• Why SOLIDWORKS?

    SOLIDWORKS has the biggest share of 3D CAD market. Knowing it is a must for engineers when it comes to design for manufacturing.

  • More than 3000 students

    More than 3000 students have already applied. Most of them have found this course fantastic for absolute beginners.

  • Lifetime access

    you will have access to the video tutorials forever! it is not a subscription service.

  • WORKSHOP

    By the end of this course you will have modelled a powerpoint assembly. You will know all basic commands of 3D modelling in SOLIDWORKS. Your teacher will walk you through all the steps required to finish the project.

Course curriculum

  • 01

    Lesson 1 - Sketching & User Interface

    • Running solidWORKS for the First Time!

    • solidWORKS User Interface

    • Your First 3D model!

    • Basic Sketching (Points)

    • Basic Sketching (Lines)

    • Points & Lines

    • Status of a Sketch

    • Dimensioning sketches

    • Over Defined or Fully Defined?

    • Exercises and target models.

    • HowToDo Text Sketch

    • HowToDo Angle In Sketch

    • HowToDo Fillet_Chamfer

    • HowToDo Center Arc

    • HowToDo 3 Point Arc

    • HowToDo Perimeter Circle

    • HowToDo Spline

    • HowToDo Mirrored Sketch

    • HowToDo Sketch Pattern

    • HowToDo Linear Sketch Pattern

    • HowToDo Explicit Equation Driven Curve

    • HowToDo Parametric Equation Driven Curve
  • 02

    Lesson 2, 3D modelling in SolidWORKS

    • Leson 2 Overview

    • Features in Solidworks

    • Zoom, Rotate, Pan

    • Extruding the Body of powerpoint

    • Cut Extrude

    • Revolved cut

    • Offset Sketches

    • Section cut on a shell

    • Shell command

    • Exercises and target models.

    • HowToDo Revolve

    • HowToDo Revolve Thin

    • HowToDo Cut-Revolve
  • 03

    Lesson 3 (Power Outlet)

    • Hole Wizard

    • Hole Wizard - More Details

    • Part Configurations

    • Configurations - More details

    • Exercises and target models.

    • Roll Back Bar

    • Parent Child Relationship
  • 04

    Lesson 4 (Power Plug)

    • why should we use Features?

    • Overview of the target model

    • modelling the Power Plug

    • Mirror Feature

    • Loft Feature

    • Cut Extrude up to a face

    • Chamfer Feature

    • Sketching the Chord Cover

    • Using Offset with Cut extrude

    • Sharing Sketches between features

    • Linear Pattern Feature

    • Measur Tool

    • Introduction to Multibody parts

    • Multibody parts - more details

    • Modelling the pins for Power Plug

    • Exercises and target models.

    • HowToDo Extruded-Boss with Draft

    • HowToDo Linear Pattern

    • HowToDo Loft Feature

    • HowToDo Mirror

    • HowToDo Mirroring Bodies

    • HowToDo Sketch Pattern
  • 05

    Lesson 5 (Assemblies)

    • Tools and Commands

    • Essential files

    • Assembly files

    • How to moving parts around

    • Mates

    • Duplicating a part

    • Inserting parts into assembly

    • Duplicating a part with its mates

    • Configurations of a part in assembly

    • Measuring distances

    • Editing Parts in Assemblies

    • Creating New Parts in Assembly

    • Saved Internally VS Externally
  • 06

    Assemblies (Patterns)

    • Overview

    • Setting up the parts

    • SolidWORKS Toolbox

    • Patterning Parts by Patterns

    • SolidWORKS Material Library

    • Patterning Parts Linearly

    • Concept of Subassemblies

    • Patterning Parts by Mirror

    • Applying Materials

    • Exploded View

    • Animating an Exploded View