The Complete SolidWorks Course

Learn sketch basics in SolidWorks by selecting a plane, drawing lines, circles, and polygons, then extruding to thickness, editing sketches, and adding holes with extrude cut.

Learn to create, modify, and format lines in SolidWorks, including simple line, central line, and midpoint line, and apply horizontal and vertical alignment, symmetry, color, thickness, and line styles.

Master drawing circles, arcs, rectangles, and parallelograms in SolidWorks using central and perimeter circles, center point arc, tangent arc, and three-point arc, plus corner and center rectangles.

Explore sketch relations in SolidWorks, including vertical, horizontal, parallel, equal, collinear, tangent, and concentric constraints, and learn how these relations auto-adjust to save design time.

Learn to add and modify dimensions in SolidWorks using smart dimension, define line and circle sizes, and ensure sketches are fully defined from the origin.

Create complex geometry in SolidWorks by drawing polygons with adjustable faces and using four slot types (straight, center-point straight, three-point arc, center-point arc) plus points.

Explore creating and controlling smooth curves with splines in 2D and 3D sketches in SolidWorks, including spline types, handlers, dimensions, and equation driven curves.

Master ellipse, parabola, and conics in solidworks by sketching with ellipse and partial ellipse tools, forming parabolas from lines, and adjusting conic size and symmetry.

Learn to add and format text in SolidWorks, including fonts, sizes, and bold, then engrave or extrude on flat, cylindrical, or spherical surfaces via offset surfaces and split lines.

Master sketch fillets and chamfers in SolidWorks by selecting a plane, applying the fillet and chamfer tools, and adjusting smoothness, dimensions, and distance or angle settings.

Master trim and extend entities in SolidWorks sketches, using power trim, corner trim, trim away inside, trim away outside, and trim to closest to shape precise sketches.

Learn how sketch offset and offset entities in SolidWorks copy and resize geometry, control direction and base geometry, and save design time with efficient replication.

Explore linear and circular sketch patterns in SolidWorks, learning to create patterns on x and y axes, set distances, angles, and counts, and apply to holes and features.

Master SolidWorks fundamentals by learning how to mirror entities, move, rotate, scale, and stretch sketches with practical tools like mirror entities, move entities, and a reference line.

Explore part modeling with sketch based features and applied features, creating reference features such as planes, points, axes, and coordinate systems to build complex SolidWorks components.

Learn how to create extrude features from sketches to form base and boss features, control material direction, start end conditions, drafts, merge results, and offsets from planes, surfaces, and vertices.

Explore how to create solid features in SolidWorks using the extrude tool, including contour-based extrudes, mid-plane splits, up-to-next and up-to-body options, offset from surface, and merge results.

Create revolve features by revolving sketches about a center line to form solid, thin, or surface bodies, adjusting direction and excess of revolution.

Learn to create boundary features in SolidWorks by connecting sketches on different planes using direction one and direction two, with guide curves and comparisons to loft features.

Explore creating sweep features in SolidWorks using a profile and path, with examples of clamp, spring, thread cutting, and allen key, plus helix-based springs, hollow bodies, and guide curves.

Create sweep features by selecting a profile and a path, use guide curves and twist options, and adjust profile size to resolve complex geometry.

Learn to create loft features in SolidWorks by blending multiple profiles into a base or surface, with start and end constraints, center line, and guide curves.

Apply loft features in SolidWorks by building multiple sketches on reference planes, adjusting with centerline parameters or guide curves, and finishing with a shell.

Create a thickened solid from a surface using the thicken feature. Apply thickness on side one, side two, or both, with an optional merge of results.

Learn how to remove material with the extrude cut tool in SolidWorks by projecting a sketch normal to the sketching plane, contrasting with the extrude command that adds material.

Explore how to use the revolve cut feature in SolidWorks to remove material from a 3D body by revolving a sketch around an axis of revolution, creating a 360-degree cut.

Learn to create a boundary cut by removing material with sketches on multiple planes, following the boundary box and base workflow, and visualize the cut with section views.

