- Similarities Between Solid and Surface Modeling
- Basic Surfacing
- Alternative to Trim
SOLIDWORKS SURFACE MODELING TRAINING
Learn to build free-form shapes using SOLIDWORKS
OVERVIEW
- CLASSROOM LENGTH: 2 days
- INSTRUCTOR-LED ONLINE LENGTH: 4 days
PREREQUISITES: We recommend completing the SOLIDWORKS Essentials and Advanced Part Modeling course.
DESCRIPTION: The SOLIDWORKS Surface Modeling course teaches you how to build free form shapes using SOLIDWORKS mechanical design automation software.
LESSON PLAN
Lesson 1:
understanding surfaces
- Solids and Surfaces
- What is a Solid?
- Creating Solids from Surfaces
- Decomposing a Solid into Surfaces
- Working with Surface Bodies
- Why Use Surfaces?
- Continuity Explained
- Workflow with Surfaces
Lesson 2:
introduction to surfacing
Lesson 3:
solid-surface hybrid modeling
- Hybrid Modeling
- Using Surfaces to Modify Solids
- Interchanging Between Solids and Surfaces
- Performance Implications
- Surfaces as Construction Geometry
- Making Copies of Faces
- Flattening Surfaces
Lesson 4:
repairing and editing
- Importing Data
- File Translation
- Why Do imports Fail?
- Importing a STEP File
- Geometry
- Importing Data
- Repairing and Editing Imported Geometry
Lesson 5:
blends and patches
- Smoothing Patches
- Boundary Surface
- Freeform Feature
- Corner Blends
Lesson 6:
COMPLEX Blends
- Complex Blends
- Freeform Feature
Lesson 7:
advanced surface modeling
- Stages in the Process
- Ruled Surfaces
- Lofting Surfaces
- Modeling the Lower Half
- Conclusion
- Design Changes
Lesson 8:
master model techniques
- Introduction to Master Models
- Surface Master Model Technique
- Working with a Solid Master Model
- Specialized Features for Plastic Parts
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