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Learn SOLIDWORKS 2020

By : Tayseer Almattar
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Learn SOLIDWORKS 2020

By: Tayseer Almattar

Overview of this book

SOLIDWORKS is the leading choice for 3D engineering and product design applications across industries such as aviation, automobiles, and consumer product design. This book takes a practical approach to getting you up and running with SOLIDWORKS 2020. You'll start with the basics, exploring the software interface and working with drawing files. The book then guides you through topics such as sketching, building complex 3D models, generating dynamic and static assemblies, and generating 2D engineering drawings to equip you for mechanical design projects. You'll also do practical exercises to get hands-on with creating sketches, 3D part models, assemblies, and drawings. To reinforce your understanding of SOLIDWORKS, the book is supplemented by downloadable files that will help you follow up with the concepts and exercises found in the book. By the end of this book, you'll have gained the skills you need to create professional 3D mechanical models using SOLIDWORKS, and you'll be able to prepare effectively for the Certified SOLIDWORKS Associate (CSWA) and Certified SOLIDWORKS Professional (CSWP) exams.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)

Answers to questions

Here, we have answered all of the questions asked at the end of each chapter. You can use these questions to review what you have learned throughout this book.

Chapter 1 – Introduction to SOLIDWORKS

  1. SOLIDWORKS is three-dimensional (3D) design software. It is Computer-Aided Design (CAD) software that runs on Windows computer systems. This software was initially launched in 1995 and has grown to be one of the most common pieces of software used globally for engineering design.
  2. Some of these industries are as follows:
  • Aerospace
  • Consumer products
  • Construction
  • High-tech electronics
  • Medicine
  • Oil and gas
  • Packaging machinery
  • Engineering services
  • Furniture design
  • Energy
  • Automobiles
  1. In parametric...