Engineering Design with SolidWorks 2014 and Video Instruction

Project Based SOLIDWORKS is specifically designed to complement an engineering graphics course. It covers how to apply engineering graphics concepts, such as part prints, section views, assembly drawings, tolerancing and fasteners. It also extends these topics into the world of design.

Project Based SOLIDWORKS takes a specific part or assembly and teaches you how to model each part and its configurations, create part prints including assembly drawings if appropriate, and takes it one step further and teaches concepts such as FEA, tolerancing, and parametric design.

This book comes with instructional videos showing you how to perform each of the tutorials. It also comes with instructional videos showing how to complete each problem in the book. The exception to this is when a problem is open ended and each student will get different results.

After completing all the tutorials in this book, you will be able to design moderately difficult parts and assemblies in a realistic manner. This book is perfect for a freshman design class that wishes to include realistic design problems within their curriculum.

Structure

Project Based SOLIDWORKS is arranged in projects. For example, Chapter two deals with the modeling of a Connecting Rod, Chapter three continues with the connecting rod to introduce the concept of configurations, Chapter four creates a part print of the connecting rod, and Chapter five wraps up the project by performing a static FEA on the connecting rod. At the beginning of each chapter a list of prerequisite tutorials or knowledge is listed. You do not necessarily need to complete the tutorials within the book in order, but make sure that you have the prerequisite knowledge before you begin.

Topics covered

The following topics are covered in this book.

• Part modeling
• Part configurations
• Assembly
• Static FEA
• Part Prints
• Assembly drawings
• Fasteners
• Tolerancing
• Parametric Modeling
• 3D-sketches

Videos

Project Based SOLIDWORKS comes with over ten hours of video instruction. These videos follow along with the book and complement the text perfectly. Videos for each tutorial and problem in the book are provided. Additional videos on specific, difficult topics are also included. Captioned versions of these videos are also available for customers who want or need video captions.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to SOLIDWORKS
2. Connecting Rod Project - Model
3. Connecting Rod Project - Configurations
4. Connecting Rod Project - Part Print
5. Connecting Rod Project - Static FEA
6. Flanged Coupling Project - Coupling
7. Flanged Coupling Project - Assembly
8. Flanged Coupling Project - Assembly Drawing
9. Linear Bearing Project - Assembly
10. Microphone Project - Base
11. Microphone Project - Arm
12. Boat Project
13. Vise Project - Tolerancing
14. Vise Project - Design Intent / Parametric Modeling
15. Vise Project - Assembly
16. Bicycle Handlebar - 3D Sketch

David Planchard is the founder of D&M Education LLC. Before starting D&M Education, he spent over 27 years in industry and academia holding various engineering, marketing, and teaching positions and degrees. He holds five U.S. patents. He has published and authored numerous papers on Machine Design, Product Design, Mechanics of Materials, and Solid Modeling. He is an active member of the SolidWorks Users Group and the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE). David holds a BSME, MSM with the following professional certifications: CCAI, CCNP, CSDA, CSWSA-FEA, CSWP, CSWP-DRWT and SolidWorks Accredited Educator. David is a SolidWorks Solution Partner, an Adjunct Faculty member and the SAE advisor at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in the Mechanical Engineering department.

David Planchard is the author of the following books:

• A Commands Guide for SolidWorks® 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009 and 2008
• Assembly Modeling with SolidWorks® 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2005-2004, 2003 and 2001Plus
• Drawing and Detailing with SolidWorks® 2014, 2012, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002 and 2001/2001Plus
• Engineering Design with SolidWorks® and Video Instruction 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2001Plus, 2001 and 1999
• Engineering Graphics with SolidWorks® and Video Instruction 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010
• SolidWorks® The Basics with Multimedia CD 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 and 2003
• SolidWorks® Tutorial with Video Instruction 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003 and 2001/2001Plus
• The Fundamentals of SolidWorks®: Featuring the VEXplorer robot, 2008 and 2007
• Official Certified SolidWorks® Associate Examination Guide, Version 4: 2012, 2011, 2010, Version 3: 2011, 2010, 2009, Version 2: 2010, 2009, 2008, Version 1: 2007
• Official Certified SolidWorks® Professional (CSWP) Certification Guide with Video Instruction, Version 2: 2013, 2012, Version 1: 2011, 2010
• Official Guide to Certified SolidWorks Associate Exams: CSWA, CSDA, and CSWSA-FEA, Version 1: 2013, 2012
• Applications in Sheet Metal Using Pro/SHEETMETAL & Pro/ENGINEER