• Extrude Boss/Base: Create 3D parts by extending 2D sketches along a single direction, forming the base shape of a design.
• Revolve Boss/Base: Generate 3D shapes by rotating a 2D sketch around an axis, useful for creating cylindrical or symmetrical parts.
• Fillet: Add rounded edges to sharp corners or features, enhancing design aesthetics and reducing stress concentration.
• Chamfer: Apply beveled edges to corners or surfaces, improving fit during assembly or adding a decorative touch.
• Draft: Taper selected faces at an angle relative to a fixed plane, facilitating mold removal or improving part functionality.
• Shell: Hollow out a solid part by removing material from its interior, leaving walls of a specified thickness.
• Rib: Strengthen thin walls or flat sections of parts by adding thin, structural support features.
• Hole Wizard: Create standard holes with pre-defined dimensions, threads, and tolerances, simplifying the hole-making process.
• Plane Creation: Add reference planes at angles, offsets, or custom alignments for advanced modeling.

• Loft: Create smooth transitions between multiple profiles, enabling the design of complex, organic shapes.
• Sweep: Generate features by moving a profile along a defined path, ideal for pipes, tubes, or wireframe designs.
• Wrap: Project 2D sketches onto curved surfaces, creating embossed or debossed features for logos or text.
• Patterns:

Linear Pattern: Duplicate features in straight lines with set spacing.

Circular Pattern: Repeat features around an axis for rotational symmetry.

Mirror Pattern: Symmetrically duplicate features about a plane or face.

Table Pattern: Use a pre-defined table to replicate features.

Sketch Pattern: Repeat entities directly within sketches for rapid layout.

Curve-Driven Pattern: Duplicate features along a curve or path.

Variable Pattern: Create patterns with features that vary in size, shape, or spacing across instances.

Fill Pattern: Populate a closed area with patterned features.

• Curves

Split Line: Divide faces or surfaces for applying separate features or appearances, useful for defining distinct areas on a part.

Helix/Spiral: Generate 3D helical or spiral paths for springs or threads.

Projected Curve: Create curves by projecting sketches onto surfaces.

Composite Curve: Combine multiple curves or edges into a single entity.

Curve Through Reference Points: Create a smooth curve passing through selected reference points.

• Material Applying: Assign material properties to parts for accurate mass, strength, and simulation analysis.
• Equations: Automate and control feature dimensions using mathematical relationships, improving parametric design efficiency.
• Configurations: Manage multiple variations of a part with different dimensions, features, or materials within the same file.

• Move/Copy Bodies – Relocate or duplicate solid bodies within a part.
• Fillet and Chamfer – Apply fillets and chamfers directly on selected edges.
• Delete/Keep Body – Remove or retain specific solid bodies within a part.
• Delete Face – Remove a specific face from a model.
• Split – Separate a solid body or a part into multiple bodies.
• Combine – Merge, subtract, or intersect multiple bodies.

• Base Flange: Define the foundational sheet metal part that serves as the starting point for adding further features.
• Edge Flange and Hem: Add flanges or fold edges back onto themselves to create bends, reinforce edges, or improve safety and aesthetics.
• Jog and Sketched Bend: Offset portions of the sheet or create bends along sketched lines for precise control and functional stepped features.
• Cross-Break: Reinforce large sheet metal surfaces with cross-shaped breaks to prevent warping or deformation.
• Normal Cut: Make perpendicular cuts in sheet metal for creating holes, slots, or other openings with precision.
• Flatten and No Bends: Flatten the entire sheet metal part or temporarily remove bends for easier editing, detailing, or preparation for manufacturing.
• Convert to Sheet Metal: Transform solid bodies into sheet metal parts to apply specific sheet metal features and operations.

• Miter and Swept Flange: Create flanges along multiple edges with miters or along custom paths, enabling the design of complex, angled, or curved sheet metal shapes.
• Corners (Closed, Welded, and Trimmed): Modify, close, weld, or trim sheet metal corners to enhance durability, refine designs, and simplify fabrication.
• Gussets and Reinforcements: Add gussets in specific areas to strengthen and support sheet metal parts during use.
• Forming Tool and Vents: Use specialized tools to create indentations, cutouts, patterns, or ventilation features for airflow and advanced designs.
• Tab and Slot: Design self-fixturing features like tabs and slots to simplify alignment and assembly of parts.
• Lofted-Bend: Create bends for complex shapes by gradually changing profiles or angles along a path.
• Fold, Unfold, and Rip: Simplify sheet metal design by folding, unfolding, or tearing edges for easier detailing, viewing, or manufacturing.
• Insert Bend: Add additional bends to refine the shape or enhance the features of the sheet metal part.

