Introduction to SolidWorks

Lesson 2 – Customizing SolidWorks
Section I – Preliminaries Practice Exercises

SIDEBARS

Practice Exercises

1. Click HelpSolidWorks Help on the Main Menu and study the section SolidWorks
   Fundamentals.


2. Change your desktop so that the CommandManager is not visible. Replace it with the
   Sketch and Features toolbars.


3. After you rearrange your desktop as specified in Practice Exercise 1, delete duplicate
   icons. (Note: Do not delete icons in the CommandManager.)


4. Add and then remove the command for a partial ellipse to the Sketch toolbar in the
   CommandManager.


5. Create a part template for millimeter units. Set decimal places for length and for angles
   to zero. Select the ANSI standard. Call the template mmPart.prtdot.


6. Use SolidWorks Help to learn about SolidWorks sketches. Write one or more
   paragraphs explaining how they are created and used.


7. Use Help on the Main Menu to learn about the command
   ToolsCustomizeOptions. Write one or more paragraphs explaining how it is used.


8. Use File Explorer to find the template that you created in Step 11.


9. Parts, assemblies and drawings can be read and saved in a variety of standard formats
   that include IGES, STEP, VRML and STL. The files can be exchanged with other CAD
   programs. Some formats like PDF, TIFF and JPEG are available only when saving a
   screen picture. Save your deck file in PDF format.

Questions

1. Search the Internet to find information about the following document formats supported
   by SolidWorks. Write a brief description of each one, including advantages,
   disadvantages and when you would use them.
   ACIS
   JPEG
   IGES
   Parasolid
   PDF
   ProE
   STEP
   STL