need your advice taking a course
need your advice taking a course
(OP)
Hello Everyone,
I am working with solidWorks 2007/2008 for sometime now ( about a month)and my company decided to let me take a course but i can't determine my level as probably someone more experienced should tell me my level,
I can create lots of parts following the tutorials and books and i can also use assemblies so i believe i can go for an advanced course but i need your experience to go for the right one.
What do you think the most suitable course that may give me more than what I can get from tutorials and regular books.
here are the courses offered to me:
Advanced A-Part modeling
Advanced_assembly_modeling
Sheet metal & weldments
SolidWorks Essentials 2007
SolidWorks drawing 2007
SolidWorks Routing 2007
they didnt offer a cosmos course but i might ask about it ( i already used cosmos works but maybe i will need more.
Do you agree with me that Advanced Assembly modeling might be the most advanced and useful one ? i don't know about routing so any advice will be appreciated
Thanks in advance.
Philippe
I am working with solidWorks 2007/2008 for sometime now ( about a month)and my company decided to let me take a course but i can't determine my level as probably someone more experienced should tell me my level,
I can create lots of parts following the tutorials and books and i can also use assemblies so i believe i can go for an advanced course but i need your experience to go for the right one.
What do you think the most suitable course that may give me more than what I can get from tutorials and regular books.
here are the courses offered to me:
Advanced A-Part modeling
Advanced_assembly_modeling
Sheet metal & weldments
SolidWorks Essentials 2007
SolidWorks drawing 2007
SolidWorks Routing 2007
they didnt offer a cosmos course but i might ask about it ( i already used cosmos works but maybe i will need more.
Do you agree with me that Advanced Assembly modeling might be the most advanced and useful one ? i don't know about routing so any advice will be appreciated
Thanks in advance.
Philippe






RE: need your advice taking a course
I also strongly suggest Writing/Grammar. ;)
Good luck.
Chris
SolidWorks/PDMWorks 08 3.1
AutoCAD 06/08
ctopher's home (updated Apr 30, 2008)
RE: need your advice taking a course
Anyway it seems that i have to try it myself.
Thanks anyway
RE: need your advice taking a course
Jeff Mirisola, CSWP, Certified DriveWorks AE
http://designsmarter.typepad.com/jeffs_blog
Dell M90, Core2 Duo, 4GB RAM, Nvidia 3500M
RE: need your advice taking a course
At least, It is honest and constructive not ironic as the first reply.
Thanks again
RE: need your advice taking a course
Thanks
RE: need your advice taking a course
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RE: need your advice taking a course
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RE: need your advice taking a course
Chris
SolidWorks/PDMWorks 08 3.1
AutoCAD 06/08
ctopher's home (updated Apr 30, 2008)
RE: need your advice taking a course
Jeff Mirisola, CSWP, Certified DriveWorks AE
http://designsmarter.typepad.com/jeffs_blog
Dell M90, Core2 Duo, 4GB RAM, Nvidia 3500M
RE: need your advice taking a course
"Art without engineering is dreaming; Engineering without art is calculating."
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RE: need your advice taking a course
Many of our customers also use SW, and we often use their models to manufacture parts for them. It's usually easy to see how much experience the designer or engineer has with both the program and with manufacturing processes. We often need to tweak the customer models to make their parts, and it's in the editing that you see how well the part is modeled (I'm being kind.) I've learned a great deal editing others models and having my models and assemblies edited by others, and I've spent considerable time working with these designers helping them build robust models. Even some with the CSWP certification have no clue at times what havoc they are unleashing on their vendors.
Sorry for the rant. We can all learn better practices.
I'd suggest taking the essentials course, then something related to the area you normally work in.
Good luck with learning this great program. Taking the time to find the best ways to model parts and construct assemblies will pay off for you and especially for those who will work with your creations.
Diego (in the SW soup since 99)
RE: need your advice taking a course
My recommendation: get a good foundation of the basics and build from there.
RE: need your advice taking a course
Much of the "best practices" sorts of things I learned via experience of lots of modeling.
Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
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