- [Instructor] There are no major prerequisites
as this is an introductory course.
However, a general understanding of computers
and the Windows operating system may be beneficial.
In order to open and use the exercise files,
of course, the SOLIDWORKS software will be required
and in order to fully understand
and utilize SOLIDWORKS Animations
and get the most out of this course,
some very basic prior knowledge
of at least the fundamentals of SOLIDWORKS
may prove to be useful prior to attending this course.
That being said, of course, you don't have to be
a SOLIDWORKS expert or even a SOLIDWORKS user
as in this course we'll be focusing on the animations.
Now, SOLIDWORKS Animations give us a number
of additional tools and functions
built specifically to help design and build basic motion
and animations from our existing CAD projects.
These animations could be very useful
for engineering and design teams,
as well as product definition and development teams
to help fully understand the simple motions
and movements of their products
to see exactly how their products may work.
SOLIDWORKS Animations may also be useful
for marketing teams,
sales teams and technical documentation teams
to help show off the exact function of their products
to potential customers, clients and vendors.