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SolidWorks Surfacing and Complex Shape Modeling Bible
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SolidWorks Surfacing and Complex Shape Modeling Bible

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If you want to gain proficiency and expertise with SolidWorks surface modeling, this is the resource for you. You'll learn how to apply concepts, utilize tools, and combine techniques and strategies in hands-on tutorials. This Bible covers the range from sketching splines and shelling to modeling blends and decorative features. Complete with professional tips and real-world examples, this inclusive guide enables you to coax more out of SolidWorks surfacing tools.
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Gain total control over splines
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Discover when to apply Boundary, Loft, or Fill surface features
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Make use of SolidWorks direct editing capabilities
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Interchange between solids and surfaces
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Learn to use master model techniques
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Work from digitized data
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Utilize model evaluation techniques

Companion Web site
The companion Web site, www.wiley.com/go/solidworkssurfacingbible, contains start to finish points for the tutorials in the book as well as finished example models.

 
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Product Details
Author:Matt Lombard
Paperback:460 pages
Publisher:Wiley
Publication Date:April 28, 2008
ISBN:0470258233
Package Length:9.2 inches
Package Width:7.3 inches
Package Height:1.0 inches
Package Weight:2.4 pounds
Average Customer Rating: based on 4 reviews

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Average Customer Review:4.0
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4 of 5 found the following review helpful:

2Does not cut the mustard  Jul 15, 2008
The book is absolutely not for the beginner or the intermediate user. It should say Experts ONLY! And even then? I've been using SolidWorks for approximately 15 months, and got very frustrated trying to understand the book.

It does have many items on surfacing, mostly theory, but does not provide many practical tutorials or detail instructions. It reminds me of a person jumping off a cliff who thinks they can fly. There is no CD in the book with models to back engineer, if you can not follow the text. The book does not cut the mustard and the writing style is poor. I think I need a VAR class?


3 of 3 found the following review helpful:

4Learning Solidworks Surfacing from this book  Jul 04, 2008
This book is not as good as the author's "bible" in that this one does not have as many step by step tutorials. This one covers Solidworks 2008 and 2007 mostly. I was impressed with the author's bible book so I ordered this one too. If he added more tutorials instead of writing mostly theory and details of Surfacing it would be easier too learn. The print quality of the book with colored images is very good. It did not come with a cd of tutorial files and the book in pdf format. You are told to visit website for tutorial files. So I recommend the book but it is not for beginners.

2 of 5 found the following review helpful:

5An excellent companion to Matt's SolidWorks 2007 Bible  May 19, 2008
I highly recommend this book along with Matt's "SolidWorks 2007 Bible" for those wanting to get the most out of SolidWorks. I am very impressed with the content and layout of this book. Very easy to read and the color illustrations are perfect for understanding the material. Matt's writing is clear and concise. When I first heard that this book was being written, I eagerly awaited its release. Now that I have gone through the book, it has far exceeded my expectations. Well done.

3 of 6 found the following review helpful:

4Very good book for advanced part modeling  May 06, 2008
I believe this to be the best SolidWorks book for advanced part modeling currently available on the market. This is a good and informative book aimed at the intermediate/expert SolidWorks user.

A good understanding of SolidWorks is required to get the most from this book.

The book covers all the advanced features available in SolidWorks in detail and where it can it tells you where you would use a particular feature.

The title is self explanatory. This book is primarily aimed at people that do consumer product design where appearance and smooth surfaces are required.

The only reason I gave this book 4 stars is because I believe there is always room to make things better. That said, this is my best SolidWorks book yet.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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