INTRODUCING SOLIDWORKS

1 INTRODUCING SOLIDWORKSC ontentsLegal in this Base Featurewith an an Extrudeto the the a Loft to Make a the the Profilefor the Configurationsof a with the Base the the Part In-Contextof an an and Show Displayand Other of Libraryof the New DraftingStandardand Lid for the New DraftingStandardand Lip on the Box and Lid New into the New DraftingStandardand , Washer,and Notices 1995-2015,DassaultSystemesSolidWorks Corporation, a DassaultSyst mesSE company,175 Wyman Street,Waltham,Mass. 02451 USA. All informationand the software discussedin this documentare subjectto changewithoutnotice and are not commitmentsby DassaultSyst mesSolidWorks Corporation (DS SOLIDWORKS ).No materialmay be reproducedor transmittedin any form or by any means,electronicallyormanually, for any purposewithoutthe expresswrittenpermissionof DS software discussedin this documentis furnishedunder a licenseand may be used orcopiedonly in accordancewith the terms of the warrantiesgiven by DS SolidWorksas to the software and documentationare set forth in the licenseagreement,and nothingstatedin, or impliedby, this documentor its contentsshall be consideredor deemedamodificationor amendmentof any terms,includingwarranties,in the 3D mechanicalCAD software is protectedby Patents5,815,154;6,219,049;6,219,055;6,6 11,725;6,844,877;6,898,560;6,906,712;7,0 79,990;7,477,262;7,558,705;7,571,079;7,5 90,497;7,643,027;7,672,822;7,688,318;7,6 94,238;7,853,940;8,305,376;8,581,902;8,8 17,028,8,910,078,and foreignpatents,( , EP 1,116,190B1 and JP3,517,643).

2 EDrawings software is protectedby Patent 7,184,044; Patent 7,502,027;andCanadianPatent 2,318, and ProductNamesfor SOLIDWORKSP roductsand ServicesSOLIDWORKS, 3D ContentCentral, 3D , eDrawings,and the eDrawings logoare registeredtrademarksand FeatureManageris a jointlyownedregisteredtrademarkof , FloXpress,PhotoView360, and TolAnalystare trademarksof DS is a registeredtrademarkof , SOLIDWORKSS tandard,SOLIDWORKSP rofessional,SOLIDWORKSP remium,SOLIDWORKSPDM Professional,SOLIDWORKSPDM Standard,SOLIDWORKSW orkgroupPDM, SOLIDWORKSS imulation,SOLIDWORKSFlow Simulation,eDrawings,eDrawings Professional,SOLIDWORKSS ustainability, SOLIDWORKSP lastics,SOLIDWORKSE lectrical,SOLIDWORKSC omposer, and SOLIDWORKSMBD are productnamesof brand or productnamesare trademarksor registeredtrademarksof their - PROPRIETARYThe Software is a commercialitem as that term is definedat 48 (OCT 1995),consistingof commercialcomputersoftware and commercialsoftware documentation assuch terms are used in 48 (SEPT1995)

3 And is provided to the Government6(a) for acquisitionby or on behalfof civilianagencies,consistentwith the policy set forth in48 ;or (b) for acquisitionby or on behalfof units of the Departmentof Defense,consistentwith the policiesset forth in 48 (JUN 1995) and (JUN1995)In the event that you receive a requestfrom any agencyof the Governmentto provideSoftware with rights beyond those set forth above, you will notify DS SOLIDWORKS of the scopeof the requestand DS SOLIDWORKS will have five (5) businessdays to, in its sole discretion,acceptor reject such :DassaultSystemesSolidWorksCorporation, 175 Wyman Street,Waltham, SOLIDWORKSS tandard,Premium,Professional,andEducatio nProductsPortionsof this software 1986-2015 SiemensProductLifecycle ManagementSoftware rights work containsthe followingsoftware ownedby SiemensIndustrySoftware Limited:D-Cubed 2D DCM 2015. SiemensIndustrySoftware 3D DCM 2015. SiemensIndustrySoftware PGM 2015.

