SOLIDWORKS o INSPIRED TO DESIGN Presentation by Pankaj Dogra
SOLIDWORKSo INSPIRED TO DESIGN
Presentation by Pankaj Dogra
SOLIDWORKS
SOLIDWORKS (ORIGINALLY SOLIDWORKS) IS SOLID MODELING CAD (COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN) SOFTWARE THAT RUNS ON MICROSOFT WINDOWS AND IS SINCE 1997 PRODUCED BY DASSAULTSYSTÈMES SOLIDWORKS CORP., A SUBSIDIARY OF DASSAULTSYSTÈMES, S. A. (VÉLIZY, FRANCE). SOLIDWORKS IS CURRENTLY USED BY OVER 2 MILLION ENGINEERS AND DESIGNERS AT MORE THAN 165,000 COMPANIES WORLDWIDE. FY2011 REVENUE FOR SOLIDWORKS WAS 483 MILLION DOLLARS.
INSPIRED TO DESIGN
COMMANDS IN SOLID WORKS• LINE• RECTANGLE• RIB• SWEEP• SLOT• RELATION• RE-DESIGN• CONTROL• EXTRUDE
• LOFT: LOFT IS USEFUL FOR BUILDING A SURFACE THROUGH DISSIMILAR PROFILES OR BOUNDING A FOUR SIDED SHAPE USING THE OPTION OF GUIDE CURVES.• FILL: FILL IS A “CATCH-ALL” FOR AREAS THAT CANNOT BE DEFINED USING LOFT
AND SWEEP. IT SHOULD BE THE ONLY CONSIDERATION WHEN NEEDING TO “FILL” 3 SIDED OR 5 OR MORE SIDED AREAS.• BOUNDARY: IT IS MUCH LIKE LOFT EXCEPT THAT IT DOES TREATS THE FIRST AND
SECOND DIRECTIONS EQUALLY. LOFT PROFILES HAVE INFLUENCE OVER THE GUIDE CURVES WHICH SOMETIMES PRODUCES UN-PREDICTABLE AND UNDESIRED BEHAVIOR. IT ALSO CAN MATCH ADJACENT SURFACES CURVE CONTINUOUSLY ON ALL SIDES.• FREEFORM: IT IS FOR MODIFYING AN EXISTING SURFACE BY PUSHING AND
PULLING ON IT WITH CONTROL CURVES AND POINTS.
INTERFACING TO SOLIDWORKS
INTERFACING PLANES:• FRONT PLANE• TOP PLANE• RIGHT PLANE
EXTRUDE
ISOMETRIC PLANE
An extensive set of modeling tools for complex shapes
Dissimilar or multiple profiles/Guides and need it to be solid: Use Loft
Similar profiles but change along length of shape: Use Sweep
Three or five or more boundaries: Use Fill
For high quality surfaces-only and C2 in both directions: Use Boundary
For modifying surfaces dynamically and without sketches: Use Freeform
WHICH SURFACE FEATURE TO USE?
BOUNDARY INTRODUCTION
FEATURES:• UNLIKE LOFT, THERE IS NOT INFLUENCE OF CURVE DIRECTION 1 OVER
CURVE DIRECTION 2.
• BECAUSE OF THIS C2 MATCHING CAN BE APPLIED TO ALL SIDES.
First Direction
Second Direction
BOUNDARY INTRODUCTION
FEATURES:• CAN CREATE
SURFACES WITH ONLY 1 CURVE IN EACH DIRECTION
SOLID WORKS DESIGNS
SOLID WORKS DESIGNS
SOLID WORKS DESIGNS
Project topic:
Designing of Solid modeling Design of an “Hammer” in SolidWorks.
SOLID WORKS DESIGNS
PROJECT TOPIC:DESIGNING OF SOLID MODELING DESIGN OF AN “CRANE HOOK” IN SOLIDWORKS.
PROJECT UNDERTAKEN RESULTS
PROJECT TOPIC:DESIGNING OF SOLID MODELING DESIGN OF AN “IPHONE” IN SOLIDWORKS.
ISOMETRIC VIEW:
PROJECT TOPIC:DESIGNING OF SOLID MODELING DESIGN OF AN “IPHONE” IN SOLIDWORKS.
Thank You
Keep practicing keep growing.
PANKAJ DOGRA
SOLIDWORKSINSPIRED TO DESIGN