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SolidWorks Surfacing

SolidWorks Instructor Led Training

The Surface Modeling course teaches you powerful tools to assist with imported geometry. The course also introduces a core toolset for producing free form shapes. You will learn hybrid modeling techniques that combine surfacing methods with solid modeling.

 

Course details and prerequisites:

Duration: 2 Days
Type: Instructor Led
Level: Advanced

Prerequisites:

After the training you will be able to:
  • Create complex surface designs using Loft and Sweep
  • Repair imported geometry using SolidWorks Surfacing tools
  • Use surfaces to help you create complex parts
  • Use a master part to create different versions of your design

 

Course Outline

Introduction

  • About This Course 
  • Using this Book 
  • Windows® 7 
  • Use of Color 
  • Icons 
  • Hide/Show Tree Items

Lesson 1: Understanding Surfaces 

  • Solids and Surfaces 
  • Working with Surface Bodies 
  • Why Use Surfaces? 
  • Continuity Explained 
  • Workflow with Surfaces

Lesson 2: Introduction to Surfacing 

  • Similarities Between Solid and Surface Modeling 
  • Basic 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

Lesson 4: Repairing and Editing Imported Geometry 

  • Importing Data 
  • Repairing and Editing Imported Geometry

Lesson 5: Advanced Surface Modeling 

  • Stages in the Process 
  • Ruled Surfaces 
  • Lofting Surfaces 
  • Modeling the Lower Half 
  • Conclusion 
  • Design Changes

Lesson 6: Blends and Patches 

  • Complex Blends 
  • Smoothing Patches 
  • Boundary Surface 
  • Freeform Feature 
  • Corner Blends

Lesson 7: Master Model Techniques 

  • Introduction to Master Models 
  • Surface Master Model Technique 
  • Working with a Solid Master Model 
  • SolidWorks Explorer

 

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