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Solidworks Tutorials: Beginner Table of contents www.solidworkstutorials.com
Table of contents
Beginner Part 1: My First Solid … … … … 1

The big picture how SolidWorks works, it starts
with a simple editable sketch. From this sketch a
feature build the solid. From this solid it
produces drawing...
Beginner Part 2: Sketching … … … … 10

Sketch is the base of your part, it’s a good
practice to master sketching in SolidWorks...
Beginner Part 3: Turning Parts … … … … 23

Some parts such as pins and shafts can be
manufacture by turning process on lathe
machine, we can create turning part by revolving
it sketch on it axis...
Beginner Part 4: Hole Wizard … … … … 30

Hole Wizard is used for creating predefined and
standard holes such as counter bore hole,
counter sunk hole, screw clearance hole and
many more...
Beginner Part 5: Pattern … … … … 40

Pattern (or some called array) is used to repeat
features in linear arrangement or circular
arrangement. It’s good to know how to optimize
these tool, it help you make your part faster and
easier...
Beginner Part 6: Assembly Parts … … … 60

Assembly is a part of design process, it show how
all designed parts work together as a single
unit...
Beginner Part 7: Detailing Drawing … … … 80

Once solid parts created we need to transfer it to
engineering drawing so the others can
understand your parts…
Solidworks Tutorials: Beginner Table of contents ii

Beginner Part 1: My First Solid www.solidworkstutorials.com
Beginner Part 1: My First Solid
The big picture how SolidWorks works, it starts with a simple

editable sketch. From this sketch a feature build the solid. From
this solid it produces drawing... Let’s begin your first solid...
1. Click New , click Part , OK.
2. Click Front Plane, insert sketch on plane by click Sketch.
In this tutorial you will make this

3. Click Sketch , click
bracket, start from sketch and build
features.
Corner Rectangular . Start first point at origin and
click another point at top right side.
4. Click Smart Dimension , click top edge set

dimension to 3in and click right edge set dimension to 2in.
Beginner Part 1: My First Solid 1

5. To build features, click Extruded Boss/Base , set D1 to
0.10in and .

6. Click on front face of the part, click Normal To.
7. Click Circle , sketch circle on face
Click Smart Dimension , click circle edge and set

diameter to 0.6in. For circle positioning click circle edge and
vertical part edge set to 0.5in. Click circle edge again and
click horizontal part edge set to 0.5in.

8. Click Extruded Cut , change Direction 1 to Through
All and .

9. Click on front face and select Sketch
Select Corner Rectangular sketch rectangular from

top right edge to center.
10. Click Smart Dimension , set rectangular

dimension to 2in and 1in.

Click
Extruded Cut and select Through All
and .
11. Click on front face and select Sketch
. Click
Corner Rectangular and sketch rectangular start

form bottom left edge to right edge.

Click
Smart Dimension and set rectangular height to 0.1in.
12. Click Extruded Boss/Base set Direction 1 to 0.5in
and . Click Display

Style and select Isometric.

13. Click Fillet , check Full preview
add fillet to all edges

and
14. Save the part as Bracket and you’re done! Simple isn’t
it?
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Beginner Part 2: Sketching www.solidworkstutorials.com
Beginner Part 2: Sketching
Sketch is the base of your part, it’s a good practice to master

sketching in SolidWorks...
1. Click New , click Part , OK.

box, start from sketch and build
features. You’ll learn how to use
sketch tools to build this part.
3. Click Sketch , click
Corner Rectangular . Start first point at origin and

click another point at top right side.
4. Click Smart Dimension , click top edge set

dimension to 2in and click right edge set dimension to 2in.
Beginner Part 2: Sketching 10

5. To build features, click Features>Extruded Boss/Base
, set D1 to 0.50in
and .

6. Click on front face of the part, click Normal To.
7. Click on front face and click Sketch.

8. Click Offset Entities , set to 0.1in and check
Reverse box and .
9. Click Extruded Cut , change D1 to 0.4in.

10. Click on side face, click Sketch.
11. While pressing Ctrl key select inner left and right edge.
Click
Convert Entities .
12. Select Centerline from line menu ,

sketch a centerline midpoint to midpoint of both converted

edges.
13. Click sketched centerline
and click Offset Entities.

