Commands Guide Tutorial for SolidWorks 2013 - Softcover

David Planchard; Marie Planchard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1585037710 ISBN 13: 9781585037711

Publisher: SDC Publications, 2012

Synopsis

The Commands Guide Tutorial for SolidWorks 2013 is a comprehensive reference book written to assist the beginner to intermediate user of SolidWorks 2013. SolidWorks is an immense software package, and no one book can cover all topics for all users. This book provides a centralized reference location to address many of the tools, features and techniques of SolidWorks 2013.

This book covers the following:

• System and Document properties
• FeatureManagers
• PropertyManagers
• ConfigurationManagers
• RenderManagers
• 2D and 3D Sketch tools
• Sketch entities
• 3D Feature tools
• Motion Study
• Sheet Metal
• Motion Study
• Sustainability
• Sustainability Xpress
• FlowXpress
• PhotoView 360
• Pack and Go
• Intelligent Modeling techniques and more

Chapter 1 provides a basic overview of the concepts and terminology used throughout this book using SolidWorks 2013 software. If you are completely new to SolidWorks, you should read Chapter 1 in detail and complete Lesson 1, Lesson 2 and Lesson 3 in the SolidWorks Tutorials.

If you are familiar with an earlier release of SolidWorks, you still might want to skim Chapter 1 to become acquainted with some of the commands, menus and features that you have not used; or you can simply jump to any section in any chapter.

Each chapter (18 total) provides detailed PropertyManager information on key topics with individual stand alone short tutorials to reinforce and demonstrate the functionality and ease of the SolidWorks tool or feature. All models for the 240 plus tutorials are located on the enclosed book CD with their solution (initial and final). Learn by doing, not just by reading!

Formulate the skills to create, modify and edit sketches and solid features. Learn the techniques to reuse features, parts and assemblies through symmetry, patterns, copied components, design tables, configurations and more.

The book is design to compliment the Online Tutorials and Online Help contained in SolidWorks 2013. The goal is to illustrate how multiple design situations and systematic steps combine to produce successful designs.

The authors developed the tutorials by combining their own industry experience with the knowledge of engineers, department managers, professors, vendors and manufacturers.These professionals are directly involved with SolidWorks everyday. Their responsibilities go far beyond the creation of just a 3D model.

Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Quick Start
3. SolidWorks System Options
4. SolidWorks Document Properties
5. Design Intent, Sketching and Sketch Entities
6. Sketch Tools, Geometric Relations and Dimensions/Relations Tools
7. Extruded Boss/Base, Extruded Cut, Fillet and Cosmetic Features
8. Revolved, Hole, Dome and Curve Features
9. Shell, Draft, and Rib Features
10. Pattern Features, Mirror Features and Coordinate System PropertyManager
11. Sweep, Loft, Wrap and Flex Features
12. Bottom-Up Assembly Modeling and more
13. Top-Down Assembly Modeling and more
14. Drawings and Drawing Tools
15. Sheet Metal Features and Tools
16. SolidWorks PhotoView 360 and Measure Tools
17. Pack and Go, PDFs, SolidWorks Toolbox, Design Library and Explorer
18. SimulationXpress, Sustainability/SustainabilityXpress, and FloXpress
19. Intelligent Modeling Techniques
Appendix
Index

About this title

About the Author

David Planchard is the founder of D&M Education LLC. Before starting D&M Education, he spent over 27 years in industry and academia holding various engineering, marketing, and teaching positions and degrees. He holds five U.S. patents and one international patent. He has published and authored numerous papers on Machine Design, Product Design, Mechanics of Materials, and Solid Modeling. He is an active member of the SolidWorks Users Group and the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE). David holds a BSME, MSM with the following Professional Certifications: CCAI, CCNA, CCNP, CSWA, CSWP, CSDA, CSWSA-FEA. David is a SolidWorks Solution Partner, an Adjunct Faculty member and the SAE advisor at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in the Mechanical Engineering department.

Marie Planchard is the Director of World Education Markets at DS SolidWorks Corp. Before she joined SolidWorks, Marie spent over 10 years as an engineering professor at Mass Bay College in Wellesley Hills, MA. She has 14 plus years of industry software experience and held a variety of management and engineering positions. Marie holds a BSME, MSME and CSWP, CSDA, CSWSA-FEA. She is an active member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE).

David and Marie Planchard are co-authors of the following books:

• A Commands Guide for SolidWorks 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009 and 2008
• Assembly Modeling with SolidWorks 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2005-2004, 2003 and 2001Plus
• Drawing and Detailing with SolidWorks 2012, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002 and 2001/2001Plus
• Engineering Design with SolidWorks with Multimedia CD 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2001Plus, 2001 and 1999
• Engineering Graphics with SolidWorks and Video Instruction 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010
• SolidWorks: The Basics with Multimedia CD 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 and 2003
• SolidWorks Tutorial with Video Instruction 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003 and 2001/2001Plus
• The Fundamentals of SolidWorks: Featuring the VEXplorer robot, 2008 and 2007
• Official Certified SolidWorks Associate Examination Guide, Version 4, 2012, 2011, 2010 Version 3; 2011, 2010, 2009, Version 2; 2010, 2009, 2008, Version 1; 2007
• Official Certified SolidWorks Professional (CSWP) Certification Guide with Multimedia DVD, 2011, 2010
• Official Guide to Certified SolidWorks Associate Exams: CSWA, CSDA, and CSWSA-FEA, Version 1; 2013, 2012
• Applications in Sheet Metal Using Pro/SHEETMETAL & Pro/ENGINEER

Edition details

• Publisher: SDC Publications
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1585037710
• ISBN 13: 9781585037711
• Binding: Perfect Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 876