Synopses & Reviews
Delivering technical information in a quick-and-easy format, this tutorial/CD-ROM package is designed to give users the information and hands-on practical experience they need to work knowledgeably and efficiently with Mechanical Desktop 5.0 -- a 3D, feature-based, parametric modeler that enables users to create models of 3D parts from 2D sketches, and using these parts, to create detailed drawings and assemblies. (Mechanical Desktop is fully integrated and makes use of the AutoCAD graphic interface.) The tutorial covers an Introduction to Mechanical Desktop, design fundamentals, part creation, viewing and working in 3D, part editing, part drawing, assembly creation, assembly drawing, and an introduction to surface modeling.
Synopsis
This is the next book in the Instant AutoCAD series and continues with the tradition of delivering technical information in a quick and easy format. With integrated Hands-On sessions to illustrate basic concepts and lots of questions, tests, and exercises it will offer a firm grounding in part and assembly creation from sketch to production drawings.
The text contains a number of features that make the basic ideas more concrete and clear. These include:
- a list of "Key Concepts" at the start of each chapter
- an "In a Nutshell" conclusion of each chapter
- brief "Hands-On" labs throughout each chapter to reinforce newly learned concepts
- a "Testing . . . Testing . . . 1, 2, 3" section of fill-in-the-blank, true-false, multiple choice, and matching questions at the end of each chapter
- a "What?" question section at the end of each chapter
- a "Let's Get Busy" list of related assignments at each chapter end
- a number of "Tip" boxes to introduce important ideas
- font enlargement of key ideas
- hundreds of drawings, metros, and icons to add clarity
- a teachers' supplement with Testing . . . testing . . . 1, 2, 3, answers
An integrated CD-ROM Learning Assistant is included with this text. It includes:
- hands-on practice for concepts presented in the text
- models for the creation of parts and assemblies