Basic SolidWorks, Wk 02
This is the second installment in my basic SolidWorks series, which mirrors a basic Rhino series taught at Otis College of Art & Design in the spring semester of 2010. For the beginning of the SolidWorks series, start here. For the Rhino series, start here.
This week we’ll be introducing the concept of ‘parameters’ using ‘constraints’ within a sketch. These are some of the most important concepts in any parametric package–SolidWorks, ProEngineer, Catia, or Unigraphics NX–and it is critical that you take the time to understand them as best you can before moving on!
This is the sixth video in a basic SolidWorks 2010 tutorial series that mirrors the Rhino tutorials here: http://adam.theoherns.com/2010/01/20/rhino-basics-week-02/
This video covers the following topics:
- creating ‘parameters’ in a sketch
- understanding basic ‘constraints’
- dimensional / angular constraints
- ‘fully defined’ geometry
- intro to ‘conflicts’
One more video after the jump:
This is the seventh video in a basic SolidWorks 2010 tutorial series that mirrors the Rhino tutorials here: http://adam.theoherns.com/2010/01/20/rhino-basics-week-02/
This video covers the following topics:
- sketching a parametric USB logo to spec