Set Parameter, D to 0.3in check Bi-directional and .
14. Now click Trim Entities to remove excess line,

before make any cut make sure under option Trim to
closest is selected. Trim extra line as

below sketch. Answers Yes if notification appear.
15. Click View Orientation>Isometric.
16. Click Features>Extruded Boss/Base , for Direction 1,

click Reverse Direction (green box) and set D1 to 0.1in.

and .

17. Click on front face and click Normal To.
18. Click on front face and click Sketch.

19. Click Circle, sketch circle at left edge.
20. Click Smart Dimension, dimension sketch as

below sketch.
21. Click on sketched circle, click
Copy Entities. Set delta x

to 0.3in and .
22. Click Centerline, sketch centerline

across front face and make sure it starts at midpoint left edge
and midpoint right edge and .
23. While press Ctrl key, select both sketched circle and click
Mirror Entities , on Mirror Option click

Mirror about: box, and select centerline

and .
24. Click Extruded Cut, and set D1 to 0.1in
and .
25. Click View Orientation>Back,

and click on back face and click Sketch.
26. Click Sketch>Circle, sketch circle at lower left edge.
Click Smart
Dimension and dimension sketched circle as

sketch below.
and .

27. Click on sketched circle, and click

Linear Sketch Pattern and on
Direction 1 set D1 to 1.2in and on Direction 2, change # to
2 and set D2 to 1.2in and .

28. Click Features>Extruded Cut, and set direction to
Through All and .

Click View Orientation>Isometric.
29. Save the part as Sketch and you’re done! Simple isn’t
it?

Beginner Part 3: Turning Part www.solidworkstutorials.com
Beginner Part 3: Turning Part
Some parts such as pins and shafts can be manufacture by

turning process on lathe machine, we can create turning part by
revolving it sketch on it axis...
1. Click New, click Part, OK.

pin, start from sketch and build
solid body by revolve it sketch on
axis. You’ll learn how to use
revolved boss/base and revolved
cut to build this part.
3. Click on Line, sketch a closed loop start at origin, sketch

as sketch below end back at origin.
and
4. Click Smart Dimension and dimension sketch as

sketch below.
and .
5. Click Features>Revolved Boss/Base,

and click on bottom line as it axis.
Beginner Part 3: Turning Part 25

and .
6. Click View Orientation>Front

and click Front Plane and click Sketch.

7. Click Corner Rectangle, and sketch rectangle overlap

on solid body as sketched below.
and .

sketched below.
9. To view solid body axis, click View>Temporary Axes.
10. To make second undercut, click Features>Revolved Cut
and select temporary axes as it axis

and .

11. To hide temporary axes, click View>Temporary Axes.
12. Save the part and you’re done! Simple isn’t it?

Beginner Part 4: Hole Wizard www.solidworkstutorials.com
Beginner Part 4: Hole Wizard
Hole Wizard is used for creating predefined and standard holes

such as counter bore hole, counter sunk hole, screw clearance
hole and many more...
In this tutorial you will add 2. Click Top Plane, insert sketch on plane by click Sketch.
counterbore, countersink and tap
holes to this plate by using Hole
Wizard tools.
3. Click on Corner Rectangle, sketch a rectangle start at

origin.
and .

sketch below.
and .
5. Click Features>Extruded Boss/Base, on Direction 1

set D1 to 1in
Beginner Part 4: Hole Wizard 30

and .
6. Click on top face and click Normal To.
7. Click Features>Hole Wizard on Hole Type, select

Counterbore, Standard to Ansi Inch, Type to Socket Head
Cap Screw, Size to #10, Fit to Normal and End Condition
to Through All.

For positions placement for this counterbore hole, click on
Positions tab. Now click three

more positions at each edge.

8. Click on Smart Dimensions, click on center point

of counterbore hole and click left edge, set dimension to
0.5in.
Continue dimensioning as sketched below.
and .
9. For adding countersink at center, click on top face and click
on Hole Wizard .

On Hole Type, select Countersink, Standard to Ansi Inch,

Type to Flat Head Screw (100), Size to #10, Fit to Normal
and End Condition to Through All.
10. For positions placement for this countersink holes, click on
Positions tab. Now click three

more positions at center.

11. Click on Smart Dimensions, click on center point

of countersink hole and click left edge, set dimension to
2.5in.
Continue dimensioning as sketched below.
and .
12. For adding center tap hole, click on top face at center and
click Hole Wizard.

