SOLIDWORKS Essentials Training - Instructor Led Virtual

This virtually led live course allows you to learn the basics of SOLIDWORKS online from the comfort of your own home or office with all of the benefits of a live instructor, available for all of your questions. Intended for those new to SOLIDWORKS, the SOLIDWORKS Essentials course covers a wide range of essential concepts. You’ll learn everything about navigating the interface to creating SOLIDWORKS parts, assemblies, and drawings! Students will be able to follow along with the instructor with a SOLIDWORKS training manual, known for their world-class material, available in both a physical copy and eBook format.

Format: Live Instructor Led - Virtual
Duration: 6 Days (Spread Over 2 Weeks), 4.5 Hour Sessions
Requirements: Access to SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD Software; 2+ Computer Monitors Recommended
Prerequisites: Experience with the Windows Operating System
Cost: $1,995


Why Take the SOLIDWORKS Essentials Training Course?

There are a large number of resources available to learn SOLIDWORKS, however, many of these are just pieces of a larger puzzle. Putting this puzzle together on your own can take up a lot of your time, which is one of the most valuable resources. The SOLIDWORKS Essentials training course will get you up and running with a working proficiency in just two weeks! This also sets you up for long-term success by teaching you proper foundational skills that carry into more advanced topics as you expand your knowledge.




What Will I Learn in the SOLIDWORKS Essentials Training Course?

The SOLIDWORKS Essentials Training course is broken into 14 lessons. Students start off learning the basics of navigating the SOLIDWORKS interface and how SOLIDWORKS works from a technical perspective. This progresses into basic sketching and modeling techniques and eventually into full assembly creation and the creation of drawings for these SOLIDWORKS parts and assemblies. Lessons include hands-on exercises to ensure students have a good understanding of the content. Students will also start early on learning about how to build intelligence into their models, making it efficient to go back and make changes as needed. Throughout this course, proper SOLIDWORKS practices are advised, setting you up for long-term success. Navigate the Curriculum below to learn more about the specific capabilities that are covered.

Curriculum

 

  • What is the SOLIDWORKS Software?
    Design Intent
    File References
    Opening Files
    The SOLIDWORKS User Interface
    Using the Command Manager

  • 2D Sketching
    Stages in the Process
    Saving Files
    What are We Going to Sketch?
    Sketching
    Sketch Entities
    Basic Sketching
    Rules That Govern Sketches
    Design Intent
    Sketch Relations
    Dimensions
    Extrude
    Sketching Guidelines

  • Basic Modeling
    Terminology
    Choosing the Best Profile
    Choosing the Best Sketch Plane
    Details of the Part
    Boss Feature
    Sketching on a Planar Face
    Cut Feature
    View Selector
    Using the Hole Wizard
    Filleting
    Editing Tools
    Detailing Basics
    Drawing Views
    Center Marks
    Dimensioning
    Changing Parameters

  • Case Study: Ratchet
    Design Intent
    Boss Feature with Draft
    Symmetry in the Sketch
    Sketching Inside the Model
    View Options
    Using Model Edges in a Sketch
    Creating Trimmed Sketch Geometry
    Copy and Paste Features

  • Why Use Patterns?
    Linear Pattern
    Circular Patterns
    Reference Geometry
    Planes
    Mirror Patterns
    Using Pattern Seed Only
    Up To Reference
    Sketch Driven Patterns

  • Case Study: Handwheel
    Design Intent
    Revolved Features
    Building the Rim
    Building the Spoke
    Edit Material
    Mass Properties
    File Properties

  • Shelling and Ribs
    Analyzing and Adding Draft
    Other Options for Draft
    Shelling
    Ribs
    Full Round Fillets
    Thin Features

  • Part Editing
    Editing Topics
    Sketch Issues

  • Part Editing
    Design Changes
    Information From a Model
    Rebuilding Tools
    Sketch Contours
    Replace Sketch Entity

  • Configurations
    Using Configurations
    Other Methods to Create Configurations
    Modeling Strategies for Configurations
    Editing Parts that Have Configurations
    Design Library

  • Using Global Variables and Equations
    Renaming Features and Dimensions
    Design Rules Using Global Variables and Equations
    Global Variables
    Equations
    Using Operations and Functions

  • More About Making Drawings
    Removed Section
    Detail Views
    Drawing Sheets and Sheet Formats
    Model Views
    Section View
    Annotations

  • Case Study: Universal Joint
    Bottom-Up Assembly
    Creating a New Assembly
    Position of the First Component
    FeatureManager Design Tree and Symbols
    Adding Components
    Mating Components
    Using Part Configurations in Assemblies
    Subassemblies
    Smart Mates
    Inserting Subassemblies
    Pack and Go

  • Using Assemblies
    Analyzing the Assembly
    Checking for Clearances
    Changing the Values of Dimensions
    Exploded Assemblies
    Rollback and Reorder Explode Steps
    Explode Line Sketch
    Bill of materials
    Assembly Drawings

 
 

Frequently Asked Questions

  • SWYFT Solutions does have a fully virtual option available. This does not utilize the SOLIDWORKS training manuals, but covers many of the same concepts. Access our SOLIDWORKS Essentials Virtual Course page to learn more!

  • If you do not have access to SOLIDWORKS, please fill out a request on our Contact page and we can provide additional information on the options available!

  • There is no necessary SOLIDWORKS experience to enroll in the SOLIDWORKS Essentials Training Course! Alternative prerequisites to consider are:

    • Experience with the Windows operating system

    • Mechanical design experience (recommended)

  • We can certainly cater to your needs if they fall outside of the curriculum of this course. Please fill out a request on our Contact page with details of what you’d like covered and we can provide our recommendation on the best path forward!