Assembly Modeling with SolidWorks 2003 [Paperback]

Marie Planchard (Author), David Planchard (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 2003

Assembly Modeling with SolidWorks is written to assist the intermediate SolidWorks user who desires to enhance their skill sets in assembly modeling. The book provides a solid foundation in assembly modeling using competency based projects with step-by-step instructions.

Product Details

• Paperback: 512 pages
• Publisher: Schroff Development Corporation (July 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1585031348
• ISBN-13: 978-1585031344
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,896,809 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More 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.

David is an Adjunct Faculty member at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in the Mechanical Engineering department and has been a SolidWorks Solution Partner for the past 11 years. David has written over 40 books on SolidWorks, many with a Multimedia CD targeted for the beginner to intermediate user. His books have ranked first in sells for the past nine years and are used by many of the top Engineering schools around the world!

Dave's goal is to write clear, concise, and well illustrated step-by-step and short tutorial SolidWorks books for professionals, colleges, universities, technical institutes, and secondary institutions. Learn by doing, not just by reading!

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A book that I would recommend for advance users, September 22, 2003

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This review is from: Assembly Modeling with SolidWorks 2003 (Paperback)

I would recommend this book for users that have been working in SolidWorks for a while - it is not for the new user.

Working through the examples in this book definitely prepared me to tackle larger assemblies. The book explains various Top down design styles and organization in assembly structure to prevent future bleeding red mates.

The part and assembly techniques are formulated in helpful tables that I use regularly! You can view the authors' solutions on the book's CD.

I`m glad to see someone, the author realized that assemblies are made from MORE THAN 10 parts.

By the time I got to the configurations with close to 80 parts, I felt the author understands my issues and was there to explain the difficulties.

The Injection molded part exercises provided a good example on how to remove an undercut with a loft surface. More people should talk about problems with draft and provide additional solutions.

I know SolidWorks made new features and utilities for 2004 but, I will be using 2003 for a while,"budget concerns". I hope the author continue to write more advanced topics.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Look elsewhere, March 7, 2005

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This review is from: Assembly Modeling with SolidWorks 2003 (Paperback)

I have been doing CAD modeling for over 14 years, and am just moving over to SolidWorks from a far more intuitive but not parametric package.

This has been one of the most infuriating, and badly written textbooks I have ever seen or had the displeasure to use.

I started with book one, by the same Authors - SolidWorks 2003 Tutorial, which plods through the exercise at an excruciatingly slow pace. This book is way worse. The title of the book is Assembly Modeling in SolidWorks, but it is not until half way through chapter two that you actually model a very simple part. Chapter one is spent almost entirely on how to order your files and folders and the simple task of putting three components together to form an assembly; this is repeated three times or more over 60 pages. Simple tasks are made complex, while the important things are rushed over.

The authors have a poor grasp of the English language and appear unable to use tenses, everything is written in the present tense which is VERY confusing as chapters are structured to tell you what you will be doing, how to do it, doing it, and then a review of what you have done. Sometimes what you will be doing and doing it are mixed together in the body of an exercise, sometimes not. While you are building parts or assemblies the Authors are constantly showing you all the underlying complexities of SolidWorks, which becomes frustrating as it takes for ever to do the simplest things and only adds confusion.

One star is generous, half a star would be more appropriate.

My advice - look elsewhere.