Introduction To Solidworks 2018

Learn the fundamentals of SOLIDWORKS engineering and design software including parts, drawings, and assemblies.

Last updated 2022-01-10 | 4.6

- Learn the fundamentals of SOLIDWORKS
- Design Products Confidently Using SOLIDWORKS
- Generate Engineering Drawings

What you'll learn

Learn the fundamentals of SOLIDWORKS
Design Products Confidently Using SOLIDWORKS
Generate Engineering Drawings
Learn the fundamentals of SOLIDWORKS Assemblies
Understand the fundamentals of Product Development and Design

* Requirements

* Students should have a version of SOLIDWORKS software to practice and run through exercises
* Basic computer skills

Description

In this course we will learn the fundamental tools and concepts for the SOLIDWORKS engineering and design software.  SOLIDWORKS is one of the largest computer aided design (CAD) softwares globally used across numerous industries including manufacturing, automotive, aerospace, defense, medical devices, robotics & automation, consumer products, construction, and many more!  

This course will run through the core concepts and tools available within SOLIDWORKS to help us design and build any parts, drawings, and assemblies we may require for our specific projects. 

We will start by getting comfortable with the user interface and work-space of SOLIDWORKS, move onto creating our first sketch and design our first parts.  Once we have learned a number of the core part design tools we will introduce drawing tools to generate technical or engineering drawings required to manufacture our parts.  Finally, we will learn assembly tools to help us design and build our assembly projects that contain multiple components.

By the end of this course, you will have a strong foundation of the SOLIDWORKS fundamentals required to create and design your very own projects!

Who this course is for:

  • Anyone who is interested in CAD
  • Anyone interested in Engineering and Design
  • Anyone interested in Product Design and Development
  • Anyone interested in Production and Manufacturing

Course content

9 sections • 37 lectures

SOLIDWORKS Terminology Preview 07:30

User Interface Preview 03:17

Navigation Tools & Viewing Options Preview 02:46

File Types Preview 02:46

Creating your first part file Preview 04:06

Creating a sketch Preview 02:48

Sketch Tools Preview 04:05

Sketching the bracket base Preview 04:36

Relations and Dimensions Preview 07:56

Additional Sketch Options Preview 03:20

Extruding a Sketch Preview 05:13

Creating a Second Extruded Feature Preview 07:00

Extruded Cut Preview 05:15

Hole Wizard Preview 06:46

Reference Geometry Preview 07:59

Patterns Preview 06:08

Fillets Preview 03:58

Introduction to Revolves Preview 03:16

Revolve Sketch and Symmetry Preview 07:07

Revolve Command Preview 02:06

Creating a drawing Preview 04:31

Adding additional views Preview 03:55

Adding Dimensions & Annotations Preview 03:31

Creating an assembly Preview 06:55

Inserting Mates Preview 07:48

Inserting fasteners using the Toolbox Preview 03:58

Explode View Preview 02:58

Assembly Drawings Preview 06:20

Final Outputs Preview 04:52

Next Steps & Conclusions Preview 01:11