SOLIDWORKS Drawings Training - Instructor Led Virtual

In this virtually-led live course, you will learn all things Drawings! This course entails various key topics and best practices relating to drafting in SOLIDWORKS, ranging from basic to advanced concepts. Building upon what you may have learned about Drawings in the SOLIDWORKS Essentials course, you’ll become acquainted with a wide range of tips, tricks, and techniques that come together to optimize your success with SOLIDWORKS Drawings.

Format: Live Instructor Led - Virtual
Duration: 4 Days, 4.5 Hour Sessions
Requirements: Access to SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD Software; 2+ Computer Monitors Recommended
Prerequisites: SOLIDWORKS Essentials Recommended; Experience with the Windows Operating System
Cost: $1,495

Why Take the SOLIDWORKS Drawings Training Course?

There’s more to SOLIDWORKS Drawings than what might meet the eye at first glance. Not only does the SOLIDWORKS Drawings course introduce you to various concepts on the surface-level like drawing views, dimensions, and annotations, it also familiarizes you with what goes on behind the scenes, like drawing templates and sheet formats. With a live instructor available to walk you through the course content and answer your questions in real-time, this course provides an overview of the drafting tools readily available at your disposal.

While you may already be familiar with using SOLIDWORKS, there’s a great deal of tips, tricks, and techniques out there that might be new to you. Attending an advanced SOLIDWORKS course is a great way to get exposed to a plethora of the powerful capabilities that SOLIDWORKS offers. Register now to learn all about the handy tools available right at your fingertips, and be well on your way in becoming an SOLIDWORKS Drawings pro!

What Will I Learn in the SOLIDWORKS Drawings Training Course?

The SOLIDWORKS Drawings course is comprised of 13 lessons that start with the basics, like inserting drawing views and annotations, and then transition into more advanced concepts like sheet formats and drawing templates. Specific topics that you can expect to learn about include a review of the basics introduced in the SOLIDWORKS Essentials course, understanding and customizing sheet formats and drawing templates, advanced drawing view options and detailing tools, layers, tables, managing performance, and more! Navigate the curriculum below to learn more about the specific capabilities that are covered!

Curriculum

 

  • Review of Essentials
    Drawing System Options
    Beginning a New Drawing
    View Palette and Model Views
    Detailing Techniques
    Section Views
    Moving Drawing Views
    Moving Dimensions
    Center Marks & Centerlines
    Sharing a Model
    Assembly Drawing Review
    Adding Sheets
    Standard 3 View

  • Structure of a Drawing Document
    Drawing Document
    Drawing Sheet
    Sheet Format
    Understanding Drawing Templates
    Drawing Template Design Strategy
    Designing a Drawing Template
    Creating a Sample Model and Drawing

  • Customize the Sheet Format

  • Understanding Sheet Format Properties
    Understanding Sheet Format Behavior
    Saving the Sheet Format
    Testing the Sheet Format

  • Creating Additional Sheet Formats
    Drawing Templates with Sheet Formats
    Other Drawing Template Items
    Property Tab Builder
    Properties.txt File

  • Advanced Drawing Views
    Showing Hidden Edges
    Broken-out Section View
    Auxiliary View
    Rotating Views
    Crop View
    Understanding View Focus
    Advanced Views for Assemblies
    Section Scope
    Alternate Position View
    Using Configurations
    Custom View Orientations
    New View
    Relative View
    3D Drawing Views

  • Understanding Annotation Views

  • Detailing Tools
    Annotation Views vs. Model Items
    Parametric Notes
    Dimension Types
    Arranging Dimensions
    Location Labels

  • Using Layers
    Reusing Dimension Properties
    Annotations in the Design Library
    Flag Note Bank

  • Tables in SOLIDWORKS
    Bill of Materials Properties
    Displaying the BOM Assembly Structure
    Modifying a Table
    Filtering a BOM Table
    Saving a Table Template
    Properties in BOM Tables
    BOM Component Options
    Balloon Indicator

  • Additional SOLIDWORKS Tables
    Inserting a Hole Table
    Splitting a Table
    Using a Revision Table
    Leader Annotation Options
    Design Tables in Drawings

  • Reusing Drawings
    DrawCompare
    Compare Documents
    SOLIDWORKS Design Checker
    SOLIDWORKS Task Scheduler

  • Managing Performance
    Performance Evaluation
    Detailing Practices
    System Options & Document Properties
    Open Options
    Hardware and Performance
    Additional Considerations
    Quick Reference Guide

 
 

Frequently Asked Questions

  • There is not a fully virtual option available for this training at this time.

  • If you do not have access to SOLIDWORKS, please fill out a request on our Contact page and we can provide additional information on the options available!

  • As this course focuses mainly on how to use SOLIDWORKS in conjunction with the 3DEXPERIENCE platform rather than on how to use SOLIDWORKS itself, some prior experience with SOLIDWORKS is required. The prerequisites for this course are as follows:

    ▪ The SOLIDWORKS Essentials course

    ▪ Experience with the Windows operating system

    ▪ Mechanical Design Experience (Recommended)

  • We can certainly cater to your needs if they fall outside of the curriculum of this course. Please fill out a request on our Contact page with details of what you’d like covered and we can provide our recommendation on the best path forward!