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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)

Under defined, fully defined, and over defined sketches

SOLIDWORKS sketches can fall under three status categories according to how they are defined. They can be under defined, fully defined, or over defined. These terms have already been mentioned briefly, but in this section, we will explore what those statuses are, as well as some ways to deal with them. We will explore these different statuses by drawing and defining a triangle that's under defined so that it becomes over defined.

Under defined sketches

Usually, the starting point of a sketch is under defined. Under defined sketches have parts of them that are loose or lack proper definition; for example, a line without a specific length. To find out more about under...