Modeling basics · Complete SOLIDWORKS learning path
From the interface to a complete part: extrusions, revolves, fillets, holes and patterns.
Free video training · 3D Design
Six lessons to build your first parts in a clean, editable way. Almost all videos are marked FR, meaning they are in French. This is the recommended starting point for a new user.
6 lessons
28 videos, 26 in French
Beginner to intermediate
Free
What you will be able to do
✓Get to grips with the interface and manipulate views without wasting time
✓Choose the right starting plane and end conditions that respect the design intent
✓Build a part with extrusions, revolves, fillets, holes, drafts and shells
✓Edit an existing part, measure it and fill in its material and properties
Where to start
If you are new: follow lessons 1 to 4 in order; all their videos are in French (marked FR). If you already model: go straight to lesson 5 on patterns and lesson 6 on editing and properties.
The program
01Getting started with SOLIDWORKSThe interface, view manipulation, toolbar customization and a first complete part.▶ 4 videosBeginnerFrench videos▶SOLIDWORKS Basics and the User Interface · FR▶View Manipulation · FR▶UI Customization · FR▶Part Modeling · FR→02Design intent and sketchingPart orientation, automatic relations, fully defined sketches and sketch repair.▶ 4 videosBeginnerFrench videos▶Design Intent: Part Orientation · FR▶Automatic Relations · FR▶Fully Defining a Sketch · FR▶Editing Sketches · FR→03Extrusions, revolves and reference geometryExtruded Boss and Extruded Cut, end conditions, revolves, planes, axes and coordinate systems.▶ 5 videosBeginnerFrench videos▶Extruded Boss and Extruded Cut · FR▶Design Intent: End Conditions · FR▶Revolves · FR▶Planes · FR▶Points, Axes, and Coordinate Systems · FR→04Fillets, holes, drafts, shells and ribsThe finishing features that turn a raw solid into a manufacturable part.▶ 5 videosBeginnerFrench videos▶Fillets and Chamfers · FR▶Hole Wizard · FR▶Draft Features · FR▶Shell Features · FR▶Rib Features · FR→05Patterns and mirrorsLinear and circular patterns, mirrors, and sketch, table or curve driven patterns.▶ 4 videosIntermediateFrench videos▶Linear Pattern · FR▶Circular Pattern · FR▶Mirror Pattern · FR▶Other Patterns · FR→06Editing, measuring and documenting a partRollback bar and parent/child relationships, material, measurements, global variables, equations and file properties.▶ 6 videosIntermediate4 in French▶Editing Parts · FR▶Applying Material Properties · FR▶Using the Measure and Mass Properties Tools · FR▶Global Variables and Equations · FR▶File Properties▶Property Tab Builder→To go further, Dassault Systèmes also offers the learning paths Part Modeling Basics and Basic Features and Features: Patterns and Reference Geometry (on MySolidWorks).
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