solidworks: Sketching

Description

In this course, you will learn:

• Sketching is the foundation for every 3D model in SOLIDWORKS. By bolstering your understanding of the suite of settings that deal with sketching in SOLIDWORKS, you can improve your designs and enhance your overall productivity. In this course, learn about the essential tools and functions for sketching in this powerful 3D CAD software.

Syllabus:

• Introduction
• What you should know
• Exercise files
   

1. Sketch Entities

• Lines, rectangles, and the Parallelogram
• Slots
• Polygons
• Circles
• Arcs
• Ellipse, Parabola, and Conic
• Splines
• Text
   

2. Sketch Tools

• Sketch Fillet and Sketch Chamfer
• Offset and Convert Entities
• Intersection Curve
• Face
• Segment
• Split Entities
• Construction geometry
• Make Path
• Mirror and Dynamic Mirror
• Stretch, Move, Rotate, Scale, and Copy
• Replace Entity
• Patterns
   

3. Sketch Settings

• Automatic Relations
• Automatic Solve
• Enable Snapping
• Shaded Sketch Contours
• Detach Segment on Drag
• Override Dims on Drag/Move
   

4. Spline Tools

• Controls
• Inserting features
• Simplify
• Converting splines
• Fit Spline
• Show and hide options
   

5. Dimensions

• Smart Dimension
• Horizontal, Vertical, and Ordinate Dimension
• Path Length Dimension
• Measure tool
   
• 6. 3D Sketching
• 3D sketching
• 3D sketching on plane
• Editing in 3D