QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
3 ASPECTS OF A DESIGN - ANSWERSA PART, AN ASSEMBLY, AND A DRAWING
WHAT IS A DRAWING? - ANSWERSA 2D REPRESENTATION OF YOUR PART OR
ASSEMBLY
FIRST STEP OF THE ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS - ANSWERSIDENTIFYING
THE NEED OR PROBLEM
SOLIDWORKS INTUITIVE USER INTERFACE - ANSWERSUSER INTERFACE,
OPENING SOLIDWORKS, OPENING AN EXISTING PART, ACCESSING HELP &
TUTORIALS, TOOLS, PROPERTIES, 3D CONTENT CENTRAL
QUICKEST WAY TO START SOLIDWORKS - ANSWERSDOUBLE-CLICK THE
DESKTOP SHORTCUT
HOW DO YOU OPEN THE PROPERTY MANAGER? - ANSWERSRIGHT CLICK AND
THEN CLICK THE EDIT FEATURE ICON
WHERE ARE THE MOST COMMONLY USED TOOLS FOR CREATING 3D CAD
MODELS LOCATED? - ANSWERSIN THE COMMAND MANAGER
3D CONTENT CENTRAL DATABASE - ANSWERSDESIGN LIBRARY>3D CONTENT
CENTRAL TAB>DOUBLE CLICK ON SUPPLIER CONTENT>ALL CATEGORIES
FOLDER AND DOUBLE CLICK ON THE WEB ICON>COMMUNITY>SELECT
CONFIGURE AND DOWNLOAD>SELECT 3D>DE-SELECT ZIP SO THE PART CAN
BE DRAGGED INTO SOLIDWORKS (THE PART CAN BE USED AND MODIFIED FOR
PROJECTS)
Design Unit Systems and Drafting Standards - ANSWERSCHANGING THE UNIT
SYSTEM, OVERALL DRAFTING STANDARDS, CUSTOMIZING DRAFTING
STANDARDS
HOW TO SELECT THE DESIRED UNIT SYSTEM -
ANSWERSTOOLS>OPTIONS>DOCUMENT PROPERTIES>UNITS