Difference between revisions of "Solidworks"

Latest revision as of 16:49, 11 February 2014

Installation

You will need

• 64 bit Windows + VirtualBox - https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
• Solidworks
• Additional tool needed - http://www.disk-tools.com/download/daemon

Alternative copy of solidworks on RCA server (only available when on network)

• Access from Windows
• Start>Run...> \\software.rca.ac.uk\students$
• login username needs to be prefixed by 'rca\'
• eg: in username, type: 'rca\your.username'
• Password is your usual RCA password

Day 1

• PART
  • https://www.solidworks.com/sw/resources/getting-started-3d-parts-design.htm
• ASSEMBLING (part + assembling)
  • https://www.solidworks.com/sw/resources/getting-started-3d-assemblies.htm
• DRAWING - for engineering/cnc
  • https://www.solidworks.com/sw/resources/getting-started-part-and-assembly-drawings.htm

Day 2

• modo
• Maxwell Render