SolidWorks

Descrizione del corso

The aim of the course is to enable participants to make the best use of SolidWorks potential.

Programma

1. Brief introduction and interface
• Description of solid modelling environment
• Interface: toolbars and icons
• Views
• Graphic manipulation: zooming and panning
• Settings: system and document
• Creating templates

2. Sketches and parameterization techniques
• Sketching: primitive 2D, relations e parameters
• Modifying sketches and smart dimensions

3. Modelling and changes
• Basic features: linear extrusion, revolved extrusion, drafts
• Detailed features: changes, parameters, sketch and definition
• “Multiplication” features: circular, linear, symmetrical patterns
• Reference geometry: creating planes and axes
• Evaluation of mass properties

4. Assembly and project (bottom-up, top down)
• Methods: bottom-up and top-down, differences and advantages
• Transposition methods in the context of an assembly
• Constraints: traditional and smart mates
• Degrees of constraint and freedom
• Changes: standalone and in the context of an assembly
• Hiding and suspension
• Moving and rotating components
5. Drafting and drawings
• Custom formats
• Automatic generation of views
• Custom views
• BOM and balloons
• Parameters and dimensions

6. Advanced features of modelling
• Import Export DWG e DXF
• Multibody parts: creation and techniques
• Configurations: manually and using spreadsheet
• Curves: spiral helix
• Equations: managing dimensions with mathematical operations

7. Making and modelling sheet metal
• Sketching in sheet metal parts
• Sketched bend features
• Flatten surface feature
• Creating tooling split
• Exporting drawings to DXF

8. Modelling surfaces
• Advanced features of surface modelling: loft
• Converting surfaces to solids
• Brief overview of rendering