Learn to remove material with the sweep cut feature in SolidWorks by sweeping a closed profile along a path, using a circular profile and a helix to create precise cuts.

Create a loft cut in SolidWorks by selecting start and end profiles, optionally adding center profiles, and using a 3D sketch or guide curve to guide material removal.

Apply the thickened cut to convert a surface into a solid and cut an existing solid by thickening the surface from one side or both sides.

Learn to remove material with a surface in SolidWorks by using the with surface cut to trim multiple bodies and choose which bodies to keep.

Explore multi-body concepts in SolidWorks by creating, merging, unmerging, bridging, and connecting multiple solid bodies using features like revolve, extrude, pattern, and combine.

Learn to create curves in SolidWorks, including straight line, split line, project curve, composite curve, and helix and spiral, and apply them to split bodies and project sketches.

Combine sketches on different planes with the composite curve to form a single 3d path, enabling nonlinear profiles and helices, spirals, and curves through X, Y, Z points.

Explore creating fillets in SolidWorks, including constant size, variable size, face fillets, and full round fillets. Select edges or faces, then adjust radius and symmetry to shape the geometry.

Learn to use the hole wizard to insert various hole types on a surface, select the host, and choose counterbore, countersink, or simple holes with ISO standards.

Apply the SolidWorks advanced hole tool introduced in 2017 to create custom holes—countersink, counterbore, straight tap, and tapered thread—using an ISO standard inside a body.

Learn how SolidWorks' threading feature simplifies creating threads on parts, using thread options like starting edge, starting vertex, and thread offset to apply on body with cut or extruded threads.

Create a stud wizard on a cylindrical body in SolidWorks, choose machine or ISO threads, set length and diameter, and define undercuts and thread depth using start wizard.

Learn how to create chamfers in SolidWorks by selecting edges and applying the chamfer feature. Explore the five chamfer types—angle distance, distance, vertex, offset, and face.

Learn to create rib features in SolidWorks by extruding sketches to add thickness and direction between a contour and an existing part, with options for patterns and drafting.

Learn to create various patterns in SolidWorks, including linear, circular, curved ribbon, mirror, sketch driven, table driven, fill, and variable patterns, and adjust patterns with direction control and property propagation.

Create a circular pattern in SolidWorks to duplicate a feature around an axis, using the circular pattern tool to generate multiple instances and fix common patterning errors.

Learn curve driven pattern to create features along planar or 3d curves from a sketch edge or face, with open or closed curves and sweep or curved ribbon options.

Learn how to create mirror features in SolidWorks, mirroring faces, planes, features, and bodies, using midplane and pattern options, and troubleshoot merge and disjoint issues.

Learn to use sketch driven pattern in SolidWorks by selecting sketch points as seed positions to propagate a feature, enabling holes and other instances.

Learn to create a table driven pattern in SolidWorks by using x y coordinates with a coordinate system to pattern extrude cuts, holes, or bosses from a text file.

Learn to create fill patterns in SolidWorks by selecting a boundary on co-planar faces or a sketch, define direction, and apply predefined cut shapes in square, circular, or polygon layouts.

Learn to create variable patterns in SolidWorks using the pattern table to bury instances on planar or curved surfaces in assemblies. Use circular and component patterns for multiple copies.

Explore assembly modelling tools to arrange, copy, move, and rotate components; build subassemblies and enable motion with mates, linear and circular patterns, in bottom up, top down, or combined design.

This lecture introduces applying mates in SolidWorks, focusing on standard mates and the concentric mate to align cylindrical faces, and demonstrates creating parts, assembling, and applying the concentric mate.

Explore how to create coincident mates in SolidWorks by aligning planar faces, edges, or vertices, flip alignments, and apply successive coincident mates to assemble parts.

Master parallel mates in solidworks by applying constant distance between faces or edges, aligning multiple dimensions, and controlling motion through assemblies with rotating and moving parts.

Learn to create perpendicular mates in SolidWorks, applying perpendicular constraints between faces, edges, lines, or axes, and explore moving and rotating assemblies to maintain perpendicular relationships.

