SolidWorks For Dummies

Greg Jankowski is the Customer Satisfaction Manager at SolidWorks corporation. He is a veteran (translation: been doing this longer than he cares to admit) in the CAD industry with experience using SolidWorks, ProEngineer, and Computervision CAD systems in a variety of mechanical design and developmental positions. Greg was the Principal at CIMCO, a SolidWorks Solution Partner since SolidWorks 95. Greg is the author of the book SolidWorks for AutoCAD Users and the e-book Exploring SolidWorks. In addition, he authored and developed the SolidWorks workstation benchmark. He is also the author of the Cadalyst magazine column "Solid Thinking" and is a regular columnist for the SolidWorks Express newsletter. Richard Doyle is the User Community Coordinator at SolidWorks, responsible for helping SolidWorks user groups grow and thrive. A SolidWorks user since 1997, Richard has 29 years of experience in the field of mechanical drafting and design, including 22 years spent working with CAD. As one of the original founding members of the SolidWorks User Group Network (SWUGN) committee, Richard has spent a good deal of time helping to keep SolidWorks users informed and educated and enjoying the benefits of working with 3D CAD.

Introduction. Part I: Beginning the SolidWorks Journey. Chapter 1: Getting to Know (And Love) SolidWorks. Chapter 2: Taking Control of SolidWorks. Chapter 3: Building Blocks for the Virtual Prototype. Part II: Design Intent and the Virtual Prototype. Chapter 4: Do What I Mean, Not What I Sketch. Chapter 5: Making Better Parts. Chapter 6: Putting It All Together. Part III: The Devil's in the "Drawing" Details. Chapter 7: Creating Drawings. Chapter 8: Speeding It Up: Automating the Drawing. Chapter 9: Changes, Changes, Changes. Chapter 10: Leveraging Your Existing Designs. Chapter 11: Printing and Plotting. Part IV : Playing Nicely with Others (And Picking Up Your Toys). Chapter 12: Managing the Clutter. Chapter 13: Collaborating with Team Members. Chapter 14: Viewing and Reviewing Documents. Part V: The Part of Tens. Chapter 15: Ten Tips for Becoming More Proficient with SolidWorks. Chapter 16: Ten Ways to Extend and Reuse Your Design Information. Chapter 17: Ten Resources for the SolidWorks Community. Appendix: About the CD. Index.