SolidWorks Masterclass: From Fundamentals to Specializations

Learn the basics of SolidWorks, from installing the software to creating a part, exploring the user interface, command manager, document window, and design tree, and understanding faces, edges, and vertices.

Learn to create a solid with sketching and extrusion, then use linear pattern to array holes along a direction. Adjust spacing and instances, and pattern the corresponding features for layouts.

Learn to build a linear pattern in SolidWorks, using a center line for angles, adjust 30° to 10°, switch circles to squares, and manage suppressing and overlapping features.

Learn to create circular patterns in SolidWorks, using pattern axis or a temporary axis to array features around a circle, with through-cut extrudes and degree-based spacing.

Explore circular patterns in SolidWorks to design gear-like shapes, adjust 60-degree spacing, apply extruded cuts, and refine sketches for smooth, accurate gear profiles.

Create and edit bolt threads in SolidWorks using helix profiles, sweep cut, and extruded boss, adjust helix pitch and revolutions, and explore views, sections, and visualization options.

Learn how to apply and edit appearances on a SolidWorks part, color faces, manage standard, shiny, transparent colors, and assign materials like steel to explore elastic modulus and other properties.

Apply appearances and materials to a SolidWorks part, switch among steel, iron, rubber, and wood, remove materials, and use scenes and decals for dynamic 360 views.

Install and start SolidWorks, open a new part, and explore the design tree, feature manager, and document window while learning basics like faces, edges, and vertices.

Explore using the simulation express analysis wizard to apply fixtures and loads, run a basic analysis, and assess factor of safety, stress concentration, and displacement.

Explore Simulation Xpress analysis part 2 in SolidWorks to visualize stresses with color maps, identify maximum displacement, and understand how adjusting load affects the factor of safety.

Explore SolidWorks simulation xpress analysis to assess stress distribution, displacement, and factor of safety, observe the deformed shape, and review e drawings for client updates.

Explore optimization in Simulation Xpress analysis part 4 by adjusting thickness, factor of safety, and mass under increasing loads across five scenarios, achieving leaner designs and clearer results.

Learn to create parts in SolidWorks using sketch-based and feature-based tools, apply dimensions, extrude to form solids, offset sketches, convert to entities, and trim to build a complete solid assembly.

Explore creating a bottle in SolidWorks by offsetting, extruding, shelling, filleting edges, and using reference planes, convert to entities, and sketching to assemble the lid.

Explore how to convert entities on sketches, create solids with extrude and extrude cut, manage merge results, and close lids in a SolidWorks assembly.

Learn to model a lid and rubber knob in SolidWorks by sketching circles, editing sketches, creating reference planes, using convert to entities, sections, and extruding features.

Explore how to create parts and assemble them in SolidWorks, using mates to constrain faces, edges, and hinge motion, manage movement with suppressions, and save the assembly as asm.

Open the assembly and use the configuration manager to create an exploded view. Export the view by setting distances (70 mm, 80 mm) and excluding selected components for three parts.

Master the exploded view in SolidWorks by creating, adjusting distances, and exporting components. Animate exploded views with normal, loop, and reciprocate playback, and save animations as AVI or BMP files.

Explore creating 2D drawings from 3D CAD in SolidWorks by generating front, top, right, and isometric views, then apply smart dimensions, adjust radii, and switch dimension types.

Explore Hole Wizard countersink, reflect 2D drawing changes from part, and master vertical, horizontal, ordinate, and chamfer dimensions using smart dimensions in SolidWorks drawing.

Master drawing annotations in SolidWorks by selecting templates, setting custom scales, and placing isometric views. Edit sheet formats, add logos, and create section views with hatch options.

Master drawing annotations in SolidWorks by creating detail views, broken out sections, break and crop views, and inserting customizable bill of materials.

Explore creating and editing notes, center lines and marks, surface finish, balloons, and geometric tolerances; master whole callouts and datum features for precise 2d drawings.

Design a two-part telescope in SolidWorks by sketching circles, extruding to form outer and inner cylinders, converting edges to entities, dimensioning parts, and assembling them to verify fit.

Master SolidWorks assembly by applying linear and concentric mates, advanced mates with distance constraints set from zero to 200, then build a telescopic part through multiple extrudes and sketches.

Learn to build a telescope assembly in SolidWorks by applying mates, advanced mates, and distance constraints, adjust diameters, edit sketches, and troubleshoot assembly issues.

Master creating part and drawing templates in SolidWorks, specify materials (alloy steel) and units (centimeters and millimeters), and save reusable templates with logos.

Learn how to create a design table in SolidWorks, linking a part with sketches, extrudes, and a triangle cut, and reflect dimensions in an Excel-based design table.

Explore how to create and customize SolidWorks animations using the animation wizard: rotate, explode, and collapse a perfume bottle assembly, set durations, preview, and save as Avi.

Explore gear mate to couple two gears, then design a rod and mounting features, while using reference geometry planes and a key slot to align the gear on the rod.

