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SolidWorks 2014
Tutorial with
Video Instruction
A Step-by-Step Project Based Approach

Utilizing 3D Solid Modeling
David C. Planchard, CSWP,

SolidWorks Accredited Educator
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Below are the desired outcomes and usage competencies based on the completion of
Chapter 1.
Desired Outcomes:
Usage Competencies:
Understand the SolidWorks default User

Interface. Establish a SolidWorks session.
Create 2D sketch profiles on the correct

Sketch plane.
o FLATBAR
Apply the following 3D features: Extruded

Boss/Base, Extruded Cut and Linear
Pattern.
Create an assembly:
Understand the Assembly toolbar.
o LINKAGE assembly
Insert components into an assembly.
Apply the following Standard mates:

Concentric, Coincident and Parallel.
Create three parts:

o AXLE
o SHAFT-COLLAR
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SolidWorks 2014 Tutorial
Notes:
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Chapter 1 - LINKAGE Assembly

Chapter Objective
SolidWorks is a design software application used to model and create 2D and 3D

sketches, 3D parts, 3D assemblies and 2D drawings. The chapter objective is to provide a
comprehensive understanding of the SolidWorks default User Interface and
CommandManager: Menu bar toolbar, Menu bar menu, Drop-down menu, Context
toolbar / menus, Fly-out FeatureManager, System feedback, Confirmation Corner,
Heads-up View toolbar and an understanding of Document Properties.
Obtain the working familiarity of the following SolidWorks sketch and feature tools:
Line, Circle, Centerpoint Straight Slot, Smart Dimension, Extruded Boss/Base, Extruded
Cut and Linear Pattern.
Create three individual parts: AXLE, SHAFT-COLLAR and FLATBAR.
Create the assembly, LINKAGE using the three created parts and the downloaded
subassembly - AirCylinder.
On the completion of this chapter, you will be able to:
Start a SolidWorks session and navigate through the SolidWorks (UI) and
CommandManager.
Set units and dimensioning standards for a SolidWorks document.
Generate a 2D sketch and identify the correct Sketch plane.
Add and modify sketch dimensions.
Create a 3D model.
Understand and apply the following SolidWorks features:

o Extruded Boss/Base, Extruded Cut and Linear Pattern
Insert the following Geometric relations: Vertical, Horizontal, Coincident, MidPoint,

Parallel and Equal.
Download an assembly into SolidWorks and create an assembly.
Understand the Assembly toolbar.
Apply the following Standard mates: Coincident, Concentric and Parallel.
Apply the Quick Mate method.
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Chapter Overview
SolidWorks is a 3D solid modeling CAD
software package used to produce and model
parts, assemblies, and drawings.
AXLE
SHAFTCOLLAR
SolidWorks provides design software to create

3D models and 2D drawings.
Create three parts in this chapter:
AXLE
SHAFT-COLLAR
FLATBAR
FLATBAR
Create the LINKAGE assembly.

Download the AirCylinder assembly
from the Pneumatic Components
folder.
Combine the created parts with the
AirCylinder sub-assembly to create
the LINKAGE assembly.
AirCylinder assembly
Illustrations in the book display the

default SolidWorks user interface for
2014 SP0.
Every license of SolidWorks
contains a copy of SolidWorks
SustainabilityXpress.
SustainabilityXpress calculates
environmental impact on a model in four key
areas: Carbon Footprint, Energy
Consumption, Air Acidification and Water
Eutrophication. Material and Manufacturing
process region, Transportation usage region,
Duration of usage, End of life, and more are
used as input variables.
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AXLE Part
The AXLE is a cylindrical rod. The AXLE
supports the two FLATBAR parts.
Tangent edges and origins are displayed for
educational purposes in this book.
The AXLE rotates about its axis. The
dimensions for the AXLE are determined from
other components in the LINKAGE assembly.
AXLE
FLATBAR
Start a new SolidWorks session.
AXLE
Create the AXLE part.

Apply the feature to create the part. Features are the building
blocks that add or remove material.
Utilize the Extruded Boss/Base
tool from the Features
toolbar to create a Boss-Exturde1 feature. The Extruded
Boss/Base feature adds material. The Base feature (BossExtrude1) is the first feature of the part. The Base feature is the
foundation of the part. Keep the Base feature simple!
The Base feature geometry for the AXLE is a simple
extrusion. How do you create a solid Extruded
Boss/Base feature for the AXLE?
Select the Front Plane as the Sketch plane.
Sketch a circular 2D profile on the Front Plane,

centered at the Origin as illustrated.
Apply the Extruded Boss/Base Feature. Extend the

profile perpendicular () to the Front Plane.
Origin
Utilize symmetry. Extrude the sketch with the Mid

Plane End Condition in Direction 1. The Extruded
Boss/Base feature is centered on both sides of the Front
Plane.
Start a SolidWorks session. The SolidWorks application
is located in the Programs folder.
Origin
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SolidWorks displays the Tip of the Day box. Read the Tip of the Day to obtain additional
knowledge on SolidWorks.
Create a new part. Select File, New from the Menu bar toolbar or click New
from the
Menu bar menu. There are two options for new documents: Novice and Advanced. Select
the Advanced option. Select the default Part document.
Activity: Start a SolidWorks Session
Start a SolidWorks 2014 session.
1) Click Start from the Windows Taskbar.
2) Click All Programs
3) Click the SolidWorks 2014 folder.

4) Click the SolidWorks 2014 application. The SolidWorks program window opens.
Note: Do not open a document at this time.

5) If you do not see the
below screen, click the

SolidWorks Resources
tab on the right side
of the Graphics window
location in the Task
Pane as illustrated.
6) Hover the mouse
pointer over the

SolidWorks icon as
illustrated.
7) Pin the Menu Bar
toolbar. View your

options.
If available, doubleclick the SolidWorks

icon on the Windows Desktop to start a SolidWorks
session.
The book is written using Microsoft Office 2010 on
Windows 7 utilizing SolidWorks 2014 SP0.
An updated color scheme for certain icons makes the
SolidWorks application more accessible to people
with color blindness. Icons in the active
PropertyManager use blue to indicate what you must
select on the screen; faces, edges, and so on. Adding blue to the icons provides a sharp
contrast in colors so that people with color blindness can distinguish one icon from
another.
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Activity: Understand the SolidWorks User Interface and CommandManager

Menu bar toolbar
SolidWorks 2014 (UI) is design

to make maximum use of the
Graphics window area. The
default Menu bar toolbar contains a set of the most
frequently used tool buttons from the Standard
toolbar. The available tools are:
New
Open
Save
Print
- Prints an active document
Undo
- Reverses the last action
Select
- Selects Sketch entities, components and more
Rebuild
- Rebuilds the active part, assembly or drawing
File Properties
Options
- Changes system options and Add-Ins for
SolidWorks.
- Creates a new document

- Opens an existing document
- Saves an active document
- Shows the summary information on the active document
The Search Knowledge Base and Community Forum option

from the Menu Bar toolbar requires Internet access.
Menu bar menu
Click SolidWorks in the Menu bar toolbar to display

the Menu bar menu. SolidWorks provides a Contextsensitive menu structure. The menu
titles remain the same for all three
types of documents, but the menu
items change depending on which
type of document is active.
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Example: The Insert menu includes features in part documents, mates in assembly
documents, and drawing views in drawing documents. The display of the menu is also
dependent on the workflow customization that you have selected. The default menu items
for an active document are: File, Edit, View, Insert, Tools, Window, Help and Pin.
The Pin
option displays the Menu bar toolbar and the Menu bar menu as illustrated.
Throughout the book, the Menu bar menu and the Menu bar toolbar are referred to as the
Menu bar.
Drop-down menu
SolidWorks takes advantage of the familiar Microsoft

Windows user interface. Communicate with
SolidWorks through drop-down menus, Context
sensitive toolbars, Consolidated toolbars or the
CommandManager tabs.
A command is an instruction that informs
SolidWorks to perform a task.
To close a SolidWorks drop-down menu, press the Esc
key. You can also click any other part of the
SolidWorks Graphics window or click another dropdown menu.
Right-click
Right-click in the Graphics window on a model, or in the

FeatureManager on a feature or sketch to display the Contextsensitive toolbar. If you are in the middle of a command, this
toolbar displays options specifically related to that command.
The most commonly used tools are located in the Pop-up Context
toolbar and CommandManager.
Press the s key to view/access
previous command tools in the
Graphics window.
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Consolidated toolbar
Similar commands are grouped together in the

CommandManager. Example: Variations of the Rectangle sketch
tool are group in a single fly-out button as illustrated.
If you select the Consolidated toolbar button without expanding:
For some commands such as Sketch, the most commonly
used command is performed. This command is the first listed and
the command shown on the button.
For commands such as rectangle, where you may want to
repeatedly create the same variant of the rectangle, the last used
command is performed. This is the highlighted command when the
Consolidated toolbar is expanded.
System feedback
SolidWorks provides system feedback by attaching

a symbol to the mouse pointer cursor.
Face
Edge
Dimension
The system feedback symbol indicates what you are

selecting or what the system is expecting you to
select.
As you move the mouse pointer across
your model, system feedback is
displayed in the form of a symbol,
riding next to the cursor as illustrated.
This is a valuable feature in
SolidWorks.
Confirmation Corner
When numerous SolidWorks commands are active, a symbol or a set of

symbols are displayed in the upper right hand corner of the Graphics
window. This area is called the Confirmation Corner.
When a sketch is active, the confirmation corner box displays two symbols.
The first symbol is the sketch tool icon. The second symbol is a large red X.
These two symbols supply a visual reminder that you are in an active
sketch. Click the sketch symbol icon to exit the sketch and to save any
changes that you made.
When other commands are active, the confirmation corner box provides a
green check mark and a large red X. Use the green check mark to execute
the current command. Use the large red X to cancel the command.
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Heads-up View toolbar
SolidWorks provides the user with

numerous view options from the
Standard Views, View and Heads-up
View toolbar.
The Heads-up View toolbar is a
transparent toolbar that is displayed
in the Graphics window when a
document is active.
You can hide, move or modify the
Heads-up View toolbar. To modify
the Heads-up View toolbar: rightclick on a tool and select or deselect
the tools that you want to display.
For an active
part or assembly
document
For an active
drawing
document
The following views are available:

Note: The available views are
document dependent.
: Zooms the
Zoom to Fit
model to fit the Graphics
window.
: Zooms to the
Zoom to Area
areas you select with a bounding
box.
Previous View
previous view.
Section View
: Displays a cutaway of a part or assembly,
using one or more cross section planes.
: Displays the
The Orientation dialog has an option to display a view cube (incontext View Selector) with a live model preview. This helps the
user to understand how each standard view orientates the model.
With the view cube, you can access additional standard views. The
views are easy to understand and they can be accessed simply by
selecting a face on the cube.
To activate the Orientation dialog box, press the spacebar or
icon from the Heads up View
click the View Orientation
toolbar. The active model is displayed in the View Selector in
an Isometric orientation (default view).
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As you hover over the buttons in the Orientation dialog box,

the corresponding faces dynamical highlight in the View
Selector. Select a view in the View Selector or click the view
from the Orientation dialog box. The Orientation dialog box
closes and the model rotates to the selected view.
Click the View Selector icon in the
Orientation dialog box to show or hide the incontext View Selector.
Press Ctrl + spacebar to activate the View
Selector.
Press the spacebar to activate the
Orientation dialog box.
View Orientation box

: Provides the ability
to select a view orientation or the number of
viewports. The available options are: Top,
Left, Front, Right, Back, Bottom, Single view,
Two view - Horizontal, Two view - Vertical,
Four view. Click the drop-down arrow
to
access Axonometric views: Isometric,
Dimetric and Trimetric.
Display Style
: Provides the ability to display the style
for the active view: The available options are: Wireframe,
Hidden Lines Visible, Hidden Lines Removed, Shaded,
Shaded With Edges.

