Weldments · Complete SOLIDWORKS learning path
Frames and structures built from profiles, from the skeleton sketch to the cut list.
Free video training · 3D Design
Five lessons in order, each with its videos, key takeaways and an exercise. The path ends with Structure System, the newest tool for large structures.
5 lessons
14 videos
Beginner to advanced
Free
What you will be able to do
✓Build a frame from profiles based on a skeleton sketch
✓Trim profiles against each other and handle corners cleanly
✓Add gussets, end caps and weld beads
✓Produce a cut list and a weldment drawing the shop floor can use
Where to start
New to weldments: follow the lessons in order. Already building frames: lesson 4 (cut list) and lesson 5 (Structure System) save the most time.
The program
01Your first frameSkeleton sketch, structural members and the profile library.▶ 2 videosBeginner▶Introduction to Weldments▶Weldment Profiles→02Trim members and handle cornersTrim or extend profiles, corner treatments, welded pipes and tubes.▶ 2 videosBeginner▶Trimming Complex Weldments▶Welded Pipes and Tubes→03Gussets, end caps and weld beadsReinforcements, end caps, weld beads and connection elements.▶ 4 videosIntermediate▶Gussets▶End Caps▶Fillet Beads, Weld Beads, & Groove Beads▶Define and Insert Connection Elements→04Cut list and drawingOrganize the cut list and its properties, and show it on the drawing with the welds.▶ 2 videosIntermediate▶Weldments: Cut List▶Weldment Drawings→05Structure SystemGrid systems, Structure System, corner management and the cut list for large structures.▶ 4 videosAdvanced▶Sketching with a Grid System▶Introduction to Structure System▶Structure System: Trim Members▶Structure System: Cut List→To go further, Dassault Systèmes also offers the learning paths Weldments 1 and Weldments 2 and Structure System (on MySolidWorks).
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