2.995 Creation and Communication of Ideas
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Syllabus

The following syllabus is tentative and subject to change based on the response and participation of the class.  The course is divided into two seperate portions.  The first 8 weeks focusses on providing the student with the necessay background in CAD based design, while the remaining portion of the class focusses on a class project where the student uses their newly learned skills to communicate a new design.

Lessons and Labs can be found in the SolidWorks Training Manuals.


  • Day 1

    Lesson 1: Introduction to SolidWorks

    Lesson 2: Basic Part Modeling

    Labs: 1 and 2

  • Day 2

    Lesson 3: Modeling a Casting or Forging

  • Labs: 3 through 7

  • Day 3

    Lesson 4: Revolved Features and Circular Patterns

    Labs: 8 through 11

  • Day 4

    Lesson 5: Thin Walled Parts - Part One

    Labs: 12 through 16

  • Day 5

    Lesson 6: Thin Walled Parts - Part Two

    Labs: 17 through 21

  • Day 6

    Lesson 7: Configuration of Parts

    Labs: 22 through 23

  • Day 7

    Lesson 8: Bottom-Up Assembly Modeling

    Labs: 24 through 27

  • Day 8

    Lesson 9: Views and Driving Dimensions

    Labs: 28 through 29

  • Day 9

    Lesson 10: Editing Techniques

    Labs: 30 through 32

  • Day 10

    Lesson 11: Modeling of Advanced Shapes - Part One

    Lesson 12: Modeling of Advanced Shapes - Part Two

    Labs: 33 through 40

  • Day 11

    Lesson 13: Sheet Metal

    Labs: 41 through 42

  • Day 12

    Lesson 14: Configuration of Assemblies

    Labs: 43 through 46

  • Day 13

    Lesson 15: Top-Down Assembly Modeling

    Labs: 47 through 49

  • Day 14

    Lesson 16: Weldments

    Lesson 17: Core and Cavity

    Labs: 50 through 53

  • Day 15

    Lesson 18: Layout Assemblies

    Lab: 54

  • Day 16

    Lesson 15: Bills of Materials, Annotations, and Driven Dimensions

    Labs: 55 through 56

  • The remainder of the course is reserved for the class project

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