SOLIDWORKS Surface Design 2021 for Beginners and Intermediate Users textbook has been designed for instructor-led courses as well as self-paced learning. It is intended to help engineers and designers interested in learning SOLIDWORKS for creating real-world surface models. This textbook is a great help for SOLIDWORKS users new to surface design. It consists of total 106 pages covering the surface design environment of SOLIDWORKS. It teaches users to use SOLIDWORKS mechanical design software for creating parametric complex shape surface models that are not possible to create with solid modeling due to its limitations.
This textbook not only focuses on the usage of the tools and commands of SOLIDWORKS for creating surface models but also on the concept of design. It contains Tutorials followed by theory that provide users with step-by-step instructions for creating surface designs. Moreover, it ends with Hands-on Test Drives which allow users to experience the user friendly and technical capabilities of SOLIDWORKS.
Main Features of the Textbook:
• Comprehensive coverage of tools
• Step-by-step real-world tutorials with every chapter
• Hands-on test drives to enhance the skills at the end of every chapter
• Additional notes and tips
• Customized content for faculty (PowerPoint Presentations)
• Free learning resources for faculty and students
• Technical support for the book by contacting [email protected]
Installing SOLIDWORKS
Getting Started with SOLIDWORKS
Invoking the Part Modeling Environment
Introduction to Surface Modeling
Getting Started with Surface Modeling
Creating an Extrude Surface
Creating a Revolve Surface
Creating a Sweep Surface
Creating a Loft Surface
Creating a Filled Surface
Creating a Planar Surface
Offsetting a Surface
Creating a Ruled Surface
Creating a Flat Pattern of a Surface
Extending a Surface
Trimming a Surface
Untrimming a Surface
Deleting a Face
Replacing a Face
Deleting Holes in a Surface Body
Creating a Freeform Surface
Knitting Surfaces
Adding Thickness to a Surface Model
Tutorial 1
Tutorial 2
Hands-on Test Drive 1
Hands-on Test Drive 2
Main Features of the Textbook:
• Comprehensive coverage of tools
• Step-by-step real-world tutorials with every chapter
• Hands-on test drives to enhance the skills at the end of every chapter
• Additional notes and tips
• Customized content for faculty (PowerPoint Presentations)
• Free learning resources for faculty and students
• Technical support for the book by contacting [email protected]
Free Resources for Students and Faculty
Students and Faculty can download all parts/models used in the illustrations, Tutorials and Exercises (Hand-on Test Drives) of the book by login to the account.
In addition, faculty can also download PowerPoint Presentation (PPTs)