• Focuses on applying SOLIDWORKS as a design tool • Design intent and engineering principles are discussed and applied throughout the book • Combines practical tutorials with real-world end-of-chapter problems • Includes an introduction to SOLIDWORKS SimulationXpress • Contains numerous useful appendices Designing with SOLIDWORKS 2024 is a thoughtfully crafted guide that presents you with a basic introduction to engineering design while simultaneously providing you with a strong foundation using SOLIDWORKS. This textbook goes beyond merely teaching the functionalities of SOLIDWORKS 2024; it underscores the pivotal role of SOLIDWORKS in modern engineering and design, making it an essential skill for aspiring engineers and designers. The author’s approach balances technical proficiency with design theory, ensuring students not only master the software but also understand the engineering principles underlying their designs. This blend of practical skills and theoretical knowledge prepares students for real-world challenges in engineering and design. With exercises concluding each chapter, students can practice and solidify their understanding. Above all, this text is designed to help you expand your creative talents and communicate your ideas through the graphics language. The book begins with a foundational introduction to SOLIDWORKS, suitable for beginners yet insightful for seasoned users. Subsequent chapters delve into creating 3D parts, assemblies, and understanding assembly drawings, with a dedicated chapter on SOLIDWORKS SimulationXpress for an introduction to finite element analysis. Learning SOLIDWORKS through this textbook is not just about mastering a software tool; it's about embracing the future of digital design and engineering. As industries increasingly rely on digital design and virtual simulations, proficiency in SOLIDWORKS equips you with the skills needed to thrive in a rapidly evolving job market. The book's blend of practical skills and theoretical knowledge prepares you for real-world challenges, fostering innovation and problem-solving skills. Why Choose This Book • In-depth Coverage: Detailed exploration of SOLIDWORKS 2024's features and capabilities, from basic sketching to simulations. • Practical Tutorials: Step-by-step tutorials that cater to both new learners and experienced users, emphasizing engineering design intent. • Comprehensive Learning: Integration of fundamental engineering principles with software skills, enhancing understanding and application. • Real-World Applications: End-of-chapter problems rooted in practical scenarios, bridging the gap between theory and practice. • Accessible Learning: Clear, engaging writing style that simplifies complex concepts, making them accessible to a wide range of learners. • Classroom-Friendly Format: Designed for classroom use, with assignments and problems suitable for classroom discussions. • Updated Content: The latest features and tools of SOLIDWORKS 2024 are explored, keeping the content current and relevant. • Resourceful Appendices: Quick-reference materials to save time and enhance learning efficiency.

• A comprehensive introduction to SOLIDWORKS using tutorial style, step-by-step instructions • Designed for beginning or intermediate SOLIDWORKS users • Learn to create parts and assemblies using machined, plastic and sheet metal components • Also covers Simulation, Sustainability, and Intelligent Modeling techniques • Includes bonus chapters on the CSWA exam and 3D printing • This edition features a new chapter and a bonus eBook on SOLIDWORKS and the 3DEXPERIENCE platform Are you looking to learn SOLIDWORKS? As luck would have it, you have found the perfect SOLIDWORKS resource for students, designers, engineers and professionals alike! Engineering Design with SOLIDWORKS 2024 provides a solid foundation in SOLIDWORKS by using projects with step-by-step instructions that are perfect for both beginners and intermediate users. Each project begins with desired outcomes and usage competencies, so you’ll know exactly what you’ll learn and how to apply it. Projects build your skills incrementally. Throughout the book you’ll learn to create machined, plastic, and sheet metal components, explore the SOLIDWORKS user interface, CommandManager, and document and system properties. You’ll discover how to design simple and complex parts and assemblies with proper design intent. You’ll also explore how to use the SOLIDWORKS Toolbox and symmetry, patterns and configurations to edit and reuse features and parts like the pros do. And that’s just the first six projects! Next, you’ll investigate top-down assembly modeling, develop components in-context with InPlace Mates, convert a solid part into sheet metal and insert and apply sheet metal features. With projects 8 and 9, you’ll learn how to apply intelligent modeling techniques to a sketch, feature, or any SOLIDWORKS creation. Prepare for the SOLIDWORKS Simulation Associate – Finite Element Analysis (CSWSA-FEA) exam with an overview of SOLIDWORKS Simulation, important concepts, and practice exam questions. Plus, bonus material in projects 10 and 11 describes the differences between additive and subtractive manufacturing, and everything you need to know about 3D printing and the Certified SOLIDWORKS Associate Exam (CSWA). You will be delighted to find this is not just a dry technical manual. The realistic project scenarios were created with the author’s industry expertise and input of engineers, department managers, vendors and manufacturers who use SOLIDWORKS every day. Whether you’re looking to enhance your career or simply want to expand your knowledge of SOLIDWORKS, Engineering Design with SOLIDWORKS 2024 is the ideal resource for you. Includes a Bonus eBook Covering SOLIDWORKS and 3DEXPERIENCE® Platform Included with your purchase of this book is a bonus eBook titled SOLIDWORKS and the 3DEXPERIENCE® Platform. This eBook is an insightful guide that introduces you to the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform and its integration with SOLIDWORKS. This resource simplifies complex concepts, allowing users to collaborate efficiently in a single modeling environment accessible through the SOLIDWORKS Task Pane. The book features nine detailed, step-by-step tutorials, complete with models to practice and understand the tools and advantages of using SOLIDWORKS with the 3DEXPERIENCE platform. This guide will help you understand the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform's capabilities demonstrating practical, real-world applications in educational and professional settings. It's an essential resource for anyone looking to leverage the full potential of SOLIDWORKS in conjunction with the 3DEXPERIENCE platform.

