SolidWorks Automation Launchpad – Design Automation Life's Academy

Course Content

Pre-course Orientation

Pre-course Lesson 1: Introduction to SolidWorks Automation

14:19
Pre-course Lesson 2: Setting Up Your System

19:47
Pre-course Lesson 3: Getting Started With Visual Basic .NET

14:21
Pre-course Lesson 4: Create Visual Studio Project from given code

06:49

Programming Basics
This topic is created as a reference which you can go through either at a time or as and when required. These topics supports you move ahead in course and will help you build your programming skills.

Part Automation

S1. Insert Point: Variables, Data types, Methods

36:12
S2. Condition based Decision Making – Show Spline Handles

40:44
S2. VBA Code – If Statement and Select Case
S2. VB .NET code – Nested If
S2. Assignment – Select Paint Type Based on Pipe Size
S3. Create Circle and Extrude

48:55
S3. Assignment1 – Create Circle and Extrude

03:34
S3. Assignment1 Answer – Create Circle and Extrude

03:31
S3. Assignment2 – Create Circle and Extrude

01:22
S3. Assignment2 Answer – Create Circle and Extrude

05:01
S4. API Object Model – sldworks

39:29
S5. API Object Model – ModelDoc2

42:52
S5. Assignment – ModelDoc2

02:22
S6. System Options and Document Properties

33:01
S6. Assignment – System Options

01:03
S6. Assignment – Doc Properties

03:25
S7. Assign Material, Create Rectangle – Part 1

47:17
S7. Assign Material, Create Rectangle – Part 2

25:57
S7. Assignment – Create Circle By Radius

02:13
S7. Assignment Answer- Create Circle By Radius
S8. Create Extrude and Revolve

26:26
S8. Assignment – Extrude Thin and Revolve Thin

02:06
S8. Assignment Answer- Extrude Thin and Revolve Thin

05:24
S9. Summarizing Part Automation

10:26

Assembly Automation

S10. Add Coincident Mate -Part 1

13:51
S10. Add Coincident Mate -Part 2

17:28
S11. SelectbyID2 in Assembly

14:34
S12.1 Assembly Automation Part 1

23:47
S12.2 Assembly Automation Interfaces

16:57
S12.3 Establish Circular Curve and Edge Collections

23:13
S12.4 Establish Cylindrical Face Collection

10:25
S12.5 Establish Points Collection

10:22
S12.6 Finalize Assembly Automation

09:57
S12.6 Finalize Assembly Automation Part 2

22:17
S12. Assignment : Assembly Automation

09:17
S12. Assignment 1: Report top 2 findings after debugging the program
S12. Assignment 2: Report top 2 findings after commenting transform and add mate code

Course Content

Pre-course Orientation

Pre-course Lesson 1: Introduction to SolidWorks Automation

Pre-course Lesson 2: Setting Up Your System

Pre-course Lesson 3: Getting Started With Visual Basic .NET

Pre-course Lesson 4: Create Visual Studio Project from given code

Programming Basics This topic is created as a reference which you can go through either at a time or as and when required. These topics supports you move ahead in course and will help you build your programming skills.

Data Types and Variables

Methods or Procedures – Introduction

Methods that return value

Collections – ArrayList, List, Dictionary, LINQ

Part Automation

S1. Insert Point: Variables, Data types, Methods

S2. Condition based Decision Making – Show Spline Handles

S2. VBA Code – If Statement and Select Case

S2. VB .NET code – Nested If

S2. Assignment – Select Paint Type Based on Pipe Size

S3. Create Circle and Extrude

S3. Assignment1 – Create Circle and Extrude

S3. Assignment1 Answer – Create Circle and Extrude

S3. Assignment2 – Create Circle and Extrude

S3. Assignment2 Answer – Create Circle and Extrude

S4. API Object Model – sldworks

S5. API Object Model – ModelDoc2

S5. Assignment – ModelDoc2

S6. System Options and Document Properties

S6. Assignment – System Options

S6. Assignment – Doc Properties

S7. Assign Material, Create Rectangle – Part 1

S7. Assign Material, Create Rectangle – Part 2

S7. Assignment – Create Circle By Radius

S7. Assignment Answer- Create Circle By Radius

S8. Create Extrude and Revolve

S8. Assignment – Extrude Thin and Revolve Thin

S8. Assignment Answer- Extrude Thin and Revolve Thin

S9. Summarizing Part Automation

Assembly Automation

S10. Add Coincident Mate -Part 1

S10. Add Coincident Mate -Part 2

S11. SelectbyID2 in Assembly

S12.1 Assembly Automation Part 1

S12.2 Assembly Automation Interfaces

S12.3 Establish Circular Curve and Edge Collections

S12.4 Establish Cylindrical Face Collection

S12.5 Establish Points Collection

S12.6 Finalize Assembly Automation

S12.6 Finalize Assembly Automation Part 2

S12. Assignment : Assembly Automation

S12. Assignment 1: Report top 2 findings after debugging the program

S12. Assignment 2: Report top 2 findings after commenting transform and add mate code

Drawing Automation

S13. Drawing Automation – Create 3 Standard Views

Programming Best Practices

TryParse TryCast

Naming Conventions

Programming Basics
This topic is created as a reference which you can go through either at a time or as and when required. These topics supports you move ahead in course and will help you build your programming skills.