SolidWorks for Designers Release 2005 [Paperback]

Sham Tickoo (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1932709045 | ISBN-13: 978-1932709049 | Publication Date: October 2004

SolidWorks for Designers Release 2005 is a textbook written with the tutorial point of view with learn-by-doing as the theme. About 35 mechanical engineering industry examples are used as tutorials in this book and an additional 25 as exercises to ensure that the user can relate his knowledge of this book with the actual mechanical industry designs.

This textbook consists of 13 logically sequenced chapters covering the Part, Assembly, and Drawing modes of SolidWorks 2005. Every chapter begins with a command section that provides detailed explanation of the commands and tools in SolidWorks 2005. The command section is followed by tutorials that are created using these commands. This approach allows the user to use this textbook initially as a learning tool and then later use it as a reference material.

Special graphics are provided on the commands or tools that are new in SolidWorks 2005 or are enhanced in this release. This allows the reader to recognize all the new additions and enhancements in SolidWorks 2005.

The author provides free technical support to all the users of this textbook. The users can contact [e-mail] for any technical query they have.

The author provides the following teachings aids free to faculty using this textbook.

· Customizable PowerPoint Presentations for every chapter in this textbook. You can easily customize these PowerPoint Presentations based on the requirements of the course you are teaching.

· Instructor’s guide with solutions to all review questions and steps to complete all the exercises.

· Part, Assembly, and Drawing files of all tutorials and exercises used in this textbook.

· Course outline. The course outline clearly indicates which sections are to be taught in the introduction or basic class and which sections are for advanced class. This allows you to easily select the topics to be taught in your course.

· Student projects.

· Class tests that you can use as the "end of the course" tests.

Please contact the author at [e-mail] or [e-mail] to access all these teaching aids.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Sham Tickoo is a professor of Manufacturing Engineering Technology at Purdue University Calumet. He has been in the education and training since 1981 and joined Purdue University in the year 1987. Since then he has been teaching drafting and design, AutoCAD, AutoLISP, 3ds max, 3ds viz, Mechanical Desktop, Pro/Engineer, Autodesk Inventor, etc.

Prof. Tickoo is also one of the best known authors of CAD/CAM books in the world market. He has authored a number of books on the latest CAD/CAM technology. He is one of the very few authors in the world whose books are translated and sold in the countries like Italy, China, Philippines, and Russia.

Product Details

• Paperback: 784 pages
• Publisher: CADCIM Technologies (October 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1932709045
• ISBN-13: 978-1932709049
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.5 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,607,819 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is great tool, January 17, 2005

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Srini (Bredbury, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: SolidWorks for Designers Release 2005 (Paperback)

Couple of years back my company bought 2003 version book from the same author and now we got this one. The books from this author are great learning tools. All my colleagues appreciate these books because we can learn a lot from them. I have a quick question for the author... you had few chapters for free downloading from your website upto 2003 version, are they still available...

23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Review from a CAD Coordinator, January 4, 2005

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Jane - See all my reviews

This review is from: SolidWorks for Designers Release 2005 (Paperback)

I reviewed this book for a possible use in my class during this semester. I am more than satisfied that this is the right book for my class. I will be covering basic and some advanced commands in SolidWorks 2005 and all of them are explained in detail in this book. There are some additional topics in this textbook that would be more useful for the industry professionals. I hope to have a great semester teaching SolidWorks 2005 with this book and the teaching resources that come free with this book.

22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Design Engineer's Views, December 16, 2004

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Martin (Stafford, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: SolidWorks for Designers Release 2005 (Paperback)

As a Mechanical Design Engineer, I wan't to express my views about this book. "Simply excellent" is what I feel about this book. I see a great potential in this book to teach anyone Solid Works. I bet no one shall need a teacher if using this book. Designing a part to assembling it and creating detailed drawings, everything in a single book with such a clear explanation and self explanatory graphics is extremely commendable. I recommend this book to every user of Solid Works.

Martin Lamb
Mechanical Design Engineer
Stafford, UK