SolidWorks 2006 Tutorial is written to assist students, designers, engineers and professionals. The book provides a introduction to the user interface, menus, toolbars, concepts and modeling techniques of SolidWorks to create parts, assemblies and drawings. Follow the step-by-step instructions and develop multiple assemblies that combine over 80 extruded machined parts and components. Formulate the skills to create, modify and edit sketches and solid features. Learn the techniques to reuse features, parts and assemblies through symmetry, patterns, copied components, design tables and configurations. Desired outcomes and usage competencies are listed for each project. Know your objective up front. Follow the steps in Project 1 through Project 4 to achieve your design goals. Work between multiple documents, features, commands and custom properties that represent how engineers and designers utilize SolidWorks in industry. The projects contain exercises which analyze and examine usage competencies. CONTENTS: Introduction What is SolidWorks? Design Intent Overview of Projects Command Syntax Windows Terminology Project 1: Linkage Assembly Project Objective Project Overview AXLE Part Start a SolidWorks Session Extruded Base Feature Save Edit Color Standard Views and View Modes SHAFT-COLLAR Part Extruded Base Feature Extruded Cut Feature Modify Dimensions and Edit Color FLATBAR Part Extruded Base Feature Extruded Cut Feature Linear Pattern Feature LINKAGE Assembly Mate Types AIRCYLINDER Assembly-Open and Save As option Insert FLATBAR Part Insert SHAFT-COLLAR Part Physical Simulation Tools LINKAGE Assembly-Physical Simulation Project Summary Project Terminology Project Features Engineering Journal Questions Exercises Project 2: Front Support Assembly Project Objective Project Overview Reference Planes and Orthographic Projection HEX-STANDOFF Part Extruded Base Feature HOLE Wizard ANGLE-13HOLE Part Documents Properties Extruded Thin Feature Extruded Cut Feature Linear Pattern Feature Fillet Feature Second Extruded Cut and Linear Pattern Third Extruded Cut TRIANGLE Part Mirror, Offset and Fillet Sketch Tools Extruded Base Feature First Extruded Cut Feature Second Extruded Cut Feature Mirror Feature Third Extruded Cut Feature Circular Pattern SCREW Part Documents Properties Revolved Feature Extruded Cut Feature Circular Pattern Fillet Feature Chamfer Feature FRONT-SUPPORT Assembly Insert ANGLE-13HOLE Insert HEX-STANDOFF Insert TRIANGLE Insert SCREW Project Summary Project Terminology Project Features Engineering Journal Questions Exercises Project 3: Fundamentals of Drawing Project Objective Project Overview Drawing Template and Sheet Format Create a new Drawing Drawing-Document Properties Title Block Create a Title Block Company Logo Create a Drawing Logo Save Sheet Format and Save As Drawing Template FLATBAR Drawing Open the FLATBAR Part Move Views Position Views Detail Drawing Dimensions and Annotations Part Number and Document Properties Linked Note LINKAGE Assembly Drawing Sheet1 Exploded View Animation Bill of Materials Automatic Balloons Sheet2 LSheet2 Section View Sheet2 Detail View FLATBAR Part-Design Table FLATBAR Drawing-Sheet2 FLATBAR-SHAFTCOLLAR Assembly Project Summary Project Terminology Questions Exercises Project 4: Pneumatic Test Module Assembly Project Objective Project Overview WEIGHT Part Loft Feature Extruded Cut Feature HOOK Part Sweep Profile Sweep Feature Dome Feature Threads WHEEL Part Extruded Base Feature Revolved Cut Feature First Extruded Cut Feature Second Extruded Cut Feature Circular Pattern Feature Modify Parts HEX-ADAPTER Part Extruded Boss Feature Extruded Cut Feature AXLE-3000 Part SHAFTCOLLAR-500 Part Assembly Techniques PNEUMATIC-TEST-MODULE Layout FLATBAR Sub-assembly 3HOLE-SHAFTCOLLAR Assembly WHEEL-FLATBAR Assembly Insert 3HOLE-SHAFT-COLLAR Insert 5HOLE-SHAFT-COLLAR WHEEL-AND-AXLE Assembly Insert HEX-ADAPTER Insert SHAFTCOLLAR-500 PNEUMATIC-TEST-MODULE Assembly Modify the LINKAGE Assembly Insert LINKAGE Assembly Insert AIR-RESERVOIR-SUPPORT Component Pattern Local Pattern Insert FRONT-SUPPORT Mirrored Component MIRRORFRONT-SUPPORT Component Properties Insert WHEEL-AND-AXLE Remove Rigid State Review AIRCYLINDER Configurations Project Summary Project Terminology Engineering Journal Questions Exercises Appendix Engineering Change Order-ECO Feature Toolbar and Insert Menu SolidWorks Keyboard Shortcuts Windows Shortcuts Types of Decimal Dimensions ASME Y14.5M Helpful On-Line Information Index ABOUT THE AUTHORS: Marie Planchard is the Director of Education Marketing at SolidWorks Corporation. Before she joined SolidWorks, Marie spent over 10 years as an engineering professor at Mass Bay College in Wellesley Hills, MA. She has 13 plus years of industry software experience and held a variety of management and engineering positions including Beta Test Manager for CAD software at Computervision Corporation. As a Certified SolidWorks Professional (CSWP), she presented at SolidWorks World 2003 & 2004. Marie was the founder and coordinator of the New England SolidWorks Users Group. David Planchard is the President of D&M Education, LLC. Before starting D&M Education LLC, he spent over 23 years in industry and academia holding various Engineering and Marketing positions and degrees. He has five U.S. patents and one International patent. He has published and authored numerous papers on equipment design. David is also a technical editor for Cisco Press. He is a member of the New England Pro/Users Group, New England SolidWorks Users Group and the Cisco Regional Academy Users Group. David Planchard is an active industry and education consultant. David is a SolidWorks Research Partner and SolidWorks Solution Partner.