SOLIDWORKS Electrical 3D Course Overview

The SOLIDWORKS Electrical 3D course is designed to leverage the integration of SOLIDWORKS CAD and Electrical technologies, providing an enhanced design environment for electrical 3D cabinet design. This course focuses on teaching participants how to synchronize electrical schematics created in SOLIDWORKS Electrical Schematics with the 3D Mechanical CAD design in real-time. It covers the association of electrical components with 3D Mechanical components to unify the bill of materials across disciplines, utilizing the comprehensive electrical 3D cabinet design and documentation capabilities.

Skills Learned:

Synchronize electrical schematics with 3D Mechanical CAD designs in real-time.
Associate electrical components with 3D Mechanical components to unify the bill of materials.
Convert standard 3D models into intelligent electrical components
Utilize comprehensive electrical 3D cabinet design and documentation capabilities.

Course Duration

2 Days (7 hours/day)

Prerequisites

SOLIDWORKS Essentials Course

Electrical design experience

Course Examples

Cable Routing

Learn to route cables, and build connection points

Wire Routing

Create a route using sketch path, & route wires using wire route features

Insert Components

Create library components and drag and drop into an assembly

Intelligent Components

Associate 3D models with 2D symbols and link the 3D model to the 2D schematic

Cabinets, Ducts, and Rail Libraries

Create libraries of these standard component types into electrical panels or boxes

Building Assemblies

Learn the basics of opening, modifying, or creating assemblies

SOLIDWORKS Electrical 3D Course Syllabus

Lesson 1: Assembly Creation

What are Assemblies?
Unarchiving a Project

Opening an Existing Project in SOLIDWORKS
The Electrical Project Pages

SOLIDWORKS Assembly

Opening a SOLIDWORKS File from the Browser

Exercise 1: Assembly Creation

Lesson 2: Cabinets, Ducts, Rails

Cabinets, Ducts, Rails

Adding a Cabinet

Stages in the Process
Inserting Components

Naming

Inserting Rails

Mate References
Change Rail or Duct Length

Inserting Ducts

Mates.

Exercise 2: Cabinets

Lesson 3: Component Intelligence

What is a component?

Component Intelligence
The Electrical Component Wizard

Stages in the Process

Define Faces
Create Mate Reference
Create Connection Points
Creating Cable Connection Points

Exercise 3: Component Intelligence

Lesson 4: Insert Components

Insert Components
Align Components
Inserting Terminals
Exercise 4: Insert Components

Lesson 5: Routing Wires

Routing Wires
Routing Path

Sketch Name

Route Wires

3DSketch Route
Routing Parameters
Wire Sketches
SOLIDWORKS Route
Wire Segregation

Exercise 5: Routing Wires

Lesson 6: Routing Cables

Routing Cables
Stages in the Process

Creating Cable Connection Points

Route Cables
Set Origin Destination of Cables by Location
Exercise 6: Routing Cables