SOLIDWORKS 2018 Advanced Techniques

SOLIDWORKS 2018 Advanced Techniques picks up where SOLIDWORKS 2018 Intermediate Skills leaves off. Its aim is to take you from an intermediate user with a basic understanding of SOLIDWORKS and modeling techniques to an advanced user capable of creating complex models and able to use the advanced tools provided by SOLIDWORKS. The text covers parts, surfaces, SimulationXpress, sheet metal, top-down assemblies and core and cavity molds.

Every lesson and exercise in this book was created based on real world projects. Each of these projects has been broken down and developed into easy and comprehensible steps. Furthermore, at the end of every chapter there are self test questionnaires to ensure that you have gained sufficient knowledge from each section before moving on to more advanced lessons. This book takes the approach that in order to understand SOLIDWORKS, inside and out, you should create everything from the beginning and take it step by step.

Table of Contents

Introduction: SOLIDWORKS 2018 User Interface
Advanced Modeling Topics
1. Introduction to 3D Sketch
2. Plane Creation
3. Advanced Modeling
4. Sweep with Composite Curve
5. Advanced Modeling with Sweep & Loft
6. Loft vs. Sweep
7. Loft with Guide Curves
8. Using Surfaces
9. Advanced Surfaces
10. Using Filled Surfaces
11. Surfaces vs. Solid Modeling
12. SimulationXpress
Sheet Metal Topics
13. Sheet Metal Parts
14. Sheet Metal Forming Tools
15. Sheet Metal Conversions
16. Working with Sheet Metal STEP Files
Mold Tools Design Topics
17. Creating a Core & Cavity
18. Non Planar Parting Lines
19. Top-Down Assembly - Part 1
20. Top-Down Assembly Part 2
21. External References & Repair Errors
22. Using Appearances & Textures
CSWP Core Preparation Practice
Glossary
Index
SOLIDWORKS 2018 Quick-Guides