Practice your 3D CAD skills in a fun and unique way
Practice your SolidWorks 3D CAD skills in a fun way!
Are you a beginner or intermediate SolidWorks user who would like hone your skills? If so then join this course and together we will build a working Lego Helicopter.
What you’ll learn
- Practice the use of SolidWorks 3D CAD.
- Learn how to use Mechanical Mates.
- Create the Helicopter’s Parts.
- Assemble the Parts into a working model.
Course Content
- Introduction –> 2 lectures • 4min.
- Stage 1: Building the Fuselage Base –> 6 lectures • 58min.
- Stage 2: Expanding the Fuselage –> 4 lectures • 23min.
- Stage 3: Adding to the Fuselage –> 3 lectures • 19min.
- Stage 4: Building the Tail Section –> 3 lectures • 10min.
- Stage 5: Adding the Tail Rotor Transmission Housing –> 2 lectures • 6min.
- Stage 6: Adding the Tail Rotor Transmission –> 4 lectures • 18min.
- Stage 7: Building Up the Helicopter Body –> 2 lectures • 7min.
- Stage 8: Adding the Helicopter’s Nose Section –> 1 lecture • 4min.
- Stage 9: Making the Cockpit Area –> 2 lectures • 15min.
- Stage 10: Building Up the Cockpit Rear Section –> 3 lectures • 13min.
- Stage 11: Make the Upper Fuselage –> 2 lectures • 17min.
- Stage 12: Create the Main Rotor –> 3 lectures • 13min.
- Stages 13, 14 and 15: Building Up the Other Side of the Helicopter –> 1 lecture • 6min.
- Stages 16 and 17: Making the Tail Rotor Section –> 3 lectures • 20min.
- Stages 18 and 19: Adding the Tail Section to the Main Assembly –> 4 lectures • 26min.
- Stage 20: Starting the Skids –> 2 lectures • 10min.
- Stage 21: Finishing the Skids and Tail –> 2 lectures • 8min.
- Stage 22: Finishing the Helicopter and Adding Mechanical Mates –> 2 lectures • 18min.
Requirements
- You should be able to use a Windows PC at a basic level.
- A copy of Solidworks 2021. Other versions can also be used but some minor details may be different, and the example files may not open properly..
- Some basic SolidWorks knowledge is expected, such as how to make Features and Sketches.
Practice your SolidWorks 3D CAD skills in a fun way!
Are you a beginner or intermediate SolidWorks user who would like hone your skills? If so then join this course and together we will build a working Lego Helicopter.
During the course we’ll create 31 Unique Parts using a wide variety of SolidWorks modelling techniques. We’ll then combine these into a complex Assembly and add Mechanical Mates, which will actually allow the Rotor Blades and Tail Rotor to function. Along the way you’ll see how an long-term CAD user with over 15 years of SolidWorks experience creates 3D parts and builds assemblies.
About this course
This courses includes:
- Almost 5 hours of high-quality original video.
- Downloadable Exercise Files to allow you check your understanding.
- On-hand support. Have a question? We are always here to support any questions and take a look at your progress.
- Note: This course is designed for existing SolidWorks users who may be a little rusty and want to get their skills up to speed.
Complete beginners are welcome to try the course by following the videos, but you will find it more helpful to take another course aimed specifically at new users.
The course is taught using Solidworks 2021 but the models provided used will work with any version newer than that. If you have a previous version (2015-2020, or earlier) then you can still take the course but minor details might be different and some of the Exercise File functionality may be limited. If you have any questions then please drop me a line!
So sign up today, and lets start creating our Helicopter model!