AUTOCAD SOLIDWORKS DESIGN

In a SOLIDWORKS document, click Tools > Customize, or right-click in the window border and select Customize. Select a menu. Select the command to add, rename, or remove. Displays the code name of the selected menu. Right-click in the Graphics window on a model, or in the FeatureManager on a feature or sketch to display the Context-sensitive toolbar. If you are in the middle of a command, this toolbar displays a list of options specifically related to that command. Right-click an empty space in the Graphics window of a part or assembly, and a selection context toolbar above the shortcut menu is displayed. This provides easy access to the most commonly used selection tools.

Sketch on Solidworks is not much different from sketching on other CAD programs, it's just that if we make sketches on sketching solidworks take precedence then the size is determined using the smart dimension toolbar, this toolbar functions to give size / dimensions to the sketch that we make, both linear, angular, radius, diameter, and aligned. In the following section, I first identify the default buttons on the Sketch toolbar, followed by the rest of the entities that you can access by choosing Tools ➪ Customize ➪ Commands ➪ Sketch. Sketch opens and closes sketches. You may notice that the name of the button changes depending on if the sketch is open or closed. If you preselect a plane or planar face and then click the Sketch button, SolidWorks opens a new sketch on the plane or face. If you preselect a sketch before clicking the Sketch button, SolidWorks opens this sketch. If you preselect an edge or curve feature before clicking the Sketch button, SolidWorks automatically ...

Make solid cylinders with Diameter 40 mm and 60 mm R 40mm 60mm length. Target: o Make a new part o Know the sweep method o Get to know the Sweep dialog box 1. Click the New icon and part icon to create a new part 2. Click the icon, and the 2D sketch icon so we can sketch tools activate. 3. Click the circle icon, and then from the origin create a circle with  R = 50 mm. 4. Click the 2D sketch icon so that the sketch tool is inactive. 5.Click on the icon and click on the 2D sketch icon so we can sketch tools  reactivate. 6. Click the normal top icon and then click the full line icon, then from origin draw a vertical line upwards of 200 mm. 7. Click the 2D sketch icon so that the sketch tool is inactive back. 8. Click the isometry icon, so we get an image like the following:  9. Click the Sweep icon or on the menu line click insert, base sweep. So the sweep dialog box will be active as follows: 10. From the sweep dialog box above, we click so...

Now that you have fully defined the sketch that makes up the profile for the lamp shaft, you can create the revolved part. All that is required in the sketch is that a centerline be present to use as an axis of revolution and that all the sketch entities be on one side of the centerline only. The profile that will be used must also be a closed profile, but since you created the sketch with an obvious dividing line, SolidWorks will be able to place a line along the centerline to close the sketch. To revolve the part, do the following: 1. Select the Features tab on the CommandManager, and click the Revolved Boss/Base button. 2. A SolidWorks message box will prompt you stating that the sketch needs to be closed and asking whether you would like to automatically close the sketch. Since you do need it to be closed, click Yes. Revolve the Sketch Revolve the Sketch 217 Now that you have fully defined the sketch that makes up the profile for the lamp shaft, you can create the revolved pa...

Callout solidworks are boxes of text that appear in the graphic area when we use certain tools. Makes it easy for us to click, move, and adjust parameters dynamically without leaving the graphic area. Callouts help distinguish different entities. For example, info that shows the profile of a sweep and sweep path. We can do it by dragging to reposition it, but we cannot use it to change the property of the entity they are referring to. Some info, such as for chamfers, will display numbers that you can edit or change to manipulate the size of the entity. The long span handle is extruded. Drag the handle to the desired extrusion depth, and the handle covers the length.

This command is quite important for you to know and will most often be run when describing or editing objects in AutoCAD because of its crucial function. Here I want to show directly how to run this command so that it can be used in drawing and editing images. If we do not set a limit and press ENTER at the Select Objects prompt, all objects become potential boundary. This is called implied selection. To select the geometry in the block as a boundary, we must use a single, crossing, fence, or implied boundaries. Extend Objects we can extend objects so that they end precisely at the edge of the limits prescribed by other objects. In this example, we will expand / extend the line right to the edge of the boundary line. To create extend the object From the Modify menu, choose Extend. Select the object as a boundary edge. To select all objects in the drawing as a potential border, press ENTER without selecting an object. Select the object to be extended.

Project 1 – Drawing Template and Sheet Format  Project Objective Create a C-size Drawing Template.  Create an A-size Drawing Template.  Project Situation As the designer, your responsibilities include developing drawings that adhere to the ASME Y14 American National Standard for Engineering Drawing and Related Documentation Practices.  The foundation for a SolidWorks drawing is the Drawing Template.  Drawing size, drawing standards, units and other properties are defined in the Drawing Template.  Sheet Formats contain the following: border, title block, revision block, company name, logo, SolidWorks Properties and Custom Properties. You are under time constraints to complete the project on schedule.  Create a SolidWorks custom Sheet Format.  Import an existing AutoCAD C-size drawing.  Create a custom C-size Drawing Template and an A-size Drawing Template.     fr: SDC PUBLICATIONS Schroff Development Corporation www.schr...