Solidworks 2013 Bible The comprehensive tutorial resource

A comprehensive resource packed with information for both beginners and advanced users

SolidWorks is the leading 3D solid modeling software used in computer-aided design. It's powerful but not simple. This complete guide introduces beginners to the software but then goes far beyond, covering numerous details that advanced users have requested. Beginners will learn not only how the software works but why, while more experienced users will learn all about search criteria, Pack-and-Go, other file management concepts, and much more. A valuable companion website contains before and after real-world parts and assemblies along with many example files used in the text. Additionally, the text of the book is augmented by video tutorials with author voice-over which can be found on the website.
* SolidWorks is the leading 3D CAD program, and previous editions of this book have sold more than 33,000 copies
* Covers necessary information to give beginners a solid foundation in the software, including part and assembly modeling and 2D drawing techniques
* Addresses a wide range of advanced topics not treated in other books, including best practices, search criteria, Pack-and-Go, and other file management concepts
* Includes tutorials on both beginning and advanced topics, with videos; sample part, assembly, and drawing files; and before-and-after example files available on the companion website

SolidWorks 2013 Bible is the ultimate resource on SolidWorks 2013, the book beginners can start with and advanced users will want to keep close at hand.

SolidWorks Bible customers have long asked for more detail in a number of areas that are neglected by all other books on the market. Topic areas that have been touched on minimally or not at all are the search criteria, and Pack-and-go, along with other file management concepts. Bible customers also have asked for more basic information, most specifically tutorials. These are different kinds of users asking for these things - advanced users asking for the neglected topics and beginners asking for the basics and tutorials. SolidWorks 2013 Bible is a reference-tutorial that presents techniques for making part and assembly models and drawings of those parts. In a market full of books for beginners this is the one book that goes into extensive detail, not just on how the software works, but in many cases why it works the way it does. The author is well known in the SolidWorks community and uses SolidWorks on a daily basis as his main design tool in his contracting and consulting work. Many topics covered in SolidWorks 2013 Bible are not found in any other publication or even documentation directly from SolidWorks. A valuable resource download site contains video tutorials, example part, assembly and drawing files, as well as before and after files for tutorials.

A comprehensive resource packed with information for both beginners and advanced users SolidWorks is the leading 3D solid modeling software used in computer-aided design. It's powerful but not simple. This complete guide introduces beginners to the software but then goes far beyond, covering numerous details that advanced users have requested. Beginners will learn not only how the software works but why, while more experienced users will learn all about search criteria, Pack-and-Go, other file management concepts, and much more. A valuable companion website contains before and after real-world parts and assemblies along with many example files used in the text. Additionally, the text of the book is augmented by video tutorials with author voice-over which can be found on the website. SolidWorks is the leading 3D CAD program, and previous editions of this book have sold more than 33,000 copies Covers necessary information to give beginners a solid foundation in the software, including part and assembly modeling and 2D drawing techniques Addresses a wide range of advanced topics not treated in other books, including best practices, search criteria, Pack-and-Go, and other file management concepts Includes tutorials on both beginning and advanced topics, with videos; sample part, assembly, and drawing files; and before-and-after example files available on the companion website SolidWorks 2013 Bible is the ultimate resource on SolidWorks 2013, the book beginners can start with and advanced users will want to keep close at hand.