Essentials Assignments: Basic Part Modeling, Symmetry, & Draft

After completing the online instructor-led portion of the Essentials course, work through the following:

Lesson Follow-up

1. Complete all the modeling exercises from Lesson 3 (Exercises 7 through 10). Save in your specified folder.
2. Complete Exercise 11, Part Drawings. Save and add to the specified folder.
3. Create a drawing using your model from Exercise 10, Base Bracket.
4. Complete Exercise 12: Pulley as shown in the book, using the provided part file.
5. Once complete, create a new file and create the three initial sketches shown. Save your files.
6. Why do you think the exercise uses two profile sketches, both located on the right plane?
7. Complete Exercise 13: Symmetry and Offsets 1. How is the inside radius of the part determined?
8. Create a drawing of this part following the methods show in the previous lesson.
9. Save your files in your designated folder.
10. Complete Exercise 16: Tool Holder. Save your file in your designated folder. Which end condition did you use to create this portion of the model?
11. Complete Exercise 17: Idler Arm. Save your file in your designated folder. In which plane did you create the first profile?
12. Complete Exercise 18: Up To Surface. Save your file in your designated folder. Which sketch tool should you use for the sketch shown in step 1?

Tutorials

Do the following tutorials inside of SOLIDWORKS:

1. Pattern Features

SolidProfessor

Do the guided and practice exercises for this section. Check your work in the Practice Exercises. If needed, rework until you are able to get the right answer.

SOLIDWORKS Essentials for Part Design

Section 2 - Creating a Simple Part Watch Video

• Dive deeper into sketching. Watch and follow along with all lessons in these sections and do the Practice Exercises. Check your work in the Practice Exercises. If needed, rework until you are able to get the right answer.
• Note: Some of the content covered in these two sections may not have already been covered by your instructor. This is by design, allowing you to practice some content covered and get a preview of what's coming from your instructor later on.

Section 2 - Introduction to Sketching Watch Video

Section 3 - Sketch Tools Watch Video

Quiz Yourself

1. Take Quiz