SOLIDWORKS SURFACING Fundamentals for CAD Professionals

Learn SolidWorks Surface Modelling -take your CAD skills further with advanced techniques for complex design

Level up your SolidWorks skills by mastering the fundamentals of Surface Modelling!

SolidWorks is one of the world's most popular 3D CAD programs, used by millions to design everything from 3D-printed toys to fully-working mechanical vehicles. Yet many users never venture beyond Solid Modelling — missing out on a powerful set of tools that can transform what they're able to create.
This course changes that, teaching you the fundamentals of Surface Modelling and expanding your CAD toolkit in the process.

Why this course is different

• Beginner-friendly, step-by-step progression. Switching to Surface Modelling can feel daunting, but this course starts from the very basics and builds gradually — so you always understand not just how to use each tool, but why.

• Taught by a working professional. Your instructor has used SolidWorks since 2006, holds SolidWorks Certified Associate and Professional qualifications, and works daily as a Product Design Engineer — designing real products for real clients. No academic-only experience here.

• Learn how Surfacing fits the real world. Advanced modellers rarely use pure Solid or pure Surface Modelling — the best results come from mixing both. This course shows you how to blend the two approaches effectively.

• Built on thousands of students' feedback. This course builds on the instructor's other bestselling SolidWorks courses, refined using feedback from over 30,000 Udemy students.
  

What's included

• 2.5+ hours of high-quality video

• Downloadable models for every section

• Prompt support from your instructor — post a question and we'll get back to you
  

What you'll learn

You'll work through a series of detailed, practical projects covering the full range of SolidWorks Surfacing tools:

1. Introduction to Surfacing — Creating simple surface models and converting them to solids

2. Deleting and Moving Faces — Two deceptively simple tools that are incredibly useful in everyday modelling

3. Basic Surfacing – Candlestick Holder — Extruded and ruled surfaces, trimming, knitting and thickening

4. Advanced Surfacing Tools – Paint Sprayer — Surface revolves, lofts, sweeps, and filled and planar surfaces

5. Boundary Surface & More – Vacuum Cleaner Nozzle — The powerful Boundary Surface tool and offset surfaces

6. Practising Surfacing – Spoon Model — Recapping boundary and lofted surfaces, plus extending, trimming and thickening

7. Other Surfacing Tools — Surface flatten, surface from mesh, freeform and cut with surface

8. Course Conclusion and Future Learning
   

A note on versions

The course is taught in SolidWorks 2022 and is compatible with any newer version. Older versions can also be used — the core techniques remain the same.

Sign up today and take your 3D modelling to the next level!