About This Course Prerequisites Course Design Philosophy Recommended Using this Book Laboratory The goal of this course is to teach you how to use the SOLIDWORKS, ‘Simulation software to help you analyze static structural behavior of your SOLIDWORKS part and assembly model: The focus of this course is on the fundamental skills and concepts central to the successful use of SOLIDWORKS Simulation. You should view the training course manual as a supplement to, and not a replacement for, the system documentation and on-line help. Once you have developed a good foundation in basic skills, you can refer to the on-line help for information on less frequently used command options. Students attending this course are expected to have the following: = Mechanical design experience m= Experience with the Windows™ operating system. = Complete the course SOLIDWORKS Essentials. = Completed the on-line SOLIDWORKS Simulation tutorials that are available under Help. You can access the on-line tutorials by clicking Help, SOLIDWORKS Simulation, Tutorials. This course is designed around a process- or task-based approach to training. Rather than focusing on individual features and functions, a process-based training course emphasizes processes and procedures you should follow to complete a particular task. By utilizing case Studies to illustrate these processes, you learn the necessary commands, options, and menus in the context of completing a design task. ‘The minimum recommended length of this course is three days. This training manual is intended to be used in a classroom environment under the guidance of an experienced SOLIDWORKS Simulation instructor. It is not intended to be a self-paced tutorial. The examples and case studies are designed to be demonstrated “live” by the instructor. There may be slight differences in results in certain lessons due to service pack upgrades, etc. Laboratory exercises give you the opportunity to apply and practice the material covered during the lecture/demonstration portion of the course.