slot

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TOOLS

Centerpoint straight slot

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TOOLS

3-point Arc Slots

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TOOLS

Centerpoint Arc Slot

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TOOLS

Ellipse

Drag the cursor to define

the ellipse exit

nd axis of the
Define the 2nd
ellipse

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TOOLS

Elliptical Arcs

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TOOLS

Parabolic curve

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GEOMETRIC RELATIONS
1. Inference Lines (Automatic Relations).
2. Perpendicular
3. Reference-to align the endpoint vertically with
the origin
Infe
ren
line ce

Perpendicul
ar relation
Referenc
e line

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GEOMETRIC RELATIONS
4. Close close the sketch with a final line
connected to the starting point of the first
line.

Turn of the active tool using one of these

technique
Menu Bart : Select
Command Manager : Click the active tool to
toggle the tool off
Keyboard Shortcut: ESC

5. Turn off the tool Press ESC key on the keyboard

to turn off the line tool
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GEOMETRIC RELATIONS
6. Click the uppermost angled line and
the PropertyManager opens.
The existing Relations box lists the geometric
relations that are associated with the selected
line
Click

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GEOMETRIC RELATIONS
7. Remove the relation
Delete the symbol
From thePropertyManager (press the delete key)
Delete

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GEOMETRIC RELATIONS
8. Drag the endpoint
No longer constrained
Can behave differently when dragging it
Been
dragged

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GEOMETRIC RELATIONS
9. Add relation
Hold down CTRL and click the two lines
PropertyManager shows the valid relations for the
geometry selected.
Click Perpendicular and OK

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GEOMETRIC RELATIONS
10. Drag the sketch
Drag the sketch back into approximately its
original shape
Been

dragged

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OTHER EXAMPLES

Before and after applying

Perpendicular relation

Before and after applying

Parallel relation

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OTHER EXAMPLES

Before and after applying

Tangent relation to two arc

Before
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and after applying

relation to line and a
circle

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DESIGN INTENTS

Importance concepts in Parametric Solid Modeling

Design

Circles dimensioned from

edges

Circles dimensioned with

respect to each other

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DESIGN INTENTS

Sketch satisfying the design

requirement

Sketch is not satisfying the

design requirement

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DIMENSIONING A SKETCH
Tools in the Smart Dimension
flyout

Modify dialog box

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EXERCISE

Horizontal/vertical dimensioning

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TOLERANCE / PRECISION
ROLLOUT

Dimension
PropertyM
anager
Style rollout

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TOLERANCE / PRECISION
ROLLOUT

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TOLERANCE / PRECISION
ROLLOUT

Toleranc/Precision rollout with the Fit

option selected in the Tolerance Type
drop-down list
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Hole fit and shaft fit

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ALIGN DIMENSIONING

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ANGULAR DIMENSIONING

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DIAMETER / RADIUS DIMENSIONING

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ANNOUNCEMENT

QUIZ 1
DATE: 18/03/2016
TIME : 8 PM

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C1W6
With your own dimension and scale, draw the front view of below figure.
Unit = mm,

ISOMETRIC VIEW
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FRONT VIEW
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C2W6
With your
Unit own
= scale, draw the front view. Unit =
mm
mm

ISOMETRIC VIEW
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FRONT VIEW
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C3W6
With your own scale, draw the front view. Unit =
mm

ISOMETRIC VIEW
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FRONT VIEW
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H1W6

With your own scale, draw the front view. Unit =

mm

ISOMETRIC VIEW

FRONT VIEW
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