|
Pro/Engineer Wildfire (with CD-ROM containing Pro/E Wildfire Software) | 
 enlarge | Author: Louis Gary Lamit
Publisher: CL-Engineering
Category: Book
List Price: $142.95
Buy Used: $59.95
You Save: $83.00 (58%)
New (14) Used (9) from $59.95
Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 697133
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 880
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.1
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.4 x 1.4
ISBN: 0534400833
Dewey Decimal Number: 620
EAN: 9780534400835
ASIN: 0534400833
Publication Date: September 2, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: Great Buy!! Satisfaction GUARANTEED! Ships within 24 Hours!
| |
| Similar Items:
|
| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
Utilizing a variety of hands-on lessons, this book introduces students to the basics of Pro/Engineer Wildfire , one of the most widely used CAD/CAM software programs in the world. The author's basic premise is that the more parts, assemblies, and drawings one creates using Pro/E Wildfire, the better one learns the software. With this in mind, each lesson introduces a new set of commands with an incrementally more difficult set of parts while building on previous lessons. The parts created (in Part One of the book) are used to create assemblies (Part Two) and generate drawings (Part Three). Students are able to work with actual completed parts, assemblies, and drawings in a short-lesson format, instead of building large complex projects where basic commands may be overshadowed and lost in a complicated process. Rather than attempting to cover all of Pro/E Wildfire's features, this book provides an introduction to the software, makes one reasonably proficient in its use, and establishes a firm basis for exploring and growing with the program beyond the classroom.
|
| Customer Reviews: Read 1 more reviews...
 Best Pro Engineer Book Available August 11, 2006
Dylan J. Lawrence (Taiwan)
17 out of 18 found this review helpful
While fairly good at describing how to use the tools available in Pro-E, the Definitions and explanations of conceptual use of these tools is lacking. I do not recommend this book for people who are trying to learn Pro Engineer on their own. Use of this book is best in an setting where an experienced user or instructor are available for assistance.
For 100$ this book does not stand up to a 50$ book for learning another problem like Alias Maya. But certainly because of a lack of competition, this book seems to be the best choice.
Positive Aspects:
1)After completing this book you should have a strong grasp of the fundamental of Pro Engineer and should be able to use most of its processes and tools.
including:
-Extrusions
-Revolving Protrusions
-Cuting (negative Protrusions)
-Revolving Cuts
-Chamfering
-Threading.
-Setup and Environmental settings
-Dimensional Values
-The Configuration File system
-Datum planes
-Layers
-Parent/Child Hierachy system
-Sketching and 3d navigation
-Point manipulation
-Unit control
-Shell (Molding) Tool
-Sweeps and Trajectories
-Exploded views and Sub assembly Drawings
-Drawing layouts, Title Blocks, Print views, and Part Lists
2) Good layout, and clear instructions. Pictures are complete, and do a good job of illustrating steps. Step by step instructions allow for quick results in making models and learning the software when understood.
3) After completion of the book, most fundamental products can be completed in Pro-E. While it is not a complete explanation of all of its features, the topics covered more that give a solid foundation for creating most 3d objects and using models to communicate in the real world.
Negative Aspects:
1) Definitions and Explainations
The books is horrible at explaining why tool and process are important of necessary, or defining what they are. People unfamiliar with CAD lingo, will struggle with this books definitions.
Take this Quote explaining Datums and Layers: "Datums and layers are two of the most useful mechanisms for creating and organizing your design (Fig. 5.1). Features such as datum planes and datum axes are essential for the creation of all parts, assemblies, and drawings using Pro/E. Layers are an essential tool for grouping items and performing operations on them, such as selecting, displaying or blanking, plotting, and suppressing. Any number of layers can be created. User Defined names are available, so layer names can be easily recognized. Most companies have a layering scheme that serves as a default standard so that all projects follow the same naming conventions and objects/items are easily located by anyone with access. Layer information, such as display status, is stored with each individual part, assembly, or drawing."
This explanation is the only one located in the book explaining Datums and layers in the book, but no where does it define what a datum or layers is. It doesn't mention how datum planes are imaginary references from which measurements are made. Instead seems to say, that we should use them because everyone else does. This sort fluffy explanation just for the sake of having words, is riddles throughout the book. I found myself using online dictionaries such as wikipedia for definitions.
2)Incomplete instructions.
Following the instructions exactly won't necessarily construct a Lessons model. On lesson 2 I spent nearly 8 hours trying to figure out how to use the Create Defining Dimention tool. Only when I was able to grab a colleague, did I figure out that I needed to use the middle mouse button to release the dimension. A simple mistake which is exacerbated by the lack of description of how to use the tool in the book.
Many instructions in this book leave out very simple steps like a middle mouse button click, or the use of a tool or button that can create hours of problem solving and experimentation.
