Overview

This unique text presents a thorough introduction to SolidWorks for students with little or no prior experience. It can be used in virtually any educational setting — from four-year engineering schools to community colleges and voc/tech schools to industrial training centers — and will also serve as a reliable reference for on-the-job use or as a self-study manual. The authors have carefully arranged the contents in a clear and logical sequence and have used many hundreds of visuals instead of wordy explanations. Several learning aids have been designed throughout.

Features

• Good graphical displays rather than long text and definitions are emphasized. Key definitions are boxed in.
• Examples provide step by step instructions with excellent graphical displays.
• Needless cross-referencing has been eliminated. Each example is presented with all explanations appearing on the same page.
• Exercises are presented at the ends of chapters.
• A CD provided with the text contains files that are keyed in sequence to the selected examples. Students can follow interactively when learning the procedure with the concepts presented in the text.
• The text contains exercises and materials that are key to preparing students for the Certified SolidWorks Associate (CSWA) exam. Appendix B contains a complete key and sample exam solutions.

Table of Contents

• Introduction to SolidWorks
• The SolidWorks User Interface
• Creating 2D Sketches on Reference Planes
• Advanced Sketch Tools
• Creating Extrude, Fillet and Hole Features
• Producing 2D Engineering Drawings from 3D Solid Parts
• Creating Shells Draft and Rib Features
• Patterns, Mirror Features and the Hole Wizard
• Creating Sweep, Curve and Loft Features
• Creating Assemblies
• Producing 2D Engineering Drawings from 3D Solid Assemblies
• Animation
• Configurations
• Design Stress Analysis with SimulationXpress
• Appendix A: Certified SolidWorks Associate (CSWA)Exam
• Appendix B: Customizing