The course begins on the 26th of April at 6.00 PM
Zoom link :
Topic: Solidworks Course – First Session
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81679308948?pwd=TDFpcmVTOFJMNXBZamFpZGlUeWR3UT09
Meeting ID: 816 7930 8948
Passcode: 570213
Course Contents
SolidWorks Basics and the User Interface
- The SolidWorks User Interface
- Opening Files
- Using the Command Manager
Introduction to Sketching
- Basic Sketching Rules
- Design Intent
- Sketch Relations
- Dimensions
- Sketching Guidelines
- Extrude
Basic Part Modelling
- Modelling Terminology
- Best Profile
- Sketch Plane selection
- Details of the Part Boss Feature
- Sketching on a Planar Face
- Cut Feature
- Hole Wizard
- Filleting Editing
- Symmetry and draft
- Tools Detailing Basics Drawing Views
- Dimensioning
- Changing Parameters
- Patterning
- Reference Geometry
- Revolved Features
- Thin Features
- Shelling and Ribs
Design changes and Editing Repairs
- Part Editing
- Design Changes
- Rebuilding Tools
- Replace Sketch Entity
- Sketch Issues
- Freezing Features
Configurations
- Methods to Create Configurations
- Using Global Variables and Equations
- Creating Equalities
- Defining the Overall Width Equations
- Creating a Minimum Edge Distance
- Modelling Strategies
- Design Library
Working with Drawing Views
- The Drawing Mode
- Generating Standard drawing views
- Model View and Projected View
- Sectional Views and Auxiliary views
- Customizing view properties
- Annotating model items
- Dimensioning and tolerancing
- BOM, Adding balloons
Assembly Modelling
- Types of Assembly Design Approach
- Creating Bottom-up Assemblies
- Placing Components in the Assembly Document
- Assembling Components
- Creating Top-down Assemblies
- Creating Components in the Top-down Assembly
- Handling Individual Components
- Assembly Visualization
Introduction to Surface Modelling
Introduction to Sheetmetal
Introduction to mold-tools
Introduction to Weldament
SolidWorks Simulation
- Performing Static Analysis
- Assigning Material
- Applying Restraints
- Applying Loads
- Meshing the Assembly
- Running the Analysis
- Visualizing the Results
- Generating a Study Report
Course Conducted By
Dr. Neel Gunasekera
Ph.D. M.Sc. (Comp)
B.Sc. Engineering University of Peradeniya
Consultant
Engineering Product Design and Development
3D Modelling Specialist
Senior Lecturer in CADD