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Training Report ON Solidworks Cadd Centre Karnal
Training Report ON Solidworks Cadd Centre Karnal
ON
SOLIDWORKS
CADD CENTRE KARNAL
A Training report submitted in middle of the requirements for
the award
of
B.-Tech. of Mechanical Engineering
I hereby convey my thanks to Mr.Kapil Monga Head of Department of Mechanical and all
the faculty members of Mechanical Department for their valuable help and constant co-
operation.
I also want to thanks to my parents for providing me financial assistance and moral support
rendered by my parents in making this effort a success. All this has become a reality because
of their blessings.
1.Introduction
Module in SolidWorks
• Part Modeling
• Assembly Modeling
• Surface Modeling
• Sheet Metal Design
• Drawing
2. Getting Started
Graphic use interface of solidworks
Exiting solidworks
Create New Files
Starting SolidWorks in Windows
3. Sketcher
Getting started with sketch
Select any reference plane
Open a Sketch
Sketch Indicator
Sketch a Rectangle
Add Dimensions
Drawing Circles
Drawing Polygons
Drawing Splines
Drawing Ellipses
Editing The Sketched Entities
Trimming the Sketched Entities
Filleting The Sketched Entities
Chamfering the Sketched Entities
Linear Pattern of the Sketched Entities
4. Part Modeling
Features
Extruding boss/base features
Revolve boss
Extruded Cut
Hole wizard
Fillet feature
Shell feature
Mirror feature
5. Assembly Modeling
Creating an assembly from a part
• Inserting component
• Mates
• Classification of mates
• Standard mates
• Advanced mates
• Mechanical mates
• Cam
• Assemble sketch
6.Surface Modeling
• Loft
• Boundary
• Sweep
• Shape
• C2 Fillets
• Fill
• Planar
• Extrude and Re
• Rule
• Flex and Deform
• Dome
• Freeform
8. Drawing Views
• Standard sheet format
• Custom sheet format
• Working With Drawing Views
TYPE OF VIEWS
• Projected View
• Section View
• Aligned Section View
• Auxiliary View
• Detail View
• Broken View
• Broken-out Section
• Example of drawing views
Introduction
SolidWorks is a 3D mechanical CAD program that runs on MicrosoftWindows which
was developed by SolidWorks corporation, headquatered in USA, a subsidiary of
DassaultSystemes.SolidWorks provides engineers,desingners and other creative professionals
with the tools they needto design the world’s greatest products.
Modules in SolidWorks
SolidWorks extends design applications through full integration with best in class solutions.
The following modules will be discussed in the concepts
Part Modeling
Assembly Modeling
Surface Modeling
Sheet Metal Design
Drawing
Part Modeling
This module produces parts easily and rapidly by creating features such as extrudes,
revolves, thin features, lofts, sweeps, advanced shelling, feature patterns and holes.
The 3D part is the basic building block of the SolidWorks mechanical design a part by
sketching its component shapes and defining the size, shape and inter relationships. By
successfully creating these shapes, called features,you can constructthe part. The basic
modeling process for each part is follows:
SolidWorks speeds up part modeling with unique features level control over multiple bodies.
Assembly Modeling
Assembly design gives a user the ability to design with user controlled associability.
SolidWorks builds these individual parts and sub- assemblies into an assembly in a
hierarchical manner.This is based on the relationships defined by the constraints.
Surface Modeling
For designing dies, casting or injection molds, surface modeling capability is important.
SolidWorks surface module can create complex surfaces using lofts and sweeps with guide
curves, drag handles for easy control and innovative surface features.the basic process to
create the surface model is as follows:
Sheet metal parts are generally used as enclosures for components or to provide support
to other components.We can design sheet metal part on its own without any references to the
parts it will enclose, or you can design the parts in the context of an assembly that enclosed
components.
Drawing
Main window
To run the solidworks software in the windows enviroment,double-click the short-cut icon
on the desktop.
The solidworks user interface is a native windows interface and therefore behaves in the
same manner as other windows applications. Solidworks supports multiple document
interfaces,but only one window will be active at a time.The important aspects of the
interface are as follows :-
Menus
Toolbars
Fearture manager
Command manager
Model display and view ports
Create New Files
The new command icon creates a new document .New document use templates as the basis
for their format and properties.
Exiting solidworks
To exit solidworks,choose file> exit. If you have any unsaved document, solidworks
promots you to save the files.
Sketcher
In the part ,click the sketches tab in command manager and the sketch toolbar appears. Click
the sketch icon tools > sketch entities
To acess easily,cick on any plane and select sketch. By default it has toolbars buttons in a
central location and to save space for the graphic area.
