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Getting Started

Learn how to set up your flash drive and create part templates in SolidWorks. Save all your work and ensure you have the correct file settings to avoid issues throughout the course.

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Getting Started

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  1. Getting Started

  2. Things you need this week • Textbook • flashdrive

  3. What’s going to happen next • We are going to build a bunch of parts • You will save these parts to your flash drive • You don’t need to hand in or show your work for a bit, but make sure you save all work • Get comfortable with the software

  4. Saving your work • You need a flash drive • Back up all your files to Google Docs or email them to yourself

  5. Important information: SolidWorks has no auto-save • SolidWorks has an auto-nag – you will get a reminder to save your work, but you have to actually hit ‘save’.

  6. Files and Linking in SolidWorks Solidworks uses different file extensions Sldprt – part file Sldasm – assembly file Slddrw – drawing file Templates have a different extension – Sldprtdot Sldasmdot slddrwdot

  7. SolidWorks uses Pointers between files

  8. On your flash drive Create a folder called SolidWorks Underneath that folder create two folders • One for homework – call it HOMEWORK • One for templates – call it [Your Name] TEMPLATES All parts, assemblies and drawings should be saved to the homework folder All templates should be stored on the TEMPLATES folder

  9. Today’s Templates We will be creating two PART templates One template will be used to make parts with inches One template will be used to make parts with millimeters These files need to be saved to the TEMPLATES folder They need to be saved AS templates

  10. The TWO MISTAKES STUDENTS MAKE • They don’t save their template as a template • They don’t save it to the right folder If you do either – you won’t be able to see your template to use it You will be using your templates for the entire course – if you don’t create your templates right you will spend the entire course fighting with your file settings

  11. Steps to creating a Part Template • Open a new Part file • Go to OPTIONS • Set the UNITS to the desired units – MM or Inches • Set the precision 0.1 for MM and .12 for Inches • Set the Drawing Standard to ANSI • Save as PART-IN.PRTDOT or PART-MM.PRTDOT • Save to your template folder

  12. Pre-Flight Check List Create a pre-flight check list to start every SolidWorks session As soon as you boot up SolidWorks: • Go to Options • Add your templates folder to the list of templates available in the Document Templates list As the class progresses, your flight check list will get longer

  13. If you don’t see your templates… • Did you add the correct folder to the templates search path using OPTIONS? • Did you save your template file as a TEMPLATE? (*.prtdot) • Did you save your template file to the correct folder?

  14. Today’s Tasks for Class • Get flash drive set-up • Create two part templates YOU WILL NEED ALL PARTS WE ARE MAKING TO CREATE DRAWINGS SO SAVE YOUR WORK!

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