Whether it’s your first venture into 3D technical drawing software or you’re switching to SolidWorks from something else, you’re probably excited about what this CAD program has to offer. Chances are, you figure it’s going to take awhile to get the hang of it before you can begin cranking out those perfectly precise 3D designs. SolidWorks For Dummies, 2nd Edition, can help you dramatically shorten that get-acquainted period!SolidWorks For Dummies, 2nd Edition will...

Getting Started with CATIA V5-6R2015Introduction to CATIA V5-6R2015File Types in CATIA V5Starting CATIA V5-6R2015User InterfaceStandard ToolbarStart MenuMenu barToolbarStatus barSpecification TreeDialogsBackgroundShortcut KeysSketcher WorkbenchSketching in the Sketcher WorkbenchDraw Com...

These tutorials are designed to introduce first-time users to AutoCAD 2010. The tutorials show the reader a step-by-step process for printing drawings in AutoCAD software. The book AutoCAD 2010 Tutorial Series: Drawing a Floor Plan provides more information on drawing a floor plan in AutoCAD and would serve as an excellent introduction to this book.

The only continuous, step-by-step tutorial for SolidWorksSolidWorks is a 3D CAD manufacturing software package that has been used to design everything from aerospace robotics to bicycles. This book teaches beginners to use SolidWorks through a step-by-step tutorial, letting you build, document, and present a project while you learn.Tools and functionality are explained in the context of professional, real-world tasks and workflows. You will learn the essent...

This tutorial book provides a systematic approach for users to learn NX 9. It is aimed for those with no previous experience with NX. However, users of previous versions of NX may also find this book useful for them to learn the new enhancements. The user will be guided from starting a NX 9 session to constructing parts, assemblies, and drawings. Each chapter has components explained with the help of various dialogs and screen images.

AutoCAD 2007 is a premiere computer-aided designing program that lets you organize the objects you draw, their properties, and their files. It also helps you create great-looking models. But it’s not always easy to figure out how to perform these functions, and many users end up missing out on AutoCAD’s full potential.AutoCAD 2007 For Dummies will show you how to perform these tasks and more! This hands-on guide lets you discover how to navigate around all the complication...

Sweep Features• The Sweep command• Remove Material• Helical Sweep• Helical Sweep cutoutBlend Features• The Blend command• Creating Blend Cut-outs• Types of the Cross-sections• Blends between existing model faces• Cross Sections with different number of sides• Rotational Blend• Blend feature• Rotational Blend feature• Swept BlendModifying Parts

This is the right book for users who liked the author’s “Beginning AutoCAD” workbook and want to learn more about AutoCAD’s features, including Xref, Attributes, and 3D solids. This clear, no nonsense, easy-to-follow text is totally updated for AutoCAD 2016 and 2016 LT, and it offers several new and improved features. All exercises are easy to print on standard 8 ½" x 11" paper. For use with the PC version of AutoCAD 2016 only.New Features include …

About This BookLearn how to use ArcGIS Desktop to create, edit, manage, display, analyze, and share geographic dataUse common geo-processing tools to select and extract featuresA guide with example-based recipes to help you get a better and clearer understanding of ArcGIS DesktopWho This Book Is ForThis book is a good companion to get you quickly acquainted with everything you need to increase your productivity with the ArcGIS De...

Through a series of step-by-step tutorials and numerous hands-on exercises, this book aims to equip the reader with both a good understanding of the importance of space in the abstract world of engineers and the ability to create a model of a product in virtual space – a skill essential for any designer or engineer who needs to present ideas concerning a particular product within a professional environment. The exercises progress logically from the simple to the more complex; while Solid W...

SPACETECTURE is part of a trilogy of books and interactive content exploring space and its transformation in the information age. The emphasis is on computing design applications, but the concept of space is also explored from an interdisciplinary approach ranging from geometry to psychology of perception. The content is presented in a rigorous theoretical framework and offers software independent methodologies, with the intent is to build rigorous foundations for design, from the virtual ...

Written in a simple, easy-to-understand language by a skilled programmer with many years of experience teaching CNC machining to industry and in the classroom, this new edition offers a new chapter on feature-based Machining using Siemens, plus a new chapter featuring Fanuc NC guide I programming. It provides full descriptions of many operation and programming functions and illustrates their practical applications through examples. It provides in-depth information on how to program turning...