Create a spur gear with a key slot through sketches, extrude cuts, and circular patterns, then assemble with axis and coincident mates to control motion.

This lecture guides adjusting gear and rod dimensions in SolidWorks, applying mates to constrain motion, and creating a smaller pinion through circular pattern and teeth adjustments.

Learn to fix a gear assembly in SolidWorks by undoing changes, creating a pinion on the front plane, extruding and cutting features, applying a circular pattern, and managing save-as references.

Design a gear assembly in SolidWorks by applying circular patterns and back-cut extrudes, while using co-linear and coincident mates to align a pinion gear within the assembly.

Explore how to set up gear mates in SolidWorks, define a 3:1 gear ratio, animate with a rotary motor in a motion study, and export a shareable image.

Create and assemble ball bearing components in SolidWorks by sketching, revolving a ball, and mating two balls with tangent constraints, demonstrating motion along a predefined path.

Develop a single cylinder internal combustion engine in SolidWorks 3D, exploring assembly sketches, part vs assembly concepts, and basic visualization with materials and colors.

Sketch on the right plane, define dimensions, revolve to form the piston, add an offset extrusion, and cut through all with concentric features.

Create a piston skirt in SolidWorks by sketching center rectangle and spline, applying an offset extruded cut, mirroring features, and adding fillets, chamfers, and a cast aluminium finish.

Design a connecting rod in SolidWorks by building a two-part base sketch on the front plane, applying midplane extrusions, offsets, and mirrored cuts, and using contour selection to finalize features.

Create a connecting rod lock in SolidWorks by mirroring features, applying fillets on selected edges, trimming and extruding midplane sketches, offsetting dimensions, and adding contour holes before saving.

Model a crankshaft for a single-cylinder engine with two flywheels in SolidWorks. Build the geometry with hole diameters, extrudes, extruded cuts, fillets, and a step shaft on the front plane.

Create a crankshaft in SolidWorks by building a step shaft, extruding to 60 mm, adding a 20×4 mm slot with 27.5 mm offset and 5° draft, then mirror to complete.

Design a driving gear in SolidWorks Masterclass, modeling a 1:2 gear pair from a 60 mm base circle, with 16 rim patterns and a keyway hole in polished steel.

Model gears by extruding teeth, applying a circular pattern to achieve a 1:2 gear ratio, and performing extruded cuts with offsets and mirror geometry.

Design a rocker arm rod and gear shaft in SolidWorks by sketching circles, extruding, offsetting, converting entities, adding spline curves, extruded cuts, fillets, and color.

Sketch the valve rod on the front plane, set 80 mm height and 5 mm diameter (radius 2.5 mm), revolve the profile, apply chamfers, and save as valve.

Sketch valve retainers on the front plane, set a height of five millimeters and a diameter of 3.9 millimeters, then revolve and assign cast iron.

Model a camshaft in SolidWorks by sketching circles and arcs on standard planes, extruding the cam profile, mirroring bodies, and adding a keyway groove with draft and offsets.

Sketch circles and tangent three-point arcs on the front plane, apply tangential constraints, then use a reference sketch for mid-plane extrudes to form the rocker arm.

Learn how to create a valve subassembly in SolidWorks by fixing the first part, keeping others floating, mating surfaces concentrically and coincident, locking rotation, and colorizing valve in the assembly.

Explore building a piston subassembly in SolidWorks, including piston pin, connecting rod, and connecting rod lock. Learn applying concentric and width mates, material assignment, and making a flexible subassembly.

Build the final assembly in SolidWorks by integrating crankshaft, piston, gears, camshaft, and rocker arm, using flexible subassemblies, assembly sketches, and concentric and coincident mates.

Master final assembly techniques in SolidWorks by applying mates, aligning front and right planes, and using coincidence and distance constraints, then integrate rocker arms, valves, and cam paths.

Develop an oil tank with stand using SolidWorks advanced tools, including sheet metal and weldments, structural elements, visualization, and multi-body assembly design.

Create a 3D sketch in SolidWorks using reference planes and anchor points to define orientation and parallel rails, then manage channel profiles and ANSI/ISO library feature for structural design.

Create customized structural elements in SolidWorks and build a complete library of structural elements, including rotating rectangular tubes, 3D sketches, trimming overlaps, and latching plate dimensions.

Practice mirroring sketches, using shared sketches, creating extruded bosses, and saving geometry to build a stand with ladders in SolidWorks masterclass stand part 3.

Learn to create and manage SolidWorks structural elements using groups, create 3d sketches with center lines, and manage multi-body parts with pipes and color visualization.

Design a platform by using weldments with rectangular tubes, add end plates with fillets, define reference planes and 3d sketches, then create linear patterns of pipes and rails.

Create and extend a 3D sketch to build a SolidWorks platform, using reference and construction sketches with equal and parallel constraints, then add rectangular pipes and structural elements.

platform part 3 teaches creating and constraining sketches on 3d planes, applying sheet metal base flange, and using locate profile to maintain parametric relationships, tangential circle of 800 mm diameter.

