Drawing and Detailing with SolidWorks 2008

Drawing and Detailing with SolidWorks 2008 is written to educate and assist students, designers, engineers and professionals in the following areas:

• A solid foundation using SolidWorks Drawing Options and SolidWorks Detailing Options.
• Applying Engineering drawing standards and practices using SolidWorks tools.
• Building multiple part and assembly configurations that interact with drawings, Bill of Materials and Design Tables.
• A comprehensive understanding of the differences between Drawing Templates and Sheet Formats.
• Increase SolidWorks functionality to create view types with various configurations.
• Combine a series of SolidWorks tools to solve a specific problem using Custom Properties and SolidWorks Properties.

The book utilizes a competency-based approach on five projects. Real world parts, projects and tasks are addressed. Commands are presented in a step-by-step progressive approach. The learning process is explored through a series of design situations, industry scenarios, projects and objectives.