solidworks2008 introduction
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SolidWorks 2008
Software Name :SolidWorks
Current Version :SolidWorks 2008
Company : SolidWorks Corporation(USA)
Application
Programming Interface:VB & VC++
Operating System :Windows XP,Vista (32 & 64bit)
Kernels Built In : Para solid,ACIS,CATIA,
SolidWorks(Proprietary)
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SolidWorks 3D CAD
SolidWorks Explorer
SolidWorks Viewer
eDrawings Professional
PhotoWorks
3D Instant Website
SolidWorks Animator
SolidWorks Toolbox
SolidWorks UtilitiesFeatureWorks
COSMOSXpress
PDMWorksPLUS
Solidworks Routing
Tol analyst
Cosmos Works Designer
SolidWorks Office Premium
SolidWorks 3D CAD
SolidWorks Explorer
SolidWorks Viewer
eDrawings Professional
PhotoWorks
SolidWorks Animator
3D Instant Website
SolidWorks Toolbox
SolidWorks UtilitiesFeatureWorks
COSMOSXpress
PDMWorks
Design checker
SolidWorksOfficeProfessional
SolidWorks 3D CAD
SolidWorks ExplorerSolidWorks Viewer
eDrawings
COSMOSXpress
SolidWorks Animator
DFM Express
Drive works Express
SolidWorks
3D Design
SolidWorks Product Line: 3D Design
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SOLIDWORKS
Introduction:SolidWorks mechanical design
automation software is a feature-
based, parametric solid modeling
design tool, which take advantage
of the easy to learn Windows
Graphical User Interface. You can
create fully associative 3-D Solid
models.
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Feature-based:
Features are the shapes and operations that
construct the part.
Sketched Feature:
*Created from 2-D sketches.
*Example:
Extrusion, Revolve, Sweeping, Lofting, etc.,
Applied Features:*Created directly on the solid model.
*Example:
Fillets, Chamfers, dome, etc.,
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Parametric:
The dimensions and relations used to create a feature are
captured and stored in the model. This enables you to capture
your design intent and allows you to quickly and easily makes
changes to the model.
*Driving Dimensions:
They include the dimensions associated with the sketch geometry, as
well as those associated with the feature itself.
In this Bose-extruded feature the
diameter of the cylinder was
controlled by sketch dimension and
the height of the cylinder was
controlled by feature dimension.
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*Relation:
These include such information as parallelism, tangency and concentricity.
*Fully associative:
Changes to the model are automatically reflected in the associated drawings
and assemblies.
*Constraints:
In addition to relations, equations can be used to establish mathematical
relationships among parameters.
*Design intent:Design intent is your plan as to how the model should behave when it is changed. In
order to use a parametric modeler like Solid works efficiently, you must consider the
design intent before modeling.
Design intent affected by four factors. They are
RelationsEquations
Dimensioning
Feature and Modeling methodology
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Examples:
Design intent affected by Dimensioning:
Case (a): The holes are positioned by 20mm distance from each edge. If overall
width (100mm) of the plate changes, it does not affect the hole position.
Case (b): The dimensions keep the hole position relative to the left edge of the
plate.
Case (c): Dimensioning from the edge and from center to center will maintain thedistance between the hole centers and allow it to be change the way.
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HOW FEATURES AFFECT DESIGN INTENT:
There are three types of solid modeling Method:
LAYER CAKE approach
POTTERS WHEEL approach
MANUFACTURING approach
LAYER CAKE APPROACH:
The layer cake approach builds the part one piece at a time and adding features onto
the previous one.
Changing the thickness of one layer has a ripple effect, changing position of all the
other layers that were created after it.
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POTTERS WHEEL APPROACH:
The potters wheel approach
builds the part as a single,
revolved feature. A singlesketch representing the cross
section includes all the
information and dimensions
necessary to make the part as
one feature.
MANUFACTURING APPROACH:
In this approach part is modeled that how the part would be manufactured.
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Pull Down Menu Toolbars
Status BarGraphics Area
Feature Manager
Taskpane
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UNSELECTABLE ICONS:
For example, if you are working in a sketcher mode, you
have full access to all the sketch tools. However, you
cannot select the icons such as fillet or chamfer on the
feature toolbar.
-Helps the inexperienced user by limiting the choice
PRESELECTION:
Ex: For filleting, you can select the edges, before click the
filleting tool.
USER INTERFACE:
The Solidworks user interface is a native windows
interface, and as such behaves in the same manner as other
windows applications.
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a) MENUS:
Pull down menus
Short cut menus
b) KEYBOARD SHORT CUTS
c) TOOLBARS
d) FEATURE MANAGER DESIGN TREE:
It visually displays all the features in a part or assembly. As
features are created they are added to the feature manager
design tree. As a result, the feature manager design tree is the
chronological sequence of modeling operations. It also allows
access to the editing of the features that it contains.
e) PROPERTY MANAGER MENUS:
Property manager menus occupy the same screen position as
the feature manager design tree and replace it when they are inuse.
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f) MOUSE BUTTONS:
Left
Select objects such as geometry, menus buttons and objects in the
feature manager design tree.
Right
Activates a context sensitive shortcut menu.
Middle
Dynamically rotates, pans or zooms a part or assembly. Pans a
drawing.
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g) SYSTEM FEEDBACK:
Feedback is provided by a symbol attached to the cursor arrow
indicating what you are selecting or what the system is
expecting you to select.
(h) OPTIONS:The options dialog box allows you to customize the Solidworks
software environment.
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SolidWorks Office Tools
SolidWorks Toolbox provides 3D models ofstandard hardware and structural shapes and machine design
tools.
SolidWorks Utilities
use it to understandthe differences between parts, Drawings.
FeatureWorks converts imported 3DCAD geometry to SolidWorks feature-based data
Design checker Used to check part, assemblyand drawing with a set of pre-defined parameters.
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SolidWorks Animator
enables animations ofexploded assemblies to be made.
PhotoWorks enables photorealistic renderings ofdesigns to maximize visual impact
3D Instant Website enables the designer togenerate a website for a design that others can view and addcomments.
eDrawings Professional
provides transferablemeasure, mark-up capability to share information with non-SolidWorks users.