4 SiemensIndustrySoftware CDM 2015. SiemensIndustrySoftware AEM 2015. SiemensIndustrySoftware this software this software incorporate PhysX by this software 2001-2015 Luxology, LLC. All rights reserved, this software 2007-2015 DriveWorks and its rights reserved. Patents5,929,866;5,943,063;6,289,364;6,5 63,502;6,639,593;6,754,382; ,the Adobelogo, Acrobat,the AdobePDF logo, Distillerand Reader are registeredtrademarksor trademarksof AdobeSystemsInc. in the and other more DS SOLIDWORKS copyrightinformation,seeHelp> SOLIDWORKSS imulationProductsPortionsof this software 2008 Solversoft 1992-2014 ComputationalApplicationsand SystemIntegration, Inc. All SOLIDWORKSS tandardProduct 2011, MicrosoftCorporation. All rights SOLIDWORKSPDM ProfessionalProductOutsideIn ViewerTechnology, 1992-2012 Oracle 2011, MicrosoftCorporation. All rights eDrawingsProductsPortionsof this software 2000-2014 Tech Soft this software 1995-1998 Jean-LoupGailly and Mark this software this software 1998-2014 Open rights this software eDrawings for Windows software is basedin part on the work of the eDrawings for iPad copyright 1996-1999 SiliconGraphicsSystems, eDrawings for iPad copyright 2003 2005 Apple chapterincludesthe followingtopics.

5 The SOLIDWORKSS oftwareThe SOLIDWORKSS oftwareThe SOLIDWORKS CAD software is a mechanicaldesignautomationapplicationtha t letsdesignersquicklysketch out ideas, experimentwith featuresand dimensions,and producemodelsand documentdiscussesconceptsand terminologyused throughoutthe familiarizes you with the commonlyused functionsof documentis for new this document,you are introducedtoconceptsand designprocessesin a high-level 98 is hands-ontrainingthat guidesyou througheach step in a processand showsthe containsa comprehensive set of tutorialsthat provide step-by-stepinstructionon many of the featuresof SOLIDWORKS . After you completetheStep-by-StepLessonin this document,progressto Lessons1, 2, and 3 in systemrequirements,see the SOLIDWORKSWeb site: documentis organized to reflectthe way that you use the is structuredaroundthe basic SOLIDWORKS documenttypes: parts,assemblies, example,you createa part beforeyou createan document,a bathroomvanity (includinga cabinet,a countertop, a faucet,and pipes)illustrates varioustools and functionsavailableto you in the software.

6 9 TopicsDiscussedTitleSectionIntroducesdes ignconcepts, SOLIDWORKS terminology, andprovides an overviewof help designmethods,tools, and featurescommonlyused to make to add parts to an assembly, specify mates,anduse sheet formats,views,dimensions,annotations,and bills of ,utilities,and other resourcesto guidedinstructionto performbasic sampleexercisesto practice the in this DocumentMeaningConventionAny SOLIDWORKS user interfaceelementthat you canselect such as a tool or menu itemBoldReferencesto books and other documents,or to emphasizetextItalicReferenceto onlinetutorialAccesstheOnlineTutorialfro m theHelpmenu in HelpAccessHelpfrom theHelpmenu in the chapterincludesthe followingtopics: Concepts Terminology User Interface DesignProcess DesignIntent DesignMethod Sketches Features Assemblies Drawings ModelEditingConceptsParts are the basic buildingblocksin the SOLIDWORKS software. Assembliescontainparts or other assemblies,called SOLIDWORKS modelconsistsof 3D geometrythat definesits edges,faces, and SOLIDWORKS software lets you designmodelsquicklyand precisely.

