SolidWorks Introduction
Prepared By: Akash
Patel
History and Success
SolidWorksis asolid modellingcomputer-aided
design(CAD)
and
computer-aided
engineering(CAE)computer programthat runs
onMicrosoft Windows. SolidWorks is published
byDassault Systems
SOLIDWORKS born in 1993 and Founder of the
solidwork is Jon Hirschtick
More than 3,246,750 users at240,010 locations in
80 countries around the world rely on
SOLIDWORKS software. Plus, over two million
students graduate every year with SOLIDWORKS
training.
Computer-aided
design(CAD) is the
use
ofcomputersystems to
aid in the creation,
modification, analysis,
or
optimization
of
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is used to increase the
productivity
of
the
designer, improve the
quality
of
design,
improve
communications
through documentation,
and
to
create
a
database
for
manufacturing.
CAD
Solidworks Modules
Main Menu Toolbar
Command Manager
Head-Up View
Work Place
Feature
Manager
Task Pane
Triad
Units
Left Side of Solidworks Window
Feature
Manager
Design Tree
Property
Manager
Configuration
Manager