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Learn SOLIDWORKS

You're reading from   Learn SOLIDWORKS Get up to speed with key concepts and tools to become an accomplished SOLIDWORKS Associate and Professional

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jan 2022
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781801073097
Length 676 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Tayseer Almattar Tayseer Almattar
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Table of Contents (26) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Section 1 – Getting Started
2. Chapter 1: Introduction to SOLIDWORKS FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: Interface and Navigation 4. Section 2 – 2D Sketching
5. Chapter 3: SOLIDWORKS 2D Sketching Basics 6. Chapter 4: Special Sketching Commands 7. Section 3 – Basic Mechanical Core Features – Associate Level
8. Chapter 5: Basic Primary One-Sketch Features 9. Chapter 6: Basic Secondary Multi-Sketch Features 10. Section 4 – Basic Evaluations and Assemblies – Associate Level
11. Chapter 7: Materials and Mass Properties 12. Chapter 8: Standard Assembly Mates 13. Section 5 – 2D Engineering Drawings Foundation
14. Chapter 9: Introduction to Engineering Drawings 15. Project 1: 3D-Modeling a Pair of Glasses 16. Chapter 10: Basic SOLIDWORKS Drawing Layout and Annotations 17. Chapter 11: Bill of Materials 18. Section 6 – Advanced Mechanical Core Features – Professional Level
19. Chapter 12: Advanced SOLIDWORKS Mechanical Core Features 20. Chapter 13: Equations, Configurations, and Design Tables 21. Section 7 – Advanced Assemblies – Professional Level
22. Chapter 14: SOLIDWORKS Assemblies and Advanced Mates 23. Chapter 15: Advanced SOLIDWORKS Assemblies Competencies 24. Project 2: 3D-Modeling an RC Helicopter Model 25. Other Books You May Enjoy

Chapter 4: Special Sketching Commands

Mastering SOLIDWORKS sketching is not only about sketching shapes such as rectangles and ellipses but also depends on other special commands that will greatly enhance our ability to sketch complex shapes faster.

In this chapter, we will introduce sketching commands such as mirroring, offsets, patterns, and trimming. We will also cover examples where we will use multiple shapes and commands to create relatively complex sketches. Even though we can continue without using these commands, they will greatly enhance the efficiency of our sketching creation process.

In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:

  • Mirroring and offsetting sketches
  • Creating sketch patterns
  • Trimming in SOLIDWORKS sketching

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to use the mentioned sketching commands to both optimize and speed up your sketching process.

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