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

Product type Paperback

Published in Jan 2022

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781801073097

Length 676 pages

Edition 2nd Edition

Tools

SolidWorks

Concepts

Computer Aided Design

Author (1):

Tayseer Almattar

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Table of Contents (26) Chapters

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

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Creating the assembly

Now that we have all the parts 3D modeled, we can start exploring the assembly and start joining all the parts together. We will do that in this section. The following drawings highlight the fully assembled RC helicopter model:

Figure P2.56 – The fully assembled RC helicopter model with all the parts

Let's explore more drawings that showcase different mates within the assembly. The following drawing highlighted the connections between the shaft and the support. It also shows the relation between the tail support and the support parts. Note that it also highlights an additional hole created in the context of the assembly:

Figure P.57 – Drawing showing the specific mates in the assembly

The following drawing shows an exploded view of the RC helicopter as well as the selected mates. It also highlights an additional cut in the landing arm that was made in the assembly context:

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