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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)

Advanced SOLIDWORKS Mechanical Core Features

In this chapter, we will cover more advanced and less commonly used features in SOLIDWORKS mechanical modeling. These features include the following: the draft feature, the shell feature, the Hole Wizard, features mirroring, and the rib feature. We will use these features to build models, while also covering multi-body parts. These features will greatly enhance your SOLIDWORKS skills to an advanced level by further simplifying complex model creation and manipulation. They are also essential for passing the SOLIDWORKS professional certification exam. By the end of this chapter, you will be able to generate more complex models with features matching international standards with holes. Also, the draft, shell, mirror, rib, and multi-body parts features will provide us with more means to meet specific design requirements.

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