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Contents

Introduction /\bout This Course .............. . ......................... 2 Pr~requi sites .......................................... 2 Cour"e Design Philosoph) ............................... 2 Usmg this Book ....................................... 2 /\bout the Training Files ................................. 3 Conventions Used in this Book ........................... 3 Windm\ s 7 ...................................... ... ..... 3 Use or Color ............................................. 4 Clraphics and Graphics Cards ............................. 4 Color Schemes ........................................ 4 Lesson 1: SolidWorks Basics and the User Interface What is the SolidWorks Son ware? ... .. ....................... 6 Design Intent. ............................................ X Fxamples of Design Intent .............. . ................ 9 ll. . . . . .............. . ......... . . ll '> mg Model rdgc~ in a .prc-.s Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..,.., .., Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... . .... 222 Phase I: I 1\.lurc., . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 Pha.,e 2· I oatb . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-1 Phase 3: Material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 Ph.:ts..: 4: Run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22' Phase 5. Results . .. . .......... . ............ . ....... 225 Phase 6. Opllmii'C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 ....................... . :!:!X Updating the Model Rc.,ults. Reports and eDnl\\ 111gs . . ................... . . 229 0

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Course Design Philosophy

I hi~ cour"~ •~ dt:'>lgncd around a process- or ta-.k-has~d approuch to trammg. \ pmcl'~-.-ha'>ec.ltmmmg cnur...c cmphasl/es the prnecsscs ;u·e des1gned to represent t}plcal design and nwdding situation-. '' hllc ht:mg moc.le-,t enough lo he completed dunng das., tune You shuu ld note that many student-. \\ork at dlfli:rent paces. I hcrctorc. we ha\c included more lab e'erc1.,e., than you can rca-.onahl) c\pect w complete durmg the course. Thts ~n-.ure' that C\ en the fi.tstc-.t -;tudent "i ll nnt run out of e:-.cn:l;.e.,

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SolidWorks 201 3

Introduction

A Note About Dimensions

'I h~: tira'' ing~ anti d1mcn-.io11'. gl\t:n 111 the lab t:\crc1se~ arc nut 1nt~:ndcd tu rdkct any p:u1u:ular dratling standard. In !~tel. -.nmctimcs dlmcn,lt)lls arc gi\~:n inn l~ll>hionthat \\OUid llC\·t:r be cons1dcrcd acceptable 111 1ndustf}. 1 he r..:a ...on fi)r this is thl' labs ar.: dcs1gncd ltl ~:ncuurugc you tu apply the mformauon co\ ~:red 111 class and to cmplo) and rem force ccnam techniques 111 nwdclmg. \-.a result. the dra\\ mg~ and duncns1on-. in lhl' t:\crci-..cs arc done m a \\a) that complements tlm ohjcclln:.

About the Training Files

1\ complete set of thl! \arious lilcs usl!d throughout this cour-.l' can he

dm,nloaticd l'rom the ~olidWorb \\Cbsitc. www.solidworks .com. lltd, on the hnl.. Ior Support. thl!n Training. then Training Files . then SolidWorks Training Files. ~eh.:ct the hnl.. li1r the dcsircti Jilc set. l'hcre may he more than one' crs1on ot\:ach file sl!t a\ arc supphed tn s1gned . .,df-c.\tractmg c\ccutahlc pacl..age!-.

1 he files are organ11cd h~ kssnnnumhcr. I he Case Study fuldl'r '' 11l11n each les>.Oil contains th~: tiles your mstrul·tnr uses\\ hlle prcscntmg the les-.ons. The Exercises folder conto.uns cs the fi.llllm ing typographic cum emion!'.: C01n ention

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Snlid~ork~ commands and option~ appcnr 111 thi~ sty le For e.\ample. Features > Extruded Cut .. llll'tmllons to cummlllllcatc: concep t ~. idcnu fy ll:aturcs. and othcn\ 1sc con\ c:y important mli.mnatiun F- ur C:\ampk. \\C m1ght shm\ the result ol a fillctmg npcraunn \\llh the lillct~ 111 a dllkrcnt colore' en though. by tkll1ult. the Solid Works solh' arc \\ ould not ll1spla) the re,ults m that

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., he SohdWurks soil ware sc:ts a ne\\ standard" 1th bcsHn-class graph1cs. I he combinat ion of a h1ghl) rcllcctl\c mWih u-.ed '"hen creating a 1\:ature rhe) mdudc the dlmcn'>mns as-.oc1ntcd "ith the sk~:tch g~:nmetry. a~ "ell ,,, tho..,e assocwtcd '' ith the feature itself A .,impk c\ample nlthi.., \\Ould he ,t l~aturc like a cylmJncal boss. I" he tllamcter of thl· h1hs 1.., controlled h) the dwmcter of thl.' sketched circle. I he hc1ght of the boss 1., controlled h) the depth to "h1ch that ell-de "as l!\truded "hen the feature" as made

