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Assembly methods in Solidworks Design

Assembly is the process of combining or assembling several parts in a certain relationship. An assembly is a combination of two or more parts, also called components, in one SOLIDWORKS document. We can position and orient components using pairs that form connections between components. Very easy process. There are 2 assembly methods in Solidworks: 1. Part coordinate system method. 2. Part Method Part coordinate system method Click the new icon and part icon to create a new image. 2Click and create a part image. Then save and name the file part1. Create a new part and then create a new plane that is 30 mm apart. Then save and name the file part 2. After the above process is complete, we enter the stage for assembling part 1 and part 2. Here are the steps: Click the New icon and click the assembly icon. In the menu bar select windows, tile horizontally. So a horizontal tile window will appear Click the 2D Sketch icon so that origin will be active in windows assembly. Click on the text pa...

SolidWorks screen display

SolidWorks screen display. Standard views are encountered on the screen after starting the program SolidWorks by pressing the icon part. In the picture above it encountered some more detailed information can be described as follows: Menu Bar Menu bar contains standard menu of SolidWorks. Menu contained in this section consists of a file, edit, view, 7 Design of Machine Elements 3D with Solidworks insert, tools, windows and help. Standard Toolbar Consists of several icon buttons that are often used initials, Undo, Zoom, Sketch, in this matter available button icon Open, Save, Print. Feature Manager is a section that provides information stage manufacture was done to draw a part, assembly and drawing. Status Bar Provides status information document are we working on. Graphics Area The place for drawing and image display in accordance with the conditions of zoom. In this area we can create or make modifications part, assembly, or drawing.

Use and Customize the Menus

In SolidWorks 2008, the user interface was improved with the addition of a ribbon style menu bar. The ribbon-style menu helps free up more space on your screen for other functions by automatically hiding when not in use. In the menus, you will be able to find nearly every tool available for each document type in SolidWorks in one of the following six menus: File, Edit, View, Tools, Window, and Help.  To view the menus in SolidWorks, do the following: 1. Move your mouse pointer over or click the SolidWorks logo on the left side of the menu bar. 2. To hide the menus once again, move the mouse away from the menu bar. If you prefer to have the menu bar available at all times, you can “pin” it open by doing the following: 1. Click or mouse over the SolidWorks logo on the left side of the menu bar. 2. When the menu list is visible, click the pushpin icon on the far right of the menu. The menu will remain open at all times. 3. To hide the menu, click the pushpin again. As with most a...