Hide/Show Items
to select items to hide or show in the
Graphics window. The available items are
document dependent. Note the View Center
of Mass
icon.
Edit Appearance : Provides the ability to

edit the appearance of entities of the model.
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Apply Scene
: Provides the
ability to apply a scene to an active
part or assembly document. View
the available options.
View Setting : Provides the

ability to select the following settings:
RealView Graphics, Shadows In Shaded
Mode, Ambient Occlusion and Perspective.
Rotate view : Provides the ability to rotate

a drawing view. Input Drawing view angle
and select the ability to update and rotate
center marks with view.
3D Drawing View
to dynamically manipulate the drawing view
in 3D to make a selection.
The default part and document setting displays

the grid. To deactivate the grid, click Options
, Document Properties tab. Click Grid/Snaps,
uncheck the Display grid box.
Add a custom view to the Heads-up View
toolbar. Press the space key. The Orientation dialog box
is display. Click the New View
tool. The Name
View dialog box is displayed. Enter a new named view.
Click OK.
The book does not cover starting a
SolidWorks session in detail for the first
time. A default SolidWorks installation
presents you with several options. For
additional information, visit the following
sites: http://www.solidworks.com/goedu
and
http://www.solidworks.com/sw/education/6
443_ENU_HTML.htm.
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SolidWorks CommandManager
The SolidWorks CommandManager is a Context-sensitive toolbar that
automatically updates based on the toolbar you want to access. By
default, it has toolbars embedded in it based on your active document
type. When you click a tab below the CommandManager, it updates to
display that toolbar. Example, if you click the Sketch tab, the Sketch
toolbar is displayed. The default Part tabs are: Features, Sketch,
Evaluate, DimXpert and Office Products.
If you have SolidWorks, SolidWorks Professional, or SolidWorks Premium; the Office
Products tab appears on the CommandManager.
Below is an illustrated CommandManager for a default Part document.
Select the Add-In directly from the Office Products tab.
Text and Button sizes. You can set sizes for text and buttons from
the Toolbars tab of the Customize dialog box. To facilitate element
selection on touch interfaces such as tablets, you can set up the larger
Size buttons and text from the Options menu (Standard toolbar).
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Below is an illustrated CommandManager for a default Drawing

document. The default Drawing tabs are: View Layout, Annotation,
Sketch, Evaluate and Office Products.
If you have SolidWorks, SolidWorks Professional, or SolidWorks
Premium, the Office Products tab appears on the CommandManager.
Double-clicking the CommandManager when docked will make it
float. Double-clicking the CommandManager when it is floating will
return it to its last position in the Graphics window.
To add a custom tab to your CommandManager, right-click on

a tab and click Customize CommandManager from the dropdown menu. The Customize dialog box is displayed. You can
also select to add a blank tab as illustrated and populate it with
custom tools from the Customize dialog box.
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Below is an illustrated CommandManager for a default Assembly

document. The default Assembly tabs are: Assembly, Layout, Sketch,
Evaluate and Office Products.
If you have SolidWorks, SolidWorks Professional, or SolidWorks
Premium, the Office Products tab appears on the CommandManager.
If you have SolidWorks, SolidWorks Professional, or SolidWorks Premium, the

Office Products tab appears in the CommandManager.
By default, the illustrated options are
selected in the Customize box for the
CommandManager. Right-click on
an existing tab, click Customize
CommandManager to view your
options.
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Drag or double-click the CommandManager and it becomes a separate floating window.

Once it is floating, you can drag the CommandManager anywhere on or outside the
SolidWorks window.
To dock the CommandManager when it is floating, do one of the following:
While dragging the CommandManager in the SolidWorks window, move the pointer
over a docking icon command.
and click the needed
Double-click the floating CommandManager to revert the CommandManager to the

last docking position.
Screen shots in the book were

made using SolidWorks 2014
SP0 running Windows 7
Professional and MS Office
2010.
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Save space in the CommandManager, right-click in the

CommandManager and un-check the Use Large Buttons with
Text box. This eliminates the text associated with the tool.
DimXpert provides the ability to graphically
check if the model is fully dimensioned and
toleranced. DimXpert automatically recognize
manufacturing features. Manufacturing features are not SolidWorks features.
Manufacturing features are defined in 1.1.12 of the ASME Y14.5M-1994 Dimensioning
and Tolerancing standard. See SolidWorks Help for additional information.
FeatureManager Design Tree
The FeatureManager design tree is located on
the left side of the SolidWorks Graphics
window. The FeatureManager provides a
summarized view of the active part, assembly,
or drawing document. The tree displays the
details on how the part, assembly or drawing
document was created.
Understand the FeatureManager design tree to
troubleshoot your model. The FeatureManager
is used extensively throughout this book.
The FeatureManager consists of five default
tabs:
FeatureManager design tree
PropertyManager
ConfigurationManager
DimXpertManager
DisplayManager
tab
tab
tab
tab
tab
Select the Hide FeatureManager Tree Area arrows

Graphics window for modeling.
as illustrated to enlarge the
The Sensors tool

located in the FeatureManager monitors selected
properties in a part or assembly and alerts you when values deviate from the specified
limits. There are four sensor types: Mass properties, Measurement, Interference
Detection and Simulation data.
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Various commands provide the

ability to control what is displayed
in the FeatureManager design
tree. They are:
1. Show or Hide FeatureManager
items.
Click Options
from the
Menu bar. Click
FeatureManager from the
System Options tab. Customize
your FeatureManager from the
Hide/Show Tree Items dialog box.
2. Filter the FeatureManager design tree. Enter information in the
filter field. You can filter by: Type of features, Feature names,
Sketches, Folders, Mates, User-defined tags and Custom
properties.
Tags are keywords you can add to a SolidWorks document to
make them easier to filter and to search. The Tags
icon is
located in the bottom right corner of the Graphics
window.
Collapse all items in the FeatureManager,
right-click and select Collapse items, or press the
Shift + C keys.
The FeatureManager design tree and the Graphics window are
dynamically linked. Select sketches, features, drawing views,
and construction geometry in either pane.
Split the FeatureManager design tree and either display two
FeatureManager instances, or combine the FeatureManager
design tree with the ConfigurationManager or
PropertyManager.
Move between the FeatureManager design tree,
PropertyManager, ConfigurationManager, and
DimXpertManager by selecting the tabs at the top of the menu.
When you create a new part or assembly,
the three default Planes (Front, Right and Top)
are align with specific views. The Plane you
select for the Base sketch determines the
orientation of the part.
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The ConfigurationManager is located to the right of the

FeatureManager. Use the ConfigurationManager to create,
select and view multiple configurations of parts and
assemblies.
The icons in the ConfigurationManager denote whether the
configuration was created manually or with a design table.
The DimXpertManager tab provides the ability to insert
dimensions and tolerances manually or automatically.
The DimXpertManager provides the following
, Show Tolerance
selections: Auto Dimension Scheme
Status , Copy Scheme
and TolAnalyst Study .
TolAnalyst is available in SolidWorks Premium.
Fly-out FeatureManager
The fly-out FeatureManager design tree provides

the ability to view and select items in the
PropertyManager and the FeatureManager
design tree at the same time.
Throughout the book, you will select commands
and command options from the drop-down
menu, fly-out FeatureManager, Context toolbar
or from a SolidWorks toolbar.
Another method for accessing a command
is to use the accelerator key. Accelerator keys
are special key strokes, which activate the dropdown menu options. Some commands in the
menu bar and items in the drop-down menus
have an underlined character.
Press the Alt or Ctrl key followed by the
corresponding key to the underlined character
activates that command or option.
Press the s key to view the Shortcut toolbar. Shortcut menus provide
convenient access to previous applied tools and commands.
Illustrations may vary depending on your SolidWorks version and operating
system.
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Task Pane
The Task Pane is displayed when a SolidWorks session starts. The Task Pane can be
displayed in the following states: visible or hidden, expanded or collapsed, pinned
or unpinned, docked or floating.
The Task Pane contains the following default tabs:
SolidWorks Forum
Design Library
File Explorer
View Palette
Appearances, Scenes, and Decals
Custom Properties
Additional tabs are displayed with Add-Ins.
SolidWorks Forum
Click the SolidWorks Forum

icon to search
directly within the Task Pane. An internet
connection is required. You are required to register
and to login for postings and discussions.
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The basic SolidWorks Resources

menu displays the following
default selections: Getting Started,
SolidWorks Tools, Community,
Online Resources and Tip of the
Day.
Other user interfaces are available
during the initial software
installation selection: Machine Design, Mold Design or
Consumer Products Design.
Design Library
The Design Library

contains reusable parts, assemblies,
and other elements including library features.
The Design Library tab contains four default selections. Each
default selection contains additional sub categories.
The default selections are:
Design Library
Toolbox (Add-in)
3D ContentCentral (Internet access required)
SolidWorks Content (Internet access required)
Activate the SolidWorks Toolbox. Click Tools, AddIns, from the Main menu, check the SolidWorks Toolbox
box and SolidWorks Toolbox Browser box from the Addins dialog box.
To access the Design Library folders in a non-network
and browse to
environment, click Add File Location
the needed path. Paths may vary depending on your
SolidWorks version and window setup. In a network
environment, contact your IT department for system
details.
Access the SolidWorks
Toolbox directly from the Office
Products tab.
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File Explorer
File Explorer
duplicates Windows Explorer from your
local computer and displays:
Resent Documents
Directories
Open in SolidWorks and Desktop folders

Search
The SolidWorks Search box is displayed in the upper

right corner of the SolidWorks Graphics window
(Menu Bar toolbar). Enter the text or key words to
search.
New search modes have been added to SolidWorks
Search. You can search the Knowledge Base,
Community Forum, Commands, and Files and Models.
Internet access is required for the Community Forum
and Knowledge Base.
View Palette
The View Palette

tool located in the Task Pane
provides the ability to insert drawing views of an
active document, or click the Browse button to locate the
desired document.
Click and drag the view from the View Palette into an active
drawing sheet to create a drawing view.
The selected model is FLATBAR in the illustration.
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provide a simplified
way to display models in a photo-realistic setting using a
library of Appearances, Scenes, and Decals.
An appearance defines the visual properties of a model,
including color and texture. Appearances do not affect
physical properties, which are defined by materials.
Scenes provide a visual backdrop behind a model. In
SolidWorks, they provide reflections on the model.
PhotoView 360 is an Add-in. Drag and drop a selected
appearance, scene or decal on a feature, surface, part or
assembly.
Custom Properties
The Custom Properties

tool provides the ability to enter
custom and configuration specific properties directly into
SolidWorks files.
Document Recovery
If auto recovery is initiated in the System Options section and

the system terminates unexpectedly with an active document,
the saved information files are available on the Task Pane
Document Recovery tab the next
time you start a SolidWorks
session.
Run DFMXpress from the
Evaluate tab or from Tools
DFMXpress in the Menu bar
menu. The DFMXpress icon is
displayed in the Task Pane.
To display the Selection Filter toolbar, click View,
Toolbars, Selection Filter. The Selection Filter is
displayed.
To clear a Filter icon
the Selection Filter toolbar.
, click Clear All Filters from
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Motion Study tab

Motion Studies are graphical simulations of motion for an assembly. Access
MotionManager from the Motion Study tab. The Motion Study tab is located in the
bottom left corner of the Graphics window.
Incorporate visual properties such as lighting and camera perspective. Click the Motion
Study tab to view the MotionManager. Click the Model tab to return to the
FeatureManager design tree.
The MotionManager display a timeline-based interface, and provide the following

selections from the drop-down menu as illustrated:
Animation: Apply Animation to animate the motion of an assembly. Add a motor and
insert positions of assembly components at various times using set key points. Use the
Animation option to create animations for motion that do not require accounting for
mass or gravity.
Basic Motion: Apply Basic Motion for approximating the

effects of motors, springs, collisions and gravity on
assemblies. Basic Motion takes mass into account in
calculating motion. Basic Motion computation is relatively
fast, so you can use this for creating presentation animations
using physics-based simulations. Use the Basic Motion
option to create simulations of motion that account for
mass, collisions or gravity.
If the Motion Study tab is not displayed in the Graphics window, click View,
MotionManager from the Menu bar.
For older assemblies created before 2008, the
Animation1 tab maybe displayed. View the Assembly
Chapter for additional information.
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To create a new Motion Study, click Insert, New Motion

Study from the Menu bar.
View SolidWorks Help for additional information on Motion Study.
Activity: Create a New Part
A part is a 3D model, which consist of features. What are

features?
Features are geometry building blocks.
Most features either add or remove material.
Some features do not affect material (Cosmetic

Thread).
Features are created either from 2D or 3D sketched

profiles or from edges and faces of existing geometry.
Features are an individual shape that combined with

other features, makes up a part or assembly. Some
features, such as bosses and cuts, originate as
sketches. Other features, such as shells and fillets,
modify a feature's geometry.
Features are displayed in the FeatureManager as

illustrated (Boss-Extrude1, Cut-Extrude1,
Cut-Extrude2, Mirror1, Cut-Extrude3 and
CirPattern1).
You can suppress a feature. A suppress feature is display in light gray.

