Introduction to Solid Modeling using SolidWorks primarily consists of chapter-long tutorials, which introduce both basic concepts in solid modeling (such as part modeling, drawing creation, and assembly modeling) and more advanced applications of solid modeling in engineering analysis and design (such as mechanism modeling, mold creation, sheet metal bending, and rapid prototyping). Each tutorial is organized as “keystroke-level” instructions, designed to teach the use of the software. This new edition has been fully updated for the SolidWorks 2016 software package. All tutorials and figures have been modified for the new version of the software.
Additional resources are available online at www.mhhe.com/howard2016. Included on the website are tutorials for three popular SolidWorks Add-Ins, SolidWorks® Simulation, SolidWorks® MotionTM and PhotoView360, and the book figures in PowerPoint format. Instructors can also access PowerPoint files for each chapter, model files for all tutorials, and end-of-chapter problems, as well as a teaching guide.
Table of Contents:
Part One - Learning SolidWorks
1) Basic Part Modeling Techniques
2) Engineering Drawings
3) Additional Part Modeling Techniques
4) Advanced Part Modeling
5) Parametric Modeling Techniques
6) Creation of Assembly Models
7) Advanced Assembly Operations
8) Assembly Drawings
Part Two - Applications of SolidWorks
9) Generation of 2-D Layouts
10) Solution of Vector Problems
11) Analysis of Mechanisms
12) Design of Molds and Sheet Metal Parts
13) The Use of SolidWorks to Accelerate the Product Development Cycle
Appendix
A) Recommended Settings
B) The SolidWorks Interface: Use and Customization
Design Intent
Planning the Model
Selecting a Modeling Technique
Planning for Other Uses of the Model
Choosing the Initial Sketch Plane
Keeping It Simple
Exploiting Associativity
Symmetry in Modeling
Planning an Assembly Model
Part-Level and Assembly-Level Features
Manufacturing Considerations
Assembly-Level Dimensions
Future Study
Dynamics (Kinetics)
Manufacturing Processes, Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing, and Metrology
Industrial Design
Industrial Engineering
Mechanics of Materials
Machine Dynamics and Machine Design
Materials and Processes