Apply distance mates to constrain two bodies to stay a set distance apart along a single axis. Define distances between faces, edges, or vertices to control assembly movement.

Learn to apply angle mates and angle weights in SolidWorks assemblies by selecting faces and edges, using coincident and reference entities, and setting angles like 30, 60, or 90 degrees.

Apply tangent mates in SolidWorks assemblies to align a cylindrical face or edge with another feature, then pair with concentric mates to insert a piston pin.

Apply a lock mate in SolidWorks to fix component positions after concentric and coincident mates, preventing further changes and resolving over-definition with selective deletion of distance mates.

Learn how rack and pinion mates convert rotary motion to linear translation and vice versa in SolidWorks. Apply the rack and pinion mate to moving components and observe the motion.

Explore advanced mates in SolidWorks, with a focus on the profile center mate to automatically center-align rectangular and cylindrical profiles, and follow steps to apply, align, and finalize the assembly.

Apply a symmetric mate in SolidWorks to constrain two bodies to mirror about a plane, selecting symmetric faces and planes to ensure both parts move in tandem.

Apply width mate to constrain two faces in SolidWorks assemblies, placing parts at the center using concentric and advanced mates, including cylinders, pistons, and gudgeon pins.

Learn to use the path mate in SolidWorks to constrain a component along a path, controlling pitch, yaw, and roll, and set distance or percentage along the path.

Apply a linear coupler mate to link two bodies along a path, control translational motion via a ratio, and reverse direction to move them in the same or opposite directions.

Learn to apply limit mates to constrain distance and angle between components, set starting, minimum, and maximum values, and combine coincident, concentric, reference limits, and linear coupler with advanced mates.

Explore cam mate in SolidWorks by defining tangent or coincident cam and follower relationships, selecting cam paths, and simulating the follower motion in an assembly.

Learn to create slot mates in SolidWorks by selecting an axis, cylindrical face, or a slot, fix bodies, lock rotation, and move parts along the slot to build mechanisms.

Apply a hinge mate between two faces to constrain rotation to a single degree of freedom. Set minimum zero and maximum 90 degrees to control motion in SolidWorks.

Learn to create a gear mate that couples gears through axis alignment and defined ratios, using concentric and coincident mates to assemble a gear train and observe motion transfer.

Learn to create a screw mate in SolidWorks by linking rotational motion to translational motion via pitch, controlling revolution and distance per revolution for two parts.

Design and apply a universal joint in SolidWorks to transfer rotation from an input shaft to an output shaft using a universal joint mate in an assembly.

Learn to create and nest subassemblies in SolidWorks, open them in their own window, assemble them individually or inside a final assembly, and simulate motion using mates.

Learn the bottom up assembly approach, a traditional method that builds parts first and assembles them with mates to achieve proper motion in a single cylinder engine.

Explore top-down assembly approaches in an assembly-centric workflow, designing all parts within the assembly environment. Start with the assembly, then create parts and subassemblies using extrude and circular pattern techniques.

Explore top-down assembly approaches from part one to three, using sketches, convert entity, extrude and cut, circular pattern, and mates with a reference axis to build a pump.

Create linear component patterns inside an assembly using a seed component, in one or two directions, with adjustable instance counts and spacing across holes.

Learn to create circular component patterns in SolidWorks assemblies by selecting a direction, setting the number of items, and adjusting instance properties for patterned components.

Master the SolidWorks toolbox library to insert standard parts from ANSI, metric, ISO, and other standards by selecting a standard and part type and dragging it into an assembly.

Download and manage pre-made SolidWorks parts from sites like GrabCAD, then insert them into assemblies using native or generic 3D CAD files.

Learn to download and manage premade parts in SolidWorks, adjust bolt diameter to 12, and assemble using concentric, screw, and mechanical mates with reference points and linear patterning.

Learn to generate drawing views from a 3D object, including front, top, and side views and the six possible views, with first and third angle projections and their symbols.

Generate model views in SolidWorks by using model view, standard view, and projected view to place front, top, side, and isometric drawings on a sheet.

Learn to generate standard three views—front, top, and side—from a SolidWorks drawing, and create projected views using eight projections guided by first-angle and third-angle projection settings.

