SOLIDWORKS Drawings Course

This course teachers you how to make drawings of SOLIDWORKS parts and assemblies.

Overview

Prerequisite

SOLIDWORKS Essentials

Length

3 Days

Syllabus

Lesson 1: Review of the Basics
  • Review of Essentials
  • Drawing System Options
  • Beginning a New Drawing
  • View Palette and Model Views
  • Detailing Techniques
  • Section Views
  • Detail Views
  • Moving Drawing Views
  • Moving Dimensions
  • Center Marks & Centerlines
  • Assembly Drawing Review
  • Adding Sheets
  • Standard 3 View
Lesson 2: Understanding Drawing Templates
  • Structure of a Drawing Document
  • Drawing Document
  • Drawing Sheet
  • Sheet Format
  • Understanding Drawing Templates
  • Drawing Template Design Strategy
  • Designing a Drawing Template
  • Creating a Sample Model and Drawing
Lesson 3: Customizing the Sheet Format
  • Completing the Title Block Sketch
  • Completing the Title Block Notes
  • Tips for Locating Notes
  • Adding a Company Logo
  • Defining the Border
  • Setting Anchors
  • Title Block Fields
Lesson 4: Saving and Testing the Sheet Format File
  • Understanding Sheet Format Properties
  • Understanding Sheet Format Behavior
  • Saving the Sheet Format
  • Testing the Sheet Format
  • Testing Sheet Format Properties
Lesson 5: Creating Additional Sheet Formats and Templates
  • Creating Additional Sheet Formats
  • Drawing Templates with Sheet Formats
  • Other Drawing Template Items
  • Property Tab Builder
  • Properties.txt File
Lesson 6: Advanced Options for Drawing Views
  • Advanced Drawing Views
  • Showing Hidden Edges
  • Broken-out Section View
  • Auxiliary View
  • Rotating Views
  • Crop View
  • Understanding View Focus
  • Advanced Views for Assemblies
  • Section Scope
  • Alternate Position View
  • Using Configurations
  • Custom View Orientations
  • New View
  • Relative View
  • 3D Drawing Views
Lesson 7: Understanding Annotation Views
  • Understanding Annotation Behavior
  • What are Annotation Views?
  • Annotations Folder
  • Default Annotation Views
  • Annotations View Visibility
  • Insert Annotation View
  • Editing Annotation Views
  • Annotation Update
  • Annotations Folder in Drawings
Lesson 8: Advanced Detailing Tools
  • Detailing Tools
  • Annotation Views vs. Model Items
  • Parametric Notes
  • Dimension Types
  • Arranging Dimensions
  • Dimension Styles
  • Location Labels
Lesson 9: Using Layers, Styles and the Design Library
  • Using Layers
  • Dimension Styles
  • Annotations in the Design Library
  • Flag Note Bank
Lesson 10: Advanced Options for BOM Tables
  • Tables in SOLIDWORKS
  • Bill of Materials Properties
  • Displaying the BOM Assembly Structure
  • Modifying a Table
  • Saving a Table Template
  • Properties in BOM Tables
  • BOM Component Options
  • Balloon Indicator
Lesson 11: Additional SOLIDWORKS Tables
  • Additional SOLIDWORKS Tables
  • Inserting a Hole Table
  • Splitting a Table
  • Using a Revision Table
  • Leader Annotation Options
  • Design Tables in Drawings
Lesson 12: Additional Drawing Tools
  • Reusing Drawings
  • Draw Compare
  • SOLIDWORKS Design Checker
  • SOLIDWORKS Task Scheduler
Lesson 13: Managing Performance
  • Managing Performance
  • Performance Evaluation
  • Detailing Practices
  • System Options & Document Properties
  • Open Options
  • Detached Drawings
  • Hardware and Performance
  • Additional Considerations
  • Quick Reference Guide

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