• Practical work experience
• Experience with the Windows operating system
• Completed the first three (3) tutorials that are integrated in the SolidWorks software.  Lesson 1:  Parts, Lesson 2:  Assemblies, and Lesson 3:  Drawings.  You can access the online tutorials by clicking Help | SolidWorks Tutorials, within the SolidWorks application.

Topics:

• Lesson 1: SolidWorks Basics and the User Interface
  
• Lesson 2: Introduction to Sketching
• Lesson 3: Basic Part Modeling
• Lesson 4: Modeling a Casting or Forging
• Lesson 5: Patterning
• Lesson 6: Revolved Features
• Lesson 7: Shelling & Ribs
• Lesson 8: Editing: Repairs
• Lesson 9: Editing: Design Changes
• Lesson 10: Configurations of Parts
• Lesson 11: Design Tables & Equations
• Lesson 12: Using Drawings
• Lesson 13: Bottom-Up Assembly Modeling
  
• Lesson 14: Using Assemblies
  

Location:  In-Classroom

Session Fee: $1,295

Length:  4 days

Course Description
The goal of this course is to teach you how to use the SolidWorks mechanical design automation software to build parametric models of parts and assemblies and how to make simple drawings of those parts and assemblies.

SolidWorks 2009 is such a robust and feature rich application that it is impractical to cover every minute detail and aspect of the software and still have the course be a reasonable length.  Therefore, the focus of this course is on the fundamental skills and concepts central to the successful use of SolidWorks 2009.  You should view the training course manual as a supplement to, not a replacement for, the system documentation and on-line help.  Once you have developed a good foundation in basic skills, you can refer to the on-line help for information on less frequently used command options.

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