Best way to learn SW

[Crazy J]

Similar to my post in the introduction section, does anyone here have any good tips or resources I should check out to learn SW?

 

I've recently spent a good 7 months or so starting only from knowing 2D AutoCAD with a training course in SolidEdge 3D to becoming fairly decent in 3D AutoCAD. So, I generally have a good mechanical understanding of how things need to go together and an understanding of how to show that in a solid model and drawing set.

 

I am now making the switch to SW for my new job. If anyone has any good references for someone learning SW, but not a newbie to CAD usage, I'd love to hear them.

 

Are the tutorials that come with SW worth doing, or are there some books you would recomend instead? ETc.?

 

Thanks!

[shift1313]

I feel the best reference is in the SW help section. There is even a section for users coming from Autocad. I would go through all of the information provided in the Help section and ask any questions you come up with.

 

There are training courses usually offered by your reseller. I learned SW by going through the help tutorials and a lot of playing around:)

[lauraengdept]

I have a couple of friends who are using a tutorial that is working really well for them. They like it because it teaches them to use the commands instead of just what the commands are - like hands-on learning. I haven't started learning SW yet so I haven't used the tutorials myself, but according to my friends they are really well-done. Let me know if you are interested and I will find out from them what the videos are called.

[Crazy J]

I learned SW by going through the help tutorials and a lot of playing around:)

 

Shift, yeah, I've been getting a chance to run through some of them, and they are very helpful. For the minimal amount of SW that this role will require of me, I feel that the tutorials should get me all set. It's only been a couple of days, and I already feel that in a couple more days, I could start on my basic fixture I will have to develop. I'm also really liking the constraints and mates and the various ways to quickly modify a design.

 

And I spoke with our IT guy here and he showed me how to check out a SW license, so I can take the laptop home and keep learning. Granted, working on a laptop is not ideal, but for just doing the tutorials at night, it should really help out. Now I just need to find the time to get through a couple tutorials a night, and I should be in pretty good shape.

 

Thanks for the positive encouragement!

[Crazy J]

Let me know if you are interested and I will find out from them what the videos are called.

 

I sure would be. You won't be able to post real links until you have ten posts, but maybe you can direct me to it if you are creative in how you put the link in... (i.e., use "dot" instead of ".")

 

Any other sources of info are good. I have a book coming, gonna work on the tutorials, and the videos you mention would be a great complement to the other two approaches.

 

Thanks!

[bhamze]

Crazy J,

 

Check out link below. They offer about 50 hours of video tutorials. The videos cover basic and advanced modeling. I've viewed a few of this videos and they do a good job explaining the tools used in the tutorial. Obviously, the more you use SW the better you understand the tools and how to apply them, I believe these videos will give you a head start. Good luck.

 

http://www.video-tutorials.net/vtn/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=66&zenid=q322otcth21o6octhv4nmtga90

[lauraengdept]

I sure would be. You won't be able to post real links until you have ten posts, but maybe you can direct me to it if you are creative in how you put the link in... (i.e., use "dot" instead of ".")

 

Any other sources of info are good. I have a book coming, gonna work on the tutorials, and the videos you mention would be a great complement to the other two approaches.

 

Thanks!

 

 

I asked my friend when he came in this morning and he said that it is called Accelerated Productivity. He said that of all of the tutorials he's seen these are definitely the highest quality and that they teach you how to use the commands well. The website he gave me was

 

www dot trainingtutorial dot com / SolidWorks _ 2010 _ training dot htm

 

They have tutorials for 2009 and 2010

[Crazy J]

I will try them out when I get a chance!

[TonyD]

I found this site to be quiet usefully. It's not updated as much as I'd like but Tim is a busy man.

http://www.solidworker.com/

[Vic Poole]

Lynda dot com is the place for video tutorials

[TonyD]

Lynda dot com is the place for video tutorials

 

I see no tutorials for SolidWorks not to mention any Cad program, could you please direct me?

[sasikumarbe]

u will find some video tutorials in solidworks blogspot