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SolidWorks is a 3D solid modeling package which
allows users to develop full solid models in a
simulated environment for both design and analysis.

In SolidWorks, you sketch ideas and experiment with

different designs to create 3D models.
Industry Example: Trek Bikes

• Company: By providing integrated design, analysis, manufacturing, and

communication tools, SolidWorks software has enabled Trek
– Designs, manufactures, and Bicycles to double its design throughput while improving quality
markets bicycles and bike and increasing innovation.
accessories.
• Challenge:
– Heightened expectation for
quality (Lance Armstrong)
– Integrate Design and
Manufacturing
– Increased market demand
• SolidWorks Benefits:
– Shortened design cycle by 50%
– Improved product quality "SolidWorks has the most solid business experience in actual
production settings. Because we wanted to use 3D data at more
– Doubled throughput of new points in our development process, we chose the system with
products (100% increase) the most momentum, knowing that it would produce additional
opportunities for integration."

Steve Baumann, Industrial Design Manager

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 SolidWorks is used by Designing in a modeling
students, designers, package such as SolidWorks
engineers, and other is beneficial because it saves
professionals to produce time, effort, and money that
simple and complex parts, would otherwise be spent
assemblies, and drawings. prototyping the design.
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Solidworks START
Before we begin looking at the software, it is important to
understand the different components that make up a
SolidWorks model.

The first, and most basic element of a SolidWorks

model is a Part.

Parts consist of primitive geometry and features

such as extrudes, revolutions, lofts, sweeps, etc.

Parts will be the building blocks for all of the

models that you will create
SolidWorks Components -
Assemblies

The second component is the assembly. Assemblies

are collections of parts which are assembled in a
particular fashion using mates (constraints).

Any complex model will usually consist of one, or

many assemblies.
The third, and final component in SolidWorks is the
Drawing.

A drawing is the typical way to represent a 3D model such

that any engineer (or manufacturer) can recreate your part.

Drawings are important because they provide a standard

way of sharing your design.
By default, no file is opened automatically when you start
the program.

To create a new file, click on File > New or click the New File
icon in the main toolbar.

This will open the New SolidWorks Document wizard.

 LEFT SIDE OF SOLIDWORKS
WINDOW
• FEATUREMANAGER  Property  Configuration
DESIGN TREE™ Manager Manager
• THIS BOX DISPLAYS ALL
THE FEATURES OF YOUR
PART OR ASSEMBLY.
• IT ALSO LISTS PLANES,
AXIS,
• AND MATING GROUPS.
• TO SELECT THE MAIN
PLANES(FRONT, TOP,
AND RIGHT)
• TO MODIFY AND SEE
THE PROCEDURE OF
DESIGNING A PART, IT
HAS A DYNAMIC
CREATING A
SKETCH
FIRST CHOOSE A MAIN
PLANE FROM FEATURE
MANAGER TREE
Sketch
Toolbar

Feature
Manager
Tree
SELECT SKETCH ON THE
MAIN TOOLBAR
2-CLICK ON
Front
Plane
THEN CHOOSE THE
APPROPRIATE
GEOMETRICAL COMMAND
FROM SKETCH TOOLBAR
 TOOLBARS
BUTTONS FOR FREQUENTLY USED COMMANDS.

• YOU CAN SELECT THE TOOLBARS TO DISPLAY.

• VIEW / TOOLBARS
Sketch and Feature Toolbars

• TO CREATE ANY SKETCH (DRAWING ) USE THE

SKETCH TOOLBAR.
• FEATURE TOOLBAR: THIS TOOLBAR CONTAINS
ALL THE FUNCTIONS FOR CREATING AND
MANIPULATING 3D SHAPES
 CREATING A PART
• CHOOSE ONE OF THE MAIN PLANES TO DRAW THE
SKETCH
(HINT : BEFORE CREATING A SKETCH YOU SHOULD
CHOOSE A PLANE OR A SIDE OF PART)
 2D SKETCH
• AFTER SELECTING
ONE OF THE MAIN
PLANE, CLICK ON A
SHAPE ON SKETCH
TOOLBAR(RECTANG
LE)
• NOW, BY CLICKING
ON THE DESIGN
AREA AND MOVE
THE POINTER YOU
CAN DRAW THE
SKETCH
 ADDING DIMENSIONS
• USE
DIMENSION
TOOL(CLICK
ON SMART
DIMESION)
• SELECT THE
ENTITIES TO
ADD THE
DIMENSIONS
• DOUBLE CLICK
ON
DIMENSIONS
TO MODIFY
THE
It is not required to add dimension on sketch before use them to create
a feature

Fully Defiend Sketch: the position of all entities are fully described, and
all the entities are BLACK

Under Defined Sketch: additional dimensions or relations are needed to

completely specify the geometry, under defiened entities are BLUE

Over Defiened Sketch, an object has conflicting dimensions or relations,

or both. Over defined entities are RED.
Over defined Sketch
 FEATURE MODE
• NOW BY CLICKING ON FEATURES ON THE MAIN
TOOLBAR, SWITCH TO FEATURE MODE

• Now the feature toolbar will be activated

 3D MIRROR

• 3D OBJECTS/BODY CAN BE MIRRORED USING THIS SOFTWARE.

SOLIDWORKS ASSEMBLY
OTHER ASSEMBLY
shapes

Sweep Shape
C2 Fillets
Fill
Boundar
y Planar

LOFT
Extrude

FreeFor
m Revolve
Dome Deformed Flex
Ruled
 Sheet metal
Sheet Metal Toolbar

Locating the Toolbar:

View Toolbars Sheet Metal

‐ Base Flange or Tab

‐ Edge Flange

‐ Miter Flange

‐ Lofted Bend

‐ Unfold

‐ Fold

‐ Hem

‐ Sketched Bend

‐ Closed Corner

‐ Jog

‐ Break‐Corner/Corner‐Trim

‐ Flatten

‐ No Bends

‐ Insert Bends

‐ Rip

‐ Vent
 BASE FLANGE –HOW TO
• BASE FLANGE – HOW TO
• CREATE SKETCH
• CLICK BASE‐FLANGE/TAB
• SET PARAMETERS IN BASE FLANGE PROPERTY
MANAGER
• CLICK WHEN COMPLETE