Advanced Surface Modeling

Length: 2 Days

Prerequisites: SolidWorks Essentials, Advanced Part Modeling

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