Inside Solidworks

Learn to make optimal use of today's most popular Windows-based, 3D parametric solid modeling tool! Fully updated to the newest features and functions of SolidWorks 2006, this invaluable how-to and reference manual clearly marks functionality specific to SolidWorks 2006 for users who have not yet upgraded to the latest release. Packed with the technical content necessary to utilize the software both productively and efficiently, this updated edition has been streamlined to guide readers through a series of topics related to specific design techniques and professional manufacturing practices more seamlessly than ever before. A full-color toolbar quick reference is also introduced, putting command icons at the fingertips of anyone using this book.

Learn to make optimal use of today's most popular Windows?-based, 3D parametric solid modeling tool! Fully updated to the newest features and functions of SolidWorks? 2006, this invaluable how-to and reference manual clearly marks functionality specific to SolidWorks 2006 for users who have not yet upgraded to the latest release. Packed with the technical content necessary to utilize the software both productively and efficiently, this updated edition has been streamlined to guide readers through a series of topics related to specific design techniques and professional manufacturing practices more seamlessly than ever before. A full-color toolbar quick reference is also introduced, putting command icons at the fingertips of anyone using this book.

David Murray is Training Manager for CADimensions, a computer-aided design software, hardware, and networking solutions provider based in East Syracuse, NY. Murray is the author of the Inside SolidWorks series, now in its fourth edition. He has used SolidWorks since its initial beta release in 1995, is a Certified SolidWorks Professional, and has been a Certified SolidWorks Instructor since 1997.