1st Edition

SOLIDWORKS 2024 Advanced Techniques Mastering Parts, Surfaces, Sheet Metal, SimulationXpress, Top-Down Assemblies, Core & Cavity Molds

By Paul Tran Copyright 2024
854 Pages
by SDC Publications

SOLIDWORKS 2024 Advanced Techniques picks up where SOLIDWORKS 2024 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,... Read more

Table of Contents

Introduction: SOLIDWORKS 2024 User Interface

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. Offset Surface & Ruled Surface

10. Advanced Surfaces

11. Surfaces vs. Solid Modeling

12. SimulationXpress

13. Sheet Metal Parts

14. Sheet Metal Forming Tools

15. Sheet Metal Conversions

16. Working with Sheet Metal STEP Files

17. Advanced Weldments

18. Creating a Core & Cavity

19. Non Planar Parting Lines

20. Top-Down Assembly - Part 1

21. Top-Down Assembly – Part 2

22. External References & Repair Errors

23. Using Appearances

CSWP Mechanical Design Exam Preparation

Glossary

Index

SOLIDWORKS 2024 Quick-Guides

Biography

Paul Tran