The document summarizes a presentation from the ASME Chapter at UC Irvine on Solidworks and mechanical engineering. It discusses using Solidworks for product design, prototyping, manufacturing, and collaboration. Key topics covered include designing for manufacturability, leveraging 3D modeling to validate designs and cut costs/time, and using platforms like GitHub for version control and project management across multi-disciplinary teams. Advice is given on skills needed for mechanical engineering careers, such as learning CAD software beyond Solidworks and preparing to work with international manufacturers.

1. UC Irvine 10/6/2021
ASME Chapter
American Society of Mechanical Engineering

2. ASME Solidworks Week:
Solidworks Design
ASME Chapter @ UC Irvine
Marcus Leung
Computer Engineering
1st Year Student
Bess Ho
Head of Products
ASME Adviser
Michael Blake
Mechanical Engineering
4th Year Student
Vi Duong
Mechanical Engineering
5th Year Student

3. Product Design
Industrial Design
Mechanical Parts (MCAD)
Electronic Parts (ECAD)
Product Assembly
Manufacturing
Logistics
New Product Launch
Product Management
Product Marketing & Sales
Bess Ho
Head of Products
ASME Adviser
ASME Solidworks Week:

4. Current States
Manufacturing cost is rising drastically.
Supply chain is broken with short of chips and parts.
Ordering lead time goes from 4 weeks to 52 weeks.
Suppliers are cutting back on inventories and parts.
Shipment is severely delayed and held up at ports.
To Survive
Cut down too much prototyping.
Design product for manufacturing.
Eliminate any inefficiency in workflow and process.
Test your design using virtual 3D models.
Validate design using smaller assemblies.
Extreme Agile using collaboration platforms.
Leverage the power of Solidworks.
Matter for Mechanical Engineers
Companies want ME to cut down any wasteful process.
You must finish your work in much shorter time.

5. Finalist Winner - Design X Technology Challenge
HKDA (Hong Kong Design Association)
Smart LED Ceiling Fixture

8. My advise is you should start planning in your first and second year.
Learn the industry now. One way is to join ASME Student Chapter.

9. Advanced manufacturing involves working with factories outside US.
Most of them are not using Solidworks.

10. International Market Shares

11. Your best bets are machinery and computer hardware including IoT
(Internet of Things) and Smart Devices (Electronics).

12. Market Shares in Vertical Industries

13. Solidworks is limited to 20% market share in the CAD software. You must prepare to
acquire sufficient drafting skills to transfer to other CAD softwares.

15. A Mechanical Engineer plays a critical role in Design, Prototyping, Manufacturing, and
Assembly. You work with suppliers, factories, Electrical Engineers (EE), Firmware
Engineers (SW), Product team, and Operation team.

16. When you work on a product that has more than 50 unique mechanical parts and
electronic components you need a collaboration platform to sharing files and
manage version control.

17. • Github for version control
• Github Desktop for syncing files
• Github Project for Agile Scrum such as
Kanban Dashboard
• Github Wiki for sharing and updating
documents
Fast & Reduce Errors = Cut Time
Free & expandable
Industry Standard
Eliminate emails to share and update
One platform & one step
Reduce human errors

21. Files in the “official
repo
UPSTREAM
Files on my local
computer
LOCAL
Files in my Github
account
ORGIN

23. Delete
Add

28. Software Engineering
Firmware Troubleshooting
Refactoring Code Base
Hardware Testing & Repair
ASME Solidworks Week:
Marcus Leung
Computer Engineering Intern
1st Year Student

30. Cost of Alpha Version
In Good Days
Each PCB set (5-7 pcs) $10K
2 wk spec + 4 wk design + 2 wk PCB + 2 wk supplies + 4
wk PCBA + 2 wk testing + 4 wk shipping (minimal 16 wk)
Each Metal + Plastic set (10-12 pcs) $4K
2 wk spec + 8 wk design + 2 wk assembly
+ 2 wk testing + 4 wk shipping (minimal 16 wk)
Firmware Development $5K
8 wk dev + 4 wk testing
The last version of Product Design
before Beta version going to
manufacturing tooling.
Alpha vs Beta

31. PWM is a way to control analog devices with a digital output. Another way to put it is that you can output a modulating signal from a digital device such as an MCU to drive an analog device.
Using digital output to control analog devices

33. R&D
Solidworks Professional Rendering
3D Printing
Build Appearance Model
Product Assembly
Firmware Troubleshoot
Hardware Testing & Repair
ASME Solidworks Week:
Michael Blake
Mechanical Engineering Intern
4th Year Student

34. 3D Printer Costs
Hobby 3D Printers $300-$1500
Professional 3D Printers $3500-$6000
Enthusiast 3D Printers $1500-$3500
Appearance Model is demonstrate the look and feel of the
finished product design while Functional Model is to show
a basic model with fully functional hardware and firmware.
Appearance vs Functional Model
Our model is using the Industrial grade 3M Adhesive, ANSI
metric M3 Tapping screws and Countersunk screws, and
seamless double layer acoustic fabric for our speakers
3D Printer Filaments
ABS Plastic with melting
temperature of 200°C and can
withstand 80°C

37. Solidworks Rendering
Solidworks Instructions
Solidworks Parts in Professional
Solidworks Visualize Rendering
Solidworks Composer Part Catalog
Import BOM Table into Solidworks
ASME Solidworks Week:
Vi Duong
Mechanical Engineering Intern
5th Year Student

38. What is MCAD
Sheet Metal Parts
Injection Plastic Parts
Custom PCBA
Commercial Boards
Electronics
What is ECAD
Putting screws and wires together to connect
all the electronic components to mechanical
parts in an assembly
What is MCAD/ECAD Assembly
M = Mechanical
E = Electronic
Product Assembly = MCAD + ECAD + Integration

39. Fast & Less Work = Cut Costs
Import Solidworks Parts from S/W Professionals
directly to S/W Composer
Render Part Table from BOM Table in S/W
Composer
No 2D redrawing
Use directly in Assembly Manual for factories to
eliminate any errors in communication
Export as Interactive Web Page
S/W 2022 allow you to freely zoom, pan, and rotate
the model on a web page or inside PDF

41. Ask your questions!

42. Follow up
Bess Ho @bess