Learning SOLIDWORKS Electrical
3h 37mBeginner2018-04-20
Authors
Justin Flett
Consultant, Engineer, Professor, Product Development Specialist
Course details
Get started with SOLIDWORKS Electrical, a design package that can help make the work of designing and developing electrical systems a bit easier. Join instructor Justin Flett as he covers the fundamentals of SOLIDWORKS Electrical, and explains how to use this software to generate electrical engineering design schematics and reports. Justin kicks off the course by discussing the overall process of generating an electrical design project, including how to work with the user interface and build a custom project template. He then explains how to generate electrical schematics and components; create, customize, and use wire styles within your schematic drawings; create your own custom symbol from scratch; edit a PLC; generate final reports for your electrical projects; and more.
Learning objectives
Navigation tools and graphics options
Electrical schematics and components
Creating, customizing, and using wire styles
Drawing symbols
Editing and customizing cross-references
Using origin-destination arrows
Automated PLC generation techniques
Creating and using macros
Generating 2D cabinet layouts
Customizing reports
Learning objectives
Navigation tools and graphics options
Electrical schematics and components
Creating, customizing, and using wire styles
Drawing symbols
Editing and customizing cross-references
Using origin-destination arrows
Automated PLC generation techniques
Creating and using macros
Generating 2D cabinet layouts
Customizing reports
Skills covered
SOLIDWORKS ElectricalMEPSOLIDWORKSDassaultManufacturingProduct and Industrial DesignAECProduct and ManufacturingLearning
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Welcome
- 02 - What you should know
1. Getting Started
- 03 - Database update
- 04 - Projects Manager and unarchiving
- 05 - User interface
- 06 - Navigation tools and graphics options
- 07 - Project templates
2. Electrical Schematics
- 08 - Line diagrams
- 09 - Schematics
- 10 - Mixed schematics
3. Electrical Components
- 11 - What is a component
- 12 - Creating components
- 13 - Assigning manufacturer parts to a component
- 14 - Adding manufacturer parts to the library
- 15 - Locations and functions
4. Wiring and Cabling
- 16 - Wire styles
- 17 - Wire numbering
- 18 - Cabling
5. Symbols
- 19 - Symbols Manager
- 20 - Drawing symbols
- 21 - Adding connection points and attributes
- 22 - Saving and using the new symbol
6. Cross-Referencing and Origin-Destination Arrows
- 23 - What is cross-referencing
- 24 - Editing and customizing cross-references
- 25 - Using origin-destination arrows
7. Macros
- 26 - Creating and using macros
- 27 - Project macros
8. PLCs and Connectors
- 28 - Dynamic PLCs
- 29 - Editing a PLC
- 30 - Automated PLCs
- 31 - Dynamic connectors
9. 2D Cabinet Layouts
- 32 - Creating a 2D layout
- 33 - Inserting the cabinet
- 34 - Inserting ducts and rails
- 35 - Inserting electrical components
10. Final Reports and Design Rule Checks
- 36 - Design rule checks
- 37 - Final reports
- 38 - Customizing final reports
- 39 - Final exports
Conclusion
- 40 - Next steps