SolidWorks 2014 Part II - Advanced Techniques picks up where SolidWorks 2014 Part I - Basic Tools 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 have been broken down and developed into easy and comprehensible steps for the reader. Furthermore, at the end of every chapter there are self test questionnaires to ensure that the reader has 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, the reader should create everything from the beginning and take it step by step.
Table of Contents
- Introduction to 3D Sketch
- Plane Creation
- Advanced Modeling 5/8 Spanner
- Sweep with Composite Curves Helical Ext. Spring
- Using Variable Pitch
- Advanced Modeling with Sweep & Loft
- Loft vs. Sweep Water Meter Housing
- Loft with Guide Curves Waved Washer
- Advanced Sweep - Wire Form
- Using Surfaces Advanced Modeling
- Lofted Surface Remote Control Casing
- Advanced Surfaces Offset Surface & Ruled Surface
- Using the Deform Feature
- Using Filled Surfaces
- Boundary and Freeform Surfaces
- Sweep with Solid Body
- Surfaces vs. Solid Modeling Safety Helmet
- Using PhotoView 360
- SimulationXpress 5/8 Spanner
- Sheet Metal Parts Post Cap
- Sheet Metal Parts Vents
- Sheet Metal Forming Tools Button with Slots
- Designing Sheet Metal Parts Mounting Tray
- Sheet Metal Conversions
- Sheet Metal Gussets
- Flat Pattern Stent
- Stent Sample - Sheet Metal Approach
- Working with Sheet Metal STEP Files
- Adding Parts to the Toolbox Library
- Weldments Structural Members
- Top-Down Assembly
- Core & Cavity Assembly Level
- Core & Cavity Part Level
- Top-Down Assembly - Miniature Vise
- Top-Down Assembly Water Control Valve
- External References & Repair Errors