The first sketch of a part is called the Base Sketch. The Base sketch is the foundation for
the 3D model. In this book, we focus on 2D sketches and 3D features.
During the initial SolidWorks installation, you are requested to select either the ISO
or ANSI drafting standard. ISO is typically a European-drafting standard and uses First
Angle Projection. The book is written using the ANSI (US) overall drafting standard and
Third Angle Projection for drawings.
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There are two modes in the New

SolidWorks Document dialog box:
Novice and Advanced. The Novice
option is the default option with
three templates. The Advanced
mode contains access to additional
templates and tabs that you create in
system options. Use the Advanced
mode in this book.
Novice Mode
Create a New part.

8) Click New
from the Menu bar.

The New SolidWorks Document
dialog box is displayed.
Select Advanced Mode.

9) Click the Advanced button to
display the New SolidWorks
Document dialog box in Advance
mode.
10) The Templates tab is the default
tab. Part is the default template

from the New SolidWorks
Document dialog box. Click OK.
Advanced Mode
SolidWorks Web Help is active by

default under Help in the Main
menu bar.
The Advanced mode remains selected for all new documents in the current SolidWorks
session. When you exit SolidWorks, the Advanced mode setting is saved.
The default SolidWorks installation contains two tabs in the New SolidWorks Document
dialog box: Templates and Tutorial. The Templates tab corresponds to the default
SolidWorks templates. The Tutorial tab corresponds to the templates utilized in the
SolidWorks Tutorials.
During the initial SolidWorks installation, you are request to select either the ISO or
ANSI drafting standard. ISO is typically a European drafting standard and uses First
Third Angle Projection for all drawing documents.
Part1 is displayed in the FeatureManager and is the name of the document. Part1 is the
default part window name. The Menu bar, CommandManager, FeatureManager, Headsup View toolbar, SolidWorks Resources, SolidWorks Search, Task Pane, and the Origin
are displayed in the Graphics window.
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The Part Origin

is displayed in blue in the center of the Graphics window. The
Origin represents the intersection of the three default reference planes: Front Plane, Top
Plane and Right Plane. The positive X-axis is horizontal and points to the right of the
Origin in the Front view. The positive Y-axis is vertical and point upward in the Front
view. The FeatureManager contains a list of features, reference geometry, and settings
utilized in the part.
Edit the document units directly from the Graphics
window as illustrated.
Grid/Snaps are deactivated in the Graphics window for
improved modeling clarity.
Search tool
Main Menu Toolbar
Heads-up Toolbar
FeatureManager
Task Pane
Hide / Show FeatureManager
Origin
Triad
Units
Model Mode
Motion Mode
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The CommandManager is document dependent. The tabs are located on the bottom left
side of the CommandManager and display the available toolbars and features for each
corresponding tab. The default tabs for a Part are: Features, Sketch, Evaluate, DimXpert
and Office Products.
The Features icon and Features

toolbar should be selected by
default in Part mode.
The CommandManager is utilized
in this text. Control the
CommandManager display.
Right-click in the gray area to the
icon in the
right of the Options
Menu bar toolbar. A complete list
of toolbars is displayed. Check
CommandManager if required.
Another way to display a
toolbar, click View, Toolbars from
the Menu bar menu. Select the
required toolbar.
Select individual toolbars from the
View, Toolbars list to display in the
Graphics window. Reposition
toolbars by clicking and dragging.
Click View, Origins from the
Menu bar menu to display the
Origin in the Graphics window.
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Activity: Create the AXLE Part

Set the Menu bar toolbar and Menu bar menu.
11) Click SolidWorks to expand the Menu bar menu.
12) Pin
the Menu bar as illustrated. Use both the Menu bar menu and the Menu bar toolbar in
this book.
The SolidWorks Help Topics contains step-by-step instructions for various commands.
The Help
icon is displayed in the dialog box or in the PropertyManager for each
feature.
Set the Document Properties.
13) Click Options
from the Menu bar. The System Options General dialog
box is displayed
14) Click the Document
Properties tab.
15) Select ANSI from the
Overall drafting standard

drop-down menu. Various
Detailing options are
available depending on the
selected standard.
Various detailing
options are available
depending on the selected
standard.
The Overall drafting standard determines the
display of dimension text, arrows, symbols, and
spacing. Units are the measurement of physical
quantities. Millimeter dimensioning and decimal
inch dimensioning are the two most common unit
types specified for engineering parts and
drawings.
The primary units in this book are
provided in IPS, (inch, pound, second).
The optional secondary units are
provided in MMGS, (millimeters,
grams, second) and are indicated in
brackets [ ].
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Most illustrations are provided

in both inches and millimeters.
Set the document units.
16) Click Units.
17) Click IPS (inch, pound, second)
[MMGS] for Unit system.

18) Select .123, [.12] (three decimal
places) for Length basic units.

19) Select None for Angle decimal
places.
20) Click OK from the Document
Properties - Units dialog box. The

Part FeatureManager is displayed.
Activity: AXLE Part-Extruded Base Feature
Insert a new sketch for the Extruded Base feature.
21) Right-click Front Plane from the FeatureManager. This is your Sketch plane. The Context
toolbar is displayed.
22) Click Sketch
from the Context toolbar as illustrated.
Context Toolbar
Origin
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The Sketch toolbar is displayed. Front Plane is your Sketch plane. Note: the grid is
deactivated for picture clarity.
You can also click the Front Plane from the FeatureManager and click the Sketch
tab from the CommandManager.
23) Click the Circle
tool from the Sketch toolbar. The Circle PropertyManager is displayed.
The Circle-based tool uses a Consolidated Circle PropertyManager. The SolidWorks

application defaults to the last used tool type.
24) Drag the mouse pointer into the Graphics window. The cursor displays the Circle icon
symbol
25) Click the Origin
of the circle. The cursor displays the Coincident to point feedback
symbol.
26) Drag the mouse pointer to the right of the Origin to create the circle as illustrated. The
center point of the circle is positioned at the Origin.
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27) Click a position to create the circle. The activated
circle is displayed in blue.

Add a dimension.
28) Click Smart Dimension
from the Sketch toolbar.
The cursor displays the Smart Dimension icon
29) Click the circumference of the circle.

30) Click a position diagonally above the circle in the
Graphics window.
31) Enter .188in, [4.78] in the Modify dialog box. Note
The Dimension Modify dialog box provides the ability

to select a unit drop-down menu to directly modify
units in a sketch or feature from the document
properties.
32) Click the Green Check mark
in the
Modify dialog box. The diameter of the
circle is .188 inches.
If required, click the blue arrow head dots to

toggle the direction of the dimension arrow.
The circular sketch is centered at the Origin.
The dimension indicates the diameter of the circle.
Press the f key to fit the part document to the Graphics
window.
Add relations, then dimensions. This keeps the user from
having too many unnecessary dimensions. This also helps to show
the design intent of the model. Dimension what geometry you
intent to modify or adjust.
The Dimension
Modify dialog box
provides the ability to
create an equation
driven dimension
relative to a function or
File Property. See
SolidWorks Help for
additional detail
information.
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Extrude the sketch to create the Base Feature.

33) Click the Features tab from the
CommandManager.
34) Click the Extruded Boss/Base
Features tool. The Boss-Extrude

PropertyManager is displayed. Blind is the
default End Condition in Direction 1.
35) Select Mid Plane for End Condition in
Direction 1.
36) Enter 1.375in, [34.93] for Depth in
Direction 1. Accept the default conditions.

37) Click OK
from the Boss-Extrude

PropertyManager. Boss-Extrude1 is
displayed in the FeatureManager.
Fit the model to the Graphics window.

38) Press the f key. Note the location
of the Origin in the model.
Use Symmetry. When possible

and if it makes sense, model objects
symmetrically about the origin.
Rename a feature or sketch.
Slowly click the feature or sketch name twice and enter the new
name when the old one is highlighted.
Right-click anywhere on an extruded feature to set or
modify the end condition from the pop-up shortcut menu. Click
in empty space, on geometry, or on the handle. The pop-up
shortcut menu provides options for
Direction 1 and Direction 2. Note:
Options are document dependent.
Display an Isometric view of the
model. Press the space bar to display
the Orientation dialog box. Click the
Isometric view
icon.
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The Boss-Extrude PropertyManager displays the parameters

utilized to define the feature. The Mid Plane End Condition in the
Direction 1 box extrudes the sketch equally on both sides of the
Sketch plane. The depth defines the extrude distance.
The Boss-Extrude1 feature name is displayed in the
FeatureManager. The FeatureManager lists the features, planes,
and other geometry that construct the part. Extrude features add
material. Extrude features require the following: Sketch Plane,
Sketch and depth.
The Sketch plane is the Front Plane. The Sketch is a circle with
the diameter of .188in, [4.76]. The Depth is 1.375in, [34.93].
For many features; (Extruded Boss/Base, Extruded
Cut, Simple Hole, Revolved Boss/Base, Revolved Cut,
Fillet, Chamfer, Scale, Shell, Rib, Circular Pattern, Linear
Pattern, Curve Driven Pattern, Revolved Surface, Extruded
Surface, Fillet Surface, Edge Flange and Base Flange) you
can enter and modify equations directly in the
PropertyManager fields that allow numerical inputs. You
can create equations with global variables, functions, and
file properties without accessing the Equations, Global
Variables and Dimensions dialog box.
For example, in the PropertyManager for the Extruded
Boss/Base feature, you can enter equations in:
Depth fields for Direction 1 and Direction 2
Draft fields for Direction 1 and Direction 2
Thickness fields for a Thin Feature with two direction

types
Offset Distance field
To create an equation in a numeric input field, start by

entering = (equal sign). A drop-down list displays options
for global variables, functions, and file properties. Numeric
input fields that contain equations can display either the
equation itself or its evaluated value. You can toggle
between the equation and the value by clicking the
Equations or Global Variable button that appears at the
beginning of the field.
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Activity: AXLE Part-Save

Save the part.
39) Click Save As from the Drop-down Menu bar.
40) Click the DOCUMENTS file folder. Note: The procedure will be
different depending on your Operating System.

