SolidWorks Tutorial

- Click the SolidWorks Icon

- Getting started with Solid Works
Alternatively Start
All programs
SolidWorks 2011
SolidWorks 2011 x64 Edition

-You will see the graphic window of the software
- Move around the mouse over the graphic window and get familiar with the software

- Areas to notice:
(1) Top: main menu area: Files, Views, Tools, Help
(2) Side : SolidWorks Resources
: Design Library
: File explorer etc

- Keep the cursor on the menu and Icons to display the meaning of each

Overall Screen
Top area
Side area
Create a part
(1) Click File new
Click new on the Standard toolbar.
Or
(2) Click Parts and then OK
(3) A graphic window
will come
(3) Graphic window
(4) Select the top View as the sketch plane it Will be highlighted
Your reference plane
Not the sketch
(5) Sketch the geometry
(6) Close the sketch once you are done
(6) Select the Sketch and Click the Features
menu bar to make Extrude command Visible
(7) Click the Extrude command and you will see this

Thickness
Direction 1
Direction 2
(8) Click the Right mark
(8) Extrude Cut
(a) Select the top plane -- It will highlight
(b) Click Sketch menu bar to make sketch entities visible
( c)Move around the
mouse to get the mid
point of the two edges

(d) Draw the circle

(e) Exit the Sketch
mode
(9) Circle on the top plane
(a) Select the circle( Sketch 2) in the features tree
(b) Click Extrude Cut
Icon

(c) Click Ok
(10) Complete the cut out
Through all
Final Part