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Location	Class Name	Date	Time	Register
Columbia , Maryland	SolidWorks Essentials Training SolidWorks Essentials Training Length: 5 days Prerequisite: Completion of the 1st 3 lessons of online tutorials, knowledge of SolidWorks and basic mechanical engineering concepts is recommended. Description: Perform product design work more quickly and accurately with SolidWorks, the leader in affordable 3D CAD software. SolidWorks offers best-in-class solid modeling and 2D drawing capabilities, plus more timesaving innovations than any other 3D CAD system. Topics that will be covered are: Sketching Multi-contour Sketching Reference Geometry Creation Design Intent Feature Creation Shelling Configurations Assemblies Drawings/Detailing Editing Parent Child Relationships Relations Rudimentary top-down design Advanced mating techniques	July 8, 9, 10, 18, & 19	9:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Register
Columbia , Maryland	SolidWorks Essentials Training SolidWorks Essentials Training Length: 5 days Prerequisite: Completion of the 1st 3 lessons of online tutorials, knowledge of SolidWorks and basic mechanical engineering concepts is recommended. Description: Perform product design work more quickly and accurately with SolidWorks, the leader in affordable 3D CAD software. SolidWorks offers best-in-class solid modeling and 2D drawing capabilities, plus more timesaving innovations than any other 3D CAD system. Topics that will be covered are: Sketching Multi-contour Sketching Reference Geometry Creation Design Intent Feature Creation Shelling Configurations Assemblies Drawings/Detailing Editing Parent Child Relationships Relations Rudimentary top-down design Advanced mating techniques	June 10, 11, 12, 20, & 21	9:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Register
Columbia , Maryland	SolidWorks Advanced Assemblies Modeling SolidWorks Advanced Assemblies Modeling Length: 3 days Prerequisites: Completion of the SolidWorks Essentials Training. Description: Learn to work with assemblies more effectively. This class is essential to everyone working with large assemblies and for those looking for maximum productivity gains in the assembly environment. The topics covered in this course are: Top-Down Assembly Modeling Building In-Context Parts Building In-Context Assemblies Component Pattering/Mirroring Advanced mating techniques Feature Palette Parts Configuration of Assemblies Assembly Design Tables Assembly editing techniques Troubleshooting Assemblies Smart Fasteners Managing Large Assemblies Layout Sketches in Assemblies SolidWorks Explorer	July 23, 24, & 25	9:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Register
Columbia , Maryland	SolidWorks Advanced Part Modeling SolidWorks Advanced Part Modeling Length: 2 days Prerequisites: Completion of the SolidWorks Essentials Training. Description: Recommended for Industrial Designers, designers who design plastic parts, aerodynamic or hydrodynamic parts, stylized consumer goods or those who work with surfaces. The topics covered in this course are: Multibody Solids Sweeping Lofting Guide Curves Variable Radius Fillets Multi-thickness shelling Helical sweeps 3D Sketching Palette and Library features Derived and copied sketches Face Blends Multiple-radius and setback fillets	August 27 & 28	9:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Register
Columbia , Maryland	SolidWorks Sheet Metal & Weldments SolidWorks Sheet Metal & Weldments Length: 2 days Prerequisites: Completion of the SolidWorks Essentials Training. Description: This course teaches you how to create sheet metal parts and weldments within part files. The topics covered in this course are: Base Flange Miter Flanges Edge Flanges Tab/Boss Flanges Bend Table entry/editing Creating flat patterns Adding features to flat patterns Forming tools Drawings of sheet metal parts Converting legacy or imported sheet metal parts Corner rips Creating process plans Creating sheet metal in assemblies Structural Members Pipes and Tubing Trimming Drawing Creation and Cut Lists	June 18 & 19	9:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Register
Columbia , Maryland	SolidWorks Advanced Drawings SolidWorks Advanced Drawings Length: 2 days Prerequisites: Completion of the SolidWorks Essentials Training. Description: This course teaches you how to make drawings of SolidWorks parts and assemblies. The topics covered in this course are: Preparations for Detailing Drawing Sheets and Views Center Marks, Centerlines, and Dimensions Adding Annotations Drawings Sheets and Templates Settings Assembly Drawing Views BOMs and Design Tables Performance and Display Issues Changing Drawing References eDrawings	September 17 & 18	9:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Register
Columbia , Maryland	SolidWorks Simulation Essentials SolidWorks Simulation Essentials Length: 3 days Prerequisites: Knowledge of SolidWorks and basic mechanical engineering concepts is recommended. Description: This course is for SolidWorks Simulation users wishing to create better designs in SolidWorks by performing analyses and evaluating the behavior of their parts and assemblies under actual service conditions. The topics covered in this course are: Introduction to FEA FEA Principles and Theory Element Quality Linear Static Analysis of Parts Gap/Contact and Advanced Assembly Analysis Analysis Setup and Post-Processing Evaluating FE Convergence Limitations of Linear Analysis Load and Boundary Condition Application Stress Analysis with Thermal Loading Model and Result Validation Automatic Report Generation	August 12, 13, & 14	9:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Register
Columbia , Maryland	SolidWorks Simulation Professional SolidWorks Simulation Professional Length: 2 days Prerequisites: Knowledge of SolidWorks and basic mechanical engineering concepts is recommended. Completion of SolidWorks Simulation Essentials course is required. Description: The course is designed to build on the foundation of experienced gained in the SolidWorks Simulation Essentials Course. The topics covered in this course are: Heat Transfer Analysis, Steady State and Transient Frequency Analysis Effect of In-Plane Loading on Thin-Walled Structures Structural Failure Under Compressive Loads Buckling of Elastic Structures Meshing options Drop Testing Fatigue Optimization	August 22 & 23	9:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Register
Columbia , Maryland	SolidWorks Simulation Dynamics SolidWorks Simulation Dynamics Length: 2 days Prerequisites: Completion of the SolidWorks Simulation class, or must have an experience with SolidWorks + working basic knowledge of finite elements and of basic mechanical principles. The knowledge of basic principles in Vibrations is strongly recommended, but not required. Description: This course is targeted for the users who would like to become productive in analyzing structures subjected to various types of dynamic loading. The material covered includes the time dependent analysis (force loads as well as motion shock loading examples), harmonic analysis and random vibration analysis. The topics covered in this course are: Modal time history analysis Steady-state harmonic analysis Random vibration Rayleigh damping, modal damping, composite damping Load vs. time data for nodal forces, pressure loads Uniform and nonuniform base excitations in the time or frequency domain for displacement, velocity and acceleration Harmonic excitation for nodal forces, pressure loads, uniform and nonuniform ground motions and varied phase angles Power spectral density (PSD) excitation curves for nodal forces, pressure loads, uniform and nonuniform ground motions	June 25 & 26	9:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Register