SolidWorks 2005 Beginner's Guide and Practical Examples (Includes One CD-ROM)

Author: Lixia Technology
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: The book is well-researched with reliable data, clear logic, and fluent writing, fully considering the learning needs of beginners. It selects advanced operation techniques of SolidWorks 2005 and introduces them in a step-by-step manner to enhance readers' practical application skills. Taking into account the cognitive patterns of beginners, the book employs a progressive teaching method, starting from simple examples to complex surface modeling, allowing readers to learn easily. The book is richly illustrated, emphasizing accuracy, scientific rigor, vividness, and, enabling readers to master the powerful functions of SolidWorks with ease.
SolidWorks 2005 is the latest 3D mechanical design software released by the renowned CAD software developer SolidWorks Company, featuring over 250 new enhancements tailored to user requirements. It competes with other famous 3D design software such as Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire and Unigraphics NX, fully unleashing the creativity of designers and engineers. With only a fraction of the time required by comparable software, they can design better, more attractive, and market-favored products.
The book is divided into thirteen chapters, guiding readers through examples to cover the basic applications of SolidWorks, extrusions and cuts, rotations, copies, reference planes, shells and ribs, scans, lofts, drawings, assemblies, sheet metal and molding, part libraries, and comprehensive exercises. Each example is explained with clarity and supplemented by illustrations, making it easy for readers to grasp. The book combines theory with practice, with many cases drawn from actual design drawings, enabling beginners to quickly enter the realm of 3D mechanical design.