List of Exercises

CHAPTER 1

Exercise 1. Bushing

TOPICS:

 Sketching
 Sketch Relations
 Dimensioning
 Extrude Boss/Base
 Chamfer

Figure 1
Bushing

Exercise 2. Clip

TOPICS:

 Sketching
 Sketch Relations
 Dimensioning
 Thin Feature
 Fillet
Figure 2  Chamfer
Clips

Exercise 3. Band

TOPICS:

 Sketching
 Sketch Relations
 Dimensioning
 Extruded-Boss
 Extruded-Cut
 Hole
Figure 3  Hole Wizard
Band

Exercise 4. Gasket

TOPICS:

 Sketching
 Selected Contours
 Sketch Relations
 Trimming
 Sketch Mirror
 Boss-Extrude
Figure 4
 Cut-Extrude
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Exercise 5. Bicycle key

TOPICS:

 Sketching and Dimensioning

 Polygon
 Extruded Boss/Base
 Extruded Cut
 Mirror
Figure 5
Bicycle key

Exercise 6. Piston

TOPICS:

 Sketching and Dimensioning

 Extruded Boss/Base
 Extruded Cut
 Fillet
Figure 6
Piston

Exercise 7. Head

TOPICS:

 Offset Entities
 Convert Entities
 Fillet
 Chamfer
 Boss-Extrude
 Cut-Extrude
Figure 7
Head
Exercise 8. Rubber

TOPICS:

 Revolved Boss/Base
 Fill Pattern
 Fillet

Figure 8
Rubber

Exercise 9. Distributor

TOPICS:

 Boss-Extrude
 Cut-Extrude
 Mirror features
 Mirror bodies
 Pattern
 Surface Cut
Figure 9
Distributor

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Exercise 10. Small wheel

TOPICS:

 Sketching
 Dimensioning to the axis
 Revolved Boss/Base
 Fillet
Figure 10
Small wheel
Exercise 11. Shaft
TOPICS:

 Sketching
 Dimensioning to an axis
 Revolved Boss/Base
 Library Features
 Hole Wizard
 Fillet
Figure 11
Shaft  Chamfer

Exercise 12. Head gasket

TOPICS:

 Extruded Boss/Base
 Extruded-Cut
 Hole Wizard
 Mirror
 Fillet
Figure 12  Indent
Head gasket  Delete Body
Exercise 13. Lever
TOPICS:

 Sketch 3D
 Extruded Boss/Base
 Revolved Boss/Base
 Linear Pattern
 Flex
 Move/Copy Body
Figure 13  Feature Scope
Lever

Exercise 14. Rim

TOPICS:

 Revolved Boss/Base
 Convert Entities
 Hole Wizards
 Selection of contours
 Equations
 Combine
 Fillet
 Chamfer
 Circular Pattern
 Material
Figure 14
Rim  Delete Face

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Exercise 15. Handle

TOPICS

 Extruded Boss/Base
 Extruded Cut
 Rib
 Delete Face
 Fillet

Figure 15
Handle
Exercise 16. Stool

TOPICS:

 Extruded Boss/Base
 Fillet
 Rib
 Shell
 Dome
 Fillet Pattern
 Mirror
 Move/Copy
 Interference Detection

Figure 16
Stool
Exercise 17. Key

TOPICS:

 Boss-Extruded
 Cut-Extruded
 Rib
 Draft
 Draft Analysis
 Fillet
Figure 17
Key
PTER 2 – ADVANCED PART MODELING

CHAPTER 2

Exercise 1. Clothes hanger

TOPICS:

 Inserting a plane
 3D Sketch
 Sweep
 Flex
 Lofted Boss/Base
 Point

Figure 18
Clothes hanger

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Exercise 2. Spring
TOPICS:

 Helix/Spiral
 Sketch copy
 Modify
 3D Sketch
Figure 19  Spline
Spring  Swept Boss/Base

Exercise 3. Lamp
TOPICS:

 Extruded Boss/Base
 Surface Revolve
 Split Line
 Intersection Curve
 Fillet
 Swept Boss/Base
 Circular Pattern

Figure 20
Lamp

Exercise 4. Furniture handle

TOPICS:

 Inserting a Plane
 Spline
 Loft over profiles
 Split Line
 Surface cutting
 Deleting face
 Fillet
Figure 21
Handle

Exercise 5. Hook
TOPICS:

 Inserting Planes
 Spline
 Loft
 Boundary Boss/Base
 Section View
 Fit Spline
 Add a cross-section to a Loft

Figure 22
Hook

Exercise 6. Washer

TOPICS:

 Manual Configurations
 Table Configurations SOLIDWORKS
 Table Configurations
 Derived Configurations

Figure 23
Washer
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Exercise 7. Axle

TOPICS

 Configurations
 Configuration Tables
 Show Feature Dimensions

Figure 24
Configurations

Exercise 8. Threaded axle

TOPICS:

 Configurations
 Configuration Tables
 Cosmetic Thread
Figure 25
Threaded axle

Exercise 9. Head Simplification

TOPICS:

 Simplify
 Features
 Configurations
 Performance Evaluation
Figure 26
Simplification

Exercise 9. Hex L-Key

TOPICS:

 Extruded Boss/Base
 Swept Boss/Base
 Flex
 Structural Member
 Chamfer
Figure 27  Equations
Hex L-Key

CHAPTER 3

Exercise 1. Wheel support

TOPICS:

 Extruded Boss/Base
 Scope Operations
 Fillet
 Insert bends
 Extruded Cut
Figure 28  Mirror
Wheel support

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Exercise 2. Leg

TOPICS:

 Base Flange
 Swept Flange
 Feature Scope
 Hole Wizard
 Edge Flange
 Cut-Extrude
 Fillet
 Forming tools

Figure 29
Leg

Exercise 3. Foot

TOPICS:

 Extruded Boss/Base
 Base-Flange
 Mirror
 Fillet
 Swept-Flange
 Holes
 Feature Scope

Figure 30
Foot
Exercise 4. Girder
TOPICS

 Base-Flange
 Swept-Flange
 Cut-Extrude
 Edge-Flange
 Break-Corner
 Tab and Slot
 Fillet
 Feature-Scope
Figure 31
Girder

Exercise 5. Right sheet

TOPICS:

 Base Flange
 Edge Flange
 Feature-Scope
 Move/Copy Bodies
 Fold/Unfold
 Mirror
 Break-Corner
Figure 32
Right sheet
 Fill Pattern
 Sheet Metal Properties
 Sheet Metal Options
 Fillet Bead

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CHAPTER 4

Exercise 1. Bar stool

TOPICS:

 3D Sketch
 Structural Member
 Trim/Extend
 Body-Move/Copy
 Boss-Extrude
 Dome
 Intersection Curves
 Mirror
 Weld Bead
Figure 33
 Interference Detection
Bar stool
ExcExercise 2. Trailer
TOPICS

 3D Sketch
 Structural Member
 Trim/Extend
 Base Flange
 Edge Flange
 Bends
 End Cap
 Mirror
 Move/Copy
Figure 34  Import
Trailer
 Interference Detection
Exercise 3. Gantry segment
TOPICS:

 3D Sketch
 Structure System
 Primary Structural Member
 Secondary Structural Member
 Memeber Properties
 Linear Pattern
 Mirror
 Welded construction profiles
Figure 35
Gantry segment  Corner Management

CHAPTER 5

Exercise 1. Knife by the Solid method

TOPICS:

 Boss-Extrude
 Spline
 Surface-Trim
 Cut-Thicken
 Move/Copy Body
 Fillet
Figure 36  VarFillet
Knife  Mirror

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Exercise 2. Knife by the Surface method

TOPICS:

 Spline
 Ruled Surface
 Surface-Trim
 Boundary-Surface
 Fill Surface
 Move/Copy Body
Figure 37  Cut-Thicken
Knife
 DeleteFace
 VarFillet
Exercise 3. Lever Handle
TOPICS:

 Surface-Extrude
 Projected Curve
 Surface-Trim
 Properties
 Boundary-Surface
 Mirror
 Surface-Knit
 Ruled-Surface
 Surface-Extend
Figure 38  Fillet and Chamfer
Lever Handle  Surface-Fill
 Cut-Extrude
Exercise 4. Radio housing

TOPICS:

 Boundary-Surface
 Surface Plane
 Surface-Extrude
 Intersect
 Fillet
 Mirror
 Text
 Split Line
 DeleteFace
 SurfaceCut
Figure 39  Surface-Offset
Radio housing  Cut-Thicken
 Appearances