7 SOLIDWORKS modelsare: Definedby 3D design Basedon components3D DesignSOLIDWORKS uses a 3D you designa part, from the initial sketchto the final result,you createa 3D this model,you can create2D drawingsor mate componentsconsistingof parts or subassembliesto create3D also create2D drawings of 3D designinga modelusing SOLIDWORKS , you can visualize it in three dimensions,the way the modelexists once it is assemblySOLIDWORKS3D partSOLIDWORKS2D drawing generated from 3D modelComponentBasedOne of the most powerfulfeaturesin the SOLIDWORKS applicationis that any changeyou make to a part is reflectedin all associateddrawings or sectionuses the followingterminologyfor the models:Faucet handle:Faucet:13 SOLIDWORKSF undamentalsWaste pipe:TerminologyTheseterms appearthroughoutthe SOLIDWORKS software and two blue arrowsand representsthe (0,0,0)coordinateof a sketch is active, a sketch origin appearsin red andrepresentsthe (0,0,0)coordinateof the sketch.

8 You can add dimensionsand relationsto amodelorigin,but not to a sketch constructiongeometry. You can use planesfor addinga 2D sketch,sectionview of a model,or a neutral plane in a draft feature,for line used to createmodelgeometry, features,or createan axis in differentways, includingintersectingtwo axes implicitlyfor every conicalor cylindricalface in a help definethe shapeof a modelor a face is aselectablearea (planaror nonplanar)of a modelor example,a rectangularsolid has six or more faces intersectand are joinedtogether. Youcan select edgesfor sketchingand dimensioning,for at which two or more lines or edges can select verticesfor sketchingand dimensioning,for InterfaceThe SOLIDWORKS applicationincludesuser interfacetools and capabilitiesto help youcreateand edit modelsefficiently, including:WindowsFunctionsThe SOLIDWORKS applicationincludesfamiliarWindowsfuncti ons,such as of the same icons, such as print, open, save, cut, and paste arealso part of the two left panel,or ManagerPane,contains:15 SOLIDWORKSF undamentalsDisplays the structureof the part, assembly, or drawing.

9 Selectan item from the FeatureManagerdesigntree to edit theunderlyingsketch, edit the feature,and suppressandunsuppressthe featureor component,for designtreeProvides settingsfor many functionssuch as sketches,filletfeatures,and you create,select,and view multipleconfigurationsofparts and assembliesin a a part or assemblywithina single ,you can use configurations of a bolt to specify differentlengthsand can split the left panel to display more than one tab at a time. For example,youcan display the FeatureManagerdesigntree on the top portionand the PropertyManagertab for a featureyou want to implementon the right panel is the graphicsarea, whereyou createand manipulatea part, assembly,or FeedbackThe SOLIDWORKS applicationlets you performtasks in differentways. It also providesfeedbackas you performa task such as sketchingan entity or applyinga feedbackincludepointers,inferencelines, and can accessall SOLIDWORKS commandsusing ,includingsubmenusand checkmarksto indicatethat an item isactive.

10 You can also use context-sensitive shortcutmenusby clickingthe right can accessSOLIDWORKS functionsusing organized by function,for example,the Sketch or Assemblytoolbar. Each toolbarcomprisesindividualicons forspecifictools, such asRotateView,CircularPattern, can display or hide toolbars,dock them aroundthe four bordersof the SOLIDWORKS window, or float them anywhereon your SOLIDWORKS software remembersthe state of the toolbarsfrom sessionto can also add or deletetools tocustomize the when you hover over each CommandManageris a context-sensitive toolbarthat dynamicallyupdatesbasedonthe active you click a tab below the CommandManager, it updatesto show the documenttype, such as part, assembly, or drawing, has differenttabs definedforits contentof the tabs is customizable,similarto example,if youclick theFeaturestab, tools relatedto featuresappear. You can also add or deletetoolsto customize the CommandManager. Tooltipsdisplay when you hover over each let you createyour own sets of commandsfor part, assembly,drawing, and sketch accessthe bars, you press a user-definedkeyboardshortcut,by default, you select items in the graphicsarea or FeatureManagerdesigntree.