Mechanical CAD Combo

Getting comfortable with the AutoCAD workspace — ribbon, command line and workflow you'll use throughout the phase.

Setting up drawing units, organizing work with layers, and starting from proper templates.

Core drawing tools and modify commands (trim, offset, fillet, array) used in every drawing.

Drafting to exact size with object snaps, polar tracking and coordinate entry.

Linear, angular, radial and ordinate dimensioning applied the way a design office expects.

Text styles, leaders, notes and tables that keep a drawing readable and consistent.

Full, half and offset sections with correct hatching to reveal internal part geometry.

Producing fully detailed manufacturing drawings of common machine elements.

Building reusable blocks with attributes for fasteners, symbols and standard parts.

Setting up paper space layouts, scaled viewports and a professional title block.

Configuring plot styles and managing a multi-sheet drawing set for output.

Producing a full, print-ready 2D drawing set to close out the AutoCAD phase.

Getting comfortable with the SolidWorks workspace — feature tree, toolbars and workflow.

Building fully-defined 2D sketches with the right geometric and dimensional relations.

Turning 2D sketches into solid 3D geometry using extrude, revolve and cut features.

Refining part geometry and reusing features efficiently with patterns and mirrors.

Modelling complex, non-prismatic shapes using guided sweeps and lofted profiles.

Bringing parts together into an assembly using standard mates to define fit and motion.

Cam, gear and limit mates, and structuring large assemblies with sub-assemblies.

Designing flat-pattern sheet metal parts and basic surfaces for non-prismatic shapes.

Managing part and assembly variants efficiently with configurations and design tables.

Animating assemblies and running basic static stress studies for design validation.

Generating drawings from 3D models with dimensioning, BOM and exploded assembly views.

Delivering a full part, assembly, simulation report and drawing package to close out the phase.

Getting comfortable with the Creo workspace — model tree, ribbon and workflow.

Building fully-constrained sketches and driving geometry with parameters and relations.

Building both simple and complex, non-prismatic solid geometry from sketches.

Rounds, patterns and shells, plus keeping a clean, editable, error-free model tree.

Bringing components together into an assembly using placement constraints.

Mechanism constraints, patterned components, and structuring assemblies with sub-assemblies.

Driving multiple components from a shared skeleton model for coordinated design.

Designing formed sheet metal parts and basic surfaces for styled or thin-walled geometry.

Managing part and assembly variants efficiently using family tables.

Applying dimensioning, GD&T and BOM standards used across mechanical design offices.

Industry conventions and modelling practices used in automotive and heavy-machinery design.

Producing a single design portfolio spanning AutoCAD, SolidWorks and Creo — drawings, models, assemblies and a simulation report.