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CSWA Prep Course Syllables
Session 1
1. Introduction
• Overview
o What is SOLIDWORKS Software
o Design Intent
• SOLIDWORKS User Interface
o Pull-Down Menus
o Command Manager
o FeatureManager Design Tree
o Property Manager
o Selection Breadcrumbs
o Task Pane
o Heads-Up View Toolbar
o Mouse&Keyboard Shortcuts
o Options
o Search Box
• Part Module - Sketch Tab
o Sketching Process Stages
o Saving Files
o Default Sketch Planes
o Sketch Entities (Lines, Rectangles, Circles, Arcs, Ellipses, Centerlines)
o Automatic Relations
o Sketch Relations
o Interference Lines
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o Sketch Status (Fully defined, Underdefined, Over Defined)
o Sketch Types
o Sketch Design Intent
o Sketch Dimensioning (Smart Dimension, Dimension Types (Driving, Driven), The
Modify Tool)
o Sketch Tools (Offset, Convert, Trim, Extend, Instant 2D)
o Sketching Guidelines (Optional)
Session 2
2. Basic Part Creation
• Part Module - Feature Tab I
o Part Modeling Process Stages
o Terminology (Feature, Extrusion, Boss, Cut, Fillets and Rounds)
o Modeling Design Intent
o Symmetry and Draft Capturing
o Choosing best Profile
o Model Orientation
o Basic Features (Extrude Boss, Extrude Cut, Thin Feature Option)
o Sketch Contours
o Dynamic Reference Visualization
o View Selector
o View Options (Display Options, Modify options, Reference Triad, Keyboard
Shortcuts)
o Feature Tips (Select Other Procedure, Copy and Paste Features, Translate Surface
Option)
o Evaluate Tab (Mass Properties, Measure Tool)
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Session 3
3. Advanced Part Creation
• Part Module - Feature Tab II
o Revolved Features (Revolve Boss, Revolve Cut, Sweeps and Lofts (Boss only))
o Fillets (Filleting Rules, Fillet Types (Explain in detail Constant Size Fillet only), Fillet
Propagation)
o Chamfers
o Patterns (Why Use Patterns, Patterns Terminology, Reference Geometry, Pattern
Types (Linear Pattern, Circular Pattern, Fill Pattern), Patterns Options)
o Edit Material
o Equations and Global Variables
Session 4
4. Bottom-Up Assembly Modeling
• Assembly Module
o Ways to Create New Assembly
o Assembly Units
o Insert Component and Position of the 1st Component
o Component Name
o State of Component (Fixed, Underdefined, Over defined, Fully Defined)
o Move Component
o Mating Components (Standard Mates, Mate Alignment, Mate Options, Mate Pop-up
Toolbar,
o Component Preview Window
o Component Hiding and Transparency
o Component Properties
o Assembly Mass Properties Calculations