SOLIDWORKS 2018 Advanced Techniques

• The perfect follow up to SOLIDWORKS Intermediate Skills 
• Uses a step by step tutorial approach with real world projects 
• Comprehensive coverage of advanced SOLIDWORKS tools and techniques 
• Covers parts, surfaces, SimulationXpress, sheet metal, top-down assemblies and core and cavity molds 
• Features a quick reference guide and a Certified SOLIDWORKS Professional practice exam 
• This edition features a new chapter covering non-planar parting lines 

SOLIDWORKS 2018 Advanced Techniques picks up where SOLIDWORKS 2018 Intermediate Skills leaves off. Its aim is to take you from an intermediate user with a basic understanding of SOLIDWORKS and modeling techniques to an advanced user capable of creating complex models and able to use the advanced tools provided by SOLIDWORKS. The text covers parts, surfaces, SimulationXpress, sheet metal, top-down assemblies and core and cavity molds.

Every lesson and exercise in this book was created based on real world projects. Each of these projects has been broken down and developed into easy and comprehensible steps. Furthermore, at the end of every chapter there are self test questionnaires to ensure that you have gained sufficient knowledge from each section before moving on to more advanced lessons. This book takes the approach that in order to understand SOLIDWORKS, inside and out, you should create everything from the beginning and take it step by step.

Who this book is for

This book is for the intermediate to advanced user who has already completed the SOLIDWORKS Basic Tools book and may have also completed the SOLIDWORKS Intermediate Skills book. People who are very familiar with SOLIDWORKS and its add ins will also find this book to be a valuable resource.

Table of Contents

      Introduction: SOLIDWORKS 2018 User Interface 
1.   Introduction to 3D Sketch 
2.   Plane Creation 
3.   Advanced Modeling 
4.   Sweep with Composite Curve 
5.   Advanced Modeling with Sweep & Loft 
6.   Loft vs. Sweep 
7.   Loft with Guide Curves 
8.   Using Surfaces 
9.   Advanced Surfaces 
10. Using Filled Surfaces 
11. Surfaces vs. Solid Modeling 
12. SimulationXpress 
13. Sheet Metal Parts 
14. Sheet Metal Forming Tools 
15. Sheet Metal Conversions 
16. Working with Sheet Metal STEP Files 
17. Creating a Core & Cavity 
18. Non Planar Parting Lines 
19. Top-Down Assembly - Part 1 
20. Top-Down Assembly – Part 2 
21. External References & Repair Errors 
22. Using Appearances & Textures 
      CSWP Core Preparation Practice 
      Glossary 
      Index 
      SOLIDWORKS 2018 Quick-Guides