SolidWorks 2014 for Designers & Engineers...

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SolidWorks 2014 for Designers & Engineers

1 Niranga Silva B.Sc. Eng. (Hons.), M.Eng.

Introduction to SolidWorks 2014

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Learning Objectives

• Understand how to start SolidWorks.

• Learn about the system requirements to run SolidWorks.

• Learn about various modes of SolidWorks.

• Learn about various CommandManagers of SolidWorks.

• Understand various important terms in SolidWorks.

• Save files automatically in SolidWorks.

• Change the color scheme in SolidWorks.

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•Developed by the SolidWorks Corporation, USA

•A feature-based and parametric solid-modeling mechanical design

•An automation software

•First CAD package to use the Microsoft Windows graphic user

interface

Introduction to SolidWorks 2014

Part Mode

A feature-based parametric environment in which you can create

solid models

Assembly Mode

• Bottom-up assembly

• Top-down assembly

Drawing Mode

• Generative drafting

• Interactive drafting

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System Requirements

• Microsoft Windows XP Professional or Windows Vista

• Intel or AMD Processors

• 1 GB RAM minimum (2 GB recommended)

• A certified OpenGL workstation graphics card and driver

• Mouse or any other compatible pointing device

• Internet Explorer version 6.x or higher

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Getting Started With SolidWorks

Figure 1 Starting SolidWorks using the taskbar shortcut menu

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Figure 2 The SolidWorks License Agreement

dialog box

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Figure 3 The SolidWorks 2010 window and the SolidWorks Resources

task pane

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Figure 4 The New SolidWorks Document dialog box

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Figure 5 The components of a new part document

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Menu Bar And SolidWorks Menus

Figure 6 The Menu Bar Figure 7 The SolidWorks menus

CommandManager

Part Mode CommandManagers

• Sketch CommandManager

Figure 8 The Sketch CommandManager

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• Features CommandManager

Figure 9 The Features CommandManager

• DimXpert CommandManager

Figure 10 The DimXpert CommandManager

• Sheet Metal CommandManager

Figure 11 The SheetMetal CommandManager

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• Mold Tools CommandManager

Figure 12 The Mold Tools CommandManager

• Evaluate CommandManager

Figure 13 The Evaluate CommandManager

• Surfaces CommandManager

Figure 14 The Surfaces CommandManager

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• Direct Editing CommandManager

Figure 15 The Direct Editing CommandManager

• Data Migration CommandManager

Figure 16 The Data Migration CommandManager

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Assembly Mode CommandManagers

• Assembly CommandManager

Figure 17 The Assembly CommandManager

• Layout CommandManager

Figure 18 The Layout CommandManager

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Drawing Mode CommandManagers

• View Layout CommandManager

Figure 19 The View Layout CommandManager

• Annotation CommandManager

Figure 20 The Annotation CommandManager

Customized CommandManager

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Toolbar

Most of the tools can be chosen from the CommandManager or

from the SolidWorks menus

Pop-up Toolbar

View (Heads-Up) Toolbar

Shortcut Bar

Figure 21 The pop-up toolbar

Figure 22 The View (Heads-Up) toolbar

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Mouse Gestures

Figure 23 Tools displayed by using Mouse Gesture in different environment

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Dimensioning Standard and Units

ANSI, ISO, DIN, JIS, BSI, and GOST

Important Terms And Their Definitions

Feature-based Modeling

Parametric Modeling

Figure 24 Body of pipe housing Figure 25 Design after modifications

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Bidirectional Associativity

Figure 26 Drawing views of the body part before

modifications

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Figure 27 Drawing views after modifications

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Windows Functionality

• SWIFT Technology

Geometric Relations

• Automatic Relations

• Add Relations

Blocks

Library Feature

Equations

Collision Detection

What’s Wrong Functionality

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2D Command Line Emulator

• SimulationXpress

Figure 28 The crane hook analyzed using SimulationXpress

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Physical Dynamics

Physical Simulation

Seed Feature

FeatureManager design tree

Absorbed Features

Child Features

Dependent Features

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Auto-Backup Option

Saves the SolidWorks document automatically after a regular

interval of time

Selecting Hidden Entities

Color Scheme

Can be select these entities using the Select Other option

Color scheme used in this course is neither the default color

scheme nor the predefined color scheme

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