SDC Publications: Newest SolidWorks 2012 Titles

Official Certified SolidWorks Professional (CSWP) Certification Guide with Video Instruction (SolidWorks 2012 - 2013)

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 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

Official Guide to Certified SolidWorks Associate Exams: CSWA, CSDA, CSWSA-FEA (SolidWorks 2012 - 2013)

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0600

The Official Guide to Certified SolidWorks Associate Exams: CSWA, CSDA, and CSWSA-FEA is written to assist the SolidWorks user to pass the associate level exams. Information is provided to aid a person to pass the Certified SolidWorks Associate (CSWA), Certified Sustainable Design Associate (CSDA) and the Certified SolidWorks Simulation Associate Finite Element Analysis (CSWSA-FEA) exams. There are three goals for this book.

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 2012

Wed, 08 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0500

The intention of this book is to provide you with a guide for designing package structure and packaging mechanism with SolidWorks 2012. 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 2012

Thu, 26 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Engineering & Computer Graphics Workbook Using SolidWorks 2012 is an exercise-based workbook that uses step-by-step tutorials to cover the fundamentals of SolidWorks 2012. 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.

Assembly Modeling with SolidWorks 2012

Fri, 22 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Assembly Modeling with SolidWorks 2012 is written to assist the beginning SolidWorks user with a few months of design experience to the intermediate SolidWorks user who desires to enhance their skill sets in assembly modeling. The book provides a solid foundation in assembly modeling using competency-based projects. In step-by-step instructions, the book provides examples to: Start a SolidWorks session and to understand the following interfaces: Menu bar toolbar, Menu b

Drawing and Detailing with SolidWorks 2012

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Drawing and Detailing with SolidWorks 2012 is written to educate and assist students, designers, engineers, and professionals in the drawing and detailing tools of SolidWorks. Explore the learning process through a series of design situations, industry scenarios, projects, and objectives target towards the beginning to intermediate SolidWorks user. Work through numerous activities to create multiple-view, multiple-sheet, detailed drawings, and assembly drawings.

Parametric Modeling with SolidWorks 2012

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Parametric Modeling with SolidWorks 2012 contains a series of sixteen tutorial style lessons designed to introduce SolidWorks 2012, solid modeling and parametric modeling techniques and concepts. This book introduces SolidWorks 2012 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

Engineering Graphics with SolidWorks 2012 and Video Instruction DVD

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0600

Engineering Graphics with SolidWorks 2012 and Video Instruction DVD 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 the enclosed 1.5 hour Video Instruction DVD. Learn by doing, not just by reading!

Beginner's Guide to SolidWorks 2012 - Level II

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0600

Beginner’s Guide to SolidWorks 2012 – 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

Beginner's Guide to SolidWorks 2012 - Level I

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0600

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, you will have a fair

SolidWorks 2012 Tutorial with Video Instruction

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600

SolidWorks 2012 Tutorial with Video Instruction 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 video instruction DVD, SolidWorks model files, and preparation for the CSWA exam. The book is divided into two sections.

Learning SolidWorks 2012

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600

This book will teach you everything you need to know to start using SolidWorks 2012 with easy to understand, step-by-step tutorials. This book features a simple robot design used as a project throughout the book. You will learn to model parts, create assemblies, run simulations and even create animations of your robot design.

Engineering Design with SolidWorks 2012 and Video Instruction

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600

Engineering Design with SolidWorks 2012 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 2012

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600

The Commands Guide Tutorial for SolidWorks 2012 is a comprehensive reference book written to assist the beginner to intermediate user of SolidWorks 2012. 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 2012.