Overview
"The most complete resource for SolidWorks on the market. Matt Lombard's in-depth knowledge plus his snappy wit and wisdom make SolidWorks accessible to users at all levels."-- Mike Sabocheck, Territory Technical Manager, SolidWorks Corporation
The most comprehensive single reference on SolidWorks
Whether you're a new, intermediate, or professional user, you'll find the in-depth coverage you need to succeed with SolidWorks 2007 in this comprehensive reference. From customizing the interface to exploring best practices to reinforcing your knowledge with step-by-step tutorials, the techniques and shortcuts in this detailed book will help you accomplish tasks, avoid the time-consuming pitfalls of parametric design, and get a firm handle on one of the leading 3D CAD programs on the market.
* Customize the user interface and connect hotkeys to macros
*
Create sketches, parts, assemblies, and drawings
*
Build intelligence into parts
*
Work with patterns, equations, and configurations
*
Learn multibody, surface, and master model techniques
*
Write, record, and edit Visual Basic(r) macros
Design with advanced 3D features
Increase speed and efficiency with subassemblies
Use multibody models to their full potential
What's on the CD-ROM?
The CD includes all the parts, assemblies, drawings, and examples you need to follow the tutorials in each chapter. You'll also find finished models, templates, and more.
See the CD appendix for details and complete system requirements
Synopsis
"The most complete resource for SolidWorks on the market. Matt Lombard's in-depth knowledge plus his snappy wit and wisdom make SolidWorks accessible to users at all levels."
— Mike Sabocheck, Territory Technical Manager, SolidWorks Corporation
The most comprehensive single reference on SolidWorks
Whether you're a new, intermediate, or professional user, you'll find the in-depth coverage you need to succeed with SolidWorks 2007 in this comprehensive reference. From customizing the interface to exploring best practices to reinforcing your knowledge with step-by-step tutorials, the techniques and shortcuts in this detailed book will help you accomplish tasks, avoid the time-consuming pitfalls of parametric design, and get a firm handle on one of the leading 3D CAD programs on the market.
- Customize the user interface and connect hotkeys to macros
- Create sketches, parts, assemblies, and drawings
- Build intelligence into parts
- Work with patterns, equations, and configurations
- Learn multibody, surface, and master model techniques
- Write, record, and edit Visual Basic® macros
Design with advanced 3D features
Increase speed and efficiency with subassemblies
Use multibody models to their full potential
What's on the CD-ROM?
The CD includes all the parts, assemblies, drawings, and examples you need to follow the tutorials in each chapter. You'll also find finished models, templates, and more.
See the CD appendix for details and complete system requirements
Editorials
From Barnes & Noble
The Barnes & Noble ReviewSolidWorks doesn't get AutoCAD's publicity, but it's developed a large, passionate, and well-deserved following among CAD users working in 3D mechanical design. Whether you're just starting out with it or you want to gain far deeper mastery, Matt Lombard can help. His SolidWorks Bible distills everything he's learned as a longtime professional user, trainer, and host of one of the world's top SolidWorks sites.
SolidWorks closely follows Windows' interface conventions, with plenty of drag-and-drop, point-and-click, and so forth. So it's intuitive -- but there's still plenty to learn. Lombard covers it all, in some 150 tutorials. Just some of what you'll master: SolidWorks' parametric approach; sketching; building parts with intelligence; working with assemblies; using libraries, automating drawings; even multibody modeling and specialized techniques for working with sheet metal.
Realistic, practical, and thorough, this is the SolidWorks book a lot of people have been hoping for. Bill Camarda, from the August 2007 Read Only