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Dedication
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Chapter 1: Drawing Sketches for the Solid Models
The Sketching Environment
Starting a New Document in SolidWorks 2004
Setting Up the Document Options
Modifying the Dimensioning Standards
Modifying the Linear and Angular Units
Modifying Snap and Grid Settings
Learning About Sketcher Terms
Origin
Inferencing Lines
Select Tool
Drawing Lines
Drawing Continuous Lines
Drawing Individual Lines
Drawing Tangent or Normal Arcs Using the Line Tool
Drawing Construction Lines or Centerlines
Drawing Circles
Drawing a Construction Circle
Drawing Arcs
Drawing Tangent/Normal Arcs
Drawing Centerpoint Arcs
Drawing 3 Point Arcs
Drawing Rectangles
Drawing Parallelogram
Drawing a Rectangle at an Angle
Drawing Parallelograms
Drawing Polygons
Drawing Splines
Drawing Points
Drawing Ellipses
Drawing Elliptical Arcs
Drawing Parabolic Curve
Drawing Display Tools
Zoom to Fit
Zoom Area
Zoom In/Out
Zoom to Selection
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Deleting the Sketched Entities
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Self-Evaluation Test
Review Questions
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Chapter 2: Editing and Modifying the Sketches
Editing the Sketched Entities
Trimming the Sketched Entities
Extending the Sketched Entities
Filleting the Sketched Entities
Chamfering the Sketched Entities
Offsetting the Sketched Entities
Mirroring the Sketched Entities
Moving, Rotating, and Scaling the Sketched Entities
Creating Patterns
Creating Linear Pattern of the Sketched Entities
Creating Circular Pattern of the Sketched Entities
Editing Patterns
Writing Text in the Sketching Environment
Modifying Sketched Entities
Modifying a Sketched Line
Modifying a Sketched Circle
Modifying a Sketched Arc
Modifying a Sketched Polygon
Modifying a Spline
Modifying a Sketched Point
Modifying an Ellipse or an Elliptical Arc
Modifying a Parabola
Dynamically Modifying and Coping the Sketched Entities
Splitting the Sketched Entity
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Self-Evaluation Test
Review Questions
Exercise 1
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Exercise 3
Exercise 4
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Chapter 3: Adding Relations and Dimensions to the Sketches
Adding Geometric Relations to the Sketch
Adding Relations Using the Add Relations PropertyManager
Automatic Relations
Dimensioning the Sketch
Horizontal/Vertical Dimensioning
Aligned Dimensioning
Angular Dimensioning
Diameter Dimensioning
Radius Dimensioning
Linear Diameter Dimensioning
Ordinate Dimensioning
Additional Dimensioning Options
Concept of Fully Defined Sketch
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Over Defined
Under Defined
Dangling
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Invalid Solution Found
Sketch Dimension or Relation Status
Deleting the Over Defining Dimensions
Displaying and Deleting Relations
Viewing and Examining Relations
Opening an Existing File
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Review Questions
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Chapter 4: Advanced Dimensioning and Base Feature Options
Advanced Dimensioning Techniques
Autodimension the Sketches
Dimensioning of the True Length of an Arc
Measuring Distances and Viewing Section Properties
Measuring Distances
Determining Section Properties of Closed Sketches
Creating the Base Feature by Extruding the Sketches
Creating the Solid Extruded Features
Creating the Thin Extruded Features
Creating the Base Features by Revolving the Sketches
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Creating the Solid Revolve Features
Creating the Thin Revolved Features
Dynamically Rotating the View of the Model
Rotating the View Freely in 3D Space
Rotating the View Around a Selected Vertex, Edge, or Face
Modifying the View Orientation
Restoring Previous View
Display Modes of the Model
Wireframe
Hidden Lines Visible
Hidden Lines Removed
Shaded With Edges
Shaded
Shadows In Shaded Mode
Perspective
Assigning Material and Texture to the Model
Assigning Material to a Model
Assigning Textures to a Model
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Tutorial 3
Self-Evaluation Test
Review Questions
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Chapter 5: Creating Reference Geometries
Importance of the Sketching Planes
