Lesson 12: Sketching Lines. Solidworks courses for beginners

In this lesson I will demonstrate how to creating a new part in SolidWorks and constructing a sketch using lines. Then I will go through various methods exist for initiating a line command, including the command manager, right-click menu, or radial menu. Setting the line's length and direction can be accomplished using numeric inputs, dimension options in the property manager, or snapping to origin planes. Then I will stress the importance of building a base sketch with features referenced to the origin for future iterations. I will also cover techniques for recognizing closed loops and using separate lines to build relationships between endpoints. Additionally, I will show how to switch to arc mode, snap lines to endpoints, and complete shapes using the green check mark in the property manager. After exiting sketch mode now you will see that it allows the extrude command to automatically select the shape and set its height, thereby creating the base shape.