Parametric part
Deliverable: A component modelled so that changing three key dimensions produces a correctly resized part with no rebuild errors, demonstrated live.
Course
SolidWorks
Parametric 3D modelling taught around design intent, so a model survives the change request — assemblies, sheet metal and drawings that update themselves.
- Duration: 3 months
- Classroom · Online live
- Level: beginner to advanced
What you will be able to do
- Build fully defined sketches that behave predictably when dimensions change
- Model parts with features chosen for design intent rather than convenience
- Assemble components with mates that reflect how the product moves
- Model sheet metal parts and produce accurate flat patterns
- Generate drawings that update automatically when the model changes
- Diagnose and repair a broken feature tree
Who this course is for
- Mechanical engineering students, diploma holders and graduates
- Product designers and draughtsmen moving from 2D to 3D
- Tool room and manufacturing staff
- Basic engineering drawing knowledge is helpful
Syllabus
6 modules · 3 months
Module 1. Sketching and design intent
- Sketch relations and full definition
- Why an under-defined sketch causes trouble later
- Planning a feature order that survives change
- Dimension schemes that express intent
Module 2. Part modelling
- Extrude, revolve, sweep and loft
- Fillets, chamfers and their order
- Patterns, mirrors and configurations
- Reference geometry and multibody parts
Module 3. Assemblies
- Bottom-up and top-down assembly
- Mates, degrees of freedom and motion
- Interference detection and clearance checking
- Sub-assemblies and large assembly performance
Module 4. Sheet metal and weldments
- Base flange, edge flange and bends
- Bend allowance, K factor and flat pattern accuracy
- Weldment structural members and cut lists
- Manufacturing constraints that shape the model
Module 5. Drawings
- Views generated from the model
- Sections, details and broken views
- Dimensioning, tolerances and annotations
- Bill of material and balloons from the assembly
Module 6. Robust modelling
- Rebuild errors and reading the feature tree
- Repairing a broken model
- Configurations and design tables
- File management, references and not losing an assembly
Tools and technologies you will use
- SolidWorks
- Sheet metal and weldment modules
- Standard part libraries
- Drawing and detailing tools
Projects you will build
Working assembly
Deliverable: An assembly of at least eight components with mates that permit the intended motion, interference checked and reported clean.
Sheet metal enclosure
Deliverable: A sheet metal enclosure with correct bend allowances and a flat pattern that would cut and fold to the modelled dimensions, with a drawing showing both.
Drawing set that updates
Deliverable: A drawing pack generated from the assembly, then demonstrated updating correctly after a design change is made to the model.
Where this course can take you
- Design Engineer
- Product Designer
- CAD Engineer
- Tool Design Engineer
- R&D Assistant
Duration, modes and fees
- Duration
- 3 months
- Delivery modes
- Classroom · Online live
- Fees
- Share your details for the current fee
- Fees vary by batch and delivery mode. Student licences are used for practice; commercial licences are the employer's responsibility.
Placement assistance
Every student gets placement assistance — that is what 100% placement assistance means. It is support for all, not a job for all. We do not promise a specific salary, a specific number of interviews, or placement at any named company, and you should be wary of anyone who does.
What is included
- A place in the monthly placement drive, held every third Saturday
- The readiness programme every second Saturday — mock interviews and preparation
- CV review against the specific roles you are targeting
- Portfolio review, so your project work is presented the way a reviewer will read it
- Access to the vacancy pool employers send directly to the Samyak network
- Guidance on which roles realistically fit your background and which do not
- A place in the next drive, with coaching, if you are not selected in this one
What is not included
- Any guarantee of a job, an interview, or a particular salary
- Placement at a named or partner company
- Applying to jobs on your behalf
- Support before you have completed the course and its project work
- Visa, relocation or overseas placement assistance
A model is judged by how it survives change
Anyone can model a part that looks right. The question is what happens when the plate gets 20mm wider.
If the holes move with the edge they were dimensioned from, it takes four seconds. If they were placed from an arbitrary origin, half the features fail and somebody rebuilds the part. Both models looked identical yesterday.
Design intent is that difference, and it is taught in the first module rather than mentioned in passing, because it is a habit of thinking rather than a command.
Fully defined sketches, without exception
A blue, under-defined sketch works today and moves unpredictably later.
Every sketch in every project here has to be fully defined, and it is checked. This is mildly irritating for two weeks and then it is simply how you work — and it removes an entire category of failure that catches self-taught users for years.
Inheriting broken files is normal
The last module is about repairing somebody else’s model.
Thirty features deep, the fourth one failed, everything after it is red, and the person who built it left the company. Reading the tree, finding the actual cause rather than the first error message, and fixing it without starting again — this is real work, and almost no course teaches it.
Choosing between the 3D packages
SolidWorks is the most used in Indian small and medium manufacturing and the quickest to become productive in. CATIA owns automotive and aerospace. Creo is strong in industrial and consumer products.
The concepts move across all three. Choose by the sector you want to work in rather than by which is technically superior, and if you are unsure, look at what the companies near you actually advertise for.
Questions
SolidWorks — frequently asked questions
Should I learn SolidWorks, CATIA or Creo?
SolidWorks is the most widely used in Indian small and medium manufacturing and is the easiest to become productive in. CATIA dominates automotive and aerospace. Creo is common in industrial and consumer product companies. The modelling concepts transfer between all three, so pick by the sector you want and switch later if you need to.
What does design intent actually mean?
It means the model is built so that the changes somebody will ask for are easy. A hole positioned from an edge moves when the edge moves; a hole positioned from an arbitrary origin does not. Same appearance, completely different behaviour six weeks later when the plate gets wider. It is the difference between a model and a drawing that happens to be 3D.
Do I need 2D drafting first?
Not strictly, but understanding projection, sections and dimensioning makes the drawings module much easier, since SolidWorks generates views and you still have to detail them correctly. Many students take AutoCAD Mechanical first for exactly this reason, and the two together are a strong combination.
Why is there a module on repairing broken models?
Because in real work you inherit files. A model with thirty features where the fourth one broke, and everything after it failed, is a normal Monday. Reading a feature tree, finding the actual cause and repairing it without rebuilding from scratch is a skill nobody teaches and everybody needs.
Enquire about SolidWorks
Three details is all we need. A course advisor will call you back.
Related courses
- AutoCAD for Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical drafting judged the way a machine shop judges it — correct projection, tolerances that reflect function, and a drawing a machinist can work from without ringing you.
- CATIA
The modelling standard in automotive and aerospace, taught through part design and surfacing — including the curvature continuity that decides whether a body panel is acceptable.
- Creo Parametric (Pro/ENGINEER)
Creo taught around parent-child relationships and robust feature order, because in a strongly parametric package a careless reference is what breaks a model three weeks later.
- Ansys (Finite Element Analysis)
Finite element analysis taught around validation, because a colourful stress plot is easy to produce and only useful once you can show it is not nonsense.
Next step
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