41) Click New Folder.
42) Enter SW-TUTORIAL-2014
for the file folder name. Note:

In this book all models,
assemblies and templates
are saved to the SWTUTORIAL-2014 folder.
43) Double-click the SW-
TUTORIAL-2014 file folder.

SW-TUTORIAL-2014 is the
Save in file folder name.
44) Enter AXLE for the File
name.
45) Enter AXLE ROD for the
Description.
46) Click Save. The AXLE
FeatureManager is displayed.
Organize parts into file folders. The file folder for this chapter is named: SWTUTORIAL-2014. All documents for this book are saved in the SW-TUTORIAL-2014
file folder.
Activity: AXLE Part - Edit Appearance

Modify the color of the part.
47) Right-click the AXLE
FeatureManager.
icon at the top of the
48) Click the Appearances drop-down arrow.

49) Click the Edit color box as illustrated. The Color
PropertyManager is displayed. AXLE is displayed in the

Selection box.
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50) Select a light blue color from the Color box.
View your options.

51) Click OK
from the Color PropertyManager.

View the AXLE in the Graphics window.
Use the Appearances PropertyManager to apply

colors, material appearances, and transparency
to parts and assembly components. For sketches
or curves only, use the Sketch/Curve Color
PropertyManager to apply colors.
The Advanced tab includes the Illumination
and Surface Finish tabs, and additional options
in the Color/Image and Mapping tabs. To
display the simplified Color/Image or Mapping
interfaces, click the Basic tab.
Sketching in SolidWorks is the basis for creating features.

Features are the basis for creating parts, which can be put
together into assemblies.
The sketch status appears in the window status bar and in
the FeatureManager. Colors indicate the state of individual
sketch entities. Sketches are generally in one of the
following states:
1.) (+) Over defined. The sketch is displayed in red.
2.) (-) Under defined. The sketch is displayed in blue.
3.) No prefix. The sketch is fully defined. This is the ideal
sketch state. A fully defined sketch has complete
information (manufacturing and inspection) and is
displayed in black.
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The SketchXpert PropertyManager

provides the ability to diagnose an over
defined sketch to create a fully defined
sketch. If you have an over defined sketch,
click Over Defined at the bottom of the
Graphics window toolbar. The
SketchXpert PropertyManager is
displayed. Click the Diagnose button.
Select the desired solution and click the
Accept button from the Results box.
Activity: AXLE Part-View Modes
Orthographic projection is the process of projecting views onto Parallel planes with
projectors.
The default reference planes are the Front,
Top and Right Planes.
The Isometric view displays the part in 3D
with two equal projection angles.
The Heads-up View toolbar illustration
may vary depending on your SolidWorks
release version.
Click View, Origins from the Menu bar menu to display
the Origin in the Graphics window.
Display the various view modes using the Heads-up View toolbar.
52) Deactivate the View Selector. Hide the in-context View Selector box.
53) Click Front view
from the Heads-up View
toolbar.
54) Click Top view
55) Click Right view
from the Heads-up View toolbar.

toolbar.
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56) Click Isometric view
View modes manipulate the model in the Graphics window.

Display the various View modes.
57) Press the lower case z key to zoom out.
58) Press the upper case Z key to zoom in.
59) Click Zoom to Fit
to display the full size of the part in the
current window.
60) Right-click in the Graphics window. View the available view tools.
61) Click inside the Graphics window.
Rotate the model.

62) Click the middle mouse button and move your mouse. The model
is displayed.
rotates. The Rotate icon
63) Press the up arrow on your key board. The arrow keys rotate the
model in 15 degree increments.
View modes remain active until deactivated from the View

toolbar or unchecked from the pop-up menu.
Utilize the center wheel of the mouse to Zoom
In/Zoom Out and Rotate the model in the Graphics
window.
View the various Display Styles.
toolbar.
65) Click the drop-down arrow from the Display Styles
box from the Heads-up Views toolbar as illustrated.

SolidWorks provides five key Display Styles:
Shaded . Displays a shaded view of the model

with no edges.
Shaded With Edges . Displays a shaded view

of the model, with edges.
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Hidden Lines Removed . Displays only those model edges that can be seen from
the current view orientation.
Hidden Lines Visible . Displays all edges of the model. Edges that are hidden from
the current view are displayed in a different color or font.
Wireframe
. Displays all edges of the model.
Save the AXLE part.

66) Click Save
. The AXLE part is complete.
Review the AXLE Part

The AXLE part utilized the Extruded Boss/Base feature. The
Extruded Boss/Base feature adds material. The Extruded
feature required a Sketch Plane, sketch and depth. The AXLE
Sketch plane was the Front Plane. The 2D circle was sketched
centered at the Origin. A dimension defined the overall size of
the sketch based on the dimensions of mating parts in the
LINKAGE assembly.
The default name of the Base feature is Boss-Extrude1. Boss-Extrude1 utilized the Mid
Plane End Condition. The Boss-Extrude1 feature is symmetrical about the Front Plane.
The Edit Color option modified the part color. Select the Part icon in the FeatureManager
to modify the color of the part. Color and a prefix define the sketch status. A blue sketch
is under defined. A black sketch is fully defined. A red sketch is over defined.
The default Reference planes are the Front, Top, and
Right Planes. Utilize the Heads-up View toolbar to
display the principle views of a part. The View
Orientation and Display Style tools manipulate the model
in the Graphics windows.
Instant3D provides the ability to click and drag
geometry and dimension manipulator points to resize
features in the Graphics window, and to use on-screen
rulers to measure modifications. In this book, you will
primarily use the PropertyManager and dialog boxes to
create and modify model dimensions. Explore Instant3D
as an exercise.
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SHAFT-COLLAR Part
The SHAFT-COLLAR part is a hardened steel ring fastened to
the AXLE part.
Two SHAFT-COLLAR parts are used to position the two
FLATBAR parts on the AXLE.
Create the SHAFT-COLLAR part.
Utilize the Extruded Boss/Base
feature. The Extruded
Boss/Base feature requires a 2D circular profile.
Utilize symmetry. Sketch a circle on the Front Plane centered
at the Origin.
Extrude the sketch with the Mid Plane End Condition. The
Extruded Boss/Base feature (Boss-Extrude1) is centered on
both sides of the Front Plane.
feature removes material. Utilize an
The Extruded Cut
Extruded Cut feature to create a hole. The Extruded Cut feature
requires a 2D circular profile. Sketch a circle on the front face
centered at the Origin.
The Through All End Condition extends the Extruded Cut
feature from the front face through all existing geometry.
The book is designed to expose the new SolidWorks user to
many different tools, techniques and procedures. It may not
always use the most direct tool or process.
Activity: SHAFT-COLLAR Part-Extruded Boss/Base Feature

Create a New part.
67) Click New
from the Menu bar. The New SolidWorks

Document dialog box is displayed. The Templates tab is the
default tab. Part is the default template from the New
SolidWorks Document dialog box.
68) Double-click Part. The Part FeatureManager is displayed.
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Save the part.

69) Click Save As from the drop-down Menu bar.
70) Enter SHAFT-COLLAR for File name in the
SW-TUTORIAL-2014 folder.
71) Enter SHAFT-COLLAR for Description.
72) Click Save. The SHAFT-COLLAR
Set the Dimension standard and part units.
, Document
Properties tab from the Menu bar.
73) Click Options
74) Select ANSI from the Overall drafting
standard drop-down menu.

75) Click Units.
76) Click IPS (inch, pound, second),
[MMGS] for Unit system.

77) Select .123, [.12] (three decimal
places) for Length units Decimal

places.
78) Select None for Angular units
Decimal places.
79) Click OK from the Document
Properties - Units dialog box.
To view the Origin, click

View, Origins from the Menu bar
menu.
When you create a new part or
assembly, the three default Planes
(Front, Right and Top) are align
with specific views. The Plane you
select for the Base sketch
determines the orientation of the
part.
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Insert a new sketch for the Extruded Base feature.

80) Right-click Front Plane from the FeatureManager. This is the
Sketch plane. The Context toolbar is displayed.
81) Click Sketch
from the Context toolbar as illustrated. The

Sketch toolbar is displayed.
tool from the Sketch toolbar. The Circle

PropertyManager is displayed. The cursor displays the Circle
icon symbol
83) Click the Origin
. The cursor displays the Coincident to point
feedback symbol.
84) Drag the mouse pointer to the right of the Origin as illustrated.
85) Click a position to create the circle.
Add a dimension.
86) Click Smart Dimension
from the Sketch toolbar.
87) Click the circumference of the circle. The cursor displays
the diameter feedback symbol.

88) Click a position diagonally above the circle in the Graphics
window.
89) Enter .4375in, [11.11] in the Modify dialog box.
in the Modify dialog box.
The black sketch is fully defined.
Note: Three decimal places are displayed. The diameter

value .4375 rounds to .438.
Extrude the sketch to create the Base feature.
CommandManager.
92) Click the Extruded Boss/Base
features tool. The Boss-Extrude

PropertyManager is displayed.
93) Select Mid Plane for End Condition in
Direction 1.
94) Enter .250in, [6.35] for Depth. Accept
the default conditions. Note the

location of the Origin.
95) Click OK
from the Boss-Extrude

PropertyManager. Boss-Extrude1 is
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Fit the model to the Graphics window. Display a trimetric view.

96) Press the f key.
97) Click Trimetric
from the Heads-Up View toolbar.
Save the model.

98) Click Save
Activity: SHAFT-COLLAR Part-Extruded Cut Feature

Insert a new sketch for the Extruded Cut feature.
99) Right-click the front circular face of the Boss-Extrude1
feature for the Sketch plane. The mouse pointer
displays the face feedback
icon.
View the mouse pointer feedback icon for the

correct geometry: line, face, point or vertex.
100) Click Sketch
from the Context toolbar as

illustrated. The Sketch toolbar is displayed. This is your
Sketch plane.
101) Click Hidden Lines Removed
from the Heads-up
View toolbar.
tool from the Sketch toolbar. The

Circle PropertyManager is displayed. The cursor
displays the Circle icon symbol
103) Click the red Origin
. The cursor displays the

Coincident to point feedback symbol.
104) Drag the mouse pointer to the right of the Origin.

105) Click a position to create the circle as illustrated.
Add a dimension.
106) Click the Smart Dimension
Sketch tool.

108) Click a position diagonally above the circle in the
Graphics window.
109) Enter .190in, [4.83] in the Modify dialog box.
in the Modify dialog
box.
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Insert an Extruded Cut feature.

CommandManager.
112) Click Extruded Cut
from the Features

toolbar. The Cut-Extrude PropertyManager
is displayed.
113) Select Through All for End Condition in
Direction 1. The direction arrow points to the

back. If needed, click the Reverse Direction
button. Accept the default conditions.
114) Click OK
from the Cut-Extrude

PropertyManager. Cut-Extrude1 is displayed in the
FeatureManager.
The Extruded Cut feature is named Cut-Extrude1. The

Through All End Condition removes material from the Front
Plane through the Boss-Extrude1 geometry.
Model about the origin; this provides a point of
reference.
Press the spacebar to activate the Orientation dialog box.
Activity: SHAFT-COLLAR-Modify Dimensions and Edit Color
Modify the dimensions.
115) Click Trimetric view
116) Click the z key a few times to Zoom in.

117) Double-click the outside cylindrical face of the
SHAFT-COLLAR. The Boss-Extrude1 dimensions are

displayed. Sketch dimensions are displayed in black. The
Extrude depth dimensions are displayed in blue.
118) Double-click the .250in, [6.35] depth dimension.
119) Enter .500in, [12.70].
120) Click Rebuild
from the Menu bar.
The Boss-Extrude1 feature and

Cut-Extrude1 feature are modified.
Return to the original dimensions.
121) Click the Undo
tool from the Menu bar.
Display Shaded With Edges.
122) Click Shaded With Edges
Heads-up View toolbar.
from the
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Modify the part color.

