SOLIDWORKS Class 6 : SOLIDWORKS Basic Assemblies

Welcome to our 6th SOLIDWORKS Class covering Basic Assemblies. This class is the first of our SOLIDWORKS Class Series which consists of 12 short classes ranging from 15 mins to 1.5 hrs. The series will take you from knowing nothing about SOLIDWORKS to the Certified Professional Level (CSWP).In this specific class, you will learn the following:

• How to open an assembly file from nothing or from a part.
• What are the three types of mates in a SOLIDWORKS assembly: Standard, Advanced, Mechanical.
• Which part is fixed by default in an assembly.
• What are and how to use the standard mates: Coincident, Parallel, and Perpendicular.
• What are and how to use the standard mates: Tangent and Concentric.
• How to identify existing mates.
• How to delete and/or modify existing mates.
• What are and how to use the standard mates: Distance and Angle.
• What is and how to use the standard mate: LOCK.

Access the download section for this class here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ahwl6dgf9k6mztu/AADGdUsFuZ_pJ2fFeo3oUpF7a?dl=0

• Class Series Intro
• Intro to Starting Assemblies
• The Download Section
• Opening an Assembly file
• Types of Mates in SW
• The base fixed part
• Standard mates: Coincident, Parallel, and Perpendicular
• Standard Mates: Tangent and Concentric
• Finding out existing mates, deleting, modifying them.
• Standard Mates: Distance and Angle
• Standard Mates: Lock
• Reference Geometries: Coordinate System
• Group Exercise
• Student Projects
• Class Conclusion