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SW Tutorial : Introduction

SW Tutorial : Introduction

Introduction

Solidworks is 3D mechanical CAD software that runs on Microsoft Windows which was developed by Solidworks Corporation headquarter in USA, a subsidiary of Dassault systems. Solidworks provide engineers, designers and other creative professionals with the tools they need to design the world’s great product.
NOTE: It is divided into 5 sub chapters.
In this page you can read only SolidWorks Solutions. For reading other sub chapters just click above words that you want read.

SolidWorks Solutions

SolidWorks solutions cover all aspects of your product development process with a seamless, integrated workflow – Design, verification, sustainable design, communication and data management. It offers solution to all the engineers and designers by the following packages.

3D CAD

SolidWorks 3D CAD software delivers powerful design functionality with the intuitive SolidWorks user interference to speed your design process and make you instantly productive. SolidWorks Premium is a comprehensive 3D design solution that adds powerful simulation and design validation to the capabilities of SolidWorks Professional, as well as ECAD/ MCAD collaboration, reverse engineering and advanced wire and pipe routing functionality.
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SolidWorks Simulation Packages

Efficiently Evaluate performance, improve quality and boost product innovation with the powerful and extensive suite of SolidWorks simulation packages. You can set up virtual real-world environment to test your product designs before manufacture. Test against a broad range of parameters during the design process, such as durability, static and dynamic response, assembly motion, heat transfer, fluid dynamics and plastic injection molding.
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Product Data Management Packages

SolidWorks Product Data Management (PDM) solutions help to get your design data under control and substantially improve the way your terms manage and collaborate on product development.
With SolidWorks enterprise PDM enable your terms to:

  • Eliminate concerns about version control and data loss.
  • Securely store and index design data for fast retrieval.
  • Share and collaborate on designs with people inside and outside the organization in multiple locations.
  • Create an electronic workflow to formalise, manage and optimize development, document approval and engineering chance processes.
Technical Communication Packages
SolidWorks MBD helps define, organize and publish 3D Product Manufacturing Information (PMI) including 3D model data in industry-standard file formats. It guides the manufacturing process directly in 3D, which helps to streamline production, cut cycle time, reduce errors and support industry standards.
SolidWorks Inspection software automates the creation of ballooned inspection drawing and inspection sheets for First Article Inspection (FAI) and in process inspections. Save time and virtually eliminate errors by speeding up this repetitive manual process.
SolidWorks Composer software streamlines the creation of 2D and 3D graphical contents for product communication and technical illustrations.

 SolidWorks Electrical Packages

SolidWorks Electrical packages provide a range of electrical system design functionality to meet the needs of design professionals. All project design data is synchronized in real time, bidirectionally between schematics and the 3D model within a collaborate environment.
Circuit Works – Share data between Electrical CAD (ECAD) and Mechanical CAD (MCAD) designers using the Circuit Works tool in SolidWorks 3D CAD Circuit Works enables user to share, compare, update and track electrical design data so that the users can more quickly resolve electrical-mechanical integrations problems.
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Partner Products

SolidWorks Partner Products help you to bring innovative, quality products to market more efficiently and cost effectively. Working closely with more than 300 TOP solution partner program gives you direct access to the products and services that enable you to maximize productivity, design innovative products, achieve your product development goals. These Partner Products offer a range of tools and applications that will help you extend the power and utility of your SolidWorks solution.
Example for featured Partner Product
Product Name: Visual MILL for SolidWorks,
Category: Manufacturing
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3D Experience Solutions

For design professionals and teams who want to create and collaborate without constraints, SolidWorks 3D Experience software, powered by Dassault Systems 3D Experience Platform, provide a conceptual, Instinctive, Social and Connected development experience that gives you the freedom to design the way you want.
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Free CAD Tools

The free 2D CAD tools make drafting faster and more efficient as well as give you a better way of communicating with customers and suppliers.
Draft Sight – Draft sight a professional grade, free 2D CAD product that allows professional CAD users, students and educators to create, edit and view dwg files.
SolidWorks Explorer – A CAD file manager that provides flexible, searchable file management for SolidWorks file.
My SolidWorks – Provide the best answers to your questions about SolidWorks in one location. Stay current, sharpen your skills and share your expertise all from the convenience of your mobile device and desktop.


Introduction to SolidWorks

Introduction to SolidWorks

Solidworks Overview

Solidworks main idea is user to create drawing directly in 3D or solid form. From this user can assemble it directly on their workstation checking clashes and functionality of it. Creating drawing is pretty easy just drag and drop the solid to drawing block.

Part

Part is created by sketch

sketch is the base to define your part, form and features.

Before you start creating sketches you must select plane or face where the sketch will be done.

after select plane or face the sketch will be, sketch on it.

when you done the sketch, adding features it is your next step. select Features> Extruded Cut

Select through All and O.K.

Assembly
Assembly is how all the parts work together in assembly, checking for clashes and it functionality. First all parts inserted in assembly by Insert Component Tool.

When all parts inserted into workspace, mate is command to define how parts mate with each other.

Let's mate this block and pin together, click mate and select pin face> O.K.

Drawing is use for detailing part by adding dimension to it. To create a drawing first you need to select drawing block.

when drawing block inserted slect click view palette to add drawing view.

choose the part you wish to make drawing. 

Now just drag and drop the part view on drawing block add dimensions.

Summary

In Solidworks, the component is created by Part, Assembly and Drawing. Part define by sketch and selected feature. Assembly is created by all parts assemble in one unit, Parts assemble by user adding mate betwen parts. Drawing is for detailing and adding dimension to part.