SolidWorks 2010: No Experience Required

SolidWorks 2010: No Experience Required
By Alex Ruiz.
"The only continuous, step-by-step tutorial for SolidWorks
SolidWorks is a 3D CAD manufacturing software package that has been used to design everything from aerospace robotics to bicycles. This book teaches beginners to use SolidWorks through a step-by-step tutorial, letting you build, document, and present a project while you learn.
Tools and functionality are explained in the context of professional, real-world tasks and workflows. You will learn the essential functions and gain the skills to use the software at once.
    * SolidWorks is a popular design software for manufacturing, and this book introduces it in the context of actually creating an object
    * Begins with an overview of SolidWorks conventions and the interface
    * Explains how to create models and drawings, create a revolved part and subassembly, and model parts within a subassembly
    * Explores modification capabilities and drawing and Bill of Materials templates
    * Moves on to top-level assembly models and drawings, Toolbox components and the Design Library, mates, export and printing capabilities, and creating renderings
    * Includes a glossary, a foreword from the SolidWorks product manager, and downloadable tutorial files
SolidWorks 2010: No Experience Required quickly turns beginners into confident users of SolidWorks."

Publisher: Sybex | 648 pages | 2010-03-15 | ISBN-10 / 13: 0470505435 / 9780470505434

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