SolidWorks 2011 Drawings Curriculum

Lesson 1: Drawing Sheets and Views

Drawing Sheets and Views

Terminology

Drawing Views

Sketching in Drawing Views

View Settings

Centermarks and Centerlines

Model Edges in the View

Lesson 2: Dimensions

Dimensions

Moving and Deleting Dimensions

Dimension Properties

Lesson 3: Annotations

Adding Annotations

Annotation Types

Blocks

Lesson 4: Sheet Formats and Templates

Sheet Formats and Templates

Drawing Templates

Properties in the Template

User Defined Properties

Customizing a Sheet Format

Importing Legacy Data

Define Title Block

Updating Sheet Formats

Lesson 5: Assembly Drawing Views

Assembly Drawing Views

Creating Views of Assemblies

Lesson 6: Bill of Materials and Tables

Creating and Managing a Bill of Materials

The Bill of Materials

Adding a BOM

Modifying the BOM

Tabulated Bill of Materials

Design Tables in the Drawing

Lesson 7: Performance and Display Issues

Performance and Display Issues

Large Assembly Mode

Lightweight Drawings

Detached Drawings

Display Issues in Drawing Views

Lesson 8: Drawing References and Comparison

Reusing a Drawing File

Changing Drawing References

Using DrawCompare

SolidWorks Design Checker

Lesson 9: Using DimXpert and TolAnalyst

DimXpert

Tolerance Types and Features

DimXpert Selections

Settings for DimXpert

Auto Dimension Scheme

Turned Part

Using Plus and Minus

DimXpert Annotations and Drawings

Using DimXpert Manually

Appendix A:

Preparations for Detailing