Advanced Surface Modeling
Length: 2 days
Prerequisites: SolidWorks Essentials
Description: Advanced Surface Modeling teaches you how to build freeform shapes using SolidWorks mechanical design automation software.
The topics covered in this course are:
Lesson 1: Understanding Surfaces
- Solids and Surfaces
- Working with Surface Bodies
- Why Use Surfaces?
- Continuity Explained
- Workflow with Surfaces
Lesson 2: Introduction to Surfacing
- Similarities between Solid and Surface Modeling
- Basic Surfacing
Lesson 3: Solid-Surface Hybrid Modeling
- Hybrid Modeling
- Using surfaces to Modify Solids
- Interchanging Between Solids and Surfaces
- Performance Implications
- Surfaces as Construction Geometry
- Making Copies of Faces
Lesson 4: Repairing and Editing Imported Geometry
- Importing Data
- Repairing and Editing Imported Geometry
Lesson 5: Advanced Surface Modeling
- Ruled Surfaces
- Lofting Surfaces
- Modeling the Lower Half
- Conclusion
- Design Changes
Lesson 6: Blends and Patches
- Complex Blends
- Smoothing Patches
- Freeform Feature
- Corner Blends
Lesson 7: Master Model Techniques
- Introduction to Master Models
- Surface Master Techniques
- Working with a Solid Master Model
- SolidWorks Explorer
- Rapid Prototyping
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