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SolidWorks 2024: A Power Guide for Beginners and Intermediate Users textbook is designed for both instructor-led courses and self-paced learning. It is intended to help engineers and designers interested in learning SolidWorks for creating 3D mechanical designs. This is a valuable resource for new SolidWorks users and a great teaching tool for classroom training. With 14 chapters and a total of 780 pages, the content extensively covers key SolidWorks environments such as Sketching, Part Modeling, Assembly, and Drawing. This textbook teaches users to use SolidWorks mechanical design software for creating parametric 3D solid components, assemblies, and 2D drawings. Additionally, a dedicated chapter is included to guide users in creating multiple configurations of a design.
This textbook not only focuses on the usage of the tools and commands of SOLIDWORKS but also the concept of design. Every chapter in this textbook contains tutorials that provide users with step-by-step instructions for creating mechanical designs and drawings with ease. Additionally, every chapter ends with practical hands-on test drives that allow users to experience the user-friendly and powerful technical capabilities of SOLIDWORKS.
Table of Contents:
Introduction to SolidWorks
Drawing Sketches with SolidWorks
Editing and Modifying Sketches
Applying Geometric Relations and Dimensions
Creating Base Features of Solid Models
Creating Reference Geometries
Advanced Modeling – I
Advanced Modeling – II
Patterning and Mirroring
Advanced Modeling – III
Working with Configurations
Working with Assemblies – I
Working with Assemblies – II
Working with Drawings
Main Features of the Textbook:
Comprehensive coverage of tools
Step-by-step real-world tutorials with every chapter
Hands-on test drives to enhance the skills at the end of every chapter
Additional notes and tips
Customized content for faculty (PowerPoint Presentations)
Free learning resources for faculty and students
Additional student and faculty projects
Technical support for the book by contacting [email protected]