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SolidWorks 2004: The Basics--A Working Knowledge of SolidWorks | 
 enlarge | Authors: Marie Planchard, David Planchard
Publisher: Schroff Development Corp.
Category: Book
Buy New: $59.95
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 1223851
Media: Paperback
Pages: 234
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.2 x 0.6
ISBN: 1585031844
Dewey Decimal Number: 004
EAN: 9781585031849
ASIN: 1585031844
Publication Date: April 2004
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Product Description
SolidWorks 2004: The Basics was written to assist students, designers, engineers and professionals. SolidWorks 2004: The Basics is a subset of Engineering Design with SolidWorks 2004 and provides a general introduction to the user interface, menus, toolbars and broad concepts and modeling techniques to create parts, assemblies and drawings. This book uses step-by-step instructions in 60 activities to develop eight parts, four assemblies, three drawings and six document templates. The user formulates the skills to create and modify solid features to model a Flashlight component. Project exercises analyze and examine usage competencies based on the project objectives. SolidWorks 2004: The Basics is designed to compliment the Online Tutorials contained within SolidWorks. Each section explores the SolidWorks Online User's Guide to build your working knowledge of SolidWorks.
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 Make sure this is the book you really want to buy. May 17, 2005
Philip Garrow (Amherst, MA USA)
5 out of 10 found this review helpful
The first line of this book's introduction reads:
"SolidWorks 2004: The Basics, is a subset of the Engineering Design with SolidWorks 2004."
After reading this line I chose to return this book and get the complete text. It didn't make sense to me to buy a book with one third the number of pages, when for only a few dollars more I could get the entire work.
In terms of it's content, this book starts at chapter four of the complete book. And for me, a SolidWorks beginner at the time, those omitted first three chapters were very useful in learning the program.
In terms of readability the larger book is very comprehensive and clear. I recommend that complete text, not this one.
 Another good book for SolidWorks November 11, 2004
Ping Zhov
20 out of 20 found this review helpful
This the second of two good books that I have purchased from Planchard and Planchard in the past two months. I enjoy their step-by-step learning approach. They use graphic window screen shots and tool icons to help you in difficult design areas. They have you made real parts and assemblies. The book is easy to follow with the bold command logic. I would recommend this book to anyone new to SolidWorks
This is the one for A Basics Working Knowledge of SolidWorks September 7, 2004
Lan Zheng
27 out of 27 found this review helpful
It is very confusing when you are new to a software package to decide on the correct book to purchase. I did a search on Amazon.com and found over 75 hits on books using or teaching SolidWorks. I also went to the SolidWorks website. Are the basic books that basic? Are the advance books only for an advance user? What is the definition of an advance user?
I saw this book, The Basics: A working knowledge of SolidWorks and the title interested me. I saw that Planchard and Planchard has numerous SolidWorks books and has been writing them since 1998 and they are Solution Partners with SolidWorks. I purchased two of their books, this one and the Engineering Design with SolidWorks 2004. Both are great books, but I am using this one now, and will use the other one once I better understand the software and I have more time with it.
This book is the easier of the two for a new user. The book provides a quick and precise introduction to SolidWorks by creating a simple flashlight model. It does not try to cover everything, this is good for a new user, this is why you need more than one book. There are clear directions and the book provides a lot of illustrations and screen shots to help a basic user for the first time. As a new user, I do not like it when the author assumes that I know things. This is why I like this book. I like the layout, it is very clear and provides an easy step-by-step environment. There are no assumptions!!! At the end of each chapter there is a section on what I did and how it will lead me to the next activity.
The CD in the book reinforces the written text and provides additional examples for me to address. The CD is a great supplement.
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