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Learn SOLIDWORKS 2020

By : Tayseer Almattar
Book Image

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)

Understanding and using the profile center mate

The profile center advanced mates allows us to create a centered relationship between two straight profiles in one step. This can save us time as well as deliver a precise centered design intent in one go. However, the mate also has its own limitations. The profile center mate is an essential part of our assembly toolkit. In this section, we will learn about the profile center and how to apply this mate to two different parts.

Defining the profile center advanced mate

The profile center advanced mates option helps us to center two surfaces in relation to each other in an assembly. The following screenshot highlights the effect of the profile center mate. The assembly on the...