Mechanical Design Training & 3D Files

I want to sharpen my mechanical-product design skills through hands-on sessions that focus on SolidWorks, with occasional comparisons to CATIA V5 and AutoCAD when it helps illustrate best practice. The goal is to guide me from concept to a print-ready model on a real reverse-engineering case so that, by the end, I can confidently create my own parts and assemblies without supervision.

What I need from you
• A structured yet flexible learning path covering part, assembly and drawing workflows in SolidWorks, including surfacing and photorealistic rendering steps.
• Live walkthrough of a small reverse-engineering project: measuring an existing part, rebuilding it digitally, checking tolerances ±0.1 mm, and exporting files suitable for additive manufacturing.
• Advice on material selection for FDM and SLA printing and how that influences wall thickness, support strategy and tolerances.
• Delivery of the finished model in at least one standard format (.STEP, .IGES or .STL) along with the native SolidWorks file so I can revisit your feature tree later.

How we’ll work
We can meet over screen-share for short, intensive sessions, then you’ll leave me exercises to complete before the next call. I’ll time-box the entire engagement so we stay on schedule, and I expect the same respect for deadlines from your side.

Acceptance
I’ll consider the job done when I can independently rebuild the test part, achieve the agreed dimensional accuracy in the final print, and understand how to tweak rendering settings for a client-ready image.

If this workflow sounds familiar to you and you enjoy teaching as much as designing, I’d love to hear how you would structure the lessons and what reference projects you could bring to the table.