A Tutorial Guide to PT/Modeler 2.0 & Pro/Engineer [Paperback]

Richard Ferraro (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1998

This tutorial is the ideal tool for beginners getting started with powerful design and production tools from Parametric Technology Corporation. This book provides an overview of basic PT/Modeler commands. Because PT/Modeler is a derivative of the Pro/ENGINEER package and the interfaces are virtually identical, this text can also be used to learn the basics of Pro/ENGINEER. This manual presents basic concepts in an efficient, accessible way, allowing the user to get up and running quickly. Topics from getting-started basics to advanced assemblies are covered in 62 short, easy-to-use tutorials--all accompanied by detailed supporting text. The book is organized so that is it useful during the tutorial phase, during review, and later as a reference. Also presented in this text is important background information on such topics as parametric design, 3D solid modeling, hierarchical design and creating engineering drawings. Overview material on PT/Render and PT/Library is also included.

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About the Author

Richard F. Ferraro is an internationally known inventor, author, and consultant in computer graphics. He and partner Marco Brandestini invented the award winning Nikon Coolscan Scanner. He is the author of the best-selling Programmer,s Guide to the EGA, VGA and SuperVGA Cards and Learn 3D Graphics Programming on the PC. Mr. Ferraro provides design, training, and patent and copyright consulting services in computer graphics, image processing, and image data compression. He can be reached through Addison-Wesley at [e-mail].

Product Details

• Paperback: 501 pages
• Publisher: Addison Wesley Longman; 1st edition (July 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0201356511
• ISBN-13: 978-0201356519
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,880,597 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Many errors need to be corrected., March 31, 1999

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Wayne Manning ([e-mail]) (Houston, Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Tutorial Guide to PT/Modeler 2.0 & Pro/Engineer (Paperback)

Mr. Ferraro is obviously a person who understands ProE extremely well and has a book that is very well outlined to teach the beginner. However, the publisher should have gone to the expense of hiring a proof reader. The text is filled with errors in the the text when it refers to tables and figures and some of the lessons are in error, which makes it very difficult for the student to guess what it is he is suppose to do in some instances. The book (and CD in a few cases) both are in bad need of an updated version to eleminate errors.