introduction of solidworks

1. BASIC OF SOLIDWORKS
SUBMITTED BY GUIDED BY
RAMAN SAHAY PROF. ARJUN PANTHI

2. What is SolidWorks ?
SolidWorks is a solid modeling computer-aided design(CAD) and computer
aided engineering (CAE) computer program that runs on Microsoft windows
. SolidWorks is published by Dassault systemes .

3. History of SolidWorks
 An MIT graduate named Jon Hirschtick made $1 million using card counting
techniques and more sophisticated strategies to beat casinos at blackjack
worldwide. He was part of THE MIT Blackjack Team. This team was the
inspiration for 2008 film 21 .
 He spent that money to recruit engineers to design an affordable & easy to use
3D CAD software, and it was called SolidWorks. Which was later bought by
Dassault Systèmes, S. A. (Vélizy, France) for $300 million .
 In 1993, SOLIDWORKS founder Jon Hirschtick recruited a team of engineers with
the explicit purpose of making 3D CAD technology more accessible.
 1995 marked the first release of SOLIDWORKS

4. Name/Version Version Number Version History Value Release Date
SolidWorks 95 1 46 November 1995
SolidWorks 96 2 270 Early 1996
SolidWorks 97 3 483 Late 1996
SolidWorks 97Plus 4 629 1997
SolidWorks 98 5 817 1997
SolidWorks 98Plus 6 1008 1998
SolidWorks 99 7 1137 1998
SolidWorks 2000 8 1500 1999
SolidWorks 2001 9 1750 2000
SolidWorks 2001Plus 10 1950 2001
SolidWorks 2003 11 2200 2002
SolidWorks 2004 12 2500 2003
SolidWorks 2005 13 2800 2004

5. SolidWorks 2006 14 3100 2005
SolidWorks 2007 15 3400 2006
SolidWorks 2008 16 3800 July 1, 2007
SolidWorks 2009 17 4100 January 28, 2008
SolidWorks 2010 18 4400 December 9, 2009
SolidWorks 2011 19 4700 June 17, 2010
SolidWorks 2012 20 5000 September, 2011
SolidWorks 2013 21 6000 September, 2012
SolidWorks 2014 22 7000 October 7, 2013
SolidWorks 2015 23 8000 September 9, 2014
SolidWorks 2016 24 9000 October 1, 2015
SolidWorks 2017 25 10000 September 19, 2016

6. Thinks we can do in SolidWorks….
 3D CAD
SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD solutions enable you and your team to focus on design and quickly
transform new ideas into great products.
 Visualization
Design and market products faster by turning imagination into reality through impactful
content and experiences with SOLIDWORKS Visualization.
 Simulation
Subject your designs to real-world conditions and raise the quality of your products while
reducing your costs for live prototypes and testing.
 Product Data Management
SOLIDWORKS PDM enables you to easily find and repurpose files, parts and
drawings, share design information, automate workflows and ensure manufacturing always
has the right version.

7.  Technical Communication
Effectively communicate complex product details by leveraging existing 3D CAD
data across your organization to create polished content and animations for
designs.
 Electrical Design
Combine the electrical schematic functionality of SOLIDWORKS Electrical
Schematic with the 3D modeling capabilities of SOLIDWORKS Electrical 3D - all
one powerful, easy-to-use package.
 3DEXPERIENCE
Powered by Dassault Systèmes 3DEXPERIENCE Platform, SOLIDWORKS
3DEXPERIENCE provides a Conceptual, Instinctive, Social, and Connected
development experience that gives you the freedom to design and collaborate
way you want.

9.  Menus
The menus contain nearly all the SOLIDWORKS commands.
 Menu Bar
The Menu Bar contains a set of the most frequently used tool buttons from the Standard toolbar, the SOLIDWORKS menus,
the SOLIDWORKS Search, and a flyout menu of Help options.
 Mouse Gestures
You can use a mouse gesture as a shortcut to execute a command or macro quickly, similar to a keyboard shortcut.
 Toolbars
Toolbars are available for most SOLIDWORKS tools, and also for add-in products.
 Repeat Last Command
Repeat the last command applied.
 Recent Commands
The last ten unique commands are available in a command history. The most recent command is at the top of the list.
Commands are not repeated in the list.
 User Interface Customization
You can customize menus, keyboard shortcuts, toolbars, and the Task Pane. You can also assign macros and then quickly
access them from the user interface or the keyboard.

10. COMMANDS IN SOLID WORKS
 Line
 Rectangle
 Rib
 Sweep
 Slot
 Relation
 Re-design
 Control
 Extrude
 Loft: Loft is useful for building a surface through dissimilar profiles or
bounding a four sided shape using the option of guide curves.
 Fill: Fill is a “catch-all” for areas that cannot be defined using Loft and Sweep. It
should be the only consideration when needing to “fill” 3 sided or 5 or more
sided areas.
 Boundary: it is much like loft except that it does treats the first and second
directions equally. Loft profiles have influence over the guide curves which
sometimes produces un-predictable and undesired behavior. It also can
match adjacent surfaces curve continuously on all sides.
 Freeform: it is for modifying an existing surface by pushing and pulling on it
with control curves and points.

11. The SolidWorks Model
The SolidWorks model is made up of:
 Parts
 Assemblies
 Drawings

12. INTERFACING TO SOLIDWORKS
Interfacing Planes:
 Front plane
 Top plane
 Right plane

13. Design a Part
Every part is composed of a sketch
and a feature
1- Go to Sketch Mode and Draw a
2D sketch(sketch is a drawing that it
has no thickness like line, circle,
rectangle, arc,… )
2- Go to Feature Mode, select one of
the appropriate commands to create
3D model(such as Cube, Cylinder,
spring,…)

14. EXTRUDE

15. Solid works Designs

17. Analysis in Solidworks

18. THANKYOU