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SolidWorks 2003 Tutorial and MultiMedia CD

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This and other SolidWorks books by Dave and Marie Planchard are simply the best out there. Students, Other CAD users and anyone wishing to enter a fun and exciting field, finally have a chance to learn the most popular (and in my opinion the BEST) CAD software out there... SolidWorks. Now anyone can afford to educate themselves on their own time, at their own pace and not have to pay the hundreds or even thousands of dollars for a class.

THANK YOU Dave and Marie!!

I first saw the GearsEds assembly utilized in the book at BattleBots IQ. What a great concept!

The authors take you through a systematic series of assemblies that combine 70+ components in SolidWorks - you don't design them all. Instead you model the machined parts and obtain the pneumatic assembly models from the manufacturer.

This book is filled with first-rate extruded part modeling and assembly techniques with symmetry, patterns and reusing information. Concentration is on good extruded parts that won't fail to rebuild in an assembly.

Assembly mates are well organized to promote linear and rotational motion. The CD included with the book, created by the authors shows you all the steps. I viewed the CD before I read each project. This was a real time saver.

If you are new to SolidWorks - this is the book to start with.

If you really want to learn SolidWorks fast and you like to have a CD that supplements the book, this is the book for you. The CD contained in the book makes it very easy to follow the instructions. The book is loaded with pictures that are great for the new user. I went through the SolidWorks Tutorials but wanted more. The industry examples are filled with great tips along the way. The authors clearly explain how to address drawing templates and sheet formats. The SolidWorks icon tables and clear definitions of features were a great help.

I have been teaching Autocad, CADKEY and Manual Drafting for too many years. When my department switched to SolidWorks, I didn't really want to change all my lecture notes and books. I worked through all the projects in this book as a new user. The instructions were very clear, I could follow them and more importantly my students can follow them too. Believe it or not -sometimes my students miss class!!! Now after a lecture, if you still do not understand the materials, "Watch the CD and look how it's done." What a great teaching tool to learn SolidWorks. Interwoven throughout the projects are engineering situations that stress life long learning skills, communications and standards that ABET is always looking for.

I just finished writing a review on Engineering Design with SolidWorks 2003 and MultiMedia CD. I purchased both books this year. These SolidWorks books by Dave and Marie Planchard are simply the best out there. They are been writing books on SolidWorks for over four years.

This book provides a great step-by-step procedure, an excellent CD and excellent projects and sample examples.

Again, their is a person that is trying to trash the books by Planchard and Planchard. There were four bad reviews written on this book in two days. Do not believe them. Marie Planchard is a great author, public speaker and professor. She was at SolidWorks World last year and was great. I hope to see you this year in Boston at SolidWork World.

I am a new CAD user. I obtained a job with a startup company. My company requested that I learn SolidWorks. The training budget is very tight, so I needed to learn SolidWorks on my own. I purchased this book after I talked to the local Community College CAD instructor. I was looking for a simple and easy book on SolidWorks.

The author goes through a series of assemblies that combine numerous components. The provided highlighted action section for the step-by-step approach is great. The book has a very usable CD. The CD provided insight on assembly techniques, menus, commands, etc. All books should have this type of layout and I will not buy a book without an instructional CD. The CD is a real time saver and a great learning tool.

This was the easiest program tutorial I've ever read. My boss is a designer, but not a very computer savvy one. So that's where I came in. I am fairly proficient with computers, but I have no knowledge of drafting principles or design concepts. With this tutorial, I can now confidently plot any image from the 2D sheets he provides me with. It was very easy to follow through - no foreign terms left unexplained, diagrams on every single page. Of course, it didn't teach all aspects of the program but most everything else can be discovered on your own once you know the basics of the book.
My only complaint is that the drawing of the final project is a bit vague as to where to place some of the components, but by then, you've already learned the program.

In short:

Don't expect to learn anything about drafting or get bogged down 'industry lingo'.
This is the perfect book for learning the ins and outs of the computer program. It took me about a week to get through the book. (The corresponding CD Rom tutorial was pretty useless, other than providing some of the images you need for the final project. It basically reads the book out loud to you, and the book is so easy to read it's quite unnecessary)
I recommend this to anyone with no prior knowledge of the industry that may suddenly need the ability to comfortably maneuver in Solid Works.

The SolidWorks 2003 Tutorial and MultiMedia CD book is a good book, it just needs some more explanation.

Not a bad book to start with, but only if you have some prior knowledge.

For years I have been working in Autocad 2-D Drawings. I purchased SolidWorks on the recommendation of some of my customers. Unfortunately, almost nothing from my experience in Autocad translates to SolidWorks. Since I don't have much time for classes and such, I needed a tutorial. The book and multimedia CD are great for the person who is trying to learn SolidWorks. It is a very comprehensive step by step instructional document. I will be ordering another of the Planchard's books to further my knowledge of SolidWorks.

I have to said this is the 1st SolidWorks book i purchased. But base on his "step-by-step" approach, i found that there are many steps were skip and the drawing doesnt turn out as it said in the book. Some of the instrucions dont make any sense at all.