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Learn SOLIDWORKS - Second Edition

By : Tayseer Almattar
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Learn SOLIDWORKS - Second Edition

By: Tayseer Almattar

Overview of this book

SOLIDWORKS is the leading choice for 3D engineering and product design applications across industries such as aviation, automobile, and consumer product design. This book helps you to get up and running with SOLIDWORKS and understand each new concept and tool with the help of easy-to-follow exercises. You'll begin with the basics, exploring the software interface and finding out how to work 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 prepare you to take on any design project. You'll also work with practical exercises to get hands-on experience 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 to understand the concepts and exercises more easily. Finally, you'll also work on projects for 3D modeling objects inspired by everyday life. By the end of this SOLIDWORKS book, you'll have gained the skills you need to create professional 3D mechanical models using SOLIDWORKS and be able to prepare effectively for the Certified SOLIDWORKS Associate (CSWA) and Certified SOLIDWORKS Professional (CSWP) exams.
Table of Contents (26 chapters)
1
Section 1 – Getting Started
4
Section 2 – 2D Sketching
7
Section 3 – Basic Mechanical Core Features – Associate Level
10
Section 4 – Basic Evaluations and Assemblies – Associate Level
13
Section 5 – 2D Engineering Drawings Foundation
18
Section 6 – Advanced Mechanical Core Features – Professional Level
21
Section 7 – Advanced Assemblies – Professional Level

Creating sketch patterns

Sketch patterns allow us to easily copy a sketch entity multiple times in a pattern formation. Such sketch patterns can be created in a linear or circular formation. In this section, we will cover creating patterns in both formations.

Defining patterns

Patterns are repeated formations that can be commonly found in consumer products, architecture, fabrics, and more. In patterns, we often have a base shape, sometimes called a base cell or patterned entity, which is created from scratch. Then, the basic shape is repeated multiple times to form a bigger piece. There are two common types of patterns, linear patterns and rotational/circular patterns. Examples of both types of patterns will be shown in this section.

Linear patterns are ones in which you have a base shape (patterned entity) that is repeated linearly in different directions. Linear patterns are commonly found in curtains, carpets, building tiles, floors, and architecture. The following diagram...