CD-ROM Included! • Sample projects, add-ons, and more Matt Lombard SolidWorks 2009 ® Master multibody modeling techniques Try your hand at new visualization tools Use powerful plastics design tools The book you need to succeed! www.it-ebooks.info www.it-ebooks.info SolidWorks 2009 Bible ® Matt Lombard www.it-ebooks.info SolidWorks® 2009 Bible Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc 10475 Crosspoint Boulevard Indianapolis, IN 46256 www.wiley.com Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana Published simultaneously in Canada ISBN: 978-0-470-25825-5 Manufactured in the United States of America 10 No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise, except as permitted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission 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modeling consultant and technical writer Before becoming an engineer, Matt went to music school for two years and performed with the Navy band for four years He still plays in local community groups for fun Having grown up in the Adirondack Mountains of northeastern New York, he now calls the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia home www.it-ebooks.info Credits Senior Acquisitions Editor Stephanie McComb Vice President and Executive Publisher Barry Pruett Project Editor Jade L Williams Project Coordinator Kristie Rees Technical Editor Ricky Jordan Graphics and Layout Technicians Ana Carillo Andrea Hornberger Sarah Philippart Copy Editor Lauren Kennedy Quality Control Technician Caitie Kelly Editorial Manager Robyn Siesky Media Development Project Manager Laura Moss Business Manager Amy Knies Media Development Associate Producer Angela Denny Senior Marketing Manager Sandy Smith Vice President and Executive Group Publisher Richard Swadley Vice President and Executive Publisher Bob Ipsen Media Development Assistant Project Manager Jenny Swisher Proofreading and Indexing Christopher M Jones Valerie Haynes Perry www.it-ebooks.info Acknowledgments xxxvii Introduction xxxix Part I: SolidWorks Basics Chapter 1: Introducing SolidWorks Chapter 2: Navigating the SolidWorks Interface 31 Chapter 3: Working with Sketches .77 Chapter 4: Creating Simple Parts, Assemblies, and Drawings 117 Chapter 5: Using Visualization Techniques 155 Part II: Building Intelligence into Your Parts 181 Chapter 6: Getting More from Your Sketches 183 Chapter 7: Selecting Features 209 Chapter 8: Patterning and Mirroring 285 Chapter 9: Using Equations 315 Chapter 10: Working with Part Configurations 329 Chapter 11: Editing and Evaluation 363 Part III: Working with Assemblies 395 Chapter 12: Building Efficient Assemblies 397 Chapter 13: Getting More from Mates 425 Chapter 14: Assembly Configurations and Display States 457 Chapter 15: Component Patterns 485 Chapter 16: Modeling in Context .495 Part IV: Creating and Using Libraries 525 Chapter 17: Using Hole Wizard and Toolbox .527 Chapter 18: Working with Library Features 571 Chapter 19: Using Smart Components 597 Part V: Creating Drawings 617 Chapter 20: Automating Drawings: The Basics 619 Chapter 21: Working with Drawing Views 645 Chapter 22: Using Annotations and Symbols 679 vi www.it-ebooks.info Chapter 23: Dimensioning and Tolerancing 697 Chapter 24: Working with Tables and Drawings 717 Chapter 25: Using Layers, Line Fonts, and Colors 741 Part VI: Using Advanced Techniques 753 Chapter 26: Modeling Multi-bodies 755 Chapter 27: Working with Surfaces 789 Chapter 28: Master Model Techniques .821 Part VII: Working with Specialized Functionality 835 Chapter 29: Using the Base Flange Method for Sheet Metal Parts 837 Chapter 30: Using the Insert Bends Method for Sheet Metal Parts .875 Chapter 31: Using Weldments 889 Chapter 32: Using Plastic Features and Mold Tools 919 Chapter 33: Animating with MotionManager 965 Part VIII: Appendixes 993 Appendix A: Implementing SolidWorks 995 Appendix B: Tools, Options 1021 Appendix C: What’s on the CD-ROM .1083 Index 1087 vii www.it-ebooks.info Acknowledgments  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  xxxvii Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xxxix Part I: SolidWorks Basics Chapter 1: Introducing SolidWorks  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Starting SolidWorks for the First Time SolidWorks License Agreement Welcome to SolidWorks Quick Tips Online documentation Tutorials What’s New .8 Moving from AutoCAD .8 Online User’s Guide Tip of the Day Hardcopy documentation Identifying SolidWorks Documents Saving your setup 11 Templates 11 Using multiple document templates 12 Sharing templates 15 Understanding Feature-Based Modeling 16 Understanding History-Based Modeling 18 Sketching with Parametrics 21 Understanding Design Intent 25 Editing Design Intent 25 View, Sketch Relations 26 Display/Delete Relations 26 Suppressed sketch relations .26 Working with Associativity 27 Tutorial: Creating a Part Template 27 Summary 30 ix www.it-ebooks.info ... 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