PELATIHAN SOLIDWORKS UNTUK MENINGKATKAN PENGETAHUAN MECHANICAL DESIGN ASSOCIATE PADA SISWA SMKN 2 BANDUNG

Budi Triyono (Politeknik Negeri Bandung)
Destri Muliastri (Politeknik Negeri Bandung)
Devi Eka Septiyani A (Politeknik Negeri Bandung)
Heri Widiantoro (Politeknik Negeri Bandung)
Rudy Yuni W (Politeknik Negeri Bandung)

Aptekmas : Jurnal Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat
Vol 6 No 3 (2023): APTEKMAS Volume 6 Nomor 3 2023

One of the competencies needed by technicians and engineers in the field of mechanical engineering is to be able to master software engineering in the design and design of a product. CAD (Computer Aided Design) is a computer application in design activities. Students of SMKN 2 Bandung, one of the vocational schools that has a Department of Drawing Engineering. Students of SMKN 2 Bandung already know material related to CAD but still do not know about Solidworks software, this is because there is no licensed software available at SMKN 2 Bandung. The Department of Mechanical Engineering, Politeknik Negeri Bandung, has licensed Solidworks software and provides SolidWorks certification. So based on this issue, Solidworks knowledge improvement was carried out At SMKN 2 Bandung. The purpose of this activity is to improve the competence of Human Resources and increase competitiveness, especially in the millennial generation. The training process begins with a pre-test that aims to measure the initial level of knowledge of SMKN 2 Bandung students related to Solidworks Software, then the introduction and material related to Solidworks, and at the end of the training an evaluation is carried out with a CSWA Trial Exam, and a post-test. The results of the training that has been carried out on 15 participants, show an improvement in the mastery of CAD Solidworks software.