Open a Sketch
Open a 2D sketch. Click Sketch on the Sketch toolbar.
The sketch opens on the Front plane. Front is the default plane listed in the
FeatureManager design .
When many SolidWorks commands are active, a symbol or a set of symbols appears in the
upper right corner of the graphics area. This area is called the Confirmation Corner.
Sketch Indicator
When a sketch is active, or open, the symbol that appears in the confirmation
corner looks like the Sketch tool. It provides a visual reminder that you are
active in a sketch. Clicking the symbol exits the sketch
Sketch a Rectangle
Add Dimensions
1. Click Dimension on the Sketch Relations toolbar.
The pointer shape changes
Sketching a circle
Drawing Polygons
A polygon is defined as a multisided geometric figure in which the length of all the sides and
the angle between all the sides are the same. In SolidWorks, you can draw a polygon with the
number of sides ranging from 3 to 40. The dimensions of a polygonare controlled using the
diameter of a construction circle that is either inscribed inside the polygon or circumscribed
about the polygon. If the construction circle is inscribed inside the polygon, the diameter of
the construction circle is taken from the edges of the polygon. If the
Sketching a polgyon
construction circle is circumscribed about the polygon, the diameter of the construction circle
is taken from the vertices of the polygon.
Drawing Splines
In SolidWorks, the splines can be drawn using two methods. In the first method, which is the
default method, you can draw a spline by continuously specifying the endpoints of the spline
segments using the left mouse button. This method of drawing splines is similar to the
method of drawing continuous lines.
In the second method of drawing a spline, you have to specify the first point of the spline and
then press and hold the left mouse button and drag the cursor to define the second point of the
spline. After specifying the second point, release the left mouse button. One segment of the
spline will be drawn. To draw the next segment, move the cursor close to the endpoint ofthe
first spline segment. The pencil in the spline cursor will turn yellow in color and an
orange-colored box will be displayed below the pencil.
sketching a spline
This suggests that the endpoint is selected. When the orange box is displayed, press and hold
the left mouse button down and drag the cursor. The endpoint of the last segment will be
taken as the startpoint of the second segment and the point where you release the cursor will
be taken as the endpoint of the second segment. Repeat the procedure to draw as many
segments of the spline.
Drawing Ellipses
In SolidWorks, the ellipse is drawn by specifying the centerpoint of the ellipse and then
specifying the two ellipse axes by moving the mouse. To draw an ellipse, invoke this tool
from the menu bar. The arrow cursor will be replaced by the ellipse cursor. Move the cursor
to the point that you want to select as the centerpoint of the ellipse. Press the left mouse
button once at the centerpoint of the ellipse and then move the cursor to specify one of the
ellipse axis. You will notice that a reference circle is drawn and two values are displayed
above the ellipse cursor. The first value that shows R is the radius of the first axis that you
are defining and the second value that shows r is the radius of the other axis. While you are
defining the first axis is taken equal to the first axis. This is the, the second axis is taken equal
to the first axis. This is the reason a reference circle is drawn and not a reference ellipse
Specify a point on the screen to define the first axis. Next,move the cursor to size the other
ellipse axis. You will noticethat the Ellipse PropertyManager is displayed. Fig shows a
partial view of the Ellipse PropertyManager.The second value above the ellipse cursor that
shows r = *will change dynamically as you move the cursor on the screen.Using the left
mouse button, specify a point on the screen to define the second axis of the ellipse
.
Part Modeling
The 3D part is the basic building block of the solidworks mechanical design software. Parts
are modeled following a feature- based approach.
Features
The sketches that you have drawn until now can be converted into base features by extruding
using the Extruded Boss/Base tool. This tool is available in the Features toolbar. After
drawing the sketch, as you choose this tool, you will notice that the sketching environment is
closed and the part modeling environment is invoked and the confirmation corner is
displayed. Based on the options and the sketch selected for extruding, the resultant feature
can be a solid feature or a thin feature
Revolve boss
The sketches that have drawn until now can also be converted into base features by
revolving using the Revolved Boss/Base tool. The Revolved drawing and dimensioning the
closed sketch and converted it into a fully defined sketch, choose the Revolve Boss/Base
button from the Features
toolbar. You will notice that the view is automatically changed to a 3D view, theRevolve
PropertyManager will be displayed as shown in Figure
Sketch to be revolved and the centerline around which the skech will be revolved
Extruded Cut
To create an extruded cut feature, create a sketch for the cut feature and then choose the
Extruded Cut button from the Features toolbar. You can also choose Insert > Cut >
Extrude from the menu bar to invoke the Cut-Extrude PropertyManager. The Cut-
Extrude PropertyManager is shown in Fig.
