Solidworks beginners course2023-03-08T12:51:41+05:30

Solidworks Beginners course.

Learn Solidworks sketcher and part modeling from scratch in this project-based course.

126 Video lessons

12.5 Hours of video

3 Student Projects

12 Practice exercises

Certificate of completion

65 MCQ Quizzes

Beginner and intermediate level

Downloadable lesson files

Recommended For

Mechanical engineers, Product designers, 3D printing enthusiasts and hobbyists who want to learn Solidworks right from scratch.

About this course

The course is made with a beginner in mind, so all the topics start from scratch and have been explained in detail.

This course is primarily made with Solidworks 2021 and 2022 versions but it is compatible with older as well as newer versions of Solidworks.

The course lessons are mostly project-oriented and most of the tools and commands are taught with their real-world applications.

Each section ends with a practical question that is related to the topics taught in the section and students can answer these questions to assess their performance before moving further.

Who should take this course

This course is recommended for a complete beginner of Solidworks and intermediate level users who know only the basics and want to learn the advanced tools and commands.

Pre-requisites

Solidworks software full or student version and little knowledge of windows operating system.

Table of Contents.

  1. Course introduction (2:40)
  2. Lesson files

  1. User interface overview (8:20)
  2. Navigation tools (7:06)
  3. View and visual style (8:05)
  4. Starting a command (9:21)
  5. Setting units (7:54)
  6. Saving template (6:38)
  7. Using a dedicated 3D mouse (2:09)
  8. Customizing user interface tools (7:31)
  9. Design intent (5:25)
  10. Practice exercise (4:00)
  11. Quiz

  1. Sketch basics (9:45)
  2. Making lines (8:25)
  3. Making circle, arc and rectangle (6:42)
  4. Sketch relations (7:54)
  5. Adding dimensions (8:24)
  6. Modifying dimensions (9:44)
  7. Polygon slot and point (8:33)
  8. Working with splines (4:40)
  9. Ellipse and parabola (3:24)
  10. Practice exercise (3:53)
  11. Quiz

  1. Fillet and chamfer (5:21)
  2. Trim and extend (6:18)
  3. Sketch offset (5:18)
  4. Adding text (5:22)
  5. Linear and circular sketch pattern (10:55)
  6. Mirror, Move and copy (7:08)
  7. Rotate, scale and stretch (7:12)
  8. Practice exercise (9:57)
  9. Quiz

  1. Basic extruded boss base feature (8:51)
  2. Direction in boss base feature (8:36)
  3. Extruded cut feature (6:07)
  4. Feature scope (4:30)
  5. Working with basic fillets (9:23)
  6. Advance fillet options (7:50)
  7. FilletXpert feature (7:02)
  8. Adding chamfers (8:05)
  9. Making revolved feature (9:13)
  10. Quiz

  1. Making reference planes (8:27)
  2. Making other reference geometries (11:02)
  3. Material and mass properties (9:11)
  4. Working with appearance (11:08)
  5. Section View (6:41)
  6. Adding Markups (6:29)
  7. Practice exercise (1:09)
  8. Quiz

  1. Linear Pattern (10:25)
  2. Circular Patterns (5:09)
  3. Vary sketch and geometry pattern (7:37)
  4. Understanding features and bodies (9:31)
  5. Using the combine tool (4:51)
  6. Mirroring solids (6:04)
  7. Sketch Driven Patterns (4:13)
  8. Fill pattern (9:49)
  9. Table driven pattern (6:15)
  10. Variable pattern (7:05)
  11. Quiz

  1. Simple Sweep (7:44)
  2. Sweep options (6:39)
  3. Sweep with selection manager (4:40)
  4. Sweep with guide curve (6:56)
  5. Sweep with multiple guide curves (8:42)
  6. Sweep along 3D path (7:34)
  7. Sweep cut (4:40)
  8. Quiz

  1. Understanding splines (12:20)
  2. Making 3D sketches (6:49)
  3. Surface and Fit spline (8:52)
  4. Helix and Spiral (9:04)
  5. Sketch picture (9:04)
  6. Project curve (6:12)
  7. Composite curves (2:02)
  8. Intersection curve (3:07)
  9. Convert entities (7:55)
  10. Derived Sketch (4:31)
  11. Split line (8:15)
  12. Working with Conics (5:23)
  13. Quiz

  1. Introduction to loft (5:31)
  2. Loft with centerline (5:34)
  3. Split entities and segment sketch (5:32)
  4. Loft options (8:51)
  5. Loft with guide curve (9:09)
  6. Face loft (1:59)
  7. Boundary feature (10:39)
  8. Lofted and boundary cut (4:40)
  9. Quiz

  1. Shell feature (4:44)
  2. Rib feature (10:58)
  3. Delete Face (4:46)
  4. Move face (4:50)
  5. Replace face (3:28)
  6. Intersect feature (7:04)
  7. Wrap feature (3:51)
  8. Dome feature (3:59)
  9. Indent feature (4:54)
  10. Quiz

  1. Simple Draft (7:16)
  2. Advance draft (7:45)
  3. Draft analysis (4:57)
  4. Simple Hole (11:38)
  5. Advance Hole (6:42)
  6. Making Threads (10:04)
  7. Replace sketch entity (4:51)
  8. Shaded sketch contours (3:34)
  9. Instant 2D, 3D and rapid sketch (6:58)
  10. Quiz

  1. Creating blocks (8:23)
  2. Modifying blocks (7:37)
  3. Belt chain motion (3:32)
  4. Design library (9:07)
  5. Quiz

  1. Global variables (8:46)
  2. Linked values and equations (7:34)
  3. Preparing part for configuration (6:50)
  4. Applying configurations (6:35)
  5. Configuration table (9:57)
  6. Design table (9:48)
  7. Curve through XYZ (3:04)
  8. Equation driven curve (8:53)
  9. Quiz

  1. Doorknob (8:44)
  2. Pendant lamp (18:17)

  1. Final notes

Jaiprakash Pandey

About the author.

Jaiprakash Pandey is the published author of “Practical AutoCAD book” by Packt publication he is also an Autodesk AutoCAD certified professional and Autodesk expert elite community. He has been delivering CAD training to corporate clients for more than 8 years and his clients include Steel, Power, Automobile industries and also government organizations, fortune 500 companies and the military.

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