123) Right-click the SHAFT-COLLAR Part
icon at the top of the FeatureManager.
124) Click the Appearances drop-down arrow.
125) Click the Edit color box as illustrated. The Color
PropertyManager is displayed. SHAFT-COLLAR is

displayed in the Selection box.
126) Select a light green color from the Color box.
127) Click OK
from the Color PropertyManager. View the

SHAFT-COLLAR in the Graphics window.
Save the SHAFT-COLLAR part.

128) Click Save
. The SHAFT-COLLAR part is complete.

Note: all sketches should be fully defined.
Review the SHAFT-COLLAR Part

The SHAFT-COLLAR utilized an Extruded Boss/Base
feature. The Extruded Boss/Base feature adds material. An
Extruded feature required a Sketch Plane, sketch and depth.
The Sketch plane was the Front Plane. The 2D circle was
sketched centered at the Origin. A dimension fully defined the
overall size of the sketch. The default name of the feature was
Boss-Extrude1. Boss-Extrude1 utilized the Mid Plane End
Condition. The Boss-Extrude1 feature was symmetric about
the Front Plane.
feature removed material to create
The Extruded Cut
the hole. The Extruded Cut feature default named was
Cut-Extrude1. The Through All End Condition option
created the Cut-Extrude1 feature. Feature dimensions
were modified. The Edit Color option was utilized to
modify the part color.
Click Options, Document Properties tab,
Dimension and click the Smart box to have the
dimension leader arrow head point inwards for ANSI.
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FLATBAR Part
The FLATBAR part fastens to the AXLE.
The FLATBAR contains nine, .190in holes
spaced 0.5in apart.
The FLATBAR part is manufactured from
.090inch 6061 alloy.
AXLE
Create the FLATBAR part. Utilize the new

tool with an Extruded
Straight Slot Sketch
Boss/Base
feature. The Extruded feature
requires a 2D profile sketched on the Front Plane.
The Straight Slot Sketch tool automatically
applies design symmetry, (Midpoint and Equal
geometric relations). Create the 2D profile
centered about the Origin. Relations
control the size and position of
entities with constraints.
FLATBAR
First Point Second Point
feature
Utilize an Extruded Cut
to create the first hole. This is the
seed feature for the Linear Pattern.
Utilize a Linear Pattern
feature to create
the remaining holes. A Linear Pattern creates
an array of features in a specified direction.
Add relations, then dimensions. This keeps the user from having too many
unnecessary dimensions. This also helps to show the design intent of the model.
Dimension what geometry you intent to modify or adjust.
Activity: FLATBAR Part-Extruded Base Feature
Create a New part.
129) Click New
from the Menu bar. The New SolidWorks

Document dialog box is displayed. The Templates tab is the
default tab. Part is the default template from the New
SolidWorks Document dialog box.
130) Double-click Part. The Part FeatureManager is displayed.
Save the part.

131) Click Save As from the drop-down Menu bar.
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132) Enter FLATBAR for File name in the
SW-TUTORIAL-2014 folder
133) Enter FLAT BAR 9 HOLES for
Description.
134) Click Save. The FLATBAR
Set the Dimension standard and part units.
135) Click Options
, Document
Properties tab from the Menu bar.
136) Select ANSI from the Overall drafting
standard drop-down menu.

137) Click Units.
138) Click IPS, [MMGS] for Unit
system.
139) Select .123, [.12] for Length
units Decimal places.

140) Select None for Angular units
Decimal places.
141) Click OK to set the document
units.
Insert a new sketch for the Extruded
Base feature.
142) Right-click Front Plane from
the FeatureManager. This is
the Sketch plane.
143) Click Sketch
from the
Context toolbar as illustrated.
The Sketch toolbar is
displayed.
Utilize the Consolidated Slot

Sketch toolbar. Apply the Centerpoint
Straight Slot Sketch tool. The Straight
Slot Sketch tool provides the ability to
sketch a straight slot from a center
point. In this example, use the origin as
your center point.
144) Click the Centerpoint Straight Slot
tool from the Sketch toolbar. The

Slot PropertyManager is displayed.
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Create the Straight Slot with three points.

145) Click the Origin. This is your first point.
146) Click a point directly to the right of the
Origin. This is your second point.

147) Click a point directly above the second
point. This is your third point. The Straight

Slot is displayed.
148) Click OK
First Point
Second Point
from the Slot PropertyManager.
View the Sketch relations.

149) Click View, Sketch Relations from the
Menu bar menu. View the sketch relations in
the Graphics window.
Deactivate the Sketch relations.
150) Click View, un-check Sketch Relations from
the Menu bar. The Straight Slot Sketch tool
provides a midpoint relation with the Origin
and Equal relations between the other sketch
entities.
Add a dimension.
tool from the
Sketch toolbar.
152) Click the horizontal centerline.
153) Click a position above the top horizontal line in the Graphics
window.
154) Enter 4.000in, [101.6] in the Modify dialog box.
in the Modify dialog box.
156) Click the right arc of the FLATBAR.

157) Click a position diagonally to the
right in the Graphics window.

158) Enter .250in, [6.35] in the Modify
dialog box.
in
the Modify dialog box. The black

sketch is fully defined.
Model about the Origin, this

provides a point of reference for your
dimensions to fully define the sketch.
Its considered best practice to
fully define all sketches in the model. However; there are times when this is not practical.
Generally when using the Spline tool to create a freeform shape.
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Extrude the sketch to create the Base (Boss-Extrude1) feature.

160) Click Extruded Boss/Base
from the Features toolbar.

The Boss-Extrude PropertyManager is displayed.
161) Enter .090in, [2.29] for Depth. Accept the default conditions.
162) Click OK
from the Boss-Extrude PropertyManager.

Boss-Extrude1 is displayed in the FeatureManager.

Save the FLATBAR part.
164) Click Save
Click View, Origins from

the Menu bar menu to display
the Origin in the Graphics
window.
The book is designed to expose the new SolidWorks user to
many different tools, techniques and procedures. It may not always
use the most direct tool or process.
Activity: FLATBAR Part-Extruded Cut Feature
Insert a new sketch for the Extruded Cut Feature.
165) Right-click the front face of the BossExtrude1 feature in the Graphics window. This
is the Sketch plane. Boss-Extrude1 is
highlighted in the FeatureManager.
166) Click Sketch
from the Context toolbar as

illustrated. The Sketch toolbar is displayed.
Display a Front view - Hidden Lines Removed.

167) Click Front view
168) Click Hidden Lines Removed
toolbar.
The process of placing the mouse pointer over an existing

arc to locate its center point is called wake up.
Rename a feature or sketch for clarity. Slowly click the
feature or sketch name twice and enter the new name when the
old one is highlighted.
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Wake up the Center point.

Sketch tool from the Sketch toolbar.
The Circle PropertyManager is displayed.
170) Place the mouse pointer on the left arc. Do not click. The
center point of the slot arc is displayed.

171) Click the center point of the arc.
172) Click a position to the right of the center point to create
the circle as illustrated.

Add a dimension.
Sketch tool.

175) Click a position diagonally above and to the left of
the circle in the Graphics window.

176) Enter .190in, [4.83] in the Modify box.
in the Modify
dialog box.
Display an Isometric view - Shaded With Edges.
toolbar.
179) Click Shaded With Edges
from the Heads-up
View toolbar.
Insert an Extruded Cut feature.
180) Click the Features tab from the CommandManager.
181) Click Extruded Cut
from the Features toolbar.

The Cut- Extrude PropertyManager is displayed.
182) Select Through All for End Condition in Direction 1.
The direction arrow points to the back. Accept the

default conditions.
183) Click OK
from the Cut-Extrude

PropertyManager. The Cut-Extrude1 feature is

184) Click Save
Think design intent. When do you use various

End Conditions? What are you trying to do with the
design? How does the component fit into an Assembly?
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The blue Cut-Extrude1 icon indicates that the feature is selected.

Select features by clicking their icons in the FeatureManager or by
selecting their geometry in the Graphics window.
When you create a new part or assembly, the three default
Planes (Front, Right and Top) are align with specific views. The
Plane you select for the Base sketch determines the orientation of
the part.
Activity: FLATBAR Part-Linear Pattern Feature

Create a Linear Pattern feature.
185) Click the Linear Pattern
tool from the

Features toolbar. The Linear Pattern
PropertyManager is displayed. CutExtrude1 is displayed in the Features to
Pattern box. Note: If Cut-Extrude1 is
not displayed, click inside the Features
to Pattern box. Click Cut-Extrude1 from
the fly-out FeatureManager.
186) Click the top edge of the Boss-
Extrude1 feature for Direction1 in the

Graphics window. Edge<1> is
displayed in the Pattern Direction box.
187) Enter 0.5in, [12.70] for Spacing.
188) Enter 9 for Number of Instances.
Instances are the number of

occurrences of a feature.
189) The Direction arrow points to the right.
Click the Reverse Direction

button if required.
190) Check Geometry Pattern from the
Options box.
191) Click OK
from the Linear Pattern

PropertyManager. The LPattern1
feature is displayed in the
FeatureManager.
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192) Click Save
. The FLATBAR part is complete.
Close all documents.

193) Click Windows, Close All from the Menu bar.
To remove Tangent edges, click

Display/Selections from the Options menu, check the
Removed box.
Review the FLATBAR Part

The FLATBAR part utilized an Extruded Boss/Base
feature as
the first feature. The Sketch plane was the Front Plane. The 2D
sketch utilized the Straight Slot Sketch tool to create the slot
profile.
You added linear and radial dimensions to define your sketch.
You applied the Extruded Boss/Base feature with a Blind End
Condition in Direction 1. Boss-Extrude1 was created.
You created a circle sketch for the Extruded Cut feature on the
front face of Boss-Extrude1. The front face was your Sketch plane
for the Extruded Cut feature. The Extruded Cut
feature
removed material to create the hole. The Extruded Cut feature
default name was Cut-Extrude1. The Through All End Condition option in Direction 1
created the Cut-Extrude1 feature. The Cut-Extrude1 feature is the seed feature for the
Linear Pattern of holes.
feature created an array of 9 holes, equally spaced along the
The Linear Pattern
length of the FLATBAR part.
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An assembly is a document that contains two or more parts. An assembly inserted into
another assembly is called a sub-assembly. A part or sub-assembly inserted into an
assembly is called a component. The LINKAGE assembly consists of the following
components: AXLE, SHAFT-COLLAR, FLATBAR and AirCylinder sub-assembly.
Establishing the correct component relationship in an assembly requires forethought on
component interaction. Mates are geometric relationships that align and fit components in
an assembly. Mates remove degrees of freedom from a component.
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Mate Types
Mates reflect the physical behavior of a component in an
assembly. The components in the LINKAGE assembly utilize
Standard mate types. Review Standard, Advanced and
Mechanical mate types.
Standard Mates:
Components are assembled with various mate types. The

Standard mate types are:
Coincident Mate: Locates the selected faces, edges, or planes so
they use the same infinite line. A Coincident mate positions two
vertices for contact
Parallel Mate: Locates the selected items to lie in the same
direction and to remain a constant distance apart.
Perpendicular Mate: Locates the selected items at a 90 degree
angle to each other.
Tangent Mate: Locates the selected items in a tangent mate. At
least one selected item must be either a conical, cylindrical,
spherical face.
Concentric Mate: Locates the selected items so they can share
the same center point.
Lock Mate: Maintains the position and orientation between two
components.
Distance Mate: Locates the selected items with a specified
distance between them. Use the drop-down arrow box or enter the
distance value directly.
Angle Mate: Locates the selected items at the specified angle to
each other. Use the drop-down arrow box or enter the angle value
directly.
There are two Mate Alignment options. The Aligned option
positions the components so that the normal vectors from the
selected faces point in the same direction. The Anti-Aligned
option positions the components so that the normal vectors from
the selected faces point in opposite directions.
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Advanced Mates:
The Advanced mate types are:

Symmetric Mate: Positions two selected entities to be
symmetric about a plane or planar face. A Symmetric Mate does
not create a Mirrored Component.
Width Mate: Centers a tab within the width of a groove.
Path Mate: Constrains a selected point on a component to a
path.
Linear/Linear Coupler Mate: Establishes a relationship
between the translation of one component and the translation of
another component.
Distance (Limit) Mate: Locates the selected items with a
specified distance between them. Use the drop-down arrow box
or enter the distance value directly.
Angle Mate: Locates the selected items at the specified angle to
each other. Use the drop-down arrow box or enter the angle
value directly.
Mechanical Mates:
The Mechanical mate types are:

Cam Mate: Forces a plane, cylinder, or point to be tangent or
coincident to a series of tangent extruded faces.
Slot Mate: Mate bolts to straight or arced slots and you can mate
slots to slots. Select an axis, cylindrical face, or a slot to create
slot mates.
Hinge Mate: Limits the movement between two components to
one rotational degree of freedom.
Gear Mate: Forces two components to rotate relative to one
another around selected axes.
Rack Pinion Mate: Provides the ability to have Linear translation of a part, rack causes
circular rotation in another part, pinion, and vice versa.
Screw Mate: Constrains two components to be concentric, and adds a pitch relationship
between the rotation of one component and the translation of the other.
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Universal Joint Mate: The rotation of one component (the output shaft) about its axis is
driven by the rotation of another component (the input shaft) about its axis.
Example: Utilize a Concentric mate between the AXLE cylindrical face and the
FLATBAR Extruded Cut feature, (hole). Utilize a Coincident mate between the
SHAFT-COLLAR back face and the FLATBAR front flat face.
The LINKAGE assembly requires the AirCylinder assembly.
The AirCylinder assembly is located in the Pneumatic
Components folder.
Activity: AirCylinder Assembly-Open and Save As option
Download all needed folders and files to your local hard drive.
194) Download the folders and files from the SW-TUTORIAL-2014 folder
to your hard drive. Work from your hard drive.
Create a new assembly.
195) Click New
from the Menu bar. The New SolidWorks Document

dialog box is displayed. The Templates tab is the default tab.
196) Double-click Assembly from the New SolidWorks Document dialog
box. The Begin Assembly PropertyManager

is displayed.
197) Click the Browse button.
198) Browse to the SW-TUTORIAL-
2014\Pneumatic Components folder.

Note: Open models are displayed in the
Open documents box.
199) Click the Filter Assemblies
(*.asm;*sldasm) button in the Open dialog

box to view assembly documents.
200) Double-click the AirCylinder assembly
from the SW-TUTORIAL-2014\Pneumatic

Components folder. The AirCylinder
assembly is displayed in the Graphics
window.
Mate to the first component added to the

assembly. If you mate to the first component or base
component of the assembly and decide to change its
orientation later, all the components will move with it.
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Determine the static and dynamic behavior of mates in

each sub-assembly before creating the top level assembly.
Resolve an Assembly. Right-click the assembly name or
component name from the FeatureManager. Click Set
Lightweight to Resolved.
201) Click OK
from the Begin Assembly PropertyManager

to fix the AirCylinder assembly in the Graphics window.
The (f) symbol is placed in front of the AirCylinder name in
the FeatureManager.
202) If required, click Yes to Rebuild.

203) Click Save As from the Menu bar.
204) Select SW-TUTORIAL-2014 for Save in folder.
205) Enter LINKAGE for file name.
206) Click the Advanced button. An assembly and
drawing document has part\component references.

You must save the assembly document and all of
the reference components to the same folder.
207) Click the Browse button from
the Specify folder for selected

items.
208) Select the SW-TUTORIAL-
2014 folder.
209) Click OK from the Browse For
Folder dialog box.

210) Click Save All. The LINKAGE
assembly FeatureManager is
displayed.
Use the Pack and Go option to

save an assembly or drawing
document with references.
The book is design to expose
the SolidWorks user to numerous
tools and procedures. It may not
always use the simplest and most
direct process.
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Assemble the AXLE to the holes in the RodClevis.

Quick mate is a procedure to mate components together
(Standard Mates only) in SolidWorks. No command (click Mate
from the Assembly CommandManager) needs to be executed.
Make two selections and a Quick Mate pop-up appears below the
context toolbar. Select your mate and you are finished. This mate
behavior is similar to the way you add sketch relations, in that it
only presents mates that are valid for the items selected. At this
time you cannot use this procedure on planes or axes.
Display the RodClevis component in the FeatureManager.
211) Expand the AirCylinder assembly in the FeatureManager.
212) Click RodClevis<1> from the FeatureManager. Note: The
RodClevis is displayed in blue in the Graphics window.

If required hide the Origins.
213) Click View, un-check Origins from the Menu bar.
The AirCylinder is the first component in the

LINKAGE assembly and is fixed (f) to the
LINKAGE assembly Origin.
Display an Isometric view.
Insert the AXLE part.
215) Click the Assembly tab in the CommandManager.
Assembly tool.
Click the Insert Components
The Insert Component PropertyManager is
displayed.
217) Browse to the SW-TUTORIAL-2014
folder. Note: If AXLE is active, doubleclick AXLE from the Open documents
box. Skip the next few steps.
218) Click the Filter Parts (*.prt;*sldprt)
button in the Open dialog box to view

part documents.
219) Double-click AXLE from the SW-
TUTORIAL-2014 folder.
220) Click a position to the front of the
AirCylinder assembly as illustrated.

Enlarge the view.
221) Zoom in on the RodClevis and the
AXLE.
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Insert a Concentric mate.

222) Click the inside front hole face of the RodClevis.
The cursor displays the face feedback symbol.
223) Hold the Ctrl key down.
224) Click the long cylindrical face of the AXLE. The
cursor displays the face feedback symbol.

225) Release the Ctrl key. The Mate pop-up menu is
displayed.
226) Click Concentric from the Mate pop-up menu.
The AXLE is positioned concentric to the

RodClevis hole.
Move the AXLE.
227) Click and drag the AXLE left to right. The AXLE
translates in and out of the RodClevis holes.
The Mate Pop-up toolbar is displayed after

selecting the two cylindrical faces. The Mate Popup toolbar minimizes the time required to create a
mate.
Position the mouse pointer in the middle of the
face to select the entire face. Do not position the
mouse pointer near the edge of the face. If the
wrong face or edge is selected, click inside the
Graphics window to deselect the entity.
The Quick Mates procedure (SP0), does not
work with planes.
Display a Top view.
228) Click Top view
Insert a Coincident mate.

229) Click the Mate
tool from the

Assembly toolbar. The Mate
PropertyManager is displayed. If
required, right-click Clear Selections
inside the Mate Selections box.
Expand the LINKAGE assembly and

components in the fly-out FeatureManager.
230) Expand the LINKAGE assembly from
the fly-out FeatureManager.
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231) Expand the AirCylinder
assembly from the fly-out

FeatureManager.
232) Expand the AXLE part
from the fly-out

FeatureManager.
233) Click the Front Plane of
the AirCylinder assembly

from the fly-out
FeatureManager.
234) Click the Front Plane of
the AXLE part from the flyout FeatureManager. The

selected planes are
displayed in the Mate
Selections box. Coincident mate is selected
by default.
236) Click OK
from the Mate

PropertyManager.
The AirCylinder Front Plane and the AXLE

Front Plane are Coincident. The AXLE is
centered in the RodClevis.
Display the Mates in the FeatureManager
to check that the components and the mate types correspond to
the design intent. Note: If you delete a mate and then recreate it,
the mate numbers will be in a different order.
Display the Mates in the folder.

238) Expand the Mates folder in the FeatureManager. View the
created mates.
Activity: LINKAGE Assembly-Insert FLATBAR Part
Insert the FLATBAR part.
239) Click the Insert Components
Assembly tool. The

Insert Component PropertyManager is displayed.

241) Browse to the SW-TUTORIAL-2014 folder.
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242) Click the Filter Parts
(*.prt;*sldprt) button in the Open

dialog box to view part
documents.
243) Double-click FLATBAR.
Place the component in the assembly.
244) Click a position in the Graphics
window as illustrated. Note: Use

the z key to Zoom out if required.
Enlarge the view.
245) Zoom in on the AXLE and the
left side of the FLATBAR to
enlarge the view.
246) Click the inside left hole face of
the FLATBAR.
248) Click the long cylindrical face
of the AXLE.
249) Release the Ctrl key. The Mate
pop-up menu is displayed.

250) Click Concentric from the Mate
pop-up menu.
Move the FLATBAR.
252) Click and drag the FLATBAR.
The FLATBAR translates and

rotates along the AXLE.
253) Click the front face of the
FLATBAR.
254) Rotate the model view the back
face of the RodClevis.

256) Click the back face of the
RodClevis as illustrated.
257) Release the Ctrl key. The Mate
pop-up menu is displayed.

258) Click Coincident from the Mate
pop-up menu.
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Insert the second FLATBAR component.

Assembly
tool. The Insert Component PropertyManager
is displayed.

263) Click the Filter Parts (*.prt;*sldprt) button in
the Open dialog box to view part documents.

264) Double-click FLATBAR.
265) Click a position to the front of the
AirCylinder in the Graphics window as

illustrated.
Enlarge the view.
266) Zoom in on the second FLATBAR and
the AXLE.
267) Click the left inside hole face of the
second FLATBAR.
269) Click the long cylindrical face of the
AXLE.
270) Release the Ctrl key. The Mate pop-menu is
displayed.
271) Click Concentric from the Mate pop-up
menu.
272) Click and drag the second FLATBAR to the
front.
The book is designed to expose the new

SolidWorks user to many different tools,
techniques and procedures. It may not always
use the most direct tool or process.
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274) Press the left arrow key
approximately 5 times to
rotate the model to view the
back face of the second
FLATBAR.
275) Click the back face of the
second FLATBAR.
276) Press the right arrow key
approximately 5 times to
rotate the model to view the
front face of the RodClevis.
278) Click the front face of the RodClevis.
displayed.
280) Click Coincident from the Mate pop-up menu.
Insert a Parallel mate.

281) Press the Shift-z keys to Zoom in on the model.
282) Click the top narrow face of the first FLATBAR.
284) Click the top narrow face of the second FLATBAR.
285) Release the Ctrl key.
286) Click Parallel
from the Mate pop-up menu.

Move the two FLATBAR parts.
288) Click and drag the second FLATBAR. Both FLATBAR
parts move together.

View the Mates folder.
289) Expand the Mates folder from the FeatureManager.
View the created mates.
Determine the static and dynamic behavior of

mates in each sub-assembly before creating the top
level assembly.
Utilize the Search feature in the Systems Options
dialog box to quickly locate information for System
Options or Document Properties.
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Activity: LINKAGE Assembly-Insert SHAFT-COLLAR Part

Insert the first SHAFT-COLLAR.
Assembly
tool. The Insert Component PropertyManager is
displayed.

293) Click the Filter Parts (*.prt;*sldprt) button in
the Open dialog box to view part documents.

294) Double-click SHAFT-COLLAR.
295) Click a position to the back of the AXLE as
illustrated.
Enlarge the view.
296) Click the Zoom to Area
tool.
297) Zoom-in on the SHAFT-COLLAR and the AXLE
component.
Deactivate the tool.
tool.