• An exercise-based workbook using step-by-step tutorials teaches you to use SOLIDWORKS 2024 • Designed for use in undergraduate engineering and pre-college courses • Covers modeling, finite element analysis, assembly modeling, kinematic simulation, rapid prototyping and projecting engineering drawings • Incorporates the principles of engineering graphics into lessons Revised and refreshed for SOLIDWORKS 2024, Design Workbook Using SOLIDWORKS 2024 is an exercise-based book that guides you through a series of easy to understand, step-by-step tutorials that cover basic SOLIDWORKS commands. The 2024 edition includes updated SOLIDWORKS processes and methods to create models more efficiently than ever before. The intended audience is undergraduate engineering majors, but it can also be used in pre-college engineering courses. The engaging and straightforward lab exercises in this workbook are also ideal for self-learners. The text takes an educational approach where you learn through repetition, starting with simple models, and introducing more complex models and commands as the book progresses, leading you to create assemblies, make Finite Element Analyses, detail manufacturing drawings, complete dynamic simulations, and learn the basics of rapid prototyping. The principles of engineering graphics are also incorporated into the lessons throughout the text. The commands and functions learned throughout this book will help a new user understand their use, how to apply them in different situations, and design ever more complex components.

SOLIDWORKS 2024 for Designers book is written to help the readers effectively use the modeling and assembly tools by utilizing the parametric and feature based approach of SOLIDWORKS 2024. This book provides a detailed description of the tools that are commonly used in modeling and assembly. The SOLIDWORKS 2024 for Designers book further elaborates on the procedure of generating the drawings of a model or assembly, which are used for documentation of a model or assembly. In this edition, the author has covered some major enhancements and tools of SOLIDWORKS 2024 such as Sketch Dimension Previews, Flip side to cut, Type of Bounding Box, and Existing 2D Sketch. Furthermore, the author has explained how to create symmetrical linear patterns and use the Create mates only when names match option to create mates with ease. Special emphasis has been laid on the introduction of concepts, which have been explained using text, along with graphical examples. The examples and tutorials used in this book ensure that the users can relate the information provided in this book with the practical industry designs. Salient Features Consists of 14 chapters that are organized in a pedagogical sequence. Comprehensive coverage of SOLIDWORKS 2024 concepts and techniques. Hundreds of illustrations and tutorial approach to explain the concepts of SOLIDWORKS 2024. Summary on the first page of the topics that are covered in the chapter. Step-by-step instructions that guide the users through the learning process. Real-world mechanical engineering designs as tutorials and projects. Additional information throughout the book in the form of notes and tips. Self-Evaluation Tests and Review Questions at the end of each chapter to help students assess their knowledge. Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction to SOLIDWORKS 2024 Chapter 2: Sketching, Dimensioning, and Creating Base Features and Drawings Chapter 3: Editing and modifying Sketches Chapter 4: Adding Relations and Dimensions to Sketches Chapter 5: Advanced Dimensioning Techniques and Base Feature Options Chapter 6: Creating Reference Geometries Chapter 7: Advanced Modeling Tools-I Chapter 8: Advanced Modeling Tools-II Chapter 9: Editing Features Chapter 10:Advanced Modeling Tools-III Chapter 11: Assembly Modeling-I Chapter 12: Assembly Modeling-II Chapter 13: Working with Drawing View-I Chapter 14: Working with Drawing View-II Index Projects for free Download * SOLIDWORKS Certification Exam * (* For free download from www.cadcim.com)

