Preview SOLIDWORKS Startup Package: Creating & Editing Sketches

Getting Started with SOLIDWORKS

Start a New Part File

User interface of SOLDIWORKS

Specifying Units

Creating Sketches for Solid Models

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

Creating Polygons

Creating Slots

Drawing Ellipses and Elliptical Arcs

Creating Parabolas and Conic Curves

Creating Splines

Editing and Modifying Sketches

Trimming Unwanted Sketch Entities

Extending Sketch Entities

Offsetting Sketch Entities

Mirroring Sketch Entities

Creating Fillets

Creating Chamfers

Creating a Linear Sketch Pattern

Creating a Circular Sketch Pattern

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Download Lesson Files - Editing and Modifying Sketches

Applying Dimensions and Constraints

Applying Geometric Constraints

Applying Dimensions

Editing Dimensions

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Download Lesson Files - Applying Dimensions and Constraints

Creating Extruded and Revolved Base Features

Creating an Extruded Feature

Creating a Revolved Feature

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Course Summary & Next Steps