Solid Works 1 Introduction 1 What is Solid

Solid. Works 1. Introduction (1) What is Solid. Works? A Design Automation Software Package Used to Produce • Parts • Assemblies • Drawings (From Planchard and Planchard 2003) University of Calgary Solid. Works-1 ENME 001 Block Week Course

(2) Starting Up Window: Start->Programs->Solid. Works 2007 -> Solid. Works 2007 University of Calgary Solid. Works-2 ENME 001 Block Week Course

(3) References • Online Help Menu: Help->Solid. Works Help Topics • Online Tutorial Menu: Help->Solid. Works Tutorial • Books: D. C. Planchard and M. P. Planchard, Solid. Works 2007: The Basics, SDC Publications, 2007 D. C. Planchard and M. P. Planchard, Engineering Design with Solid. Works 2007, SDC Publications, 2007 D. C. Planchard and M. P. Planchard, Engineering Design with Solid. Works 2003, SDC Publications, 2003 University of Calgary Solid. Works-3 ENME 001 Block Week Course

(4) Solid. Works Model Types e. g. , Base. sldprt Base-Rod. sldasm Base. slddrw University of Calgary Solid. Works-4 ENME 001 Block Week Course

2. Part Modeling (1) Setting Up Unit Menu: Tools->Options University of Calgary Solid. Works-5 ENME 001 Block Week Course

(2) 3 -D Object Creation Procedure By Creating Features Top Plane + Block – Hole Each Feature: • 2 -D Sketching • 3 -D Formation University of Calgary Solid. Works-6 ENME 001 Block Week Course

(3) 2 -D Sketching Parametric Modeling (a) Procedure • Sketch the geometry • Dimension the geometry • Modify the dimension values e. g. , 1. 43 1 1 University of Calgary 1 1. 51 1 0. 35 0. 42 Solid. Works-7 ENME 001 Block Week Course

(b) 2 -D Object Creation Methods Menu: Tools->Sketch Entities Line Circle University of Calgary Centerpoint Arc Tangent Arc Spline Rectangle Solid. Works-8 3 Point Arc Point ENME 001 Block Week Course

(c) Additional 2 -D Object Creation Methods Menu: Tools->Sketch Tools Mirror Offset Entities University of Calgary Fillet Trim Solid. Works-9 Chamfer Extend ENME 001 Block Week Course

(d) Dimensioning Menu: Tools->Dimensions->Smart Angular Radial Linear (e) Relations Menu: Tools->Relations Horizontal University of Calgary Vertical Solid. Works-10 Collinear Perpendicular ENME 001 Block Week Course

Parallel Tangent Concentric Symmetric University of Calgary Solid. Works-11 Midpoint Equal Coincident Coradial ENME 001 Block Week Course

(4) Features Menu: Insert->Boss/Bass Extruded Boss/Base Revolved Boss/Base Menu: Insert->Cut Revolved Cut Extruded Cut University of Calgary Solid. Works-12 ENME 001 Block Week Course

Menu: Insert->Boss/Bass Sweep Boss/Base Lofted Boss/Base Menu: Insert->Features Fillet University of Calgary Chamfer Solid. Works-13 ENME 001 Block Week Course

Menu: Insert->Pattern/Mirror Linear Pattern Circular Pattern Mirror University of Calgary Solid. Works-14 ENME 001 Block Week Course

(5) Reference Geometry Menu: Insert->Reference Geometry Z Y Plane Axis X Coordinate System e. g. , A reference plane for creating a sketch of revolved cut feature University of Calgary Solid. Works-15 ENME 001 Block Week Course

(6) Viewing Menu: View->Display Wireframe Hidden Lines Removed Hidden Lines Visible Shaded With Edges Menu: View->Modify Zoom to Fit University of Calgary Pan Solid. Works-16 Rotate ENME 001 Block Week Course

3. Assembly Modeling (1) Loading the Components (2) Menu: Insert->Component (3) ->Existing Part/Assembly University of Calgary Solid. Works-17 ENME 001 Block Week Course

(2) Defining Mates Menu: Insert->Mate University of Calgary Solid. Works-18 ENME 001 Block Week Course

(3) Exploded View Menu: Insert->Exploded View University of Calgary Solid. Works-19 ENME 001 Block Week Course

4. Drawing Modeling 2 -D Drawing of a Part or an Assembly (From Planchard and Planchard 2003) University of Calgary Solid. Works-20 ENME 001 Block Week Course

(1) Drawing Template and Drawing Format Orientation • Landscape • Portrait Size • A • B • A 4 • A 3. . . (From Planchard and Planchard 2003) Menu: File->New->Draw University of Calgary Solid. Works-21 ENME 001 Block Week Course

(2) Creating Views Menu: Insert->Drawing View • Standard 3 View Top View Right View Front View University of Calgary Solid. Works-22 ENME 001 Block Week Course

• Model View Orientation University of Calgary Solid. Works-23 ENME 001 Block Week Course

• Derived Drawing Views Projected View Crop View University of Calgary Auxiliary View Broken-Out Section Solid. Works-24 Detail View Section View ENME 001 Block Week Course

(3) Dimensions Menu: Tools->Options Select Styles of Font, Leader, Precision, Tolerance, Arrow, etc. Two Ways to Create Dimensions (i) Display All Dimensions and Then Modify These Dimensions Menu: Insert->Model Items (ii) Create Required Dimensions Manually Menu: Tools->Dimensions University of Calgary Solid. Works-25 ENME 001 Block Week Course

(4) Annotations Menu: Insert->Annotations 3 x 25 ABC Note Surface Finish Symbol University of Calgary 1 Balloon Geometric Tolerance Solid. Works-26 Datum Feature Symbol Center Mark ENME 001 Block Week Course

(5) Bill of Materials Menu: Insert->Tables->Bill of Materials University of Calgary Solid. Works-27 ENME 001 Block Week Course