SolidWorks 2012 Training
Digital Edition

This SolidWorks 2012 Training Digital Edition is the ultimate in comprehensive instruction for the discerning professional. These training classes use broadcast quality audio and video to deliver concise and informative training right to your desktop. The course is presented via an intuitive, easy-to-use interface, allowing you to learn at your own pace. Also available in DVD Edition.

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These tutorials break even the most complex subjects down into easy to follow segments, following along is simple. Practical working files further enhance the learning process and provide a degree of retention that is unmatched by any other form of training.

Introduction

• First Time You Run SolidWorks
• Using Help Resources
• SolidWorks Default Interface
• Customizing The Interface - Part 1
• Customizing The Interface - Part 2
• Customizing The Interface - Part 3
• Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts
• Customizing Mouse Gestures
• Customizing The Options Tab
• Templates And File Type s

Sketching

• Introducing Sketch Elements - Part 1
• Introducing Sketch Elements - Part 2
• Introducing Sketch Elements - Part 3
• Introducing Sketch Elements - Part 4
• Introducing Sketch Elements - Part 5
• Automatic Sketch Relations And Cursor Feedbac k
• Introducing Dimensions
• Where To Start - Part 1
• Where To Start - Part 2
• Creating Your First Part - Alternator Cover - Part 1
• Creating Your First Part - Alternator Cover - Part 2
• Using DWG-DXF Data

Modeling a Bracket

• Identifying Features
• Base Plate And Bosses
• Creating Ribs And Draft
• Holes And Fillets
• Fillets - Part 1
• Fillets - Part 2
• Chamfers
• Symmetry In Sketches
• Mirror Features, Bodies, And Parts-Fixed
• Simple Configurations
• Table Driven Configurations
• Custom Properties
• Tags, Comments And Design Binder

Modeling A Plastic Housing

• Plastic Features Intro
• Draft
• Shell - Part 1
• Shell - Part 2
• Ribs
• Mounting Boss
• Circular Pattern
• Screw Boss
• Lip And Groove
• Reference Geometry
• Snap Hook
• Snap Hook Groove
• Vents

Modeling a Sheet Metal Enclosure

• Intro To Sheet Metal
• Flanges And Tabs - Part 1
• Flanges And Tabs - Part 2
• Hems, Jogs And Curved Flanges
• Placing Forming Tools
• Creating Forming Tools And Using Library Features
• Insert Bends
• Lofted Bends
• Reliefs And Corner Treatments

Simple Sweeps And Lofts

• 3D Sketch
• Sweeping A Pipe
• Sweeping A Wire
• Sweep With Guide Curves
• Loft And Boundary
• Selection Methods
• Helical Features
• More Helical Sweeps

Part Drawings

• Introduction To Drawings
• Drawing Templates
• Sheet Formats
• Creating A New Drawing
• Creating Views
• Creating Special Views
• Placing Dimensions
• Placing Annotations
• Tables

Editing Techniques

• Editing - Part 1
• Editing - Part 2
• Editing And Parent-Child
• Rollback, Freeze, And Suppress

Building Assemblies

• Introducing Assemblies
• Assembly Templates And Starting A New Assembly
• Mates And Copying Parts
• Replacing And Inserting Parts
• Smart Mates And Mate Editing
• Editing A Part In Assembly
• Mating A Spring
• Subassemblies And In-Context Editing
• Motion And Animation
• Using Loft On Motorcycle Fork Parts
• Creating Handlebars Using In-Context Modeling
• Sketch Picture, 3D Sketch, And Curves
• Creating A Chain With Multi-Bodies
• More With Multi-Bodies

Visualization Techniques

• Introduction To Visualization
• Display Styles And Scenes
• Section Views And Viewports
• Display Manager And Display Pane
• Scenes, Lights And Cameras

Assembly Drawings

• Bill Of Materials And Ballooning
• Exploded View
• Multisheet Drawings And Formats
• Printing And E-Drawings
• Data Transfer

Best Practices

• Settings Used In Lessons
• Best Practice For Sketching And Features
• Best Practice For Assemblies
• SolidWorks On The Web