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Assembly Modeling with SolidWorks 2006 | 
 enlarge | Authors: David Planchard, Marie Planchard
Publisher: Schroff Development Corporation
Category: Book
List Price: $69.95
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 231163
Media: Paperback
Pages: 556
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.9
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.4 x 1.2
ISBN: 1585032808
Dewey Decimal Number: 005
EAN: 9781585032808
ASIN: 1585032808
Publication Date: May 20, 2006
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Product Description
Assembly Modeling with SolidWorks is written to assist the intermediate SolidWorks user who desires to enhance their skill sets in assembly modeling. The book provides a solid foundation in assembly modeling using competency-based projects. In step-by-step instructions, you perform the following tasks: - Explore top-level assemblies that contain hundreds of features, parts, and sub-assemblies.
- Design, create, and modify assemblies, parts, and drawings based on geometric and functional requirements.
- Develop assemblies from a Bottom-up design modeling approach utilizing components from global suppliers.
- Develop a Top-down design modeling approach incorporating a Layout sketch and in-context features.
- Incorporate Configurations, Design tables, Bill of Materials, and Custom properties to represent multiple design options in the part, assembly and drawing.
- Understand external references and features developed in-Context of an assembly; edit and redefine references, features, and components.
- Exercise Shortcut keys, Customize toolbars, and Pop-up menus to build modeling speed.
- Maximize geometric relationships in the part sketch, build symmetry in the part, and reuse components in the assembly.
- Manage files through SolidWorks Explorer.
Each project begins with the desired outcomes and usage competencies. You know the templates, components, drawing and tables you need to create. You review a complete list of SolidWorks tools and commands up front. Explore assembly modeling techniques through a series of design situations, industry scenarios, projects and objectives. The book compliments and enhances the SolidWorks Reference Guide and SolidWorks Tutorials. Although over 150 SolidWorks tools and commands are utilized in Assembly Modeling with SolidWorks, the book is not a commands guide. The book is a self-paced tutorial in a realistic design setting. Complex models expose you to large assembly modeling techniques. You focus on the design process while learning the commands relative to assemblies. Table of Contents Project 1. File Management
Project 2. Assembly Modeling - Bottom Up Design
Project 3. Top Down Design - In Context
Project 4. Configurations, Custom Properties Design Tables and References
Project 5. Assembly Drawing
Project 6. Top Down Design Modeling Techniques
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| Customer Reviews:
 Very good content, lacking writing style May 14, 2007
Paul H (Concord, CA, USA)
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
I have just completed Chapter 1 and am now able to follow the book's layout. The content so far is very good and I am learning some great features that I would not otherwise have discovered myself.
However I found the style a bit off-putting at first - it lacks narration to lead me from one section to the next. The 'style' is more like a series of exercises/examples/projects that have been pasted one after the other. But I'm an engineer and should be used to this format.
Bottom line - very good content, effective at improving my SolidWorks skills, lacking good technical writing style (-1 star).
 Great for Reviewing SW March 16, 2007
Warren J. Hoskins (Los Gatos, CA)
17 out of 17 found this review helpful
I used an earlier version of this book in 2003 and it was satisfactory. I needed a quick way to refresh my skills with the latest version of SW. So I used this most recent version of the book and found that the authors had greatly improved it. Many of the advanced features are covered very well (BOM, Design Tables, and Equations). One area I wanted a better understanding was on the use of SW Explorer that supports the file structure and eases the difficulty with changing of file names while maintaining file references and the book did it very clearly.
I was able to complete the book in about 3 weeks working a few hours a day. Being that I was familiar with the vocabulary I was able to understand many details that I missed when I first read the book. Details like design recommendations and standards were skipped the first time.
Projects that cover chapter to chapter make them interesting. Parts created in the first chapter as well as other parts and assembles created in the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th chapters are used in the 5th chapter. This introduces complexes that reflect the real world.
Great Book !!!
Awesome Assembly book using SolidWorks July 9, 2006
Jimmy Brocken (Ontario, Canada)
27 out of 27 found this review helpful
Great intermediate SolidWorks book focused on Assembly Modeling using advance techniques. I purchased their, "Planchard & Planchard" Engineering Design SW book last year and was very happy with the layout, illustrations, models, and easy to following step by step procedures.
This book, Assembly Modeling does an awesome job in describing and addressing issues from simple to complex Mates, and SmartMates, standard to custom Fasteners and Smart Fasteners along with providing great industry models using both top-down and bottom up assembly methods.
Mate References, Load References, In-Content Relations, External References and InPlane Mates are all presented in a simple but concise manner with illustrations, easy to follow procedures, and just the right amount of reading information. To obtain additional detail reading information, the book references the SW online help tutorials. I like this very much. Numerous configurations and equations are created from the supplied and created models in the CD incorporated in the book.
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