Length: 2 days
Prerequisites: SolidWorks Essentials
Description: This course teaches you how to make drawings of SolidWorks parts and assemblies.
The topics covered in this course are:
Introduction
About This Course
Windows® XP
Use of Color
Lesson 1: Drawing Sheets and Views
Drawing Sheets and Views
Terminology
Drawing Views
Sketching in Drawing Views
View Settings
Centermarks and Centerlines
Model Edges in the View
Lesson 2: Dimensions
Dimensions
Moving and Deleting Dimensions
Dimension Properties
Lesson 3: Annotations
Adding Annotations
Annotation Types
Blocks
Lesson 4: Sheet Formats and Templates
Sheet Formats and Templates
Drawing Templates
Properties in the Template
User Defined Properties
Customizing a Sheet Format
Importing Legacy Data
Define Title Block
Updating Sheet Formats
Lesson 5: Assembly Drawing Views
Assembly Drawing Views
Creating Views of Assemblies
Lesson 6: Bill of Materials and Tables
Creating and Managing a Bill of Materials
The Bill of Materials
Adding a BOM
Modifying the BOM
Tabulated Bill of Materials
Design Tables in the Drawing
Lesson 7: Performance and Display Issues
Performance and Display Issues
Large Assembly Mode
Lightweight Drawings
Detached Drawings
Display Issues in Drawing Views
Lesson 8: Drawing References and Comparison
Reusing a Drawing File
Changing Drawing References
Using DrawCompare
SolidWorks Design Checker
Lesson 9: Using DimXpert and TolAnalyst
DimXpert
Tolerance Types and Features
DimXpert Selections
Settings for DimXpert
Auto Dimension Scheme
Turned Part
Using Plus and Minus
DimXpert Annotations and Drawings
Using DimXpert Manually
Appendix A: Preparations for Detailing