SOLIDWORKS Sheet Metal and Surface Design 2024 for Beginners and Intermediate Users textbook has been designed for instructor-led courses and self-paced learning. It intends to help engineers and designers interested in learning SOLIDWORKS to create real-world sheet metal components and surface designs. This textbook is a great help for SOLIDWORKS users new to sheet metal and surface designs. It consists of a total of 224 pages covering the sheet metal and surface design environments of SOLIDWORKS. It teaches users to use SOLIDWORKS mechanical design software for creating parametric 3D sheet metal components and complex shapes of surface models. This textbook not only focuses on using the tools and commands of SOLIDWORKS for creating sheet metal components and surface models but also on the concept of design. It contains theory followed by tutorials that provide users with step-by-step instructions for creating sheet metal components and surface models. Moreover, it ends with Hands-on Test Drives that allow users to experience the user-friendly interface and technical capabilities of SOLIDWORKS. Main Features of the Textbook Comprehensive coverage of tools Step-by-step real-world tutorials with every chapter Hands-on test drives to enhance the skills at the end of every chapter Additional notes and tips Customized content for faculty (PowerPoint Presentations) Free learning resources for faculty and students Additional student and faculty projects Technical support for the book by contacting info@cadartifex.com

• Teaches beginners how to use SOLIDWORKS with easy to understand tutorials • Features a simple robot design used as a project throughout the book • Covers modeling, gear creation, linkage analysis, assemblies, simulations and 3D animation • Available with an optional robot kit • Includes a chapter introducing you to 3D printing This book will teach you everything you need to know to start using SOLIDWORKS 2024 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. No previous experience with Computer Aided Design (CAD) is needed since this book starts at an introductory level. The author begins by getting you familiar with the SOLIDWORKS interface and its basic tools right away. You will start by learning to model simple robot parts and before long you will graduate to creating more complex parts and multi-view drawings. Along the way you will learn the fundamentals of parametric modeling through the use of geometric constraints and relationships. You will also become familiar with many of SOLIDWORKS's powerful tools and commands that enable you to easily construct complex features in your models. Also included is coverage of gears, gear trains and spur gear creation using SOLIDWORKS. This book continues by examining the different mechanisms commonly used in walking robots. You will learn the basic types of planar four-bar linkages commonly used in mechanical designs and how to use the GeoGebra Dynamic Geometry software to simulate and analyze 2D linkages. Using the knowledge you gained about linkages and mechanisms, you will learn how to modify your robot and change its behavior by modifying or creating new parts. In the second to last chapter of this book you learn how to combine all the robot parts into assemblies and then run motion analysis. You will finish off your project by creating 3D animations of your robot in action. Finally, in the last chapter, the author introduces you to 3D printing. You will learn the general principles of 3D printing including a brief history of 3D printing, the types of 3D printing technologies, commonly used filaments, and the basic procedure for printing a 3D model. Being able to turn your designs into physical objects will open up a whole new world of possibilities to you. There are many books that show you how to perform individual tasks with SOLIDWORKS, but this book takes you through an entire project and shows you the complete engineering process. By the end of this book you will have modeled and assembled nearly all the parts that make up the TAMIYA® Mechanical Tiger and can start building your own robot.

