Our core class for SolidWorks users, designers, and engineers. The Essentials class is the first step toward being a proficient SolidWorks user. Covers the core concepts of 3D parametric modeling, common part design, assembly creation, and drawing generation. The Essentials class is a prerequisite for all other SolidWorks and SolidWorks Simulation classes.
Prerequisite: Working knowledge of Windows, use of a mouse, and understanding of engineering drawings.
CAP Bundle options:
Advanced Bundle: Essentials and choice of 1 Advanced Class
Premium Bundle: Essentials and choice of 2 Advanced Classes
Comprehensive Bundle: Essentials and 4 Advanced Classes
SolidWorks is available in New England at our facilities in
An abridged class for those who are seeking an overview of SolidWorks fundamentals with a minimum investment of time and money. The QuickStart class is best suited for managers, casual users, drafting, documentation, manufacturing, sales and marketing, and other SolidWorks users who are not designers. The QuickStart class can also satisfy the prerequisites for the Advanced Drawing class and the Sheet Metal & Weldments class.
Prerequisite: Working knowledge of Windows, use of a mouse, and understanding of engineering drawings.
CAP Bundle Options:
Drafting Bundle: QuickStart and Advanced Drawings
Manufacturing Bundle: QuickStart and Sheet Metal and Weldments
SolidWorks Advanced Part Modeling (2 days) Syllabus
For customers who have challenging part geometry, advanced shapes, industrial design, mold and die design. Covers methods for more flexible product design approach. Includes topics on surfacing and splines.
For customers whose assemblies have more than 100 parts, or who wish to use "in-context" or "top-down" assembly design approach. Covers best practices for large assembly management. Also includes topics to increase productivity of assembly modeling.
Prerequisite: SolidWorks Essentials.
SolidWorks Advanced Drawings (2 days)Syllabus
For customers who have demanding 2D needs. Covers creation of special drawing view types, best practices for drawing management, customization of title blocks and bills of materials, optimization of templates for company standards and commonly reused detailing objects. eDrawings is also covered in-depth.
Prerequisite: SolidWorks Essentials OR SolidWorks QuickStart.
SolidWorks Advanced Surfacing (2 days)
For customers who require or prefer a surfaces-based approach to product design typically for ergonomic, aesthetic, or aerodynamic shapes. Covers basic and advanced surface functions, hybrid surface/solid modeling, surface modeling techniques, and working with imported solids and surfaces. Prerequisite: SolidWorks Essentials, SolidWorks Advanced Part Modeling.
SolidWorks Sheet Metal & Weldments (1 day)Syllabus
For customers who have the need for automatic generation of flat patterns and/or cut lists. Also for those who want to learn SolidWorks functionality specifically developed to help design sheet metal parts and welded frames.
Prerequisite: SolidWorks Essentials OR SolidWorks QuickStart.
SolidWorks for Pro/E Users (5 days)
For users already highly proficient in a powerful CAD system, and who need to transfer their skills to SolidWorks as quickly as possible. Covers the contents of SolidWorks Essentials, Advanced Part Modeling, Advanced Assembly, and Advanced Drawings at an accelerated pace. Offered to company groups only.
Prerequisite: Prior experience with Pro/E, SDRC, or similar MCAD system.
SolidWorks Routing (1 day)Syllabus
For those who want to learn how to use the SolidWorks Routing add-in, which is included in SolidWorks Office Premium. Routing automates the creation of special subassemblies for fabricated piping, bent tubing, flexible tubing, electric cabling, and electrical wire harness design. Covers set-up of custom libraries for piping and electrical components.
Prerequisite: SolidWorks Essentials. SolidWorks Advanced Part Modeling and Advanced Assembly are recommended.
SolidWorks Simulation (3 days)
For engineers who want to apply Finite Element Analysis integrated with SolidWorks. Course covers the capabilities of SolidWorks Simulation (included in SolidWorks Premium) on days 1 and 2, including: FEA introduction, linear static analysis of parts and assemblies, assembly gap and contact, loads and boundary conditions, meshing options, post-processing, graphs and plots, reporting. Day 3 covers the additional capabilities of Simulation Professional: solid thermal studies, natural frequency, linear elastic buckling, drop test, and fatigue studies.
Prerequisite: SolidWorks Essentials.
SolidWorks Flow Simulation (3 days)
For engineers who want to apply Engineering Fluid Dynamics integrated with SolidWorks. Internal and external flow, liquids and gasses, laminar and turbulent flow, convective heat transfer, boundary conditions, solution goals, meshing options, post-processing, graphs and plots, reporting.
Prerequisite: SolidWorks Essentials.
Setting up and using Workgroup PDM. Using document check in/check out. Using templates, defining and using revision schemes, bumping revisions. Controlling non-SolidWorks documents. Searching the vault. Configuring and administering the vault.
