Thinking about switching to SolidWorks 3D design software, but aren’t sure yet if it’s really for you? We’ve prepared a series of Implementation Guides to show exactly what you can expect from the SolidWorks CAD experience.
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Sketching in SolidWorks is the basis for creating features. Features are the basis for creating parts, which can be put together into assemblies. Sketch entities can also be added to drawings.
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Since most 2D CAD and SolidWorks are applications in the Microsoft® Windows environment, tool buttons, toolbars, and the general appearance of the windows look similar. However, many aspects of the environment differ.
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You can generate drawings in SolidWorks the same way you would generate them in your 2D design tools. However, creating 3D models and generating drawings from the model has many advantages.
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Traditional drawing programs and SolidWorks have fundamentally different approaches. In traditional CAD, you design in a 2D environment. In SolidWorks, you design in a 3D environment, and and you create 2D drawings based on the 3D model.
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These detailed Implementation Guides will walk you step-by-step through the SolidWorks design process, so you can see for yourself just how easy it is to model in 3D.