SolidWorks 2009 Bible

1177 Pages·2009·45.091 MB·English

by  Matt Lombard

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consultant. Because of his popularity
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SolidWorks 2009
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Matt Lombard
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This work is dedicated to my grandparents, Earl “Boots”
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About the Author
Matt Lombard holds a mechanical engineering degree from Rochester Institute of Technology in
Rochester, New York. Matt has worked as a design and manufacturing engineer in the medical and
microelectronics industries. Currently, through his company Dezignstuff, he works mainly as a
consumer product modeling consultant and technical writer.
Before becoming an engineer, Matt went to music school for two years and performed with the
Navy band for four years. He still plays in local community groups for fun. Having grown up in
the Adirondack Mountains of northeastern New York, he now calls the Shenandoah Valley of
Virginia home.
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Acknowledgments ..................................................................................................................xxxvii
Introduction ............................................................................................................................xxxix
Part I: SolidWorks Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Chapter 1: Introducing SolidWorks ................................................................................................3
Chapter 2: Navigating the SolidWorks Interface ...........................................................................31
Chapter 3: Working with Sketches ...............................................................................................77
Chapter 4: Creating Simple Parts, Assemblies, and Drawings ......................................................117
Chapter 5: Using Visualization Techniques .................................................................................155
Part II: Building Intelligence into Your Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Chapter 6: Getting More from Your Sketches ..............................................................................183
Chapter 7: Selecting Features ......................................................................................................209
Chapter 8: Patterning and Mirroring ...........................................................................................285
Chapter 9: Using Equations ........................................................................................................315
Chapter 10: Working with Part Configurations ...........................................................................329
Chapter 11: Editing and Evaluation ............................................................................................363
Part III: Working with Assemblies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395
Chapter 12: Building Efficient Assemblies ...................................................................................397
Chapter 13: Getting More from Mates ........................................................................................425
Chapter 14: Assembly Configurations and Display States ...........................................................457
Chapter 15: Component Patterns ................................................................................................485
Chapter 16: Modeling in Context ...............................................................................................495
Part IV: Creating and Using Libraries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 525
Chapter 17: Using Hole Wizard and Toolbox .............................................................................527
Chapter 18: Working with Library Features ................................................................................571
Chapter 19: Using Smart Components ........................................................................................597
Part V: Creating Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 617
Chapter 20: Automating Drawings: The Basics ...........................................................................619
Chapter 21: Working with Drawing Views .................................................................................645
Chapter 22: Using Annotations and Symbols ..............................................................................679
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Chapter 23: Dimensioning and Tolerancing ................................................................................697
Chapter 24: Working with Tables and Drawings ........................................................................717
Chapter 25: Using Layers, Line Fonts, and Colors ......................................................................741
Part VI: Using Advanced Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 753
Chapter 26: Modeling Multi-bodies ............................................................................................755
Chapter 27: Working with Surfaces ............................................................................................789
Chapter 28: Master Model Techniques .......................................................................................821
Part VII: Working with Specialized Functionality . . . . . . . . . 835
Chapter 29: Using the Base Flange Method for Sheet Metal Parts ................................................837
Chapter 30: Using the Insert Bends Method for Sheet Metal Parts ...............................................875
Chapter 31: Using Weldments ....................................................................................................889
Chapter 32: Using Plastic Features and Mold Tools ....................................................................919
Chapter 33: Animating with MotionManager ..............................................................................965
Part VIII: Appendixes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 993
Appendix A: Implementing SolidWorks ....................................................................................995
Appendix B: Tools, Options ......................................................................................................1021
Appendix C: What’s on the CD-ROM .......................................................................................1083
Index ........................................................................................................................................1087
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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xxxix
Part I: SolidWorks Basics 1
Chapter 1: Introducing SolidWorks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Starting SolidWorks for the First Time ..................................................................................4
SolidWorks License Agreement ...................................................................................4
Welcome to SolidWorks..............................................................................................4
Quick Tips ..................................................................................................................4
Online documentation ................................................................................................8
Tutorials ............................................................................................................8
What’s New .......................................................................................................8
Moving from AutoCAD .....................................................................................8
Online User’s Guide ..........................................................................................9
Tip of the Day ...................................................................................................9
Hardcopy documentation ............................................................................................9
Identifying SolidWorks Documents ......................................................................................9
Saving your setup ......................................................................................................11
Templates..................................................................................................................11
Using multiple document templates ................................................................12
Sharing templates ............................................................................................15
Understanding Feature-Based Modeling ..............................................................................16
Understanding History-Based Modeling ..............................................................................18
Sketching with Parametrics .................................................................................................21
Understanding Design Intent ..............................................................................................25
Editing Design Intent ..........................................................................................................25
View, Sketch Relations ..............................................................................................26
Display/Delete Relations ............................................................................................26
Suppressed sketch relations .......................................................................................26
Working with Associativity .................................................................................................27
Tutorial: Creating a Part Template ......................................................................................27
Summary ............................................................................................................................30
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