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Drawing and Detailing with SolidWorks: A Workbook for SolidWorks 2001/2001PLUS

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I just finished using this book to assist me with Solidworks 2001+ operation. This book was very thorough when it came to "detailing" operations, including drawing templates, formatting part/assembly drawings, dimensioning standards/practices, bill of materials, creating assemblies, etc. However when it came to actually drawing parts, it had very little if no instruction on using the different tools. I was fairly disappointed because I expected that this book would assist me in learning both "drawing and detailing' as the title had described.
Files used to create drawings for the tutorial steps were parts that had already been completed by another person. Also disappointing was that the parts that I were created for use in the tutorials were not designed very well at all i.e.: a pipe tap was represented by a very small hole, when it would have been very easy for the person who drew the part to just take a few more seconds to use a pipe thread command. Not to be picky or anything, but it just seems that someone didn't really care about what they were doing when they were working on this book. In addition, as I read further into the book, I found what I would consider an excessive amount of typos, again, not to be picky, but I just kept getting the feeling like the author either didn't really have enough time to write this book, or they really didn't care to make their book very nice. Also, it may just be me, but I found it difficult or sometimes impossible to make some of the tutorials operate correctly, i.e.: creating multiple design configurations in a part file via the design table. I was unable to get several sketch dimensions to be driven by a design table in the way that this book described how to.
I was not completely dissatisfied with this book, as because of lack of interest on my part, learning to do most of the things it taught me would have been fairly boring for me to learn on my own. If I were to speak with the authors of this title, I would recommend that they integrate more Sketch and Part drawing tool experience into the beginning chapters of the book.

Finally, a SolidWorks book that addresses drawing and detailing. In general, there should be more of them!!! The book provides a good solid foundation in using and applying various SolidWorks drawing and detailing options along with developing various templates and sheet formats.

I like the command approach used by the author. It is very easy to follow.

The book provides excellent information on various ASME standards. I wish I had this book when I was in school.

The first two chapters start slow, the fun arrives in Chapter 3, "detailing". Good book!

This is a book containing a lot of information on many aspects of detailing with SolidWorks. Unforunately if, like me, you are an experienced SolidWorks user requiring a reference book to refresh your memory occasionally on rarely used commands it is very frustrating. There is no index, so after reading it from cover to cover all you can do later is to search manually for the item you know is in there somewhere. An expensive, non colour book which, because of it's 'work through School Book style' will be of limited use to me in the future.