DriveWorks Pro Essentials Training
DriveWorks Pro Essentials training is designed to teach you how to create, run, and manage DriveWorks Pro projects with rules, forms, drawings, and documents.
Course Overview
This course gives a hands-on introduction to the creation, administration and running of DriveWorks Pro projects.
Drive SOLIDWORKS part and assembly geometry with DriveWorks Pro. Create DriveWorks Pro user forms and link them to the models. Write Rules that determine how a model is driven. Modify a Drawing appearance based on Rules. Create Documents based on Rules. Modify the flow of file generation.
NOTE: This course is available as part of the Gold & Platinum Training Passports.
What You'll Learn
Course Agenda
Lesson 1 - Creating a Group and Capturing Models
Creating a Group and Capturing Models Create a new Group to store your data. Capture basic Part and Assembly information ready for automation.
Lesson 2 - Building a user interface in DriveWorks Administrator
Create a new Project for your Forms and Rules. Create a User Interface to enter new product data. Use the Rule Builder to create and validate rules.
Lesson 3 - Building Rules
Use Constants to store static values. Use Variables to evaluate re-usable rules. Build rules for the Captured Models.
Lesson 4 - Running your Project
Use your forms to specify new Straight Conveyors. Generate variations of the 3D models in SOLIDWORKS. Use the inbuilt reporting to validate your results.
Lesson 5 - File names and relative path rules
Update File Name rules to drive the names of new models. Update Relative Path rules to drive the location of new models. Use both rules to create Project specific and standard file naming.
Lesson 6 - Using Tables
Manually create tabular data in DriveWorks. Use tabular data in your rules.
Lesson 7 - Form navigation
Use form Templates. Copy and Paste Controls from one Form to another. Use more Advanced Form Controls.
Lesson 8 - Adding, Swapping and Driving additional component sets
Add more component sets to your project. Swap these component sets for existing models. Drive these component sets based on rules.
Lesson 9 - Data Management
An introduction to DriveWorks Data Management.
Lesson 10 - Documents
Create Quotation Document using the Quote template.
Lesson 11- Drawings
Capture a SOLIDWORKS Drawing in DriveWorks. Drive the Drawing based on rules.
Lesson 12 - Specification control
Create a simple Specification Flow. Add tasks to run on States and Transitions.
Lesson 13 -What is a Macro?
Create a Macro button on your form. Create a Specification Macro to run using your Macro Button.
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Training Booking Process
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Training Methods
Self-Paced
Student, job-seeker, or working professional? Our SOLIDWORKS self-paced training essentials course gives you the flexibility to learn when and where you want.
In-Classroom / Virtual
For those who prefer a traditional classroom environment courses can be taken in one of our training locations in the UK and Ireland.
Our virtual courses provide hands-on, live, interactive group training session from a professional, qualified instructor.
Onsite / Bespoke
We can arrange onsite training for any of our courses, contact us to discuss further.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Accredited
- SOLIDWORKS certified training instructors
- All courses are CPD-accredited for professional development
- Attendees receive certificates for every course
Variety & Frequency
- Courses run every week of the year (1200+ per year)
- 70+ courses, we cover a broad range of topics and software
- Training passport bundles provide amazing value
Convenience
- 22 training venues located across the UK & Ireland
- State-of-the-art Virtual training is available
- We can arrange onsite and bespoke training courses
Quality
- 4.9 Star rating on Feefo for training courses
- Limited class sizes ensure personal attention
- Hands-on format with high-end PCs for every attendee
You can reserve your place on our SOLIDWORKS training courses for free via our course schedule.
Simply find the course you'd like to attend and click 'Book Now' and complete your registration.
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Yes! All of our classroom and virtual courses are CPD-accredited, meaning you are guaranteed to progress in your professional development.
A SOLIDWORKS Passport offers you a comprehensive training and development plan in one single purchase.
These Passports allow you to make massive savings on training, compared to purchasing multiple courses one at a time.
Separate Passports are available for SOLIDWORKS CAD & SolidCAM, depending on your design & manufacturing needs.
Each SOLIDWORKS CAD Passport can be purchased in different lengths that are valid for 1, 2, 3 or 5 years. The passport is active from the date of the first course you attend.
We recommend new SOLIDWORKS users start off with SOLIDWORKS Essentials. From there the courses that you benefit you most will depend on your products and workflow.
For most professional SOLIDWORKS users the best courses to take next are: Advanced Part Modelling, Drawings, Advanced Assembly modeling.
We are always happy to discuss your requirements and provide advice on the best training and resources for you. Speak to your account manager, contact us online or get in touch via training@solidsolutions.co.uk.
Every license of SOLIDWORKS on subscription comes with complimentary exam vouchers so you can get certified. Learn more about the series of exams on our dedicated SOLIDWORKS Certifications page.
Book your next course to continue your journey to becoming a certified SOLIDWORKS expert.
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