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Rdallons: J'he-.c mdudc -.uch m formation as paralk!J..,m. tangency. and conccntncuy lllstonc:tlly, tlw, type ormlimnatinn ha-. been eonHnun1cateJ on dnl\\ mgs '1;1 feature control ... ymbols. B) C sud1 as through hole:_.. or equal radi1 arc capturcd and mamtu1m:d. •

Design Intent

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In order ll> w ..e a paramctnc muddcr liJ...e ~ohd\\wJ...s dlic1cntl). you must co1ls1dcr the design mtent bcli1re mndchng. Iks1gn mh:nt 1s )'Ollr plan as to ho\\ the mod cl "hnuld hch;l\ c \\hen 11 1s changed. l'he '' U) m "h1ch the model 1s created gm ems 11\l\\ 1t "dl he chang~:d . Se\ era I l'allors contnhutc to ho\\ you capture d1.:'i1gn mtcnt·

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Automatic (sketch) Relations

Based on hn\\ gc(llllell') 1s sketched, these rclatwns can pnn 1dc l:Ommun geometric relationship~ between objcch su~:h t llll\\ a sketch 1!-. dimem.umcd. l he choice or rea tun:~ JIH.l the modd mg methodolog)' arc also 1111portant. for e\.amplc, consider the cas-.: nf a simple steppcd shall as sho\\ n at the nght. There arc .,e,cral ways n pan l1!-..e thts could he built and each "ay crcntes a part that 1s geometrical l)' 1dentical.

The "Layer Cake" Approach

rhc layer cake approach build-. the pan nne piece at a tinw. addmg each layer. ur li.!atun:. onto the prc\ 1ous unc. hkc thi-..

Changmg the thickness or one l,t) er ha-. a npph.: clll.:ct, chang ing thl.' f1lhlt l!ll1 of all th-.: othl.'r layer-. that \\ l're creall.'d aficr 11.

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Lesson 1

SolidWo rks 201 3

SolidWorlts Basics ond the User Interface

The " Potter's Wheel" Approach

rh~ pott~.:r's \\h~cl approach huilth the ptlrl u~ a ~mgle. re\ oh ell feature. 1\ 'mgle -.!-.etch repr.:sentmg. thl' cross ..,c.:tion indut.lcs all the informauon anti t.lm1cnsions neccs~ar) to mak.: thl' part as one f~aturc. While this approach may se~m 't:r) dlku.:nt, ha\ mg all th~.: t.les1gn mlormat1on cont:tinl't.l "ithin a singk I~:Hun.: lim1ts lle\1h1ht)- and can make ch:mges ·''' k"anl.

The Manufacturi ng Approach

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Lesson 2 Introduction to Sketching

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Introduction to Sketching

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State of the sketch

I a.:h '"etch ha~ a 'i[,\lu~ that dctcnnincs "hcthcr 11 1s n.:ad:. to he uscJ or not. I he \late can he lully-. under- or m er defined. •

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Extruding the sketch I \trudmg uses the 2[) sketch to create u 1D soltd feature.

Procedure

rhc process in this le~snn inclut.ll''- -.!-..etching and C\ti'U>.IOilS. To hcgin '' ith. a ne\\ pan file 1s created.

Introducing : New Part

1 he New tool create>. a llC\\ ~nl1dWml-..s document from a selection nf

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lesson 2 Introduction to Sketching

What are We Going to Sketch?

Sketching

Ihe first lea tun: or a pan W ill be crcutcu 111 thts ~cctillll. !"hat lllltWI feature 1::. just the first or man) tcature~ nccucu to complete the pan.

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SolidWorks 201 3

Lesson 2 Introd uction to Sketchmg

What Controls Design Intent?

Dcs1gn lnll!lll in a sl-.ctch 1s captured and cunLnlllcd by a comhmat1on ol' t\\ o Lhmgs •

Sketch relations

Create gcnmctnc rclaunnsh1p.., such as parulld . col lmcar. perpendicular. or coincident het\\ ecn ... !..etch ckmcnls. •

Dimensions DimcnsiOih ns arc n:qu1rcu l hc rcqlllrcd dcs1gn mtent 1s listed heilm : llon;omal 11 one of the lines and C\ammc hm\ the} ullcd the design mtcnt of the skcH:h.

Automatic Sketch Relations

Automatic relations arl' added a:. gcomctl) I'> sketched. We""'' thi-. as \\C sketched the outline 111 the pre\ 1nus steps. ~ketch feedback tell-. you ''hen automatiC rclatllln-. arc hcmg created .

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Display Relations shm\s and optionally enables ~ou to remo'c geomctm: reht11onsh1ps hct\\een sketch elcmcnh.

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SolidWorks 2013

Introduction to Sketching

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