(Ebook) SolidWorks 2010: No Experience Required by Alex Ruiz ISBN 9780470505434, 9780470638170, 0470505435, 0470638176

(Ebook) SolidWorks 2010: No Experience Required by Alex Ruiz ISBN 9780470505434, 9780470638170, 0470505435, 0470638176

The only continuous, step-by-step tutorial for SolidWorksSolidWorks is a 3D CAD manufacturing software package that has been used to design everything from aerospace robotics to bicycles. This book teaches beginners to use SolidWorks through a step-by-step tutorial, letting you build, document, and present a project while you learn.Tools and functionality are explained in the context of professional, real-world tasks and workflows. You will learn the essential functions and gain the skills to use the software at once.SolidWorks is a popular design software for manufacturing, and this book introduces it in the context of actually creating an objectBegins with an overview of SolidWorks conventions and the interfaceExplains how to create models and drawings, create a revolved part and subassembly, and model parts within a subassemblyExplores modification capabilities and drawing and Bill of Materials templatesMoves on to top-level assembly models and drawings, Toolbox components and the Design Library, mates, export and printing capabilities, and creating renderingsIncludes a glossary, a foreword from the SolidWorks product manager, and downloadable tutorial filesSolidWorks 2010: No Experience Required quickly turns beginners into confident users of SolidWorks.