Create a two-dimensional sheet metal platform by constraining circles and lines with tangential and piercing relations, set 800 mm diameter and 50.8 mm base flange, then pattern rails.

Learn to design a sheet metal tank in SolidWorks, creating a base flange, a wall with a 1 mm gap, and holes using extruded cuts.

Build a tank part in SolidWorks by adding holes and a top duct, creating reference planes, sheet metal base flanges with gaps, and mirrored stands, using trim and extend.

Create a bottom plate for bolting the tank, specify M14 bolt diameter, and mirror the assembly while adding cross members via a 3d sketch with a triangular structural member.

Navigate the final assembly to align components and apply sheet metal and weldments, using in-context edits and rebuilds to verify coaxial fits and accurate center-to-center distances.

Design a kid's bicycle in a SolidWorks advanced project, building the frame, front fork, wheels, and paddles, then visualize for presentation and explore basic motion with mates.

Design a front fork in SolidWorks using a front oriented sketch, a circular sweep with a semicircle, mirrored to create a telescopic fork with axle mounts.

Model a bicycle handlebar in a 3d SolidWorks sketch, set x y z dimensions, use a circular profile with sweep, add a spline, mirror the body, and extrude the grip.

Assemble the front steering by inserting the front fork, handlebar, and stem into a subassembly, align concentric and coincident constraints, and set a 15-degree angle for proper alignment.

Learn to model a bicycle frame in SolidWorks as a complete welded part, using lofts, revolves, 3d sketches, shells, fillets, and mirror features, then add branding text and apply appearances.

Model a wheel on the front plane using tangential arcs and a revolved tire, then create hub, rim, and sprocket with extrudes, mirrors, and circular patterns.

Create a sprocket link in SolidWorks by drafting front plane sketches, using lofted base, convert entities, and an extruded cut, and calculate module and pitch.

Create a sprocket in SolidWorks by sketching center lines and circles, applying an offset, performing trim and extruded boss, and using a circular pattern with six entities and extruded cuts.

Learn surfacing techniques to build a seat by using wireframe construction as references, center lines, and splines, then create guide curves and a lofted surface for a symmetric ergonomic profile.

Set up a wireframe to shape the seat with guide curves, mirror for symmetry, then fill and knit surfaces to form a solid, finally cut a shaft and apply fillets.

Design a bicycle chain link and pin in SolidWorks, using sketches, midplane extrusion, offsets, and a curve driven pattern to create 40 links and a locking pin for the axle.

Design a bicycle pedal in SolidWorks using midplane extrusion, mirrors with centerlines, and offsets, then apply extruded and surface cuts to shape the final pedal.

design and finalize a pedal in SolidWorks by building an extruded boss and contour with offset edges, creating slots, applying extruded cuts, using linear patterns and mirroring; finish with fillets.

Assemble the bike-like model by adding components and applying concentric and coincident mates, then fix key parts and set a 2-meter distance between front and rear frames.

Learn to create concentric cylinders, fit a radial ball bearing from the toolbox at 25 mm, apply chrome finishes, and animate with 5 rpm motors to export a motion video.

Explore how to design and assemble a multi-utility part in SolidWorks, using part and assembly modules, basic extrude and sketch commands, and design reuse for faster workflows.

In this SolidWorks 2018 module, design washers and a support bracket by sketching concentric circles, defining dimensions, extruding, and saving multiple washer variants with save as and rebuild.

Learn SolidWorks sketching and modeling with design intent, origin placement, smart dimensions, trim, midplane extrude, and through-all cuts to create a stable support feature.

Design a rivet lock pin and LED torch in SolidWorks, using midplane extrudes, reference geometry, circular patterns, and mirror features to create holes, rims, and a hollow bulb cavity.

Design a hacksaw blade in SolidWorks by building a base sketch on the front plane, applying dimensioning and relations, then midplane extruding a tangential arc radius ten millimeters.

Design a knife blade in SolidWorks by sketching the profile, applying revolved and swept cuts, and finishing with fillets, while using planes and feature suppression to create variations.

Master SolidWorks fundamentals by building a can opener and screwdriver, using save as copy, suppress features, sketch with dimensions and arcs, and apply extrude, revolve, and fillets.

Design a screw head in SolidWorks by creating revolved features from a center line, applying an extruded cut with a draft, mirroring and patterning the geometry, and finishing with fillets.

Design a SolidWorks body component from a base and midplane extrude, apply fillets, create a shell, and use symmetrical body casings with rivet hole features.

Assemble a multi-part model in SolidWorks by inserting, duplicating, and orienting components, applying mates (coincidence, concentric, angular range), adjusting dimensions for proper clearance, and saving updates.

Assemble components step by step, aligning surfaces, using lock rotation and coincidences to create a clean multi-utility tool; adjust washer thickness to resolve interference and rebuild.