The Fundamentals of SolidWorks 2008 (Perfect Paperback)

by David C. Planchard (Author), Marie P. Planchard (Author) "Chapter 1 provides a basic overview of the concepts and terminology used throughout this book using SolidWorks® 2008 software..." (more)
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The Fundamentals of SolidWorks 2008 is designed for students, educators, and hobbyists to learn the basic principles of SolidWorks 2008 as it relates to the design of the VEXplorer robot. Supplemental information and models are provided on a CO2 Car Design; examples: F1 in Schools Design Project and the Vex Robotics Design System used in contests around the world.

VEXplorer is part of the Vex system, which is widely embedded in junior high school, high school, and college robotics classes. It is endorsed by FIRST, NASA, Carnegie Mellon, and other prestigious organizations, and it won the Best Innovation of Show award at the 2006 Consumer Electronics Show.

The VEXplorer robot is compatible with the Vex Robotics Design System and can be expanded using a variety of accessories and mechanical parts available at vex.com. The VEXplorer robot is a 300+ part kit manufactured by Innovation First, Inc. and Revell Inc.

Throughout this book, you will recreate VEXplorer robot components by developing SolidWorks 3D parts, 3D assemblies, and 2D drawings, perform part analyses, and assembly animation.

Table of Contents
Introduction
1. Quick Start
2. Cover Part, SimpleGear Part, and Gear Extension Part
3. Assembly Modeling
4. Multiple View / Sheet Drawings and eDrawings
5. PhotoWorks, COSMOSXpress, and Motion Study
6. CO2 car and Vex Robotics Design System
Appendix
Index

About the Author
David Planchard is the President of D & M Education, LLC. Before starting D & M Education LLC, he spent over 23 years in industry and academia holding various engineering, marketing, and teaching positions and degrees. He has five U.S. patents and one International patent. He has published and authored numerous papers on equipment design. David is also a technical editor for Cisco Press. He is a member of the New England Pro/Users Group, New England SolidWorks Users Group, and the Cisco Regional Academy Users Group. David holds a BSME and a MSM. David is a SolidWorks Research Partner and a SolidWorks Solution Partner and holds the Certified SolidWorks Associate CSWA Certification.

Marie Planchard is the Director of World Education Markets at SolidWorks Corporation. Before she joined SolidWorks, Marie spent over 10 years as an engineering professor at Mass Bay College in Wellesley Hills, MA. She has 17 plus years of industry software experience and held a variety of management and engineering positions. Marie holds a BSME, MSME and the Certified SolidWorks Professional (CSWP) Certification.

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

• Official Certified SolidWorks Associate CSWA Exam Guide, Version 1
• The Fundamentals of SolidWorks 2008 and 2007: Featuring the VEXplorer robot
• A Commands Guide for SolidWorks 2008
• A Commands Guide Reference Tutorial for SolidWorks 2007
• Engineering Design with SolidWorks 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2001Plus, 2001, and 1999
• SolidWorks Tutorial with Multimedia CD 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, and 2001/2001Plus
• SolidWorks The Basics, with Multimedia CD 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 and 2004
• Assembly Modeling with SolidWorks 2006, 2005-2004, 2003, and 2001Plus
• Drawing and Detailing with SolidWorks 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, and 2001/2001 Plus
• Applications in Sheet Metal Using Pro/SHEETMETAL & Pro/ENGINEER

Product Details

• Perfect Paperback: 157 pages
• Publisher: Schroff Development Corporation; Pap/Cdr edition (April 18, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1585034819
• ISBN-13: 978-1585034819
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,347,543 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exciting SW text book, July 20, 2008

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After working with VEX robots and CO2 cars for 2 years in summer camp, I decided to switch from Autocad to SolidWorks and add some 3D CAD to my program. This book is a great help introducing students to 3D modeling. Students just love the SolidWorks and they can follow the book with little intervention from me. This is a life saver when you have 30 plus students in a class.

The best part of the book is all the model files of the VEXplorer, VEX Starter Kit, and F1 in Schools car assembly. These models are great time savers and really get kids excited about learning. But don't tell them that they are learning, just having fun...