Alex Ruiz & Gabi Jack 
SolidWorks 2010 
No Experience Required

The only continuous, step-by-step tutorial for Solid Works

Solid Works 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 Solid Works 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
essential functions and gain the skills to use the software at
once.

* Solid Works is a popular design software for manufacturing, and
this book introduces it in the context of actually creating an
object

* Begins with an overview of Solid Works conventions and the
interface

* Explains how to create models and drawings, create a revolved
part and subassembly, and model parts within a subassembly

* Explores modification capabilities and drawing and Bill of
Materials templates

* Moves on to top-level assembly models and drawings, Toolbox
components and the Design Library, mates, export and printing
capabilities, and creating renderings

* Includes a glossary, a foreword from the Solid Works product
manager, and downloadable tutorial files

Solid Works 2010: No Experience Required quickly turns
beginners into confident users of Solid Works.

Table of Content

Foreword.

Introduction.

Chapter 1 Becoming Familiar with Solid Works.

Chapter 2 Learning the Basics.

Chapter 3 Creating Your First Part.

Chapter 4 Creating Your First Drawing.

Chapter 5 Creating a Revolved Part.

Chapter 6 Creating a Subassembly.

Chapter 7 Creating a Simple Assembly Drawing.

Chapter 8 Creating a More Complex Part Model.

Chapter 9 Modeling Parts Within an Assembly.

Chapter 10 Making Modifications.

Chapter 11 Putting It All Together: Part 1.

Chapter 12 Putting It All Together: Part 2.

Chapter 13 Making the Top-Level Assembly Drawing.

Chapter 14 Sharing Your Documents with Others.

Chapter 15 Creating Your Own Templates: Part 1.

Chapter 16 Creating Your Own Templates: Part 2.

Chapter 17 Creating Simple, Stunning Renderings.

Glossary.

Index.

About the author

Alex R. Ruiz is a Certified Solid Works Professional and
engineering manager for a leading medical device manufacturer. He
designs new products and trains and supports over 100 Solid Works
users. Alex has close ties to the Solid Works development team and
is very well known in the Solid Works community as ‘the Solid Works
geek, ‘ which is the name of his blog (www.The SWGeek.com).

Gabi Jack is a Certified Solid Works Professional and
mechanical engineer who maintains a popular blog about solid
modeling, design, and engineering (www.Gabi Jack.com).