Assembly Modeling with Solidworks, 2004-2005 [Paperback]

David C. Planchard (Author), Marie P. Planchard (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 2004

This textbook is written to assist students with previous experience in SolidWorks 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.

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About the Author

Marie Planchard is an engineering professor at Mass Bay College in Wellesley Hills, MA. Before developing the CAD program, she spent 13 years in industry and held a variety of management and engineering positions including Beta Test Manager for CAD software at Computervision Corporation. Marie is an active member of the SolidWorks Educational Advisory Board and the SolidWorks Drawing Advisory Board. As a Certified SolidWorks Professional (CSWP), she presented at SolidWorks World 2003 & 2004. Marie is the founder and coordinator of the New England SolidWorks Users Group.

David Planchard is the President of D & M Education. Before starting D & M Education, he spent over 20 years in industry and academia holding various key Engineering and Marketing positions. He has five U.S. patents and one International patent. He has published and authored numerous technical papers on equipment design and manufacturing. David is a technical editor and reviewer for Cisco Press. He is a member of the New England Pro/Users Group, New England SolidWorks Users Group and the Cisco CCNA Regional Academy Users Group.

David and Marie Planchard are Co-founders of D & M Education and are active industry and education consultants. They are SolidWorks Research Partners, SolidWorks Solution Partners and co-authors of the following SDC Publications books:

• Assembly Modeling with SolidWorks 2001Plus/2003, 2003.

• Engineering Design with SolidWorks 1999, 2000, 2001, 2001Plus, 2003 and 2004.

• Drawing and Detailing with SolidWorks 2001/2001Plus, 2003, 2004.

• SolidWorks 2004: The Basics.

• SolidWorks Tutorial 2001/2001Plus, 2003 and 2004.

• Applications in Sheet Metal Using Pro/SHEETMETAL & Pro/ENGINEER.

• An Introduction to Pro/SHEETMETAL.

Product Details

• Paperback: 560 pages
• Publisher: Schroff Development Corp (October 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1585031704
• ISBN-13: 978-1585031702
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,381,354 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Helpful Book, November 18, 2004

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Jason Pare (Dallas,TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Assembly Modeling with Solidworks, 2004-2005 (Paperback)

I am an Engineering Manager. I purchased three copies of this book for my department. I would highly recommend this book for any user that has been working with SolidWorks for one or more years. This is not a book for the beginner or a person with no modeling experience. The book provides information on small, medium and large assemblies and detailed information to create, design, and modify assemblies, parts and drawings based on geometric and functional requirements. I have been looking for a book like this for a period of time. The authors review both Bottom-up and Top-down assembly design. We mainly use the Top-down design approach in my company.

The book also provides a good overview on using and creating Design tables, Bill of Materials and Custom properties to represent multiple design options. The book has various projects and desired outcomes and usage competencies. They are useful to learn and review existing design skills. The authors provide various industry scenarios that are interesting but are not very useful to me.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book, March 11, 2005

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Richard Chaney (Harlan, IA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Assembly Modeling with Solidworks, 2004-2005 (Paperback)

I have purchased other books from these authors in the past two years and I have found them all to be very useful and complete. The book on Assembly Modeling is no exception. This book does an excellent job in providing a sound learning structure with clear and concise procedures on Assembly Modeling. It is one of the few SW books out there that addresses Assembly Modeling. It is an excellent book to have in your arsenal of information on SW.

I am a Mechanical Engineer working in a small company; approximately 50 employees. I do not have the luxury to ask other engineers in my department for assistance, because I am the only Design engineer here! I had a formal SW training class 16 months ago; a one week bootcamp that was good, but I was overwhelmed with the amount of material and the speed in which it was presented. Over the past two years, I have been purchasing books on SW to build a resource library at my company. This book provides an easy to follow procedure with all of the required commands in bold. I like the way the authors use pictures to enforce the procedure. It was slow in a few areas, but it was a good review for me. This is the third Solidworks book that I have purchased from these authors.

I have contacted both authors in the past for assistances when I was working on an area that was not covered in their book or I required extra assistance. They are a great resource with a wealth of knowledge and experience in design. Both are Mechanical Engineers with equipment design backgrounds. I would recommend this book.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to Follow Book. Five Stars, August 4, 2005

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Ann Gill (Denver, CO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Assembly Modeling with Solidworks, 2004-2005 (Paperback)

I have been using SW for approximately five months. I was an old Pro/E user. I purchased this book last month and I AM GLAD THAT I DID! The book is very well written and I agree with the other reviewers in that the book provides an easy to follow step by step procedure. SW is a great software tool. The author works with toolbars and right-click commands. The screen shots in the book are clear and accurate. I was able to simply follow the steps with their bold commands and watched the enclosed CD for the proper procedure. It was simple and straight forward. What a concept! Very good book.