Reference Geometry
Creating New Planes
Creating Reference Axis
Creating Reference Points
Creating Reference Coordinate System
Other Boss/Base Options
End Condition
Direction of Extrusion
Modeling using the Contour Selection Method
Creating the Cut Features
Creating Extruded Cuts
Handling Multiple Bodies in Cut Feature
Creating Revolved Cuts
Concept of the Feature Scope
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Chapter 6: Advanced Modeling Tools-I
Advanced Modeling Tools
Creating Simple Hole
Creating the Standard Holes Using Hole Wizard
Creating Fillets
Selection Methods
Creating Chamfer
Creating the Shell Feature
Creating Wrap Feature
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Chapter 7: Advanced Modeling Tools-II
Advanced Modeling Tools
Creating Mirror Feature
Creating Linear Pattern Feature
Creating Circular Pattern Feature
Creating Sketch-driven Pattern
Creating Curve-driven Pattern
Creating Table-driven Pattern
Creating the Rib Feature
Creating the Dome Feature
Creating the Shape Feature
Displaying the Section View of the Model
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Chapter 8: Editing Features
Editing the Features of the Model
Editing Using Edit Feature Option
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Editing the Sketches of the Sketched Features
Changing the Sketch Plane of the Sketches
Editing by Double-clicking the Entities and Features
Editing using the Move/Size Features
Editing the Sketches with the Move/Size Features Tool Active
Editing the Features and Sketches by Cut, Copy, and Paste
Cut, Copy, and Paste Features and Sketches from One Document to the other
Coping Features Using Drag and Drop
Deleting the Features
Deleting the Bodies
Suppressing the Features
Unsuppressing the Features
Unsuppressing the Features with Dependents
Hiding the Bodies
Move/Copy Bodies
Reordering the Features
Rolling Back the Model
Renaming the Features
Creating Folders in the FeatureManager Design Tree
What’s Wrong? Functionality
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Self-Evaluation Test
Review Questions
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Chapter 9: Advanced Modeling Tools-III
Advanced Modeling Tools
Creating the Sweep Feature
Creating Cut Sweep Features
Creating Loft Feature
Creating 3D Sketches
Editing 3D Sketches
Creating Curves
Extruding a 3D Sketch
Creating Draft Features
Creating the Deform Feature
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Chapter 10: Assembly Modeling-I
Assembly Modeling
Types of Assembly Design Approach
Creating Bottom-Up Assemblies
Placing Components in the Assembly File
Assembling the Components
Creating Top-down Assemblies
Creating the Component in the Top-down Assembly
Moving the Individual Components
Moving the Individual Components by Dragging
Moving the Individual Components using the Move Component Tool
Rotating the Individual Components
Rotating the Individual Components by Dragging
Rotating the Individual Components using the Rotate Component Tool
Moving and Rotating an Individual Components using the Triad
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Review Questions
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Chapter 11: Assembly Modeling-II
Advanced Assembly Mates
Applying the Symmetric Mate
Applying the Cam Mate
Applying Gear Mate
Applying Limit Mate
Creating Subassemblies
Bottom-up Subassembly Design
Top-down Subassembly Design
Deleting Components and Subassemblies
Editing Assembly Mates
Replacing the Mated Entities
Editing the Components
Editing the Subassemblies
Dissolving the Subassembly
Replacing the Components
Creating Patterns of the Components in an Assembly
Feature-driven Pattern
Local Pattern
Mirroring the Components
Simplifying the Assemblies using Visibility Options
Hiding the Components
Suppressing the Components
Changing the Transparency Conditions
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Checking the Interferences in the Assembly
Creating the Assemblies for Mechanism
Analyzing the Collisions using the Collision Detection Tool
Creating the Explode State of the Assembly
Creating Systematic Explode State
Creating the Explode Line Sketch
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Chapter 12: Working With Drawing Views-I
The Drawing Mode
Starting a Drawing Document
Starting a New Drawing Document Using the New SolidWorks
Document Dialog box
Starting a New Drawing Document From Within the