Exercise 5. Wireless mouse

TOPICS

 Boss-Extrude
 Split Line
 Delete Face
 Fillet
 Boundary-Surface
 Surface-Knit
 Offset On Surface
 Freeform
 Surface-Plane
Figure 40
Mouse

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Exercise 6. Repair of imported geometry

TOPICS:

 Import Diagnostics
 3D Interconnect
 Fill Surface
 Check
 Untrim Surface
 Trim Surface
 Ruled Surface
Figure 41  Planer Surface
Import Diagnoctics

Exercise 7. Fix errors in the imported file

TOPICS:

 Import Diagnostics
 Trim Surface
 Boundary-Surface
 Surface-Knit
 Surface-Fill
 Mirror
 Combine
Figure 42
Import file

CHAPTER 6

Exercise 1. Wheel Assembly

TOPICS:

 Inserting part into assembly

 Manipulating parts in assembly
 Basic Mates
 Advanced Mates
 SOLIWORKS Add-Ins
 Toolbox use

Figure 43
Wheel assembly

Exercise 2. Jack assembly

TOPICS:

 Insert part into an assembly  Research Simulation Xpress

 Mirror of Parts  Animations
 Mates  eDrawings
 Editing parts in an assembly  3D PDF
 In-Context design  Exploded views
 Flexible components  Part copy
 Save an assembly  Library operations
 External References  Measure tool
 Socket  Toolbox
 Assembly features  3DcontentCentral
 Part configurations  Portable file
 Interference Detection  Display States
Figure 44  Collision Detection  Appearances in assembly
Jack assembly  Mirror Components

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Exercise 3. Actuator assembly

TOPICS:

 Inserting part sinto assembly

 Import diagnostics
 Simplify Assemblies
 Defeature
 Saving assembly as a part
 Replace Components
 Mates
 Assemblies configurations
 Set as Flexible
 Toolbox
 Hole Wizard
Figure 45  Socket
Actuator assembly

Exercise 4. Using parts with 3D ContentCentral

TOPICS:

 Import from 3D ContentCentral

 Cut-Extrude
 Split
 Flex
 Configurations
Figure 46  Combine
3D Model Database
 Mate Reference

Exercise 5. Introduction to FEA Analisys

TOPICS:

 SimulationXpress
 Simulation Standard
 Configurations
 Simplify
 Fixtures
 Loads
 Material
 Mesh
Figure 47  Results
FEA Analysis  Other options

CHAPTER 7

Exercise 1. Drawing of Gasket

TOPICS:

 Drawings Tools
 View Palette
 Model View
 Projected View
 Sheet format
 Dimensions
 Aligment

Figure 48
Wheel Assembly

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Exercise 2. Drawing of Rim

TOPICS:

 Drawings Tools
 View Palette
 Model View
 Section View
 Section View Assist
 Section Scope
 Section Depth
 Hatch pattern
 Cutting Line
Figure 49  Half Section
Wheel Assembly

Exercise 3. Drawing of Shaft

TOPICS:

 Drawings Tools
 Broken-out Section
 Hole Callout
 Centerline
 Datum Feature
 Geometric Tolerance
 Surface Finish

Figure 50
Annotations

Exercise 4. Drawing of Sheet metal part

TOPICS:

 Configuration
 Simplified
 Flat Pattern
 Model View
 Dimensions
 Annotations

Figure 51
Sheet metal

Exercise 5. Drawing of Sheet metal part

TOPICS:

 Drawings Tools
 Broken-out Section
 Model View
 Selected Bodies
 Weldment Cut List
 Balloons
 Export DWG/DXF

Figure 52
Multibody sheet metal

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Exercise 6. Drawing of Weldments

TOPICS:

 Drawings Tools
 Exploded View
 Model View
 Welement profiles
 Weldment file properties
 Selected Bodies
 Weldment Cut List
 Balloons
 Relative View
 Multi sheets drawing

Figure 53
Multibody sheet metal

Exercise 7. Drawing of Jack

TOPICS

 Standard 3 View
 Bom / Excel Table
 Auto Balloons
 Balloon
 Alternate Position
 Document Properties
 Configurations
 Scale Sheet / View
 Custom Properties
 Drawing Tables
 Link to Property
 Templates
 Sheet Format
 Detailing Mode
 Detached drawings
 Pack And Go
 DWG/DXF Import
Figure 54
Assembly Drawing

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