SolidWorks® 2010: No Experience Required™

Chapter 11. Putting It All Together: Part 1

• Create the Top-Level Assembly

• Use the Design Library

• Use the Width Mate

• Use SmartMates to Mate Components

• Finish the Appearance of the Assembly

In previous chapters of this book, you learned how to create and modify parts and how to join them together in subassemblies. Little by little you've been building all the different components that you'll need for your desk lamp. Now that you have everything you need, you're finally ready to put it all together and build the top-level assembly. For this purpose, you will use some of the tools and concepts already introduced in previous chapters, as well as a few new techniques and tricks that we will explain along the way.

Create the Top-Level Assembly

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