SolidWorks 101: Basics (SW101)
This three-hour crash course is for people who want to dip into SolidWorks at the most basic level so they can practice digital design.
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Location
Artisan's Asylum
96 Holton Street Boston, MA 02135Refund Policy
About this event
- Event lasts 3 hours
Instructor - Jim Bredt
Jim Bredt is a retired inventor and machine designer who worked for 30 years in the 3D printing industry. He has been active at Artisans Asylum for 10 years and used the facilities at AA to develop hardware for one of his 3DP startups. In addition to mechanical design and fabrication, he teaches a weekly figure drawing class.
Class Description
This is an introduction to CAD design in SolidWorks for people with no prior experience. We will cover the operations of creating a design from scratch using AA's valuable SolidWorks installation in the Photo/Design Shop.
After taking this class you will be able to create and export digital designs for 3D printing and laser cutting.
The lesson will focus on creating sketches, extruding the shapes into the third dimension, and incrementally modifying shapes to build more complicated structures. We will cover navigation of the SolidWorks user interface, saving files and exporting data for 3D printers.
Material Fee
There is no materials fee for this class.
Class Goals
* Creating new designs in SolidWorks
* Creating and editing sketches
* Extruding sketches into 3D solids
* Cutting, trimming, and editing features
* Exporting data for 3D printing
Material Supplied
A USB drive with reference materials
Students Should Bring
Curiosity.
Prerequisites
Students must be 14 years old or older. All students under 18 must be accompanied by and under the direct supervision of a responsible adult.
Class Policies
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Please email education@artisansasylum.com with any questions.
*Sales end 2 hours before the start of the class to allow the instructor and staff time to prep.
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If another class is available at a later date, or if the class has been rescheduled, your class fee will automatically apply to the next class session unless the session is already full or you specifically request a refund. No refunds are given for changes to location or Instructor.
All students under 18 must be accompanied by and under the direct supervision of an adult.
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