Master creating auxiliary views in SolidWorks by selecting a reference edge to generate orthographic views with non-parallel line of sight, and position them via drawing view layout.

Use the detailed view feature to create an enlarged, magnified view of a closed-arc area in a SolidWorks drawing, with circular or profile-based detail views A and B.

Learn to create crop views in SolidWorks by defining a closed sketch—circle or spline—to reveal only the selected region and hide the rest.

Learn to reveal interior features with broken out section views in SolidWorks drawings, where a chosen edge creates a cut exposing inner parts and auto hatch on all section faces.

Master creating a broken view in SolidWorks drawings to display large views on small sheets, using vertical or horizontal break lines, adjustable gaps, and various break styles.

Learn to create section views in SolidWorks drawings by cutting with section lines, including straight, offset, and concentric arc options, plus vertical, horizontal, auxiliary, and aligned sections.

Master alternate position view in SolidWorks to show a component's range of motion by overlaying multiple positions on a single drawing, using phantom views and various scale and projection techniques.

Learn to use empty views in SolidWorks drawings to sketch hidden geometry, insert them into assemblies, and apply annotations and smart dimension to define piston pin views.

Define and manage assembly specific views, create exploded views and drawings from assemblies, and generate accurate bill of materials with balloons and part names.

Learn to use drawing view properties to link model data such as material and weight into a drawing, edit sheet formats, and display tailored views.

Learn to manipulate SolidWorks drawing views, insert front, top, side, and isometric views, apply model item dimensions with smart dimensions, and define sections for printing.

Explore sheet metal design and fabrication, forming parts from sheet metal via punching, cutting, stamping and bending, with 0.5 mm thickness and base flange concepts.

Explain bend allowance and bend deduction in sheet metal, showing how bend allowance adds length to the flat sheet and bend deduction removes material to reach the correct length.

Discover the k factor, defined as sheet thickness divided by the neutral axis location, and apply it in SolidWorks using a base flange and the sheet metal parameter T1.

Create a base flange as the first sheet metal feature in SolidWorks, sketch its perimeter, set thickness, and apply plain carbon steel with K-factor and relief types.

Explore sheet metal tab and slot features in SolidWorks, ensuring the tab depth matches sheet thickness and aligns with the part using edge and face selections and grouping.

Explore creating edge flanges in SolidWorks by selecting edges, defining angle and length, choosing inside or outside material, and applying bend allowances, tangency, and relief options.

Learn to create a mitre flange on a sheet metal body by defining a base flange, sketching the profile, and applying the flange to chosen edges.

Explore hem and jog features in sheet metal design, creating bands from a sketch line and applying hems along linear, curved, or circular edges in SolidWorks.

Learn to create closed corners in a sheet metal part with SolidWorks, using closed corner, welded corner, and break corner features to seal the region between adjacent edge flanges.

Create the rip feature to convert solid bodies into sheet metal by selecting edges, adjusting thickness, and using extrude, shell, and convert to sheet metal options.

Create sketch bends on sheet metal in SolidWorks by applying and positioning a sketch band on a flat face, dimension it to the surrounding geometry, and use flatten view.

Explore fold and unfold in sheet metal design to flatten, cut, and re-bend bands, using unfold, cut, and fold features, patterns, and sketches in SolidWorks.

Learn to create mounting bosses and fastening features on sheet metal parts with versioning feature toolbar, adjusting height, breadth, and angle for hardware or pin bosses selecting face and direction.

Create a vent with the SolidWorks band feature in sheet metal by defining a boundary, ribs, and a fill boundary, using a rectangle and circle sketch.

Create a snap hook in SolidWorks by sketching a center rectangle on front plane and applying base and edge flanges, then use the snap hook feature to set its position.

Create lip and groove features in SolidWorks using insert lip and groove, selecting bodies, planes, and edges, then apply shell and extrude operations to finalize the feature.

Learn to create a snap hook group in SolidWorks by modeling sheet metal parts, defining a leading edge, mirroring bodies, and applying the snap and group using insert fastening features.