PropertyManager after creating a sketch for the cut feature. The material to be removed
isdisplayed in temporary graphics. Figure 5-56 shows the model after adding the cut
feature.The various options available in the Cut-Extrude PropertyManager are discussed
next
.
Fillet feature
Choose the Fillet button from the Features toolbar or choose Insert > Features >
Fillet/Round from the menu bar to invoke the Fillet Property Manager. The Fillet
Property Manager is shown in Fig. The preview of the fillet feature is also displayed
Sketch of fillet
Shell feature
Shelling is defined as the process in which the material is scooped out from a model and the
resultant model is hollowed from inside. The resultant model will be a hollow model with
walls of specified thickness and cavity inside. The selected face or faces of the model are also
removed in this operation. If you do not select any face to remove, it will create a closed
hollow model.
Face selected to be removed The resultant shell to be
feature
Mirror feature
Open the Faces to Mirror rollout and select the faces to be mirrored. The selected faces must
form a closed body. If the selected faces do not form a closed body, feature creation is not
possible. Use the OK button from the Mirror PropertyManager to end feature creation.
Figshows the faces and the mirror plane to be selected. Fig shows the resultant mirror feature
creation
The first method of placing the components in the assembly is using the Open dialog box.
To insert a component, choose Insert > Component > From File from the menu bar. The
Open dialog box is displayed; browse the location where the component is saved. Select the
component and choose the Open button. The cursor is replaced by the component cursor and
you are prompted to select a point in the assembly view to place the component. It is
recommended that the origin of the first component should be aligned with the assembly
origin.
Inserting component
Select the component from the Open dialog box. You are again prompted to select a point in
the assembly view to place the component. Select a point anywhere in the drawing area to
place the second component. Similarly, place the remaining components in the assembly
Mates
In SolidWorks, the mates can be applied using the Mate PropertyManager. Choose the
Mate button available in the Assembly toolbar or choose Insert > Mate from the menu bar.
The Mate PropertyManager is invoked as shown in Fig. You are prompted to select two
entities to be mated.
Mate Propertymanager
Classification of mates
Standard mates
Coincident
Parallel
Perpendicular
Tangent
Lock
Concentric
Distance
Angle
Advanced mates
Symmetric
Width
Path
Linear
Mechanical mates
Cam
Gear
Screw
Hindge
Assembley Sketch
Piston assembly
The assembly can be creating by parts the mates constraints can be assemble the sketch
Surface Modeling
Surface body a general term that describes connected zero thickness geomteries such as
single surfaces,knit surfaces,trim and filled surfaces etc.
SolidWorks offers a number of versatile surface modeling commands, many of which can be
used also for solid command to add or subtract material.
• Loft – is a surface feature that can build a surface between one or more profile of
similar or dissimilar profile and additionally be guided by one or more guide curves.
• Boundary – Boundary is much like Loft, but is a surface only feature. Boundary
treats the 1st (profiles) and 2 nd (guide curves) curves equally with no preference in
influence like loft. It also can do C2 matching in both directions. I has more control
and options than Loft include connectors that can influence the internal shape and
direction of the surface.
• Sweep – is used when the profile does not change topologically (same number of
elements) but geometrically as in the case of lofting between a circle and an ellipse,
sweep should be used instead. A sweep is a profile that is swept along a path.
Furthermore, additional paths (guides) can be added to control the shape of the profile
as it sweeps along the path.
• Shape is a “deformable husk” technology that was introduced to SolidWorks a few
years ago. It gives the user the ability to pick a model face (it is not allowed for
surface bodies) and “inflate” it using slider controls to control the inflate amount
along with stretch and tension. When Fill was introduced in 2003, it replaced the
usefulness of Shape and frankly surpasses it’s capability to produce like shapes with
more control.
• C2 Fillets – Curve continuous fillets are included here because they truly are a
powerful surface feature in the SolidWorks advanced modeling arsenal. They are
achieved using a face-to-face fillet with the Curve Continuous option.
• Fill – is perhaps the most powerful and versatile modeling feature that SolidWorks
has to offer. It can “patch” a hole that has any number of sides and make a tangent
surface to those boundaries. In addition, you can further define the interior of the
patch using a constrain curve/s. It is important to note that Fill’s tangent condition is
slightly better than C1 although not good enough to achieve C2. Also, it does have
limitations on how complex a patch it can fill and using more than two constrain
curves usually results in unpredictable results.
