SDC Publications: Newest SolidWorks 2011 Titles

CSWE - Certified SolidWorks Expert Preparation Materials

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0500

The Certified SolidWorks Expert (CSWE) examination is meant to distinguish those individuals who demonstrate the ability to utilize advanced functions and features to solve complex modeling challenges. Becoming a Certified SolidWorks Expert is a great way to distinguish yourself amongst your colleagues. The CSWE exam is the most challenging exam offered by SolidWorks, and it has been almost impossible to find an authoritative guide on passing the exam - until now.

Package Structure and Mechanism Design with SolidWorks 2011

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0500

The intention of this book is to provide a step-by-step guide for designing package structure and packaging mechanism with SolidWorks 2011. The intended audience is the student, engineer and persons involved in designing packaging structure, product design and mechanical design. The design examples in the chapters are simplified versions of real world designs.

Engineering & Computer Graphics Workbook Using SolidWorks 2011

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Engineering & Computer Graphics Workbook Using SolidWorks 2011 is an exercise-based workbook that uses step-by-step tutorials to cover the fundamentals of SolidWorks 2011. The intended audience is college undergraduate engineering majors, but it could also be used in pre-college introductory engineering courses or by self learners. The text follows an educational paradigm that was researched and developed by the authors over many years.

Official Certified SolidWorks Professional (CSWP) Certification Guide with Multimedia DVD (SolidWorks 2010 and 2011)

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0500

This book, along with the companion disc that accompanies it, will provide you with a wealth of information about the three segments of the CSWP CORE exam. The intended audience for this book is a person who has passed the CSWA exam and who has eight or more months of SolidWorks training and usage. This guide is not intended to teach you how to use SolidWorks, but is written to provide you with CSWP exam tips, hints and information on sample questions and categories that are

Parametric Modeling with SolidWorks 2011

Mon, 18 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Parametric Modeling with SolidWorks 2011 contains a series of sixteen tutorial style lessons designed to introduce SolidWorks 2011, solid modeling and parametric modeling techniques and concepts. This book introduces SolidWorks 2011 on a step-by-step basis starting with constructing basic shapes all the way through to the creation of assembly drawings and motion analysis. This book takes a hands-on, exercise-intensive approach to all the important Parametric Modeling techniq

Beginner's Guide to SolidWorks 2011 - Level II

Thu, 24 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Beginner's Guide to SolidWorks 2011 – Level II starts where Beginner’s Guide – Level I ends, following the same easy to read style, but this time covering advanced topics and techniques. The purpose of this book is to teach advanced techniques including sheet metal, surfacing, how to create components in the context of an assembly and reference other components (Top-down design), propagate design changes with SolidWorks’ parametric capabilities, mold design, welded structure

Official Certified SolidWorks Associate Examination Guide (SolidWorks 2009, 2010 and 2011)

Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Most CAD professionals today recognize the need to become certified to prove their skills, prepare for new job searches, and to learn new skills while at their existing job. Specifying a Certified SolidWorks Associate (CSWA) certification on your resume is a great way to increase your chances of landing a new job, getting a promotion, or looking more qualified when representing your company on a consulting job. The pr

Beginner's Guide to SolidWorks 2011 - Level I

Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500

This book is intended to help new users to learn the basic concepts of SolidWorks and good solid modeling techniques in an easy to follow guide. It will be a great starting point for those new to SolidWorks or as a teaching aid in classroom training to become familiar with the software’s interface, basic commands and strategies as the user completes a series of models while learning different ways to accomplish a particular task. At the end of this book, the user will have a

Engineering Graphics with SolidWorks 2011

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Engineering Graphics with SolidWorks 2011 is written to assist technical school, two year college, four year university instructor/student or industry professional that is a beginner or intermediate SolidWorks user. The book combines the fundamentals of engineering graphics and dimensioning practices with a step-by-step project based approach to learning SolidWorks with an enclosed 1.5 hour Multi-media CD. Learn by doing, not just by reading!

SolidWorks 2011 Tutorial with Multimedia CD

Wed, 16 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0600

SolidWorks 2011 Tutorial with Multimedia CD is target towards a technical school, two year college, four year university or industry professional that is a beginner or intermediate CAD user. The text provides a student who is looking for a step-by-step project based approach to learning SolidWorks with an enclosed 1.5 hour Multi-media CD, SolidWorks model files, and preparation for the CSWA exam. The book is divided into two sections.

Automating SolidWorks 2011 Using Macros

Fri, 21 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Automating SolidWorks 2011 Using Macros is designed as a tutorial to help beginner to intermediate programmers develop macros for SolidWorks and SolidWorks Workgroup PDM. The focus of this book is primarily on the Visual Studio Tools for Applications (VSTA) macro interface. It covers many of the major API functions through practical use cases.

SolidWorks 2011 Part II - Advanced Techniques

Fri, 21 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0600

SolidWorks 2011 Part II - Advanced Techniques picks up where SolidWorks 2011 Part I - Basic Tools leaves off. Its aim is to take you from an intermediate user with a basic understanding of SolidWorks and modeling techniques to an advanced user capable of creating complex models and able to use the advanced tools provided by SolidWorks. The text covers parts, surfaces, SimulationXpress, sheet metal, top-down assemblies and core and cavity molds.

SolidWorks 2011 Part I - Basic Tools

Fri, 21 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0600

SolidWorks 2011 Part I - Basic Tools introduces new users to the SolidWorks interface, SolidWorks tools and basic modeling techniques. It provides readers with a strong understanding of SolidWorks and covers the creation of parts, assemblies and drawings. Every lesson and exercise in this book was created based on real world projects.

Engineering Design with SolidWorks 2011

Wed, 12 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Engineering Design with SolidWorks 2011 is written to assist students, designers, engineers and professionals. The book provides a solid foundation in SolidWorks by utilizing projects with step-by-step instructions for the beginning to intermediate SolidWorks user. Explore the user interface, CommandManager, menus, toolbars and modeling techniques to create parts, assemblies and drawings in an engineering environment.

Commands Guide Tutorial for SolidWorks 2011

Fri, 10 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0600

The Commands Guide Tutorial for SolidWorks 2011 is a comprehensive reference book written to assist the beginner to intermediate user of SolidWorks 2011. SolidWorks is an immense software package, and no one book can cover all topics for all users. The book provides a centralized reference location to address many of the tools, features and techniques of SolidWorks 2011.