3) No explanation of Errors. Or problem Solving help.
Often, out-of-order commands in Pro-E will result in errors which are very difficult to problem-solve. Because of some of the incomplete instructions in this book, it can be very difficult to figure out what when wrong or how to fix it. It seems that if simple explanations on how Pro-E works, or how it gathers information were explained, that these mistakes could be avoided by learning users. Or even if warnings of some common errors that occur and how to fix them would be extremely helpful.
Conclusion:
Most other modeling and CAD programs like Alias MAYA, Ashlar-Vellum, and Solid works use different systems or have better documentation. A book guiding users through Pro-E really should be more expansive than what is found in Louis Lamit's book. A new comprehensive revision is seriously needed before a book like this can be used to learn Pro Engineer independently. However, for an assisted guide, this book is currently the best among a large crowd of bad books on Pro-E instruction.
When looking to learn Pro-E be ready to purchase more instruction, or spend time searching the Internet for help than this book can provide.
 Very Bad buy, software is sheer torture July 11, 2006
John J. Falkenstine
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
I bought this book with the intent of studying and learning. But..it wouldn't activate. After some help from PTC and resetting the URL to the right version it loaded, including the license activation. OOPS! the CDs are outdated, program shuts down. (No help whatsoever from PTC with this issue, they're clueless). Getting hold of the author, 2 new CDs are sent out immediately (But I did pay for the postage). The CDs are loaded, ProEngineer starts up, but can't download ANY of the files that the books uses for lessons because the new student version is inhibited. While the book gives good instructions, the rest is just pure incompetence. This course will teach you to really hate ProE before you even start to learn it, and frankly compared to Solidworks and Inventor Version 8, this is some seriously outdated software with weird file structures that tells me I'm running a mad mix of old software and patches to make it look "new". Just awful. I might get it working but I've been struggling with it for some 10 days now. I feel like I've been ripped off and if I don't get it working soon I want my money back from Amazon.com
Software doesn't work June 21, 2006
Rahul S. Jadhav
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Software doesnt work and PTC is not taking responsibilty for this. Without the software this book is worth $20. I am absolutely disgusted with what I got after paying $95.
 GET THIS BOOK!!!! April 27, 2005
HAVE LAPTOP, WILL TRAVEL (BOSTON, MA)
11 out of 15 found this review helpful
I AM A CONTRACT MECHANICAL DESIGN ENGINEER, AND HAVE BEEN FOR ALMOST 20 YEARS. THE PROBLEM WITH CONTRACTING IS THAT EVERYONE WANTS YOU TO KNOW THE NEWEST SOFTWARE, BUT WHERE DO YOU LEARN IT? INEXPENSIVELY THAT IS. LOUIS GARY LAMITS WILDFIRE BOOK IS THE ANSWER. I SPENT A COUPLE OF WEEKS LAST SUMMER DOING THE TUTORIALS, THEN LOOKING FOR A JOB, AND FINALLY GETTING ONE ON WILDFIRE. WHEN I STARTED WORKING I HAD NO PROBLEM MODELING AND DETAILING. IN FACT I PROBABLY KNEW A LOT MORE COMMANDS THAN SOME PEOPLE WHO HAD BEEN USING WILDFIRE FOR A WHILE.
HE ALSO HAS A WEBSITE WWW.CAD-RESOURCES.COM THAT HAS SHEETMETAL AND SURFACE TUTORIALS, THAT CAN BE DOWNLOADED FREE!!!
IF YOUR A PRO/E USER WHO WANTS TO LEARN WILDFIRE, OR NEW TO PRO/E THEN BUY THIS BOOK.
P.S. THE 'PRO/E WILDFIRE TRYOUT' SOFTWARE WILL ONLY RUN FOR 60 DAYS, BUT YOU CAN GET A NEW DISK SENT TO YOU FOR $2.00 (SEE WEBSITE), OR YOU CAN JUST TURN BACK THE DATE ON YOUR COMPUTER TO KEEP IT RUNNING. -TOMMY C-
Most comprehensive Pro/E Wildfire book; worth every penny! November 17, 2003
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
Concise and well presented with a strong approach on appropriate parametric modeling techniques that are not usually covered in other books. This is with out a doubt the best-written introduction book on Pro/E I have ever seen. It is also quite good as an upgrade book. Lamits propensity for writing textbooks throughout the years truly comes out in this new version. I could not ask for a better manual to instruct my students with. Not only does it cover parametric modeling with a step-by-step approach were one learned technique builds on another, but it also covers assembles and detailing as well. It comprehensively covers the new WildFire interface and includes a free CD with a 60 to 120 day Tryout Edition that contains Pro/ENGINEER and Pro/MECHANICA. What a deal...If you find a better book I will eat this one!
|
|
|
| |
