SOLIDWORKS: Managing the Design Library

Discover how to increase your SOLIDWORKS productivity by storing commonly used elements in the Design Library.

Introduction

• Welcome
• What you should know
• Using the exercise files

1. Set Up

• Create and name a folder

2. Add a Custom Library to SOLIDWORKS

• Link the folder to the Design Library

3. Set Up the Folders for a Custom Library

• Library naming standards
• Design Library folder locations

4. Create Custom Annotations for Drawings

• Import a Word document
• Use an existing annotation in a drawing

5. Create a Grain Direction Annotation for Sheet Metal

• Create a grain direction annotation
• Add it to the library
• Use it in a sheet metal drawing

6. Create a Forming Tool for Sheet Metal

• Assign a library for forming tools
• Modify an existing forming tool
• Add a forming tool to the Design Library
• Add an emboss to a sheet metal part

7. Create a Hole Pattern for a Circuit Board Component

• Create a hole pattern block
• Add the hole pattern block to the library
• Add a hole pattern feature to a PCB

8. Save a Feature to the Design Library

• Create a feature to be reused
• Save the feature to the Design Library
• Add a Design Library feature to a model

9. Save a Block to the Design Library

• Create a block from a sketch
• Add a block to the Design Library
• Add the block to a sketch in a new model

Conclusion

• Next steps