299) Click the inside hole face of the SHAFTCOLLAR.
AXLE.
302) Release the Ctrl key. The Mate pop-up
menu is displayed.
303) Click Concentric from the Mate pop-up
menu.
304) Press the Shift-z keys to Zoom in
on the model.
305) Click the front face of the
SHAFT-COLLAR as illustrated.
306) Rotate the model to view the
back face of the first FLATBAR.

308) Click the back face of the first FLATBAR.
displayed.
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Insert the second SHAFT-COLLAR.

Assembly tool. The Insert Component

PropertyManager is displayed.
315) Click the Filter Parts (*.prt;*sldprt) button
in the Open dialog box to view part

documents.
316) Double-click SHAFT-COLLAR.
317) Click a position near the AXLE as illustrated.
Enlarge the view.

tool.
319) Zoom-in on the second SHAFT-COLLAR
and the AXLE to enlarge the view.

tool to
deactivate the tool.

321) Click the inside hole face of the second
SHAFT-COLLAR.
AXLE.
324) Release the Ctrl key. The Mate pop-up
menu is displayed.
325) Click Concentric from the Mate pop-up menu.
326) Click the back face of the second SHAFT-COLLAR.

327) Rotate to view the front face of the second FLATBAR.
329) Click the front face of the second FLATBAR.
displayed.
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View the created Mates.

332) Expand the Mates folder. View the
created mates.

Save the LINKAGE assembly.

335) Click Save
. Click Rebuild and Save

the document. The LINKAGE assembly is
complete.
Use the Pack and Go option to save an

assembly or drawing with references. The Pack and Go tool saves either to a folder or
creates a zip file to e-mail. View SolidWorks help for additional information.
Review the LINKAGE Assembly

An assembly is a document that contains
two or more parts. A part or sub-assembly
inserted into an assembly is called a
component. You created the
LINKAGE assembly. The
AirCylinder sub-assembly was the
first component inserted into the
LINKAGE assembly. The
AirCylinder assembly was obtained
from the Pneumatic Components
folder.
The AirCylinder assembly was fixed
to the Origin. The Concentric and
Coincident mates added Geometric
relationships between the inserted
components in the LINKAGE assembly.
You utilized the Quick mate procedure. Quick mate is a procedure to mate components
together (Standard Mates only) in SolidWorks. No command (click Mate from the
Assembly CommandManager) needs to be executed. Make two selections and a Quick
Mate pop-up appears below the context toolbar. Select your mate and you are finished.
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To remove the fixed state, Right-click a component

name in the FeatureManager. Click Float. The
component is free to move.
The AXLE part was the second component inserted
into the LINKAGE assembly. The AXLE required a
Concentric mate between the two cylindrical faces and
a Coincident mate between two the Front Planes.
The FLATBAR part was the third component inserted
into the LINKAGE assembly. The FLATBAR
required a Concentric mate between the two
cylindrical faces and a Coincident mate between the two flat faces.
A second FLATBAR was inserted into the LINKAGE assembly. A Parallel mate was
added between the two FLATBARs.
Two SHAFT-COLLAR parts were inserted into the LINKAGE assembly. Each SHAFTCOLLAR required a Concentric mate between the two cylindrical faces and a Coincident
mate between the two flat faces.
Motion Study - Basic Motion Tool
Motion Studies are graphical simulations of motion for assembly models. You can
incorporate visual properties such as lighting and camera perspective into a motion study.
Motion studies do not change an assembly model or its properties. They simulate and
animate the motion you prescribe for your model. Use SolidWorks mates to restrict the
motion of components in an assembly when you model motion.
Create a Motion Study. Select the Basic Motion option from the MotionManager. The
Basic Motion option provides the ability to approximate the effects of motors, springs,
collisions and gravity on your assembly. Basic Motion takes mass into account in
calculating motion. Note: The Animation option does not!
Activity: LINKAGE Assembly-Basic Motion
Insert a Rotary Motor using the Motion Study tab.
336) Click the Motion Study 1 tab located in the bottom left
corner of the Graphics window. The MotionManager is
displayed.
337) Select Basic Motion for Type of study from the
MotionManager drop-down menu as illustrated.
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338) Click Motor
from the MotionManager. The

Motor PropertyManager is displayed.
339) Click the Rotary Motor box.

340) Click the FLATBAR front face as illustrated. A red
Rotary Motor icon is displayed. The red direction

arrow points counterclockwise.
341) Enter 150 RPM for speed in
the Motion box.

342) Click OK
from the Motor

PropertyManager.
Record the Simulation.

343) Click Calculate
. The
FLATBAR rotates in a
counterclockwise direction for a
set period of time.
344) Click Play
. View the
simulation.
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Save the simulation in an AVI file to the SW-TUTORIAL-2014

folder.
345) Click Save Animation.
346) Click Save from the Save Animation to File
dialog box. View your options.

347) Click OK from the Video Compression box.
Close the Motion Study and return to SolidWorks.

348) Click the Model tab location in the bottom
left corner of the Graphics window.

Fit the assembly to the Graphics window.
Save the LINKAGE assembly.
350) Click Save
Exit SolidWorks.
351) Click Windows, Close All from the Menu bar.
The LINKAGE assembly chapter is complete.

Rename a feature or sketch for clarity. Slowly click the
feature or sketch name twice and enter the new name when the
old one is highlighted.
Use the Pack and Go option to save an assembly or drawing
with references. The Pack and Go tool saves either to a folder or
creates a zip file to e-mail. View SolidWorks help for additional
information.
Review the Motion Study

The Rotary Motor Basic Motion tool combined Mates and Physical Dynamics to rotate
the FLATBAR components in the LINKAGE assembly. The Rotary Motor was applied
to the front face of the FLATBAR. You utilized the Calculate option to play the
simulation. You saved the simulation in an .avi file.
Additional details on Motion Study, Assembly, mates, and Simulation are available
in SolidWorks help. Keywords: Motion Study and Basic Motion.
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Chapter Summary
In this chapter, you created three parts
(AXLE, SHAFT-COLLAR and
FLATBAR), download the AirCylinder
assembly from the Pneumatic Components
folder and created the LINKAGE
assembly.
You developed an understanding of the
SolidWorks User Interface: Menus,
Toolbars, Task Pane, CommandManager,
FeatureManager, System feedback icons,
Document Properties, Parts and Assemblies.
You created 2D sketches and addressed the three key states of a sketch: Fully Defined,
Over Defined and Under Defined. Note: Always review your FeatureManager for the
proper sketch state.
You obtained the knowledge of the following SolidWorks features: Extruded Boss/Base,
Extruded Cut, and Linear Pattern. Features are the building blocks of parts. The Extruded
Boss/Base feature required a Sketch plane, sketch, and depth.
The Extruded Boss/Base feature added material to a part. The Boss-Extruded1 feature
was utilized in the AXLE, SHAFT-COLLAR and FLATBAR parts.
The Extruded Cut feature removed material from the part. The Extruded Cut feature was
utilized to create a hole in the SHAFT-COLLAR and FLATBAR parts. Note: Both were
Through All holes. We will address the Hole Wizard later in the book.
The Linear Pattern feature was utilized to create an array of holes in the FLATBAR part.
When parts are inserted into an assembly, they are called components. You created the
LINKAGE assembly by inserting the AirCylinder assembly, AXLE, SHAFT-COLLAR
and FLATBAR parts.
Mates are geometric relationships that align and fit components in an assembly.
Concentric, Coincident and Parallel mates were utilized to assemble the components.
You created a Motion Study. The Rotary Motor Basic Motion tool combined Mates and
Physical Dynamics to rotate the FLATBAR components in the LINKAGE assembly.
During the initial SolidWorks installation, you are requested to select either the ISO
or ANSI drafting standard. ISO is typically an European drafting standard and uses First
Third Angle Projection for drawings.
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You can right-click anywhere on an extruded feature and change

the end condition from a pop-up shortcut menu. You can click in empty
space, on geometry, or on the handle. The shortcut menu provides
options for Direction 1 and Direction 2. Note: Options are document
dependent.
For many features; (Extruded Boss/Base, Extruded Cut, Simple
Hole, Revolved Boss/Base, Revolved Cut, Fillet, Chamfer, Scale, Shell,
Rib, Circular Pattern, Linear Pattern, Curve Driven Pattern, Revolved
Surface, Extruded Surface, Fillet Surface, Edge Flange and Base
Flange) you can enter and modify equations directly in the
PropertyManager fields that allow
numerical inputs.
Create equations with global
variables, functions, and file
properties without accessing the
Equations, Global Variables and
Dimensions dialog box.
For example, in the Extruded Cut
PropertyManager you can enter
equations in:
Depth fields for Direction 1 and

Direction 2
Draft fields for Direction 1 and

Direction 2
Thickness fields for a Thin

Feature with two direction types
Offset Distance field
To create an equation in a numeric input field, start by

entering = (equal sign). A drop-down list displays options for
global variables, functions, and file properties. Numeric input
fields that contain equations can display either the equation
itself or its evaluated value.
Click the Whats new
icon in the PropertyManager to
learn whats new about a feature or option.
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Design Intent is how your part reacts as parameters are modified. Example: If you have a
hole in a part that must always be .125 from an edge, you would dimension to the edge
rather than to another point on the sketch. As the part size is modified, the hole location
remains .125 from the edge.
The Instance to Vary option in the Linear Pattern
PropertyManager allows you to vary the
dimensions and locations of instances in a feature
pattern after it is created. You can vary the
dimensions of a series of instances, so that each
instance is larger or smaller than the previous
one. You can also change the
dimensions of a single instance in a
pattern and change the position of that
instance relative to the seed feature of
the pattern. For linear patterns, you
can change the spacing between the
columns and rows in the pattern.
To display the Selection Filter
toolbar, click View, Toolbars,
Selection Filter. The Selection Filter
is displayed.
To clear a Filter icon
, click
Clear All Filters from the Selection Filter toolbar.
Check out this video
(http://blogs.solidworks.com/teacher/2013/0
4/solidworks-sketch-tips.html) showing
some tips and tricks which using sketches.
One topic covered in this video is how to
change the sketch plane of a sketch once it
has already been created. Others tips that are
covered are changing the color of a sketch
for easy identification as well as using
multiple contours in a sketch.
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Chapter Terminology
Utilize SolidWorks Help for additional information on the terms utilized in this chapter.
Assembly: An assembly is a document which contains parts, features, and other subassemblies. When a part is inserted into an assembly it is called a component.
Components are mated together. The filename extension for a SolidWorks assembly file
name is .SLDASM.
Component: A part or sub-assembly within an assembly.
Cursor Feedback: Feedback is provided by a
symbol attached to the cursor arrow indicating your
selection. As the cursor floats across the model,
feedback is provided in the form of symbols, riding
next to the cursor.
Face Edge
Dimension: A value indicating the size of feature geometry.

