i hope you can make a series where you design a specific product from scratch so students can learn more. for example one episode you create a complete pistol(doesnt matter if its an original design or an existing design like the glock 19), then the following episode you can create a tire rim and so on.
Thank you for this feedback. We may have to stick to simpler design projects, since this video is supposed to be watched by people that never did CAD too. Let's see what else we can do next time.
This might be a long time, but there is a youtube video titled "Change the SOLIDWORKS Language" By Hawk Ridge System that tells you how to do it. It involves switching and renaming the file for the language you want to use for example "Polish."
Beside SolidWorks can you name some other software that compete with SolidWorks and most important can you say where does SketchUp stand in this list or is it anywhere near with these industrial 3d modeling software ?
I have used Fusion 360, and it provides a good variety of functions. Solidworks is better if being used solely for CAD, but Fusion 360 also allows you to easily do CAM and post which are steps in the manufacturing process, among many other features. Some people I know use Onshape for quick prototyping on the go, and it is much easier to learn, albeit with less functionality that SW and Fusion 360. Regarding Sketchup, it is nowhere near the level of the softwares that I mentioned earlier, and you won't find it used in mechanical/industrial engineering. Sketchup is used in architecture and also sometimes used in the film industry to visualize scenes. However, for mechanical and industrial uses, I would recommend avoiding Sketchup and sticking to SW, Fusion 360, or a similar software as they provide you with the right tools for these kinds of projects. There are other softwares out there but my experience is limited to the ones I mentioned.
I recently had my job expand to include solid works . I have 22 years experience with various CAD/CAM programs . Solid works is a nightmare . Between the absolutely ugly overdone ways it does anything to the constant crashes , lockup’s etc it is simply unusable . I had to go back and tell them I cannot complete tasks with this garbage software .
I'm suspect from the very beginning. "always draw 2D objects on the top plane" That makes no sense to me. On every 2D drawing I've ever used, drawn, or worked with the "Z+" plane is pointing at you the "Y+" goes from bottom up and the "X+" goes from left to right so why not draw that way in the 3D???? I've been using PTC for decades and am now forced to change over to Solidworks. I'm not thrilled about that but I'll be sketching and orientating as I have for my entire engineering career. The way you're doing it the Z points down......show me any graph in history that does that? On a side note, way back we used to use the left hand rule to keep track of orientation, keep in mind this was wireframe only days. Thumb points at you, the Z+ plane, the pointing finger points up, the Y+ plane, and the FU finger points to the right, the X+ plane. Many times the methods used in Solidworks appear to be designed NOT for the engineer.
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