SOLIDWORKS 2017-23 :Become a Certified Associate Today-CSWA Course

Module 1: Getting Started & Interface Overview

1 hour

• Topics: User interface, Command Manager, Feature Manager, view controls

• Hands-on: Customize your workspace and open a sample part

Module 2: Sketching Fundamentals

1.5 hours

• Topics: Sketch entities (lines, circles, arcs), relations, and smart dimensions

• Hands-on: Create a fully defined sketch for a simple bracket profile

Module 3: Basic 3D Features

2 hours

• Topics: Extrude Boss/Base, Extruded Cut, Revolve Boss/Base, Loft, and Sweep features

• Hands-on: Model a multi-feature component combining these operations

Module 4: Assemblies & Mates

1.5 hours

• Topics: Inserting components, standard mates (coincident, concentric, distance), subassemblies

• Hands-on: Assemble a hinge mechanism and verify motion and clearances

Module 5: Engineering Drawings & Documentation

1.5 hours

• Topics: Creating drawing views, detailing views, annotations, and generating BOMs

• Hands-on: Produce a 2D drawing from your bracket model with all necessary dimensions

Module 6: Configurations & Design Tables

1 hour

• Topics: Setting up configurations for part variants, automating with design tables

• Hands-on: Define multiple size configurations for a shaft using an Excel-driven design table

Module 7: Sheet Metal & Basic Surfacing

1 hour

• Topics: Sheet Metal features (base flange, bends, flanges), basic surface creation

• Hands-on: Model a simple sheet-metal bracket and create a trimmed surface patch

Module 8: Final Project & Best Practices

2 hours

• Topics: End-to-end workflow, file naming, design intent, rebuild management

• Hands-on: Design, assemble, and document a two-part clamp assembly incorporating learned techniques

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