ETD 2369C - SolidWorks Applications

Engineering and Building Arts Department

Credit(s): 3
Contact Hours: 77
Effective Term Fall 2018 (550)

Requisites

Prerequisite ETD 2364C with a minimum grade of C

Course Description

This course presents the complex application of advanced designing techniques and capabilities of solid modeling using the SolidWorks software, including the integration of the advanced parametric modeling and drawing tools for SolidWorks. The course topics covered include advanced sketching, advanced assembly construction, mechanism design, CosmosWorks, PhotoWorks, the creation of molded parts, and rendered parts. (Note: MAC computers are not recommended for ETD courses.)

Learning Outcomes and Objectives

  1. The student will demonstrate advanced functionality of SolidWorks software by:
    1. creating and executing advanced templates.
    2. applying attributes to titleblocks.
    3. creating multiple templates for parts, assemblies, and drawings.
    4. resizing titleblocks for multiple size drawings.
  2. The student will demonstrate advanced part design of the sketch by:
    1. creating multiple sketches in one sketch using the Contour tool select.
    2. applying and editing Dimensions and work plane in a sketch.
    3. describing the characteristics of converting multiple sketches into extruded features.
    4. creating the desired sketch to document the design procedures.
    5. performing analyses on the sketch procedures and refining the sketch design as needed.
  3. The student will demonstrate all phases of mechanism design in SolidWorks by:
    1. describing the characteristics of the design intent for creating and modifying mechanical devices.
    2. creating multiple parts by copying and editing from the design tree.
    3. defining the relationship between mechanical parts and assemblies.
    4. performing advanced mating using multiple parts or sub-assemblies.
  4. The student will demonstrate advanced applications of parts and assemblies in SolidWorks by:
    1. defining and describing the advanced mating techniques of assembly.
    2. creating and modifying bottom-up assemblies.
    3. modifying and inserting of parts to create top-down assemblies.
    4. creating an assembly drawing.
  5. The student will demonstrate advanced techniques in cam and gear housing procedures by:
    1. creating and modifying basic cams and gears.
    2. identifying the status related to cam and gears in an assembly environment.
    3. creating and editing assembly of cam and gears housing.
    4. modifying an assembly using the mating relation through the design intent.
  6. The student will apply appropriate techniques to engineering analysis of parts by:
    1. defining the type of analysis of machine elements of a part using CosmosWorks.
    2. creating a finite element study on a part.
    3. modifying the part definition to customize finite element analysis.
    4. verifying the finite analysis to check the consistency of the study.
    5. creating multiple configurations of the part to change outcome of the study.
  7. The student will design molds using basic drawing concepts in SolidWorks by:
    1. applying basic drawing concepts to molded parts.
    2. creating detailed molds or die cavities of parts and assemblies.
    3. deriving component parts from the edited mold base.
    4. discussing the problems created by cut derived parts to make the two halves of a mold.
  8. The student will create rendered drawings by:
    1. defining the type of material to use to render your part.
    2. applying the material to the part to render.
    3. creating a realistic images directly from SolidWorks models.
    4. modifying and editing a render part using PhotoWorks.
    5. creating and inserting render parts into the sheet environment of a SolidWorks drawing.

Criteria Performance Standard

Upon successful completion of the course the student will, with a minimum of 70% accuracy, demonstrate mastery of each of the above stated objectives through classroom measures developed by individual course instructors.

History of Changes

Effective 20072(0390). Prereq # changed effective 20081. C&I Approval: 11/13/2007, BOT Approval: 12/17/2007, Effective Term: Spring 2008 (390).
C&I Approval: 02/09/2018, BOT Approval: 04/17/2018, Effective Term: Fall 2018 (550)

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