SolidWorks 2010: No Experience Required
SolidWorks 2010: No Experience Required is the perfect hands-on, step-by-step introduction to this very popular 3D CAD software. Through a continuous, easy-to-follow tutorial, you'll learn SolidWorks by planning and developing a desk lamp, from modeling to drawing to creating the Bill of Materials. Follow the tutorial sequentially or jump in at any chapter by downloading the drawing files from www.sybex.com/go/solidworks2010ner. Either way, you'll get a thorough grounding in SolidWorks and see real progress as you quickly master tasks and create a final, presentation-worthy rendering of your design.Create your first part, the lamp base, and use Instant3D to improve productivityAdd dimensions, tolerances, and a detailed view—and produce your first drawingSee how to create a revolved part with threading as you make the lamp's shaftModel a plastic washer and learn how to create an assembly from a partExamine Bills of Materials (BOMs), build one, and add item balloonsDesign a lampshade, add components from the Design Library, and create an exploded viewPut it all together and produce a top-level assembly drawingApply materials and environment and create a stunning renderingCreate 2D drawings that tell the whole storyMake stunning photo-realistic renderings of your designsBuild excellent real-world assemblies