The SolidWorks application contains 30 + tutorials to assist you in developing an understanding of the SolidWorks user interface and functionality. The SolidWorks STEM Course videos correspond to the introductory SolidWorks Tutorials. Lesson 1 describes the SolidWorks user interface and how to create a part. Select Help from the Main menu. Select SolidWorks Tutorials, Lesson1. Follow each step, repeat the tutorials until you can recreate the model on your own. The five videos make up Lesson1. Additional curriculum materials are available to SolidWorks instructors that utilize these lessons in their classroom. Movies can also be utilized in an independent classroom environment.
Videos: SolidWorks-Lesson1-Part1.wmv ; SolidWorks-Lesson1-Part2.wmv ; SolidWorks-Lesson1-Part3A.wmv ; SolidWorks-Lesson1-Part4.wmv ; SolidWorks-Lesson1-Part5.wmv
I found the method of creating the objects by beginning first with the feature a little more complicated than simply creating a sketch and extruding or revolving it. My students must first prove that they can create 2D CAD drawings before we move into the 3D parts, so it is very simple for them to create a 2D sketch and then give it depth, and then they use a combination of features and sketches to finish out the part.
Posted by: Bryan Hartzog | July 30, 2007 at 08:15 PM