MecE 265

Tutorials Templates

MecE 265 Course Material

Here you will find:

  • Tutorials, that will help you learn how to use the software and teach you some basic design concepts
  • Assignments from the course, to help you practice using the software and making your own design decisions
  • MecE 265 templates
    • Tutorials for SOLIDWORKS EDU

    These tutorials should be compatable with all versions of SOLIDWORKS.

    Click on the images to download the tutorials as a *.chm or *.zip file.

    For the *.chm files to run correctly, right click on the download and select unblock.


    GUIDE TO SOLIDWORKS

    An introduction to the tutorials and the SOLIDWORKS interface.
    Refer to this reguarly to review the different aspects of the software.

    Time: 15 Minutes

    PARTS

    Solid modeling in SOLIDWORKS requires some based understanding of how the software can achieve this.
    This tutorial walks through the creation of your first simple part and their features.

    Do this tutorial to build your first part.

    Time: 30 Minutes

    DRAWINGS

    This tutorial creations a proper engineering drawings from the made solid model part.

    Do this tutorial to build your first drawing.

    Time: 45 Minutes

    ASSEMBLIES

    This tutorial introduces how to make assemblies and an appropreate drawing of the assembly.

    Do this tutorial to build your first assembly.

    Time: 60 Minutes

    REVOLVES

    Parts can be built in different coordenate systems.
    This tutorial walks through the concepts and uses of revolved features.

    Time: 45 Minutes

    LASER CUTTER

    When designing parts, the manufacturing process to be used needs to be taken into consideration.
    This tutorial explains how to use the Mec E shop's laser cutter to make a 3D object from flat material stock.

    Time: 15 Minutes

    DESIGN TABLES

    Features of a solid model can be driven by equations.
    This tutorial explains how to use a design table in EXCEL to control feature sizes and generate multiple configurations of the same base geometry.
    Time: 30 Minutes

    SHEET METAL

    SOLIDWORKS has sepecific toolboxes that have been developed to allow the design of complex shapes using a specific manufacturing approach.
    This tutorial explains how to use create parts using the Sheet Metal tools.
    Time: 45 Minutes

    3D PRINTING

    Additive manufacturing (3D printing) is a new manufacturing techinque that allows many manufacturing constraintes to be removed.
    This tutorial walks through how to create parts for 3D printing.

    Time: 45 Minutes

    TOLERANCING

    Solid models are built in the virtual world where all dimenisons are mathmatically perfect.
    This tutorial explains the concepts and uses of tolerancing to allow components to be manufacture to achieve a function.

    Time: 30 Minutes

    ANIMATION

    Once a solid model is built, it can be used for many different engineering processes.
    As and introduction, this tutorial shows how to perform a motion study and animate assemblies.

    Time: 60 Minutes

    REVIEW

    A lot of concepts are covered in MecE 265.
    This tutorial acts as a review with a focus on engineering drawings.

    Time: 30 Minutes

    MecE 260 Simulation Tutorials

    Click on the images to download the tutorials as a *.chm or *.zip file.


    If you are having trouble with your simulations, try the FAQ HERE


    #1 MecE 260 PROJECT
    Car Motion

    Simulation of the motion of your car in SOLIDWORKS

    Including: Using the right mates, adding a sim motor, running the Motion Simulation

    #2 MecE 260 Project
    Basketball Throw

    Tutorial shows how to simulate the trajectory of an object.
    Also, how to do using a design study to find successes.

    #3 MecE 260 Project
    Trebuchet Shots

    Tutorial shows how to simulate event based motion.
    Events include turning on/off mates, forces and motors.

    Tutorials Related to Other Classes

    Click on the images to download the tutorials as a *.chm or *.zip file.

    MecE 260 PROJECT

    Lots of help here for activities you might need in SW as part of your project.

    Including: making a gear, converting a toolbox part, using TreeHouse etc.

    MecE 360 Project

    Tutorial shows how to animater a gear set using a mechanical mate.
    Also, how to do this using a simulation of the contact between gears.

    MecE 265 tutorials for SOLIDWORKS 2019-2020:

    GuidetoSOLIDWORKS, Parts, Drawings, Assemblies, Revolves, Laser Cutter, Design Tables, Sheet Metal, 3D Printing, Tolerancing, Animation, Review


    MecE 265 tutorials for SOLIDWORKS 2018-2019:

    GuidetoSOLIDWORKS, Parts, Drawings, Assemblies, Revolves, Laser Cutter, Design Tables, Sheet Metal, 3D Printing, Tolerancing, Animation, Review


    MecE 265 tutorials for SOLIDWORKS 2017-2018:

    GuidetoSOLIDWORKS,Parts, Drawings, Assemblies, Revolves, Laser Cutter, Design Tables, Sheet Metal, 3D Printing, Tolerancing, Animation, Review


    MecE 265 tutorials for SOLIDWORKS 2016-2017:

    Parts, Drawings, Assemblies, Revolves, Laser Cutter, Design Tables, Sheet Metal, 3D Printing, Tolerancing, Animation, Review


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    Templates

    You can download a ZIP with the MecE 265 templates HERE

    Installation instructions can be found HERE

    Download a library of parts you might find useful HERE

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