On Monday, July 25, 2011 at 2:01:40 PM UTC-4, ksmanning wrote:

I'm a professor who has been recruited to teach the SolidWorks class.
I have no trouble using it for these introductory classes but I
haven't yet figured out the best way for students to submit their work
to me so I can grade it and append useful comments.

Single file parts aren't much trouble since I can just and an
annotation. But is there a better way?

Multi-part assemblies are more problematic since I sometimes cannot
see all the parts in their assembly, and even when I can, adding
annotations is a pain.

I do have a directory for each student that only that student and I
can access, so I have them put their parts in there, but it seems much messier for assemblies.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks.

Ken

I know your post was from 5 year ago, but I thought I would still answer so that at least other people can see a possible solution.
1. For assemblies, have them submit the parts and assembly in a .zip file. You could use the pack-and-go tool.
2. Make a rubric that clearly defines your learning objectives and how many points you will take off for missing something.
3. Try automating the process using this software https://garlandindustriesllc.com/index.php/pages/view/graderworks

That is how we grade Solidworks files at the university where I teach.

APG

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