On Hole Type, select Tap, Standard to Ansi Inch, Type to

Tapped hole, Size to 1/2-13, End Condition to Through
All.
13. For positions placement for this tap hole, click on Positions
tab. There is another style to

positions hole wizard is define it position by sketch, let try it.
Click on Centerline, Sketch a

horizontal line start at midpoint of left edge to midpoint left

edge. Press Esc to end sketch centerline.
14. Click and drag tap center to midpoint of centerline.
and .
15. Click View Orientation>Isometric. Done.

16. Save the part as Plate1 and you’re done! Simple isn’t it?

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Beginner Part 5: Pattern
Pattern (or some called array) is used to repeat features in linear

arrangement or circular arrangement. It’s good to know how to
optimize these tool, it help you make your part faster and easier...
In this tutorial you will add multiple 2. Click Top Plane, insert sketch on plane by click Sketch.
features as linear pattern and
circular pattern using pattern tools.

origin.
and .

sketch below.
and .

set D1 to 1in
Beginner Part 5: Pattern 39

and .
7. Click on top face and click Sketch.

Click on Circle and sketch a circle on top face and .
8. Click on Smart Dimension and dimension

sketched circle as sketch below.
9. Click Features>Extruded Cut on Direction 1 set to
Through All. and .
10. Click Features>Hole Wizard on Hole Type, select

Counterbore, Standard to Ansi Inch, Type to Socket Head
Cap Screw, Size to #10, Fit to Normal and End Condition
to Through All.

For positions placement for this counterbore hole, click on
Positions tab. Click one point

at lower left edge.

11. Click on Smart Dimension and dimension

sketched circle as sketch below.
and .
12. To pattern this counterbore hole, click on CBORE for #10

Socket Head Cap Screw1
and click Linear Pattern. Click on bottom edge as

Direction 1 pattern.

Set D1 to 2.5in and pattern # to 3. Click on highlighted

arrow to switch it directions.
13. Click on left edge as Direction 2 pattern.
Set D2 to 3.4in and number of pattern # to 2. You can click

on arrow to switch it directions.
and .
14. Click on top face and click Sketch.
Click on Circle, sketch a circle with center to open hole.

Click Smart Dimension, set circle diameter to

1.5in.
15. Click Line, sketch a vertical line crossing sketch circle at

12 o’clock to 6 o’clock.
Press Esc key to end Line. Exit sketch.
16. Click on Hole Wizard, on Hole Type click on Tap,

Standard: Ansi Inch, Type: Tapped Hole, Hole
Specifications Size:1/4-20, End Condition Through All.

For positions placement for this tap hole, click on Positions
tab. Click one point at 12

o’clock last sketched circle.

and .
17. To hide guide sketch, click Sketch4 and click Hide.
18. To pattern tap hole, click on 1/4-20 Tapped Hole1
and click Circular Pattern.
Change view to isometric by click on View

Orientation>Isometric
Click on open inner hole face as it’s pattern axis, set
instances # to 6 and .

19. Save the part as Block and you’re done! Simple isn’t it?

Beginner Part 6: Assembly Parts www.solidworkstutorials.com
Beginner Part 6: Assembly Parts
Assembly is a part of design process, it show how all designed

parts work together as a single unit. ...
In this tutorial you will create this

toy horse by assembly parts to one
unit assembly.

origin.
and .

sketch below.
and .

set D1 to 4in
Beginner Part 6: Assembly Parts 50

and .
6. Click on right face and click Normal To.

7. Click on right face again and click Sketch.
Click on Circle and sketch 4 circle at each corner. Click
on Smart Dimension and dimension sketch as

sketched below.
8. Click on Features>Extruded Cut and set Direction 1 to
Through All and . Click

on View OrientationIsometric.

Click on top face again and click Sketch.

Click on Corner Rectangle and sketch 2 rectangles at

top and bottom.
Click on Smart Dimension and dimension these

rectangles as sketched below.

10. Click on Features>Extruded Cut and set Direction 1 to

1.0in
and .
Click on View Orientation>Isometric.

11. Save the part as Body.
13. Click Right Plane, insert sketch on plane by click Sketch.

origin.
and .


sketch below.
16. Click Centerline and sketch vertical

centerline through top edge midpoint to bottom midpoint.
Press Esc to end centerline.

