SOLIDWORKS: Tools Suite
1h 25mBeginner2019-04-05
Authors
David Antanavige
Mechanical Engineer and CAD Educator
Course details
The SOLIDWORKS Tools suite—located in the Windows Start menu—contains many auxiliary features and settings that often go unused. These powerful features help designers control the toolbox, prepare parts for routing, troubleshoot drawings, and much more. Learn how to use SOLIDWORKS Tools to improve your productivity, customize the SOLIDWORKS interface and workflow, and aid in CAD administration and design. This course covers the Copy Settings Wizard, Property Tab Builder, SolidNetWork License Manager, SOLIDWORKS Rx, Routing Library Manager, SOLIDWORKS Treehouse, and more. Get the most out of your SOLIDWORKS installation by learning how to leverage these amazing tools.
Learning objectives
Working with the Costing Template Editor
Using the Property Tab Builder
Troubleshooting drawings in SOLIDWORKS Rx
Benchmarking in SOLIDWORKS Rx
Customizing your hardware
Defining user settings in the Toolbox
Managing tasks
Routing with the Routing Library Manager
Working with SOLIDWORKS Treehouse
Learning objectives
Working with the Costing Template Editor
Using the Property Tab Builder
Troubleshooting drawings in SOLIDWORKS Rx
Benchmarking in SOLIDWORKS Rx
Customizing your hardware
Defining user settings in the Toolbox
Managing tasks
Routing with the Routing Library Manager
Working with SOLIDWORKS Treehouse
Skills covered
SOLIDWORKSDassaultManufacturingProduct and Industrial DesignProduct and ManufacturingDeep Dive (X:Y)
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Discover the power that lurks in the SOLIDWORKS Tools menu
1. SOLIDWORKS Tools
- 02 - Copy Settings wizard
- 03 - Costing Template Editor
- 04 - My Products
- 05 - Property Tab Builder
- 06 - SolidNetWork License Manager Client
2. SOLIDWORKS Rx
- 07 - Diagnostics in SOLIDWORKS Rx
- 08 - Troubleshooting in SOLIDWORKS Rx
- 09 - System maintenance in SOLIDWORKS Rx
- 10 - Problem Capture in SOLIDWORKS Rx
- 11 - Reliability in SOLIDWORKS Rx
- 12 - Benchmark in SOLIDWORKS Rx
3. SOLIDWORKS Toolbox Settings
- 13 - Hole Wizard setting
- 14 - Customize your hardware
- 15 - Define user settings in Toolbox
- 16 - Set permissions in Toolbox
- 17 - Configure Smart Fasteners
4. SOLIDWORKS Task Manager
- 18 - Task sidebar
- 19 - Managing tasks
- 20 - Example task
5. SOLIDWORKS Routing Library Manager
- 21 - Routing Component Wizard
- 22 - Cable Wire, Component, and Covering Library wizards
- 23 - Routing File Locations and Settings dialog box
- 24 - Piping and Tubing Database
- 25 - Route Properties dialog box
6. SOLIDWORKS Treehouse
- 26 - Treehouse user interface
- 27 - Creating trees from existing examples
- 28 - Adding configurations
- 29 - Treehouse options
Conclusion
- 30 - Next steps