Drafting Standard: A set of drawing and detailing options
developed by national and international organizations. The
Dimensioning standard options are: ANSI, ISO, DIN, JIS, BSI,
GOST and GB.
Features: Features are geometry building blocks. Features add or
remove material. Features are created from sketched profiles or from
edges and faces of existing geometry.
Instance Number: The instance number increments every time you
insert the same component or mate. If you delete a component or
mate and then reinsert the component or mate in the same
SolidWorks session, the instance number increments by one.
Mates: A mate is a geometric relationship between components in an
assembly.
Mouse Buttons: The left and right mouse buttons have distinct
meanings in SolidWorks. Left mouse button is utilized to select
geometry. Right-mouse button is utilized to invoke commands.
Part: A part is a single 3D object made up of features. The
filename extension for a SolidWorks part file name is
.SLDPRT.
Plane: To create a sketch, select a plane. Planes are flat and
infinite. They are represented on the screen with visible
edges. The reference plane for this project is the Front Plane.
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Relation: A relation is a geometric constraint between sketch entities or between a sketch

entity and a plane, axis, edge, or vertex.
Sketch: The name to describe a 2D profile is called a sketch. 2D Sketches are created on
flat faces and planes within the model. Typical geometry types are lines, arcs, rectangles,
circles, polygons and ellipses.
Status of a Sketch: Three states are utilized in this chapter: Fully Defined: Has complete
information (dimensions and geometric relations) displayed in black, Over Defined: Has
duplicate (dimensions or geometric relations) displayed in Red/Yellow or Under Defined:
There is inadequate definition (dimensions or geometric relations) displayed in Blue and
black.
Toolbars: The toolbar menus provide shortcuts enabling you to quickly access the most
frequently used commands.
Trim Entities: Deletes selected sketched geometry. Extends a sketch segment unit it is
coincident with another entity.
Units: Used in the measurement of physical quantities. Millimeter dimensioning and
decimal inch dimensioning are the two types of common units specified for engineering
parts and drawings.
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Questions
1. Explain the steps in starting a SolidWorks session.
2. Describe the procedure to begin a new 2D sketch.
3. Explain the steps required to modify units in a part
document from inches to millimeters.
4. Describe the procedure to create a simple 3D
part with an Extruded Boss/Base (BossExtrude1) feature.
5. Identify the three default Reference planes in
SolidWorks.
6. Describe a Base feature? Provide two examples from
this chapter.
7. Describe the differences between an Extruded
Boss/Base feature and an Extruded Cut feature.
8. The sketch color black indicates a sketch is
___________ defined.
9. The sketch color blue indicates a sketch is ___________ defined.
10. The sketch color red indicates a sketch is ___________ defined.
11. Describe the procedure to wake up a center point in a sketch.
12. Define a Geometric relation. Provide three examples.
13. Describe the procedure to create a Linear Pattern feature.
14. Describe an assembly or sub-assembly.
15. What are mates and why are they important in assembling
components?
16. In an assembly, each component has_______# degrees of
freedom? Name them.
17. True or False. A fixed component cannot move in an
assembly.
18. Review the Design Intent section in the book. Identify how you incorporated design
intent into a part or assembly document.
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Exercises
Exercise 1.1: Identify the Sketch plane for the Boss-Extrude1
(Base) feature as illustrated. Simplify the number of features.
A: Top Plane
B: Front Plane
C: Right Plane
D: Left Plane
Origin
Correct answer _______.

Create the part. Dimensions are arbitrary.
Exercise 1.2: Identify the Sketch plane for the BossExtrude1 (Base) feature as illustrated. Simplify the
number of features.
A: Top Plane
B: Front Plane
C: Right Plane
Origin
D: Left Plane
Correct answer ________.
Exercise 1.3: Identify the Sketch plane for the
Boss-Extrude1 (Base) feature as illustrated.
Simplify the number of features.
A: Top Plane
B: Front Plane
C: Right Plane
Origin
D: Left Plane
Correct answer ________.
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Exercise 1.4: FLATBAR - 3HOLE Part

Create an ANSI, IPS FLATBAR - 3HOLE part document.
Utilize the Front Plane for the Sketch plane. Insert an

Extruded Base (Boss-Extrude1) feature. Do not display
Tangent Edges.
Create an Extruded Cut feature. This is your seed feature.

Apply the Linear Pattern feature. The FLATBAR - 3HOLE
part is manufactured from 0.06in., [1.5mm] 6061 Alloy.
Exercise 1.5: FLATBAR - 5HOLE Part

Create an ANSI, IPS, FLATBAR - 5HOLE part as illustrated.
Utilize the Front Plane for the Sketch plane. Insert an

Extruded Base (Boss-Extrude1) feature.
Create an Extruded Cut feature. This is your seed feature.

Apply the Linear Pattern feature. The FLATBAR - 5HOLE
part is manufactured from 0.06in, [1.5mm] 6061 Alloy.
Calculate the required dimensions for the FLATBAR 5HOLE part. Use the following information: Holes are
.500in. on center, Radius is .250in., and hole diameter is
.190in.
Do not display
Tangent edges in
the final model.
Think design
intent. When do you
use the various End Conditions and Geometric sketch relations?
What are you trying to do with the design? How does the
component fit into an assembly?
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Exercise 1.6: Simple Block Part

Create the illustrated ANSI part. Note the
location of the Origin in the illustration.
Calculate the overall mass of the

illustrated model.
Apply the Mass Properties tool.
Think about the steps that you would use

to build the model.
Review the provided information

carefully.
Units are represented in the IPS,

(inch, pound, second) system.
A = 3.50in, B = .70in
Given:
A = 3.50
B = .70
Material: 1060 Alloy
Density = 0.0975 lb/in^3
Units: IPS
Decimal places = 2
Origin
Create the illustrated ANSI part.

Note the location of the Origin in the
illustration.
Create the sketch symmetric about
the Front Plane. The Front Plane in
this problem is not your Sketch
Plane. Utilize the Blind End
Condition in Direction 1.
Given:
A = 3.00
B = .75
Material: Copper
Density = 0.321 lb/in^3
Units: IPS
Decimal places = 2
Calculate the overall mass of the

illustrated model.
Apply the Mass Properties tool.
Think about the steps that you would use to build the model.
Review the provided information carefully. Units are

represented in the IPS, (inch, pound, second) system.
A = 3.00in, B = .75in
Note: Sketch1 is symmetrical.

Origin
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Create an ANSI part from the
illustrated model. Note the
location of the Origin in the
illustration.
Calculate the volume of the

part and locate the Center of
mass with the provided
information.
Given:
A = 3.30
B = 2.00
Material: 2014 Alloy
Density = .101 lb/in^3
Units: IPS
Decimal places = 2
Apply the Mass Properties

tool.
Think about the steps that you

would use to build the model.
Review the provided information carefully.

Origin
Create an ANSI, MMGS part from the illustrated

drawing: Front, Top, Right and Isometric views.
Note: The location of the Origin in the illustration. The
drawing views are displayed in Third Angle
Projection.
Apply 1060 Alloy for material.
Calculate the Volume of the part.
Locate the Center of mass.
Origin

The part is symmetric about
the Front Plane.
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Create the ANSI, MMGS part from the illustrated drawing:
Front, Top, Right and Isometric views.
Apply 1060 Alloy for

material.
The part is symmetric about

the Front Plane.
Calculate the Volume of the

part and locate the Center
of mass.
Origin

The drawing views are
displayed in Third Angle
Projection.
Exercise 1.11: LINKAGE-2

Assembly
Create the LINKAGE-2
assembly.
Copy the LINKAGE assembly from the Chapter 1

homework folder to your local hard drive. Open the
assembly.
Select Save As from the drop-down Menu bar.
Check the Save as copy and open check box.
Enter LINKAGE-2 for file name. LINKAGE-2

ASSEMBLY for
description.
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The FLATBAR-3HOLE part was created in

Exercise 1.4. Utilize two AXLE parts, four
SHAFT COLLAR parts, and two FLATBAR3HOLE parts to create the LINKAGE-2 assembly
as illustrated.
Insert the first AXLE part.
Insert the first FLATBAR-3HOLE part.
Perform the same procedure for the second

FLATBAR-3HOLE part.
Insert a Parallel mate between the 2 FLATBAR3HOLE parts. Note: The 2 FLATBAR-3HOLE
parts move together.
When a component is in the Lightweight

state, only a subset of its model data is loaded in
memory. The remaining model data is loaded on an
as-needed basis.
When a component is fully resolved, all its
model data is loaded in memory.
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Insert the second AXLE part.
Insert the first SHAFT-COLLAR part.
Perform the same tasks to insert the other three

required SHAFT-COLLAR parts as illustrated.
Exercise 1.12: LINKAGE-2 Assembly

Motion Study
Create a Motion Study using the
LINKAGE-2 Assembly that was created in
the previous exercise.
Create a Basic Motion Study.
Apply a Rotary Motor to the front

FLATBAR-3HOLE as illustrated.
Play and Save the Simulation.
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Exercise 1.13: ROCKER Assembly

Create a ROCKER assembly. The ROCKER assembly
consists of two AXLE parts, two FLATBAR-5HOLE
parts, and two FLATBAR-3HOLE parts.
The FLATBAR-3HOLE parts are linked together with
the FLATBAR-5HOLE.
The three parts rotate clockwise and counterclockwise,
above the Top Plane. Create the ROCKER assembly.
Insert the first FLATBAR-5HOLE part. The

FLATBAR-5HOLE is fixed to the Origin of the
ROCKER assembly.
Insert the first AXLE part.
Insert the second AXLE part.
Insert the first

FLATBAR-3HOLE part.
Insert the second

FLATBAR-3HOLE part.
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Insert the second FLATBAR-5HOLE part.
Insert the required mates.
Note: The end holes of the second FLATBAR5HOLE are concentric with the end holes of the
FLATBAR-3HOLE parts.
Note: In mechanical design, the
ROCKER assembly is classified as a
mechanism. A Four-Bar Linkage is a
common mechanism comprised of four
links.
Link1 is called the Frame.
The AXLE part is Link1.
Link2
Link2 and Link4 are called the Cranks.

The FLATBAR-3HOLE parts are Link2
and Link4. Link3 is called the Coupler.
The FLATBAR-5HOLE part is Link3.
Link1
If an assembly or component is
loaded in a Lightweight state, rightclick the assembly name or component
name from the FeatureManager. Click
Set Lightweight to Resolved.
Determine the static and dynamic
behavior of mates in each sub-assembly
before creating the top level assembly.
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Link3
Link4
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Exercise 1.14: 4 Bar linkage

Create the 4 bar linkage assembly as
illustrated. Create the five components as
illustrated. Assume dimensions. You are the
designer.
View the avi file for proper
movement in the Chapter 1
Homework folder.
In an assembly, fix (f) the first component to
the origin or fully define it to three reference
planes.
Insert all needed mates to simulate the
movement of the 4 bar linkage assembly.
Read the section on Coincident, Concentric
and Distance mates in SolidWorks help and
in the SolidWorks 2014 Tutorial book.
Create a base with text for extra credit.
Below are sample models
from my Freshman
Engineering class.
Note the different designs
to maintain the proper
movement of the 4 bar
linkage using a base.
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Understand the SolidWorks default User

Create 2D sketch profiles on the correct

Apply the following 3D features: Extruded

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Insert components into an assembly.

Apply the following Standard mates:

Create three parts:

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SolidWorks is a design software application used to model and create 2D and 3D

Set units and dimensioning standards for a SolidWorks document.

Generate a 2D sketch and identify the correct Sketch plane.

Add and modify sketch dimensions.

Understand and apply the following SolidWorks features:

Insert the following Geometric relations: Vertical, Horizontal, Coincident, MidPoint,

Download an assembly into SolidWorks and create an assembly.

Understand the Assembly toolbar.

Apply the following Standard mates: Coincident, Concentric and Parallel.

Apply the Quick Mate method.

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Create the LINKAGE assembly.

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Start a new SolidWorks session.

Create the AXLE part.

Select the Front Plane as the Sketch plane.

Sketch a circular 2D profile on the Front Plane,

Apply the Extruded Boss/Base Feature. Extend the

Utilize symmetry. Extrude the sketch with the Mid

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Note: Do not open a document at this time.

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- Prints an active document

- Reverses the last action

- Selects Sketch entities, components and more

- Rebuilds the active part, assembly or drawing

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The Search Knowledge Base and Community Forum option

Click SolidWorks in the Menu bar toolbar to display

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Right-click in the Graphics window on a model, or in the

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