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SolidWorks For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))

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Whether it’s your first venture into 3D technical drawing software or you’re switching to SolidWorks from something else, you’re probably excited about what this CAD program has to offer. Chances are, you figure it’s going to take awhile to get the hang of it before you can begin cranking out those perfectly precise 3D designs. SolidWorks For Dummies, 2^nd Edition, can help you dramatically shorten that get-acquainted period!
SolidWorks For Dummies, 2^nd Edition will help you get up and running quickly on the leading 3D technical drawing software. You’ll see how to set up SolidWorks to create the type of drawings your industry requires and how to take full advantage of its legendary 3D features. You’ll discover how to:

Work with virtual prototypes
Understand the user interface
Use templates and sketch, assemble, and create drawings
Automate the drawing process
Review drawings and collaborate with other team members
Define and edit sketches
Create dimensions and annotations
Print or plot your drawings
Leverage existing designs

Sample files on the bonus CD-ROM show you how to apply the latest version of SolidWorks and accomplish specific tasks. Even if you’re brand-new to CAD software, SolidWorks For Dummies, 2^nd Edition will have you feeling like a pro in no time. You’ll find you’ve entered a whole new dimension.

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Product Details

Author:	Greg Jankowski
Paperback:	357 pages
Publisher:	For Dummies
Publication Date:	November 12, 2007
ISBN:	0470129786
Package Length:	9.21 inches
Package Width:	7.32 inches
Package Height:	0.94 inches
Package Weight:	1.32 pounds
Average Customer Rating:	based on 15 reviews

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Average Customer Review: 3.5

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2 of 2 found the following review helpful:

Rather disappointed Feb 17, 2008
I bought this book hoping to learn some little known shortcuts, secrets, etc., but all I got from the book was a different writing of the help file.
This might be a great book for someone just starting out.

1 of 7 found the following review helpful:

A real success for the "Dummies" brand of books Jul 27, 2007
This is a good task-based, issues-based overview of SolidWorks. Suitable for today's attention-deficit, info-overloaded, multi-tasked-maxed-out student or working stooge who wants to get a solid beginner's feel for this complex, cool 3D engineering tool--jus' the facts and not a heck of a lot of incomprehensible theorizing. (Of course a committed engineer will need to go somewhere else for the math & other CAD ideas). I'd venture a bold statement and say that this is THE starting point for people considering a career change to this field, and what I liked especially is that the book is pretty clear about being a starting point only. Near the end are the "Ten Tips" for new SW engineers; they make a lot of practical sense. I recommmend pairing this with another task-based product, a video tutorial by VTN, which is also good for the busy beginner who just needs to figure out how to become quickly productive with this tool. Learn SolidWorks by Video - Volume 1 and Learn SolidWorks by Video - Volume 2.

0 of 9 found the following review helpful:

Excelent biginners book Apr 08, 2007
I am still busy with the book but have already started enjoying it. As for Amazone the book arrived one day after their estemated day of delivery Very good

15 of 15 found the following review helpful:

Waste of money Feb 15, 2007
This book is written by the Solidworks Customer Satisfaction Manager.

He rehashes the same stuff as in the Solidworks Essentials manual that comes with the software.

I found it virtually useless.
I was seeking a different viewpoint in the hopes of gaining a better grasp of the many vague issues in the manual.

17 of 18 found the following review helpful:

I paid [...] for an infomercial Feb 05, 2007
I love the dummies series, so I was greatly dissapointed by this book. I needed a solidworks tutorial because I found the help files and "basic" tutorials that come with solidworks to be too advanced. When this book is not tooting its own horn on how great solidworks is, then it is way too technical for the beginner. I am a designer, not an engineer. I am hired for the look of a product, not for how it is molded. This book assumes too much. I had to look up chamfer and fillet on Wikipedia, as this books skips the basics and launches into a thou-shalt-sketch-like-this. (again, I am NOT AN ENGINEER) I understand that engineers out there would find this book too basic because it takes half the book outlining anal-retentive ways of structuring workload before launching into actually making anything. [...].