Product Description

This text focuses on providing a solid foundation in SolidWorks along with a competency based project approach. Commands are introduced in a step-by-step manner. Each chapter addresses a progressive learning approach, lists desired outcomes and usage competencies, and identifies a project with reflective information on the previous project situation. The book complements the on-line tutorials contained within SolidWorks.

Engineering Design with SolidWorks covers parts, assemblies and drawings. The part section covers all the major solid features in SolidWorks. There are 3 assemblies.

The first assembly, GUIDE-ROD utilizes industry components and simple extruded parts. Individual part drawings and assembly drawings with Bill of Materials are developed for the GUIDE-ROD assembly.

The FLASHLIGHT assembly utilizes 8 parts made up of Extrude, Revolve, Sweep and Loft features. The parts are combined into small subassemblies and the final FLASHLIGHT assembly.

The BOX assembly utilizes a top down assembly modeling approach with layout sketches and parts developed in context. The BOX works through sheet metal features and introduces design tables and configurations.

This edition covers enhancements to the User Interface section, Design Intent area and Sheet Metal features.

The Multimedia CD includes 4 hours of movie files, 1/2 hour on individual feature tips and creation.

This book focuses on machined, plastic and sheet metal parts, assemblies and drawings. Included in this book are activity layouts to distinguish step-by-step instructions in the text.

This book contains instructions utilizing Mold Tools to modify plastic parts and to develop a cavity mold for the Batteryplate part. There are also flash movies for Mold Tools and MoldflowXpress on the MultiMedia CD.

Separate editions of this textbook are available for SolidWorks 99, 2000, 2001, 2001Plus, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007.

Table of Contents
Introduction
1. Fundamentals of Part Modeling
2. Fundamentals of Assembly Modeling
3. Fundamentals of Drawing
4. Extrude and Revolve Features
5. Swept and Loft and Additional Features
6. Top Down Assembly Modeling
Appendix
Index

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #379655 in Books
• Published on: 2007-11-26
• Original language: English
• Binding: Perfect Paperback
• 674 pages

About the Author
Marie Planchard is the Director of World Education Markets at SolidWorks Corporation. Before she joined SolidWorks, Marie spent over 10 years as an engineering professor at Mass Bay College in Wellesley Hills, MA. She has 14 plus years of industry experience and held a variety of management and engineering positions. Marie was the founder of the New England SolidWorks Users Group and is an active corporate council member of the American Society of Engineering Education. Marie holds a BSME, MSME and the Certified SolidWorks Professional (CSWP) Certification.

David Planchard is the President of D & M Education, LLC. Before starting D & M Education LLC, he spent over 27 years in industry and academia holding various Engineering and Marketing positions. He has five U.S. patents and one International patent. He has published and authored numerous papers on equipment design. He is a member of the New England Pro/Users Group, New England SolidWorks Users Group, and the Cisco Regional Academy Users Group. David holds a BSME and a MSM. David is a SolidWorks Research Partner and a SolidWorks Solution Partner and holds the Certified SolidWorks Associate CSWA Certification.

David and Marie Planchard are co-authors of the following books:

• Official Certified SolidWorks Associate CSWA Exam Guid, Version 1
• A Commands Guide Tutorial for SolidWorks 2007
• The Fundamentals of SolidWorks 2007
• Engineering Design with SolidWorks 1999, 2000, 2001, 2001Plus, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007
• SolidWorks Tutorial with Multimedia CD 2001/2001Plus, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007.
• SolidWorks The Basics, with Multimedia CD 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007
• Assembly Modeling with SolidWorks 2001Plus, 2003, 2004/2005, and 2006
• Drawing and Detailing with SolidWorks 2001/2001Plus, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007
• Applications in Sheet Metal Using Pro/SHEETMETAL & Pro/ENGINEER
• An Introduction to Pro/SHEETMETAL

Customer Reviews

Engineering design with Solidworks 2008 - Recommended
This is a very usefull book for anyone who is new to Solidworks. I have many years experience an another CAD system (Ideas)and wanted to get up to speed quickly with Solidworks. This book is ideal. It covers most of the basics required in easy to follow tutorials. The tutorials are backed up with background infromation sections, these sections can be followed even when you do not have the application runing in front of you.
By the time I get to the end of the book I am confident I will be able to do anything on Solidworks that I can currently do using Ideas cad system.
I am hoping the same author does another book for more advanced users.
The book is well worth the money in terms of the speed of learning to use Solidworks.
Gary