Pro/ENGINEER Tutorials (Roger Toogood) is proving to be a very valuable assist in my BAE202 course. The students have no prior CAD experience and no prior training in engineering graphics. The labs with the course consist of two 110 minute periods per week. In the first 8 weeks of the course the students are working their way through the tutorials and the book is turning out to be very effective in teaching the fundamentals of 3D solids modeling and Pro/ENGINEER. The students are able to work at their own paces and this takes a big load off the instructor. The book is much more convenient than on-line tutorials which require the juggling of browser and Pro/E windows in order to follow them. Also the book allows the students to study the tutorial session ahead of logging in.

The book is concise and yet gives a rather thorough introduction to the fundamentals of part creation, the making of engineering drawings, and assembly operations with Pro/E. This permits the instructor to use lectures for coverage on engineering graphics fundamentals, the design process etc. without having to devote class time to the details of Pro/E.

I recommend this book for anyone interested in getting a good start with Pro/E on their own...it is an excellent tutor.

Larry F. Stikeleather
Professor
Dept of Biological and Agricultural Engineering
North Carolina State University