• Understanding Assembly Environment: Introduction to the SolidWorks assembly interface and navigation tools.
• Adding Components: Insert and position parts within an assembly using standard and advanced placement methods.
• Standard Mates

Coincident – Align two entities such as faces, edges, or points to occupy the same space.

Parallel – Align two faces or edges to maintain a constant distance between them.

Perpendicular – Align two faces or edges at a 90-degree angle.

Tangent – Create a relationship where a face or edge touches another face or edge at a single point.

Concentric – Align two cylindrical or spherical objects to share the same center axis.

Distance – Maintain a specific distance between two entities.

Angle – Set a defined angle between two faces, edges, or planes.

• Advanced Mates

Width Mate – Center a part between two planar faces.

Symmetric Mate – Ensure a part or feature is symmetric to a reference plane or entity.

Path Mate – Guide a part along a predefined path, such as a curve or line.

Linear/Linear Coupler Mate – Synchronize the movement of components along linear paths.

Lock Mate – Fix the position and orientation of two components.

• Mechanical Mates

Gear Mate – Simulate the rotation relationship between two components with a defined gear ratio.

Cam Mate – Define the movement between a cam and a follower.

Hinge Mate – Constrain rotational movement to simulate a hinge.

Rack and Pinion Mate – Simulate linear movement of a rack corresponding to the rotational movement of a pinion.

Screw Mate – Simulate the rotational and linear movement of threads, such as in bolts or screws.

Universal Joint Mate – Simulate rotational motion transfer between two non-aligned axes.

Slot Mate – Restrict the movement of a component within a slot.

• Smart Fasteners & Library: Automatically add bolts, screws, nuts, and washers to predefined holes in an assembly, saving significant time in the design process.
• Collision Detection: Used during assembly to check for interference or contact between parts when moving components, ensuring proper fit and functionality.

• Model and Projected Views: Insert a base 3D view of the model and create orthogonal or isometric projections derived from it.
• Auxiliary and Section Views: Generate views perpendicular to selected edges (auxiliary) or show internal details by cutting through the model (section).
• Detail and Removed Section Views: Highlight intricate areas with detail views or create independent section views for better clarity.
• Standard 3 and Alternate Position Views: Automatically generate front, top, and right views or display positional variations for assemblies.
• Break, Broken-Out Section, and Crop Views: Shorten long parts, expose internal details, or focus on specific areas by cropping.
• Predefined and Empty Views: Add blank placeholders or predefined views for efficient drawing creation.
• Replace Model: Swap the model in an existing view without altering other settings.

• Smart Dimension and Model Items: Add precise dimensions manually or import them directly from the 3D model.
• Notes and Annotations: Use tools like Notes, Surface Finish, Weld Symbols, Hole Symbols, and Revision Symbols to add detailed information.
• Balloon and Auto Balloon: Add part callouts to assembly drawings and automatically generate balloons for all components.
• Center Mark and Centerline: Mark the center of circular features or add centerlines to highlight symmetry.
• Hatching and Revision Clouds: Apply hatch patterns to sections or highlight updated areas using revision clouds.
• Magnetic Line and Annotation Patterns: Organize annotations using magnetic lines or create linear/circular note patterns for symmetry.
• Geometric Tolerance and Datum Features: Define geometric tolerances and add datum references for precision manufacturing.
• BOM Creation and Management: Insert and manage Bill of Materials to list components of assemblies, ensuring accurate documentation.
• Tables and Blocks: Add BOM, hole tables, or reusable blocks for structured data and symbols.

• Trainer feedback on your your work throughout the course.
• Submission of SolidWorks project.
• Professional SolidWorks online exam (50% passing score required).
• SolidWorks certification 🎓

• 3D Sketch and Weldment: Create 3D sketches as the framework for designing weldments and structural components.
• Structural Member: Add predefined profiles like beams, pipes, or channels to build the structure from the 3D sketch.
• Trim/Extend: Modify structural members by trimming or extending them to ensure proper fit and alignment.
• End Cap and Gusset: Add end caps to close open profiles and gussets to reinforce connections at corners or joints.
• Weld Bead: Simulate welds between structural members to visualize and document welding requirements.
• Extruded Boss/Base and Extruded Cut: Create additional solid features or remove material to refine the weldment design.
• Hole Wizard and Chamfer: Add standard holes, threaded features, or chamfered edges for assembly or aesthetic purposes.
• Reference Geometry: Create planes, axes, or points to assist in accurate placement and alignment of weldment features.

