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
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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
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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!
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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!
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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)
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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!