by Matt Lombard | Publisher: Infinite Skills | Release Date: June 2012 | ISBN: 9781771370035

In this advanced training course for SolidWorks 2012, expert author Matt Lombard expands on his popular "Learning SolidWorks 2012" tutorial to get more in-depth with the features and tools in SolidWorks. This video tutorial is built for advanced SolidWorks users; beginners should start with the Learning SolidWorks 2012 training course first.Matt wastes no time at all in this software training course, and jumps in feet first to cover the advanced Multibody topic. He continues on with working with surfaces, complex shapes, advanced solids, in-depth model techniques, mates, assembly tools file management techniques, and finishes off with advanced assemblies.Once you have completed this training video course, you will be familiar with advanced tools and techniques that are available to you in SolidWorks 2012. The author has included extensive working files to allow you to follow along with the same materials he is using throughout the tutorial.

1. Advanced Multibody
   • Multiple Bodies 00:07:57
   • Body Folders And Display Properties 00:05:56
   • Feature Scope And Combine 00:09:21
   • Using The Split Feature 00:10:14
   • Patterning And Positioning Bodies 00:07:52
   • Boolean Operations - Combine Feature 00:05:16
   • Advantages And Limitations Of Multibody Parts 00:04:15
2. Surfacing Primer
   • Why You Need Surfaces 00:08:37
   • Making A Solid From A Surface 00:07:49
   • Starting The Helmet With A Boundary Surface 00:07:24
   • Trimming With Sketches And Renaming Features 00:07:38
   • Four Sided Boundaries And Degenerate Points 00:08:24
   • Ruled Surfaces And Mutual Trim 00:06:50
   • Creating The Jaw Vents 00:07:18
   • Extrude Surface Special Function 00:05:19
   • Adding Ridges 00:06:11
   • Mirroring And More Ruled Surfaces 00:08:48
3. Complex Shapes And Surfacing
   • Interpolated Geometry 00:05:48
   • Evaluating And Controlling Splines 00:06:38
   • Creating Smooth Splines 00:06:06
   • Creating A Flat Wire From A 3D Sketch 00:12:52
   • Creating Hoses And Spark Plug Wires 00:07:29
   • 3D Splines In The Helmet 00:10:51
   • Projected Curves 00:05:12
   • XYZ And Reference Point Curves 00:07:00
   • Equation, Intersection, And Face Curves 00:06:50
4. Working With Solids And Surfaces
   • Working Between Solids And Surfaces 00:08:30
   • Cut With Surface And Replace Face 00:04:43
   • Using Fill To Replace A Face 00:03:46
   • Using Freeform 00:03:23
   • Delete Face And Delete Hole 00:06:45
5. Advanced Solid Features
   • Creating An Indent Feature 00:05:34
   • Using The Wrap Feature 00:07:12
   • Flex 00:08:10
   • Dome And Shape 00:05:31
   • Arc-Spline Fillets And Full Round 00:05:38
   • Face Fillets 00:05:15
   • Setback Fillet 00:05:18
   • FilletXpert And Selection Methods 00:06:07
6. Master Model Techniques
   • 2D And 3D Layouts 00:04:09
   • Splitting Bodies Into An Assembly 00:05:26
   • Save Bodies 00:04:34
   • Insert Part 00:05:30
   • Insert Into New Part And Summary 00:04:24
   • File Management For Split Bodies 00:04:53
7. Advanced Mates
   • Symmetry And Width Mates 00:04:29
   • Cam And Path Mates - Part 1 00:05:47
   • Cam And Path Mates - Part 2 00:06:17
   • Gear Mate 00:04:50
   • Rack & Pinion And Linear Coupler Mates 00:04:50
   • Hinge And Screw Mates 00:03:44
   • Universal Joint Mate 00:06:19
   • Multi-Mate Mode And Mate Settings 00:04:20
   • Mate References 00:06:00
   • Lock, Fix, And In-Place Mates 00:04:59
   • Assembling The Engine - Crankshaft 00:04:00
   • Assembling The Engine - Pistons 00:07:55
   • Assembling The Engine - Valve Train 00:15:18
8. Assembly Tools
   • Placing Parts Without Mates 00:05:49
   • Interferences 00:04:30
   • AssemblyXpert And SolidWorks RX 00:05:13
   • Defeature For Parts And Assemblies 00:08:58
   • Sensors 00:04:32
   • Advanced Selection Techniques 00:05:59
   • Motion And Animation 00:09:45
9. File Management
   • Changing File Names 00:08:11
   • Replacing Parts And Mate Entities 00:05:07
   • Copying An Assembly 00:05:33
   • Pack And Go 00:03:56
   • Virtual Components 00:06:39
10. Top-Down Design
    • In-Context Or Top Down Modelling 00:05:45
    • Layout Sketches 00:04:49
    • External References Summary 00:04:42
    • Lock, Break And Remove External References 00:07:09
11. Advanced Assemblies
    • Copy With Mates 00:04:46
    • Assembly Features 00:05:33
    • Component Patterns 00:05:28
    • Assembly Configurations 00:05:25
    • Display States 00:03:49
    • Large Assembly Mode 00:04:15
    • Resolved, Hidden, Lightweight And Suppressed 00:04:57
    • Speedpak 00:03:32
    • Systems Options Overview 00:08:39