Workshop on Solidworks Pakistan

IMechE UET Taxila organised a two-day workshop on SolidWorks in collaboration with HI Robo Tec (Robotics Society in HITEC) on 29 and 30 April in the Mechanical Engineering Department (MED) UET Taxila.

Students in general and Members of IMechE in particular participated in this event with keen interest to learn about SolidWorks and the new features it has to offer. Basically, SolidWorks is a solid modelling Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) computer program that runs on Microsoft Windows.

IMechE UET Taxila is the first student chapter in the public sector in Pakistan and an IMechE UK-affiliated student chapter. It has been in operation since June 2013. Preparation for this event began two weeks before. Cabinet members as well as directors were the major contributors in organising this event.


Mr. Mustafa Umar and Mr. Usman, as tutor & co-tutor respectively from HI ROBO TEC, focused on the need of 3D modelling and simulation in present engineering world. It is necessary for new engineering students to get used to the new technology, primarily learning about different softwares .

SolidWorks has a lot of features to offer. In this two day workshop the main focus was to understand the following features:

• Sketching
  

  In order to make something or present your idea the basic thing to do is sketching, SolidWorks allows you to do 2D, 3D sketching with enhanced features, SolidWorks allows you to use different commands in your different stages of sketching, including:

  • Trim and Extend
  • Dimensioning
  • Offset
  • Different line and shape commands.
• Part Modelling
  

  In this section, participants were given knowledge about modelling a part or component of any machinery. Students were made familiar with the terms and commands that are necessary to understand in order to make a part in SolidWorks. Students were given the concept of extrude features, boss feature, cut feature, fillet and revolve features.

• Assembly
  

  SolidWorks provides this easiness of making parts according to the specified dimensions so that testing of individual parts is to be done before assembling them. In assembly, students were made aware how to insert a new part in assembly mate features, assembly features and advanced mate.

Questionnaire Session

A short Q&A session was also arranged in order to minimise the confusions of the students and make them practical in their approach. Student enquired the tutor various questions related to worldwide use of this software and further changes or advancements that could take place in near future regarding SolidWorks.

Benefit of such events

Every society has the narrative and the perspective according to which they work. Similarly, IMechE UET Taxila is always of the view to give its members a platform where they can showcase their talent and their hidden abilities. For this they need exposure, and this can only come by organising such events in which students are able to know the core values of their field. The motto or the idea behind holding this two-day workshop on SolidWorks was to make students think practically and make them get used to the advancements happening in the field of engineering.

Benefits of these workshops

• Builds exposure and makes students think differently
• Makes students understand the core values of their field
• Builds practical mindset
• Improves their technical skills to great extent so that they can get expertise in the required area
• Make students innovative and creative in their approach and to develop new ideas that would be applicable in near future.

In the end, a special assessment test was organised for the participants. The top three successful participants were awarded with certificates. A certificate and souvenir was also presented to the tutor by the worthy Chair IMechE UETT Mr. Murad Ashraf.