SOLI DWORKS, developed by the SOLI DWORKS Corporation, USA, is a feature based,parametric solid-modeling mechanical design and automation software. SOLIDWORKS is the first CAD package to use the Microsoft windows graphic the user interface.The use of the drag and drop (DD) functionality of Windo ws makes t hi s CAD package extremely easy to learn.The Windows graphic user interface makes it possible for the mechanical design engineers to innovate their ideas and implement them in the form of virtual prototypes or solid models, large assemblies, subassemblies, and detailing and drafting. SOLIDWORKS is one of the products of SOLI DWORKS Corporation, which is a part of Dassault Systems. SOLI DWORKS also works as plat form software for a number of software. This implies
that you canal so use other compatible software within the SOLIDWORKS window. There are a number of software provided by the SOLI DWORKS Corporation, which can be used as add-ins with SOLIDWORKS. Some of the software that can because on SOLI DWORKS’ s wor k plat form are listed
below:
SOLIDWORKS Motion SOLIDWORKS Routing Scan To 3D eDrawings
SOLIDWORKS Simulation SOLIDWORKS Toolbox Phot o View 360 CircuitWorks
SOLIDWORKS Plastics SOLIDWORKS Inspection Tool Analyst As mentioned earlier, SOLIDWORKS is a parametric, feature-based, and easy-t o -use mechanical design automation software. It enables you to convert the basic 2D sketch into a solid model by using
simple but hig hly effect ive mo del ing t o o l s. I t al so enables yo u t o cr eat e t he vi r t ual pr o t o t ype o f a
sheet met al co mpo nent and t he flat pat t er n o f t he co mpo nent . Thi s helps yo u in t he co mplet e pr o cess
planning fo r desig ning and cr eat ing a pr ess t o o l . SOLI DWORKS helps yo u t o ext r act t he co r e and t he
cavi t y o f a mo del t hat has t o be mo lded o r cast . Wi t h SOLI DWORKS, yo u can al so cr eat e co mplex
par amet r ic shapes in t he fo r m o f sur faces. So me o f t he impo r t ant mo des o f SOLI DWORKS ar e
di scussed next .
Par t Mode
The Part mo de o f SOLI DWORKS i s a feat ur e-based par amet r ic envi r o nment in which yo u can cr eat e
so l id mo del s. I n t hi s mo de, yo u ar e pr o vided wi t h t hr ee defaul t planes named as Fro nt Pl ane, To p
Pl ane, and Ri g ht Pl ane. Fi r st , yo u need t o select a sket ching plane t o cr eat e a sket ch fo r t he base
feat ur e. On select ing a sket ching plane, yo u ent er t he sket ching envi r o nment . The sket ches fo r t he
mo del ar e dr awn in t he sket ching envi r o nment using easy-t o -use t o o l s. Aft er dr awing t he sket ches,
yo u can dimensio n t hem and apply t he r equi r ed r elat io ns in t he same sket ching envi r o nment . The
desig n int ent i s capt ur ed easi ly by adding r elat io ns and equat io ns and using t he desig n t able in t he
desig n. Y o u ar e pr o vided wi t h t he st andar d ho le l ibr ar y kno wn as t he Ho l e Wi zard in t he Part mo de.
Y o u can cr eat e simple ho les, t apped ho les, co unt er bo r e ho les, co unt er sink ho les, and so o n by using
t hi s wizar d. The ho les can be o f any st andar d such as I SO, ANSI , JI S, and so o n. Y o u can al so cr eat e
co mpl icat ed sur faces by using t he sur face mo del ing t o o l s avai lable in t he Part mo de. Anno t at io ns
such as weld symbo l s, g eo met r ic t o ler ance, dat um r efer ences, and sur face fini sh symbo l s can be
added t o t he mo del wi t hin t he Part mo de. The st andar d feat ur es t hat ar e used fr equent ly can be saved
as l ibr ar y feat ur es and r et r ieved when needed. The palet t e feat ur e l ibr ar y o f SOLI DWORKS co nt ains
a number o f st andar d mechanical par t s and feat ur es. Y o u can al so cr eat e t he sheet met al co mpo nent s
in t hi s mo de o f SOLI DWORKS by using t he r elat ed t o o l s. Besides t hi s, yo u can al so analyze t he par t
mo del fo r var io us st r esses appl ied t o i t in t he r eal physical co ndi t io ns by using an easy and user fr iendly t o o l cal led Simulat io nXpr ess. I t helps yo u r educe t he co st and t ime in physical ly t est ing yo ur
desig n in r eal t est ing co ndi t io ns (dest r uct ive t est s). Y o u can al so analyze t he co mpo nent dur ing
mo del ing in t he SOLI DWORKS windo ws. I n addi t io n, yo u can wo r k wi t h t he weld mo del ing wi t hin
t he Part mo de o f SOLI DWORKS by cr eat ing st eel st r uct ur es and adding weld beads. Al l st andar d
weld t ypes and welding co ndi t io ns ar e avai lable fo r yo ur r efer ence. Y o u can ext r act t he co r e and t he
cavi t y in t he Part mo de by using t he mo ld desig n t o o l s.
Assembly Mode
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