Part/Assembly Document
Type of Views
Generating Standard Drawing Views
Generating Model Views
Generating the Three Standard Views
Generating Standard Views Using the Relative View Tool
Generating Standard Views Using the Predefined View Tool
Generating the Derived Views
Generating Projected Views
Generating Section Views
Generating Aligned Section Views
Generating Broken-out Section Views
Generating Auxiliary Views
Generating Detail Views
Cropping Drawing Views
Generating Broken View
Alternate Position View
Creating the Drawing view of the Exploded State of the Assembly
Working with Interactive Drafting in SolidWorks
Editing and Modifying the Drawing Views
Changing the View Orientation
Changing the Scale of the Drawing Views
Deleting the Views
Rotating the Drawing View
Modifying the Hatch Pattern of the Section View
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Chapter 13: Working With Drawing Views-II
Adding Annotations to the Drawing Views
Generating the Annotations using the Model Items Tool
Adding the Reference Annotations
Editing the Annotations
Adding the BOM in the Drawing
Adding Balloons to the Drawing Views
Adding Balloons using the Balloon Tool
Adding Balloons using the AutoBalloon Tool
Adding New Sheets to the Drawing Views
Editing the Sheet Format
Creating a User-Defined Sheet Format
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About the Author
Sham Tickoo is a professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology at Purdue University
Calumet. He has been in the education and training since 1981 and joined Purdue University
in the year 1987. Since then he has been teaching drafting and design, AutoCAD, AutoLISP,
3ds max, 3ds viz, Mechanical Desktop, Pro/Engineer, Autodesk Inventor, SolidWorks etc.
Prof. Tickoo is also one of the best known authors of CAD/CAM books in the world market.
He has authored a number of books on the latest CAD/CAM technology. He is one of the very
few authors in the world whose books are translated and sold in the countries like Italy,
China, Philippines, and Russia. The list of some of his books is given below:
SolidWorks for Engineers and Designers Release 2004, dreamtech PRESS, India
SolidWorks for Designers Release 2003, CADCIM Technologies, USA
SolidWorks for Engineers and Designers Release 2003, dreamtech PRESS, India
Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire for Designers, CADCIM Technologies, USA
Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire for Engineers & Designers, dreamtech PRESS, India
Pro/ENGINEER for Designers Release 2001, CADCIM Technologies, USA
Autodesk Inventor for Designers Release 6, CADCIM Technologies
Autodesk Inventor for Engineers & Designers Release 6, dreamtech PRESS, India
Autodesk Inventor for Designers Release 5, CADCIM Technologies
AutoCAD: A Problem Solving Approach, Delmar Publishers, USA
AutoCAD LT: A Problem Solving Approach, Delmar Publishers, USA
Customizing AutoCAD, Delmar Publishers, USA
3D Studio VIZ, Goodheart-Willcox Publishers, USA
3D Studio MAX, Goodheart-Willcox Publishers, USA
Mechanical Desktop Instructor, McGraw-Hill, USA
AutoCAD 2000 Tecniche Avanzate, APOGeO education, Italy
AutoCAD 2000 Fondamenti, APOGeO education, Italy
AutoCAD 2000: A Problem Solving Approach, China Machine Press, China
Customizing AutoCAD 2000, China Machine Press, China
AutoCAD 2002, Russian Edition
In addition to his academic career, he has been employed as a design engineer, quality control
engineer, software developer, and has also worked as a consultant for a number of companies
in US and Canada.
Prof. Tickoo has developed a software package called “SMLayout” that has been registered
by Autodesk Inc. as a third party software product. This software package is currently being
used by some companies in Canada, United States, and Columbia. SMLayout is written in
the AutoLISP programming language. It generates flat layout drawing of some complicated
geometric shapes like: transitions, cones, cone-cylinder intersections, sphere-cylinder
intersections, and cylinder-cylinder intersections. This software package addresses the needs
of steel fabricators and manufacturers of sheet metal products. The programs also provide a
dimensioning option for automatic dimensioning of the drawing.
In March 2000, Prof. Tickoo was issued a US patent for a product called “Self Adjusting
Cargo Organizer” that he designed for vehicles.