17. Click on Circle, sketch 3 circles onto centerline and
using Smart Dimension dimension sketch as

sketched below.

set D1 to 0.25in
and . Click on View

Orientation>Isometric.

19. To change part color, right click on

Part2>Appearance>Appearance
On Color select Shiny and pick white color.
and .
20. Save the part as Leg.

23. Click on Circle, and sketch a circle. Click Smart
Dimension dimension this circle to 0.25in.

set D1 to 0.25in
and .
25. Click on right face and click Normal To.
Click on this face again and click Sketch.

26. Click on Circle, and sketch a circle. Click Smart
Dimension dimension this circle to 1.5in.

set D1 to 0.25in
and .


On Color select Standard and pick red color.
and .
29. Save the part as Wheel.

32. Click on Line, and sketch a horse head.
33. Click on Smart Dimension and dimension sketch

as sketched below.

set D1 to 0.5in
and .

and .
36. Save the part as Head.

39. Click on Line, and sketch a horse tail.
40. Click on Smart Dimension and dimension sketch

as sketched below.


set D1 to 0.5in
and .

and .
43. Save the part as Tail.
Let’s begin assembly all this parts.
44. Click New, click Assembly, OK.

45. To add part in assembly, Click Browse…

Select Body.sldprt and click Open. Click on workspace.
46. To add leg part, click Insert Components , click

Browse…

Select Leg.sldprt and click Open. Click on workspace.
47. To add wheel part, click Insert Components ,

click Browse…

Select Wheel.sldprt and click Open. Click on workspace.
48. Each of this part need to be mate together, click Mate

click on body right face
and turn the assembly around (click wheel button and turn
model) click on leg inner face.

Coincident mate already pre selected, click .

49. Turn the assembly back to previous view.

50. Click on inner hole face on body and inner hole of leg.
The Concentric mate already pre selected, click . Repeat

this step for bottom hole.
and .
51. Turn the assembly the other way.

52. Click on wheel shaft face and inner leg hole.
Concentric mate already pre selected, click .

53. Click on inner wheel face
turn the assembly to left side and click on outer leg face.

54. Repeat step 46 – 53 for other set of legs and wheels.
55. To add head part, click Insert Components ,

click Browse…

Select Head.sldprt and click Open. Click on workspace. To
add tail part, click Insert Components , click

Browse…
Select Tail.sldprt and click Open. Click on workspace.

56. Click Mate , click on tail face,
turn assembly the other way, and click on back face cut.

57. Click on side face of body cut,
turn assembly to left and click on side face of tail,


58. Click on top edge of tail,
turn assembly to view top body and click on top face of the
body.

59. Turn the model to facing front of the body, click on side face
of inner cut,

turn the assembly to left and click on head side face.

60. Click on inner cut face of the body,
turn the assembly around and click on back head face.


61. Turn the assembly to view front side, click on head lower
edge,
and click on body bottom inner cut.

62. Click View Orientation>Isometric
and you’re done!
63. Save the assembly as Horse and you’re done! Simple

isn’t it?

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Beginner Part 7: Detailing Drawing
Once solid parts created we need to transfer it to engineering

drawing so the others can understand your parts…
1. Click New, click Drawing, OK.
2. On Sheet Format/Size select A – Landscape and OK.

In this tutorial you create drawing
for this part.
3. Click Browse...
locate you Block.sldprt (Part from Beginner Part 5: Pattern

tutorials)
Beginner Part 7: Detailing Drawing 70

Click Open.
4. For Orientation select Top and for Display Style select
Hidden Lines Visible,

5. Click on sheet to add this view,
click again on left side to add side view of the part,
click once more to upper right of sheet to view it’s 3D view.

Click .
6. Repositions part 3D view to upper right corner of the sheet
by dragging it to this location.
7. There is no centerline for holes in side view, let’s add this

centerline, click on side view,

Click on Annotation tab,
click on Centerline,
centerline automatically added to side view, click .
8. Click Smart Dimension and click on bottom edge

and pull dimension to bottom.

9. Zoom in, click on center hole edge,
click on counter bore hole edge
and pull dimension to bottom side.

10. Click on center hole edge,
click on counter bore hole edge

11. Repeat step 10 and continue dimension for the third counter
bore hole.


click on left edge

13. Repeat step 12 for right edge.

14. Click on center hole edge and pull out it’s diameter
dimension.

15. Click on thread diameter and pull out its radius dimension.

click on counterbore hole edge
and pull it’s dimension to left side.

click on bottom edge
and pull it’s dimension to left side.

