CAD 149 - Basic Modeling SolidWorks

1. Discuss basic blueprint reading
   1. Define units
   2. Identify parts of a dimension
   3. Define symbols
   4. Discuss dimensioning techniques
2. Discuss the parametric design process
   1. Define solid modeling
   2. Define parametric design
3. Analyze typical parametric CAD system fundamentals
   1. Examine the screen layout and menu structures
   2. Examine coordinate system
   3. Examine entering commands and options
   4. Examine file management such as opening and saving
4. Examine the parametric design cycle
   1. Discuss design concepts and intent
   2. Examine part, assembly, and drawing functionalities
5. Examine model view representation.
   1. Discuss wire frame and solid representations
   2. Examine view manipulation
6. Incorporate parametric CAD construction fundamentals
   1. Discuss construction of parts
   2. Examine the model tree
   3. Modify objects
   4. Discuss object associativity between parts, drawings, and assemblies
   5. Discuss parametric feature relations
   6. Examine datum features such as planes, axis, curves, and points
   7. Create geometry
   8. Discuss dependency hierarchy between parent/child features
   9. Examine blind or through features
   10. Define sketched and placed features
   11. Construct parts, assemblies, and drawings
7. Design with the parametric two-dimensional sketcher to construct geometry
   1. Discuss and create construction geometry
   2. Create datum features
   3. Examine sketcher drawing tools
   4. Examine sketcher constraints, design intent, and relations
   5. Create and modify parametric dimensioning
8. Examine placed features
   1. Use the hole wizard tool for placement and hole type
   2. Examine end conditions: blind end thru
   3. Examine rounds and chamfers
9. Modify features
   1. Modify features by editing feature and sketch
   2. Delete features
   3. Suppress and hide features
   4. Mirror and copy features
10. Construct pattern features
    1. Analyze criteria to determine feature patterns versus sketch patterns
    2. Create linear and circular
11. Evaluate part design
    1. Define base features
    2. Examine dimensioning schemes
    3. Add feature relations
    4. Examine parent/child relationships
    5. Create datum features
12. Integrate assembly fundamentals
    1. Examine assembly the design philosophy of top down and bottom up
    2. Create a bottom up assembly
    3. Apply assembly constraints
    4. Perform assembly modifications and top down parts
    5. Create assembly design using sub-assemblies
    6. Examine exploded assemblies
13. Categorize drawing fundamentals
    1. Create a drawing
    2. Create drawing views with center lines
14. Examine printing
    1. Review drawing scales
    2. Print a drawing