Books

A Commands Guide Tutorial for SolidWorks 2007 is written to assist the beginner to intermediate user of SolidWorks ® 2007. The book provides a centralized reference location to address many of the System and Document properties, FeatureManagers, PropertyManagers, ConfigurationManagers, and RenderManagers along with 2D and 3D Sketch tools,...

This workbook is intended to be a natural continuation of the CATIA V5 Workbook and covers a select group of advanced CATIA V5 workbenches: Sketcher, Part Design, Assembly Design, Drafting, Generative Stress Analysis, Sheet Metal Designer, Kinematics, Prismatic Machining and Knowledgeware Tools.

This workbook is an introduction to the main Workbench functions CATIA V5 has to offer. The book's objective is to instruct anyone wanting to learn CATIA V5 through organized, graphically rich, step-by-step instructions on the software's basic processes and tools. This book is not intended to be a reference guide.

This textbook is suitable for a second course in Pro/ENGINEER for students who understand the features of Pro/ENGINEER covered in Roger Toogood's Pro/ENGINEER Tutorial. The purpose of this tutorial is to introduce users to some of the more advanced features, commands, and functions in Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire. The style and approach...

The primary goal of this book is to introduce the aspects of Solid Modeling and Parametric Modeling. The text is a hands-on, exercise-intensive approach to all the important parametric modeling techniques and concepts. Each Lesson introduces a new set of commands and concepts, building on previous lessons. This text guides you from...

This textbook is written for first-time FEA users (in general) and MECHANICA users (in particular). After a brief introduction to finite element modeling, the tutorial introduces the major concepts behind the use of Pro/MECHANICA to perform Finite Element Analysis of parts. These include modes of operation, element types, design studies...

An Introduction to CATIA V5 Release 16 is a collection of tutorials meant to familiarize the reader with the mechanical design workbenches that are available in CATIA Release 16. The reader is not required to have any previous CATIA knowledge. The workbenches covered in this book are; Sketcher, Part Design, Wireframe and Surface Design,...

Assembly Modeling with SolidWorks is written to assist 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, you perform the following tasks: Explore top-level assemblies...

The objective of this tutorial book is to expose the reader to the basic FEA capabilities in CATIA V5. The chapters are designed to be independent of each other allowing the user to pick specific topics without the need to go through the previous chapters. However, the best strategy to learn is to sequentially cover the chapters....

The ten lessons in this tutorial introduce students to Pro/ENGINEER's design capabilities. The MultiMedia CD bundled with this textbook contains an audio/visual presentation of all the tutorial exercises found in the book.

Parametric Modeling with I-DEAS 12 is written as a training guide for students. The text covers I-DEAS 12 and is a hands-on, exercise-intensive look at all the important concepts needed to do feature-based parametric solid modeling. The basic premise of this book is that the more models you create using I-DEAS, the better you learn the...

The primary goal of An Introduction to Finite Element Analysis Using I-DEAS 12 is to introduce the aspects of finite element analysis that are important to the software user. Theoretical aspects are introduced as they are needed to help better understanding of the operation. Emphasis is on the practical concepts and procedures to using...

SolidWorks 2006 Tutorial is written to assist students, designers, engineers and professionals. The book provides a introduction to the user interface, menus, toolbars, concepts and modeling techniques of SolidWorks to create parts, assemblies and drawings. Follow the step-by-step instructions and develop multiple assemblies that...

The nine lessons in this book introduce the reader to effective finite element problem solving by demonstrating the use of the comprehensive ANSYS FEM software in a series of step-by-step tutorials. Topics covered include problems involving trusses, plane stress, plane strain, axisymmetric and three-dimensional geometries, beams,...

The exercises in the ANSYS Workbench Tutorial introduce the reader to effective engineering problem solving through the use of this powerful modeling, simulation and optimization tool. Topics that are covered include solid modeling, stress analysis, conduction/convection heat transfer, thermal stress, vibration and buckling. It is designed...

This tutorial provides an overall look over STAAD Pro 2005. It demonstrates the steps to be followed to produce the structural analysis and design of two types of buildings: concrete and steel. Also, the tutorial concentrates on the different results generated from the program, how to read them, view them, and finally generate the necessary...

GibbsCAM Tutorial has 19 exercises for production mill, production mill with solids import, and lathe users. The exercises cover the following topics: Creating Geometry Importing 2D and 3D CAD Geometry The CAM Process Setting up Tools Creating Machining Operations...

Automating SolidWorks 2006 Using Macros is designed to help beginner to intermediate programmers develop macros for SolidWorks and PDMWorks through the SolidWorks VBA interface and macro recorder. It teaches Visual Basic fundamentals as well as SolidWorks, PDMWorks and Excel API functions.

This book has been written for a finite element analysis course given to industry designers and college Mechanical Engineering Students who want to perform finite element analysis using Pro/MECHANICA in integrated mode. It is assumed by the author that the reader has a basic knowledge of Pro/Engineer (minimum 200 hours) in order to be able...