Focusing on Mechanical Desktop's Designer and Assembly modules in an applied learning environment, this text will guide the student through the process of generating 3-D parametric models, producing 2-D views, and assembling parts together. Each chapter introduces a topic and then takes the user through a step-by-step example of its use, followed by practice exercises based upon real world problems taken from many design disciplines, showing the user how to apply Mechanical Desktop to industry. As there are many ways to complete models using Mechanical Desktop, the exercises are designed to encourage experimentation. Review questions at the end of each chapter reinforce the material learned. New users as well as those experienced with Mechanical Desktop will find this text easy to follow, informative, and practical. The New/Changed Command Table of Contents to find the location of commands that have been altered from Mechanical Desktop 1.0. (Keywords: Mechanical Desktop)
About the Author, Daniel T. Banach
Daniel T. Banach earned his B.S. in Industrial Technology from the University of Wisconsin-Stout. With more than five years of professional mechanical design experience and nearly 20 years working with CAD software, Daniel is the Director of Professional Learning at MasterGraphics, Inc., an Autodesk Premier Solutions Provider. He has written three books on Autodesk Mechanical Desktop, co-written nine books on Autodesk Inventor, and co-authored the Autodesk Inventor Certification exams. Daniel is a long-time speaker at Autodesk University.