• Motor, Spring, and Damper: Simulate motion by adding motors for rotational or linear movement, springs for elasticity, and dampers to model resistance.
• Force and Contact: Apply external forces and define contact between components to analyze their dynamic interaction.
• Gravity: Include gravitational effects to make simulations more realistic and accurate.
• Calculate and Playback Controls: Use “Calculate” to simulate motion, and playback tools like “Play from Start,” “Play,” or “Stop” to review results.
• Animation Wizard: Automatically generate animations based on motion studies to visualize component interactions.
• Save Animation: Export simulations as animations to share or include in presentations.
• Results and Plots: Analyze results using graphs and plots to understand displacement, velocity, acceleration, or force over time.

• Extruded, Revolved, Swept, and Lofted Surface: Generate surfaces using 2D sketches to create various shapes like extrusions, revolutions, sweeps, or lofts.
• Boundary and Filled Surface: Create complex surfaces by defining boundary conditions or filling enclosed regions.
• Planar and Offset Surface: Generate flat surfaces or create offsets from existing surfaces for additional control.
• Freeform Surface: Modify surfaces intuitively by dragging and shaping them freely.
• Surface Fillet and Chamfer: Add rounded or beveled edges to improve transitions and aesthetics.
• Ruled and Radiate Surface: Generate angled surfaces or radiate them outward from edges for advanced designs.

• Trim and Extend Surface: Adjust surfaces by trimming excess areas or extending them to fit design requirements.
• Knit and Untrim Surface: Combine surfaces into a single entity or recover trimmed areas for further edits.
• Thicken and Cut with Surface: Add thickness to surfaces for solid features or use them to cut geometry precisely.
• Surface Flatten: Flatten complex surfaces for manufacturing or detailing purposes.
• Mid and Parting Surface: Create mid-surfaces for simulation or parting surfaces for mold design.
• Delete and Replace Face: Remove unwanted features or replace faces with new geometry for refinement.

• Insert Piping Equipment & Route Properties: Add necessary piping equipment (valves, pumps, etc.) and define routing system properties like materials and specifications.
• Edit Route & Add Fitting: Modify existing routes and insert fittings (elbows, tees, reducers) to adjust and connect pipes as needed.
• Add Points & Start at Point: Define specific points or start routing from a designated point for precise path control.
• Add Slope & Weld Gap: Apply slope for drainage or fluid flow and specify weld gaps for pipe connections.
• Define Spools & Pipe Drawings: Organize pipes into spools for fabrication and generate detailed drawings for manufacturing and installation.
• Show Guidelines & Coupling: Display guidelines for alignment and use couplings to join pipe segments securely.
• Choose Diameter & Split Route: Select the appropriate pipe diameter based on system needs and split routes into multiple sections for complex designs.
• Start by Crag/Drop: Begin routing from specific crag/drop points to ensure accurate placement.

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• Applying Material, Color, and Texture: Assign realistic materials and textures to your model. Adjust colors and textures to achieve the desired look, such as metal, plastic, fabric, or glass finishes.
• Split Objects or Faces for Different Materials: Divide parts or faces of the model to apply multiple materials to specific areas for enhanced detail and realism.
• Lighting: Set up lighting to simulate real-world lighting conditions. Use different light sources like point lights, spotlights, and HDRi environments to create the perfect illumination.
• Backgrounds & Environments: Choose or create backgrounds and environments that complement your model. KeyShot allows you to use predefined backdrops or custom environments to set the tone for your product rendering.
• Rendering: Adjust render settings for resolution, quality, and other parameters. After finalizing the scene with materials, lighting, and backgrounds, initiate the render to generate high-quality, photorealistic images of your product.

Note:
This topic will be an optional module for students who have completed good projects.

For students who wish to learn this topic but have not yet created a qualifying project, the course will be available for a fee of Rs 3950.

• Trainer feedback on your your work throughout the course.
• Submission of SolidWorks project.
• Master SolidWorks online exam (50% passing score required).
• Master SolidWorks certification 🎓