Course:  Solid Edge Fundamentals

Duration:  4 or 5 days

Version: ST4 (older versions upon request)

At Course Completion

Students will have learned how to utilize Solid Edge to design production level parametric models of parts, sheet metal design, assemblies, detail drawings and document management. They will also be familiar with the Solid Edge user interface, adding features, sketching tools and various modeling techniques.

Prerequisites

Here are the standard pre-requisites for the training course. Potential students should have or completed the following prior to the class:

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• Mechanical Design Experience
• Windows Experience
• Completion of the Solid Edge Tutorials delivered with the product

Lack of Mechanical Design and Windows Experience is very difficult to overcome in the classroom. Students who lack one or both should realize the impact it will have on their learning experience. Just a little exposure to Solid Edge prior to the class can make all the difference.

Course Content

Course consists of;

• PowerPoint's to support the Instructor’s lecture.
• Instructor lead demonstrations.
• Instructor lead activities.
• Independent practical activities to reinforce the lessons.

Topics:

Day 1
            Lesson 1: Getting started in Solid Edge ST4

• Solid Edge environments
• user Interface
• creating, opening, and saving Solid Edge files
• material table
• Solid Edge Help and learning tools

            Lesson 2: Feature Modeling Overview

• Modeling paradigms in Solid Edge
• Ordered
• Synchronous
• Fundamental principles of creating a 3-D solid
• Introduction to base features
• Introduction to reference planes

Lesson 3: Reference Planes

• types of  ordered reference planes
• ordered reference plane creation commands
• reference plane manipulation

Lesson 4: Sketching Basics

• Creation of simple sketches
• Drawing Commands
• Using IntelliSketch when drawing sketches
• Editing sketches

Lesson 5: Sketching Constraints

• Controlling the size and shape of sketches
• Placing and modifying of dimensional relationships
• Placing and modifying of geometric relationships

Day 2
            Lesson 6: Base Features

• creating base features (ordered)

Lesson 7: Part model features

• Creating profile-based features
• cutouts
• Holes
• Creating treatment features
• round
• draft
• chamfer
• thin Wall
• Thicken
• threaded
• embossed text

Lesson 8: Reusing features

• patterning features
• feature library
• copying features
• mirror copy features
• mirror copy part

 Lesson 9: Building assemblies

• constructing an assembly document by placing parts into an assembly
• define the relationships between the parts
• using reference planes to control part placement

Day 3
Lesson 10: Manipulating assemblies

• editing assemblies
• designing within an assembly
• controlling part colors and properties
• defining assembly display configurations
• creating exploded assembly views

Lesson 11: Synchronous Modeling

• Introduction to:
• Synchronous Sketching
• Synchronous Modeling – Base features

Lesson 12: Working with Synchronous Models

• Introduction to the:
• steering wheels
• Move/rotate face command
• Live rules
• Relate command

Lesson 13: Synchronous Features

• Introduction to:
• Synchronous features:
• Round
• Draft
• Chamfer
• Thin wall
• Hole
• Thread
• Patterns
• Synchronous Assembly edits

Day 4
            Lesson 14: Creating drawings of 3D models

• creating 2D drawings from a part or assembly
• placing multiple views of assemblies
• modifying drawing views
• creating additional drawing sheets

            Lesson 15: Dimensions and annotations

• profile vs. drafting dimensions
• tracking changes in model dimensions within a drawing
• dimensioning of drawings
• annotation of drawings

Lesson 16: Document management

• Managing links
• use Revision Manager to create new assembly revisions
• set the Document Status and understand the effect of status on the accessibility of documents to different users
• Assembly reports
• View and Markup

Day 5 (Optional Sheet Metal day)
           
Lesson 1: Sheet Metal Design Introduction

• Introduction to the Sheet Metal Environment
• Tab command
• Contour Flange command
• Lofted Flange command
• Flange command
• Closed Corner commands
• Hem command

Lesson 2: Sheet Metal Features

• Types of  Sheet Metal features
• Break Corner
• Cutout features
• Bend features
• Deformation features
• Gusset command
• Cross-Brake feature
• Flat Pattern

Lesson 3: Synchronous Sheet Metal Design

• Introduction to synchronous sheet metal design

 Note:  The number of lessons covered on any given day could vary due to the progress of the class.

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