SDC Publications: Newest SolidWorks 2013 Titles

Package Development with SolidWorks 2013

Thu, 08 Aug 2013 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 2013. 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.

Automating SolidWorks 2013 Using Macros

Wed, 17 Jul 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Automating SolidWorks 2013 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.

Engineering & Computer Graphics Workbook Using SolidWorks 2013

Mon, 01 Jul 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Engineering & Computer Graphics Workbook Using SolidWorks 2013 is an exercise-based workbook that uses step-by-step tutorials to cover the fundamentals of SolidWorks 2013. 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.

SolidWorks 2013 and Engineering Graphics

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500

SolidWorks 2013 and Engineering Graphics: An Integrated Approach combines an introduction to SolidWorks 2013 with a comprehensive coverage of engineering graphics principles. Not only will this unified approach give your course a smoother flow, your students will also save money on their textbooks. What’s more, the exercises in this book cover the performance tasks that are included on the Certified SolidWorks Associate (CSWA) Examination.

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

Beginner's Guide to SolidWorks 2013 - Level I

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 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

Beginner's Guide to SolidWorks 2013 - Level II

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0600

Beginner’s Guide to SolidWorks 2013 – 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

Engineering Graphics with SolidWorks 2013 and Video Instruction

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600

Engineering Graphics with SolidWorks 2013 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.

Parametric Modeling with SolidWorks 2013

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600

Parametric Modeling with SolidWorks 2013 contains a series of sixteen tutorial style lessons designed to introduce SolidWorks 2013, solid modeling and parametric modeling techniques and concepts. This book introduces SolidWorks 2013 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 techn

SolidWorks 2013 Tutorial with Video Instruction

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600

SolidWorks 2013 Tutorial with Video Instruction is targeted 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.

Engineering Design with SolidWorks 2013 and Video Instruction

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600

Engineering Design with SolidWorks 2013 and Video Instruction 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 beginner 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 2013

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0600

The Commands Guide Tutorial for SolidWorks 2013 is a comprehensive reference book written to assist the beginner to intermediate user of SolidWorks 2013. SolidWorks is an immense software package, and no one book can cover all topics for all users. This book provides a centralized reference location to address many of the tools, features and techniques of SolidWorks 2013.

Learning SolidWorks 2013

Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0600

This book will teach you everything you need to know to start using SolidWorks 2013 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.

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.

SolidWorks 2013 Part I - Basic Tools

Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0600

SolidWorks 2013 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.