• Planar – is simply a linear surface feature of any profile i.e. a sheet surface.
• Extrude and Revolve are similar to a solid extruded and revolve but are non-
manifold single or multiple ruled surface/s. Both 2d and 3D sketches can be extruded
into a surface or solid.
• Rule surface is a easy to create and convenient surface type that does not require a
sketch but rather is built off of existing model and surface edges. I can be defined in a
number of ways: tangent, normal, Perpendicular or tapered normal to a specified
reference. Rule is especially handy as a reference surface to drive the tangency of
other surfaces like Loft and Fill.
• Flex and Deform are “Global Shape Modeling” features that can globally bend, twist,
stretch, taper and deform almost any existing surface or solid shape. What is
particularly useful is that you can defined the area of influence using Trim planes to
specify the area of deformation as well as, in the case of the bend option, define the
bend axis and radius of bend. While Flex handles Bending, twisting, tapering and
stretching, Deform uses a user-specified curves (initial and target) or points to guide
the deform.
• Dome will place a convex or concave dome shape on any surrounding boundary. It
can be placed on any linear or non-linear surface and can be copied and pasted from
the windows clipboard to another face. You can also define it’s height or depth with a
sketch point and the general direction of the surface with a reference axis.
• Freeform gives users the ability to deform a surface dynamically using on-the-fly
control curves and control points.
Sheet Metal Design
Sheet metal parts are generally used as enclosures for components or to provide support
to other components.We can design sheet metal part on its own without any references to the
parts it will enclose, or you can design the parts in the context of an assembly that enclosed
components.
• Model the part using regular SolidWorks functions like extrude, revolve, etc.
• Generally used only for imported parts and rolled parts
• Start with an open sketch and a “Base Flange” feature
• Much more powerful
• Way more options
Base flange
Edge flange
After you have created the solid models of the parts, or an assembly, you will have to
generate the drawing views. A 2D drawing is the life line of all the manufacturing systems
because at the shop floor or machine floor, the machinist mostly needs the 2D drawing for
manufacturing. Therefore,
SolidWorks has provided a specialized environment known as the Drawing mode. The
Drawing mode has all the tools that are required to generate the drawing views, modify the
drawing views, and add dimensions and annotations to the drawing views. In other words,
you can get the final shop floor drawing using this mode of SolidWorks. You can also create
the 2D drawings in the
Drawing mode of SolidWorks using the sketching tools provided in this mode. In other
words, there are two types of drafting methods available in SolidWorks: Generative drafting
and Interactive drafting. Generative drafting is a technique of generating the drawing views
using a solid model or an assembly. Interactive drafting is a technique in which you use the
sketching tools to sketch a drawing view in the Drawing mode. In this chapter, you will learn
about generating the drawing views of parts or assemblies. One of the major advantage of
working in SolidWorks is that this software is bidirectionally associative in nature. This
property ensures that if the modifications are made in a model in the Part mode, the same
modification will be reflected in the Assemblymode and the Drawing mode, and vice versa.
For creating a new document in the Drawing mode
In SolidWorks, you can generate nine types of views. Generally, you first need to generate a
standard view such as the top view or the front view and then use this view to derive the
remaining views. After generating a standard view, you can generate or derive the following
views from the standard view(s).
Projected View
The projected view is generated by taking an existing view as the parent view. This view is
generated by projecting the lines normal to the parent view. The resultant view will be an
orthographic view.
Section View
A section view is generated by chopping a part of an existing view using a plane and then
viewing the parent view from a direction normal to the section plane.
Auxiliary View
An auxiliary view is generated by projecting the lines normal to a specified edge of an
existing view.
Detail View
A detail view is used to display the details of a portion of an existing view. You can select the
portion whose detailing has to be shown in the parent view. The portion that you have
selected will be magnified and will be placed as a separate view. You can control the
magnification of the detail view.
Broken View
A broken view is used to display a component by removing a portion of it from between,
keeping the ends of the drawing view intact. This type of view is used to display the
components whose length to width ratio is very high. This means that either the length is very
large as compared to the width or the width is very large as compared to the length. The
broken view will break the view along the horizontal or vertical direction such that the
drawing view fits the area you require.
Broken-out Section
A broken-out section view is used to remove a part of the existing view and display the area
of the model or the assembly that lies behind the removed portion. This type of view is
generated using a closed sketch that is associated with the parent view.