18. Repeat steps 16 and 17 for top counterbore and top edge.
19. Click to end Smart Dimension. Click on Annotation tab,
click on Hole Callout.
Click on counterbore hole
and pull out its hole callout to right side.

20. Click on thread
and pull out its hole callout to right side.
Click to end hole callout annotation.

21. Click on Sketch tab,
Click on Centerline, sketch a

centerline thru center of Block. Point (hover your cursor) to
midpoint of left edge (don’t click),
move you cursor to left side,
now click on sheet and click again on right side.
Press Esc to end centerline.

22. Click on centerline,
click on View Layout tab,
click on Section View, on section Line option,

check Flip Direction
and click on sheet for this section view.

23. You can customize each view how it’s appear on drawing by
changing it’s display style. Click on Section A-A view,
on Display Style click on Hidden Line Removed.
Click . Your section view now changed.

24. Click on 3D view,
on Display Style click on Shaded With Edges.
To change it’s scale, under Scale click on Use custom scale,

set to 1:3
and .

25. Save the drawing as Block and you’re done! Simple isn’t
it?

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Solidworks Tutorials: Beginner Table of contents www.solidworkstutorials.com

Beginner Part 1: My First Solid … … … … 1

Beginner Part 2: Sketching … … … … 10

Beginner Part 3: Turning Parts … … … … 23

Beginner Part 4: Hole Wizard … … … … 30

Beginner Part 5: Pattern … … … … 40

Beginner Part 6: Assembly Parts … … … 60

Beginner Part 7: Detailing Drawing … … … 80

Solidworks Tutorials: Beginner Table of contents ii

Beginner Part 1: My First Solid www.solidworkstutorials.com

Beginner Part 1: My First Solid

The big picture how SolidWorks works, it starts with a simple

1. Click New , click Part , OK.

2. Click Front Plane, insert sketch on plane by click Sketch.

In this tutorial you will make this

4. Click Smart Dimension , click top edge set

Beginner Part 1: My First Solid 1

Beginner Part 1: My First Solid www.solidworkstutorials.com

5. To build features, click Extruded Boss/Base , set D1 to

Beginner Part 1: My First Solid 2

Beginner Part 1: My First Solid www.solidworkstutorials.com

6. Click on front face of the part, click Normal To.

7. Click Circle , sketch circle on face

Click Smart Dimension , click circle edge and set

Beginner Part 1: My First Solid 3

Beginner Part 1: My First Solid www.solidworkstutorials.com

8. Click Extruded Cut , change Direction 1 to Through

Beginner Part 1: My First Solid 4

Beginner Part 1: My First Solid www.solidworkstutorials.com

9. Click on front face and select Sketch

Select Corner Rectangular sketch rectangular from

10. Click Smart Dimension , set rectangular

Beginner Part 1: My First Solid 5

Beginner Part 1: My First Solid www.solidworkstutorials.com

Extruded Cut and select Through All

11. Click on front face and select Sketch

Corner Rectangular and sketch rectangular start

Beginner Part 1: My First Solid 6

Beginner Part 1: My First Solid www.solidworkstutorials.com

12. Click Extruded Boss/Base set Direction 1 to 0.5in

and . Click Display

Beginner Part 1: My First Solid 7

Beginner Part 1: My First Solid www.solidworkstutorials.com

13. Click Fillet , check Full preview

add fillet to all edges

Beginner Part 1: My First Solid 8

Beginner Part 1: My First Solid www.solidworkstutorials.com

Beginner Part 1: My First Solid 9

Beginner Part 2: Sketching www.solidworkstutorials.com

Beginner Part 2: Sketching

Sketch is the base of your part, it’s a good practice to master

1. Click New , click Part , OK.

2. Click Front Plane, insert sketch on plane by click Sketch.

In this tutorial you will make this

3. Click Sketch , click

Corner Rectangular . Start first point at origin and

4. Click Smart Dimension , click top edge set

Beginner Part 2: Sketching 10

Beginner Part 2: Sketching www.solidworkstutorials.com

5. To build features, click Features>Extruded Boss/Base