SolidWorks Fundamentals

€ TBA

SolidWorks Fundamentals introduces students to the foundational tools and workflows of 3D parametric modeling using SolidWorks—the industry-standard software for mechanical design and product development. Participants will learn how to create fully defined sketches, build parts using essential modeling features, and assemble components into functional mechanical systems.

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Course Outline

  1. Module 1: Health and Safety

    6 lessons
    1. 1.1 - Hardware
    2. 1.2 - Software
    3. 1.3 - Legislation
    4. 1.4 - Safe working practices
    5. 1.5 - Common injuries
    6. 1.6 - Module 1 Quiz: Health and Safety
  2. Module 2: Understand the methodology

    12 lessons
    1. 2.1 - Understanding SolidWorks
    2. 2.2 - User interface
    3. 2.3 - Task plane and program layout
    4. 2.4 - Design intent
    5. 2.5 - File operations
    6. 2.6 - Command Manager
    7. 2.7 - Measuring techniques
    8. 2.9 - Features
    9. 2.10 - Parametric modelling Demonstration
    10. 2.11 - Viewing tools
    11. 2.12 - Setting templates
    12. 2.13 - Module 2 Quiz: Methodology of Parametric modelling
  3. Module 3: Getting started basic commands

    12 lessons
    1. 3.1 - Sketch tasks
    2. 3.2 - Sketch Commands
    3. 3.3 - Sketch Dimensions
    4. 3.4 - Sketch tools
    5. 3.5 - Sketch Patterns
    6. 3.6 - Sketch Entities
    7. 3.7 - Sketch Location
    8. 3.8 - Sketch Relations
    9. 3.9 - Sketch Definition
    10. 3.10 - Sketch Features
    11. 3.11 - Sketch Equations
    12. 3.12 - Module 3 Quiz: Basic Sketch Commands
  4. Module 4: Basic Modelling techniques

    10 lessons
    1. 4.1 - Work features
    2. 4.2 - Geometric constraints
    3. 4.3 - Dimensioning and changing parameters
    4. 4.4 - Introduction to Sketched features and terminology
    5. 4.5 - Choosing shape profile and plane
    6. 4.6 - Create extruded features
    7. 4.7 - Extrude, Revolved and fillet features
    8. 4.8 - Surface selection
    9. 4.9 - Edit existing features
    10. 4.10 - Module 4 Quiz : Basic Modelling techniques
  5. Module 5: Patterning and driven features

    7 lessons
    1. 6.1 Mirror command
    2. 6.2 - Parallel Planes
    3. 6.3 - Mirror Bodies
    4. 6.4 - Linear Pattern
    5. 6.5 - Circular Pattern
    6. 6.9 - Creating Axes and reference geometry
    7. 6.13 - Module 6 Quiz - Patterning and driven features
  6. Module 6: Basic Assemblies

    8 lessons
    1. 7.1 - Starting an assembly
    2. 7.2 - Positioning parts
    3. 7.3 - Adding Mates
    4. 7.5 - Show and Hide Components
    5. 7.8 - Exploding assemblies
    6. 7.9 - Constraints
    7. 7.10 - Types of assembly constraints
    8. 7.11 - Module 7 Quiz: Basic Assemblies
  7. Module 7: Basic Drawings

    10 lessons
    1. 9.1 - Projection
    2. 9.2 - Templates
    3. 9.3 - Layouts
    4. 9.4 - Views
    5. 9.5 - Details
    6. 9.6 - Annotations
    7. 9.7 - Properties
    8. 9.8 - Appearance of the views
    9. 9.9 - Saving Formats
    10. 9.10 - Module 9 Quiz: Basic Drawings
  8. Module 8: Diagnose and repair faults

    13 lessons
    1. 12.1 Diagnose problems
    2. 12.2 Auto repair
    3. 12.3 Manually repair
    4. 12.4 Reordering features
    5. 12.5 Reordering features
    6. 12.6 Roll back bar
    7. 12.7 Repair definition problems
    8. 12.8 Fully define function
    9. 12.9 Feature problems
    10. 12.10 Order problems
    11. 12.11 Repair failed features
    12. 12.12 Identifying repair order
    13. 12.13 - Module 12 Quiz: Diagnose and repair faults
  9. Bonus: DCG Projects - 2020 - 2025

    7 lessons
    1. DCG Projects 2020
    2. DCG Projects 2021
    3. DCG Projects 2022
    4. DCG Projects 2023
    5. DCG Projects 2024
    6. DCG Projects 2025
    7. Untitled quiz
  10. Bonus: Project 1

    1 lesson
    1. Advanced Project

Self-Paced Learning

Students can review lessons anytime, pause during complex tasks, and learn at a comfortable speed.

Self-Paced exams

Step-by-step modeling exercises with on-screen guidance, downloadable files, practice activities and individual module exams .

Written by Experts

All courses are written by experienced industry experts who actively work in engineering, design, and advanced manufacturing fields.

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