SolidWorks 2012 Tutorial
David Planchard is the founder of D&M; Education LLC. Before starting D&M; Education, he spent over 27 years in industry and academia holding various engineering, marketing, and teaching positions and degrees. He holds five U.S. patents and one international patent. He has published and authored numerous papers on Machine Design, Product Design, Mechanics of Materials, and Solid Modeling. He is an active member of the SolidWorks Users Group and the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE). David holds a BSME, MSM with the following Professional Certifications: CCAI, CCNA, CCNP, CSWA, and CSWP. David is a SolidWorks Solution Partner, an Adjunct Faculty member and the SAE advisor at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in the Mechanical Engineering department.Marie Planchard is the Director of World Education Markets at DS SolidWorks Corp. Before she joined SolidWorks, Marie spent over 10 years as an engineering professor at Mass Bay College in Wellesley Hills, MA. She has 14 plus years of industry software experience and held a variety of management and engineering positions. Marie holds a BSME, MSME and a Certified SolidWorks Professional (CSWP) Certification. She is an active member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE).David and Marie Planchard are co-authors of the following books:A Commands Guide for SolidWorks 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009 and 2008Assembly Modeling with SolidWorks 2010, 2008, 2006, 2005-2004, 2003 and 2001PlusDrawing and Detailing with SolidWorks 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002 and 2001/2001PlusEngineering Design with SolidWorks with Multimedia CD 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2001Plus, 2001 and 1999Engineering Graphics with SolidWorks 2012, 2011, 2010 with Multimedia CDSolidWorks: The Basics with Multimedia CD 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 and 2003SolidWorks Tutorial with Multimedia CD 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003 and 2001/2001PlusThe Fundamentals of SolidWorks: Featuring the VEXplorer robot, 2008 and 2007Official Certified SolidWorks Associate Examination Guide, Version 3; 2011, 2010, 2009, Version 2; 2010, 2009, 2008, Version 1; 2007Official Certified SolidWorks Professional (CSWP) Certification Guide with Multimedia DVD, 2011, 2010Applications in Sheet Metal Using Pro/SHEETMETAL & Pro/ENGINEER