Getting Started with Pro/ENGINEER: Wildfire (3rd Edition) [Paperback]

Robert Rizza (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0131464744 | ISBN-13: 978-0131464742 | Publication Date: August 22, 2004 | Edition: 3

Helps engineering professionals use the latest Pro/ENGINEER 2001 release to graphically communicate virtually any design idea. The book's start-to-finish coverage, high-resolution screen captures, practical tutorials work together to help readers master Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire rapidly and use it effectively in real-world environments. Coverage includes: getting acquainted with Pro/E's interface and capabilities; basic model construction; using the Sketcher; building models with multiple features; adding holes; adding and removing material; using fillets, rounds, and chamfers; patterns, reordering, references, and more. Building on these basics, readers will learn how to add tolerances, dimensions, and text; create sections; use Pro/E's Resolve and Blend options; and add surfaces, drafts, lips, or ears. The book's extensive new coverage includes a detailed introduction to using datum planes to integrate engineering graphics with model construction. The author concludes with detailed discussions of creating assembly files, working drawings, and bills of materials; transferring files, and analyzing models. For every engineering professional or student who wants to master Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire, one of the world's leading solutions for visual product design and engineering. Pro/ENGINEER is utilized by thousands of manufacturing firms and teams worldwide.

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Teaches through simple explanations supported by tutorials. Most people learn by doing and Rizza gives ample opportunity in each chapter. Heavily illustrated with graphics and screen captures. Extra problem material at the end of each chapter. Lets the reader test their understanding of material in each chapter. Comes with free CD of Starter Drawings. Allows for practice of advanced concepts without having to start from scratch every time. Convenient summaries at the end of each chapter quickly step through techniques learned in that chapter. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Robert Rizza is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Tri-State University, where he teaches courses in mechanics and computer-aided design. A native of Chicago, he received the Ph.D. degree from the Illinois Institute of Technology. He has worked on a diverse range of engineering projects including projects from the railroad, bioengineering, and aerospace industries. His current research interests are in fracture of composite materials, repair of cracked aircraft components, and loosening of prostheses.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 3 edition (August 22, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0131464744
• ISBN-13: 978-0131464742
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 8 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #794,857 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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