Digital Tutors - Discovering the Use of Weldments and Sheet Metal Design in Solidworks

Duration 3h 57m Project Files Included MP4

Throughout this SolidWorks tutorial we'll dive into the creation of a prairie windmill vane. This tutorial is not only the virtual construction of a vintage windmill vane assembly but a demonstration of the SolidWorks weldment tool, its various options and other tools and features along the way.

The weldment tool offers design automation where solid body structural members are created along a sketched lattice. These bodies can be trimmed at intersections with other created solid bodies and weld beads applied using various options.

We'll also be looking at sheet metal design, the swept boss/base feature toolbox fasteners, decals of company logos and more. And of course I will also be sharing with you some tips and tricks along the way.

By the end of this SolidWorks training, you'll gain the knowledge on how, when and where to apply these tools and options to your own projects.

1. Introduction and project overview

2. Discovering the project background

3. Exploring the weldment profile library

4. Saving profiles as library features

5. Touring a completed weldment part

6. Discussing the weldment path sketch

7. Creating the weldment path sketch

8. Executing our first weldment structural members

9. Creating more weldment structural members

10. Trimming and extending our weldments

11. Applying our 3D sketch entity

12. Creating the vane vertical bars right

13. Inserting weld beads on our frame

14. Finishing the insertion of weld beads

15. Using the boss/base feature

16. Using SolidWorks sheet metal

17. Working with the Sketched Bend tool

18. Inserting hole wizard holes

19. Mirroring our parts

20. Creating the sheet metal rivet

21. Putting our assembly together

22. Inserting the nuts and bolts

23. Placing decals on our sheet metal parts

24. Completing the placement of decals