Start a New Part File

User Interface of SOLIDWORKS

Starting the Sketching Environment

Specifying Grids and Snap Settings

Creating a Line

Creating a Centerline and a Midpoint Line

Creating Rectangles

Creating Circles

Creating Arcs

Drawing Polygons

Drawing Slots

Drawing Ellipses and Elliptical Arcs

Drawing Parabolas and Conic Curves

Editing_and_Modifying_Sketches-Downloaded_Files

Trimming Unwanted Sketch Entities

Extending Sketch Entities

Offsetting Sketch Entities

Mirroring Sketch Entities

Creating Sketch Fillets

Creating Sketch Chamfers

Creating a Linear Sketch Pattern

Downloaded Files - Applying Dimensions and Constraints

Applying Geometric Relations

Applying Dimensions

Editing Dimensions

Downloaded Files - Creating Basic Features and Manipulating Views

Creating an Extruded Feature

Creating a Revolved Feature

Navigating a 3D Model in the Graphics Area

Manipulating View Orientation of a Model

Downloaded Files- Creating Reference Planes and Cut Features

Creating Reference Planes – Part 1

Creating Reference Planes – Part 2

Practice Exercise 1 - Creating Model

Downloaded Files - Editing and Managing Model Features and Sketches

Editing a Feature and its Sketch

Displaying Earlier Model States and Reordering Features

Downloaded Files - Assigning Appearance and Materia

Applying Materials and Calculating Mass Properti

Downloaded Files - Creating Sweep and Lofted Features

Creating a Sweep Feature

Creating a Sweep Cut Feature

Downloaded Files - Creating Curves and 3D Sketches

Creating Projected, Helical, and Spiral Curves

Creating Curves by Specifying XYZ Points and Reference Points

Creating a Composite Curve

Downloaded Files - Patterning and Mirroring Features

Creating a Linear Pattern

Creating a Circular Pattern

Creating a Curve Driven Pattern

Creating a Sketch-Driven Pattern

Creating a Table-Driven Pattern

Creating a Fill Pattern

Creating a Variable Pattern

Downloaded Files - Creating Advanced Features

Working with the Hole Wizard

Adding Cosmetic Threads

Creating Threads

Creating Fillets – Part 1

Creating Fillets – Part 2

Creating Chamfers

Creating Rib Features

Creating Shell Features

Downloaded Files - Understanding Assembly

Understanding Assembly Approaches

Applying Relations or Mates – Standard Mates

Downloaded Files - Working with Advanced Mates

Working with Advanced Mates - Profile Center

Applying a Symmetric Mate

Applying a Width Mate

Applying a Path Mate

Applying a Linear Coupler Mate

Applying a Limit Distance Mate

Downloaded Files - Working with Mechanical Mates

Working with Mechanical Mates and Applying a Cam Mate

Applying a Slot Mate

Applying a Hinge Mate

Applying a Gear Mate

Applying a Rack Pinion Mate

Applying a Screw Mate

Downloaded Files - Understanding Advanced Techniques

Creating an Assembly Using Top-down Approach

Editing Assembly Components

Editing Mates

Patterning Assembly Components -Linear and Circular

Mirroring Components of an Assembly

Creating Assembly Features

Suppressing or Unsuppressing Components

Creating an Exploded View

Collapsing and Animating an Exploded View

Editing an Exploded View and Adding Exploded Lines

Detecting Interference in an Assembly

Downloaded Files - Working with Drawings

Invoking the Drawing Environment

Creating the Base View of a Model

Invoking Drawing from Part or Assembly

Creating a Model View

Creating Projected Views

Creating 3 Standard Views

Working with the Angle of Projection

Defining the Angle of Projection

Editing the Sheet Format

Creating a Section View – Part 1

Creating a Section View - Part 2

Creating an Auxiliary View

Creating a Detail View

Creating a Removed Section View

Creating a Broken-out Section View

Creating a Break View

Creating a Crop View

Creating an Alternate Position View

Applying Dimensions and Modifying the Driving Dimension

Controlling Dimension Style and Adding Notes

Adding Center Marks and Centerlines

Creating the Bill of Material (BOM) and Adding Balloons