INSIDE Pro/SURFACE: Moving from Solid Modeling to Surface Design [Paperback]

Norman Ladouceur (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1566901340 | ISBN-13: 978-1566901345 | Publication Date: June 9, 1997 | Edition: 1

This in-depth guide helps make the creation of complex surface geometry more intuitive by leading the reader through practical examples of high curvature surface construction. It provides tips on how to deliver a manufacturable model that is modifiable for change and offers techniques for evaluating a design problem and determining the most appropriate technique(s) before modeling begins. Styling issues are outlined, such as highlight lines, lines of sight, and tangencies. This book is a valuable reference for casual or new users of Pro/SURFACE, as well as users looking to develop more effective surface modeling standards.

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: OnWord Press; 1 edition (June 9, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1566901340
• ISBN-13: 978-1566901345
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,997,822 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent guide to learning Pro/Surface, March 3, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: INSIDE Pro/SURFACE: Moving from Solid Modeling to Surface Design (Paperback)

I recently finished the book, and I learned quite a bit from it. If you want to be taught exact command sequences to perform specific modeling tasks, this may not be the book for you. If you do not mind a bit of work and experimentation, which leads to a pretty thorough knowledge of Pro/Surface, this is it.

My suggestion for using this book to learn surfacing is to read/skim the first 6 chapters (part I & II; essentially no modeling exercises in these), attempt the next 3 chapters' modeling problems, re-read the first 6 chapters, and then do the modeling exercises in chapters 7 thru 12, with the assistance of the info in ch. 14 --> 18.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Definately not worth the time or price., September 13, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: INSIDE Pro/SURFACE: Moving from Solid Modeling to Surface Design (Paperback)

If you are already familiar with surfacing this may not be a bad book, but for someone trying to learn, the applications are very weak, and presume the user has more knowledge concerning the art of surfacing than a newcomer to this area of modeling could have.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good Theory analysis., July 13, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: INSIDE Pro/SURFACE: Moving from Solid Modeling to Surface Design (Paperback)

Disappointed because it lacked tutorials. The few examples that were in the book were not too easy to follow