• Designed to teach intermediate users advanced topics and techniques • Covers sheet metal, surfacing, top-down design, parametric modeling, mold design, welded structures and more • Uses a task oriented approach to learning SOLIDWORKS • Includes access to video instruction • Covers commands found on the Certified SOLIDWORKS Professional Advanced and Expert Exams Beginner’s Guide to SOLIDWORKS 2024 – Level II starts where Beginner’s Guide – Level I ends, following the same easy to read style and companion video instruction, 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 structures and more while explaining the basic concepts of each trade to allow you to understand the how and why of each operation. The author uses simple examples to allow you to better understand each command and environment, as well as to make it easier to explain the purpose of each step, maximizing the learning time by focusing on one task at a time. This book is focused on the processes to complete the modeling of a part, instead of focusing on individual software commands or operations, which are generally simple enough to learn. At the end of this book, you will have acquired enough skills to be highly competitive when it comes to designing with SOLIDWORKS, and while there are many less frequently used commands and options available that will not be covered in this book, rest assured that those covered are most of the commands used every day by SOLIDWORKS designers. The author strived hard to include many of the commands required in the Certified SOLIDWORKS Professional Advanced and Expert exams as listed on the SOLIDWORKS website. Includes Video Instruction Each copy of this book includes access to video instruction. In these videos the author provides a clear presentation of tutorials found in the book. The videos reinforce the steps described in the book by allowing you to watch the exact steps the author uses to complete the exercises while he provides additional details along the way. Captioned versions of these videos are also available for customers who want or need video captions.

• Teaches you SOLIDWORKS 2024 and parametric modeling with hands on tutorials • Also covers sheet metal, SimulationXpress, basic motion analysis, collision detection and more • Prepares you to take the Certified SOLIDWORKS Associate Exam • Includes a chapter introducing you to 3D printing Parametric Modeling with SOLIDWORKS 2024 contains a series of seventeen tutorial style lessons designed to introduce SOLIDWORKS 2024, solid modeling and parametric modeling techniques and concepts. This book introduces SOLIDWORKS 2024 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 techniques and concepts. Each lesson introduces a new set of commands and concepts, building on previous lessons. The lessons guide the user from constructing basic shapes to building intelligent solid models, assemblies and creating multi-view drawings. This book also covers some of the more advanced features of SOLIDWORKS 2024, including how to use the SOLIDWORKS Design Library, basic motion analysis, collision detection and analysis with SimulationXpress. The exercises in this book cover the performance tasks that are included on the Certified SOLIDWORKS Associate (CSWA) Examination. Reference guides located at the front of the book and in each chapter show where these performance tasks are covered. This book also introduces you to the general principles of 3D printing including a brief history of 3D printing, the types of 3D printing technologies, commonly used filaments, and the basic procedure for printing a 3D model. 3D printing makes it easier than ever for anyone to start turning their designs into physical objects and by the end of this book you will be ready to start printing out your own designs.

• Comprehensive guide to creating CAD drawings using SOLIDWORKS • Covers a wide range of part types and technical drawing topics • Emphasizes the importance of ASME standards and best practices • Extensively covers geometric dimensioning and tolerancing in technical drawing • Demonstrates assembly drawings, custom properties and configurations • Describes Model-Based Definition and how to collaborate with others on projects We thrive as learners when we actively practice the skills we want to master, and this is especially true for learning computer-aided design. Mastering Modern CAD Drawings with SOLIDWORKS 2024 provides new and more experienced users with the perfect blend of preparation and plenty of practice to build their skills. Clearly explained theory and techniques help you create 2D drawings and engineering graphics for a variety of parts, meaning you will never have to ask why you are completing a step. Designed as an efficient tool for busy, visually oriented learners, this book offers excellent technical detail and motivating real-world examples, focusing on the latest standards, materials, industries and production processes. Because of its popularity, there is a high demand for those with SOLIDWORKS skills. In Mastering Modern CAD Drawings with SOLIDWORKS 2024 you create the types of SOLIDWORKS projects that students, designers, engineers, and other manufacturing professionals routinely encounter. The diverse assortment of parts covered, including machined, plastic injection molding, casted and sheet metal, will pique every learner’s interest. The drawing exercises give you room to remember and apply your new-found skills at your own pace. Topics important to technical drawing are included, such as customizing the Bill of Materials, using the Custom Properties, creating Tabulated Tables in MS-Excel, Model Based Definition (MBD), and one of the most used standards in CAD: ASME ANSI GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing). This thoughtfully written and organized book gives you a balanced view of computer-aided drafting that you won’t get with other SOLIDWORKS books. Why this book? Mastering Modern CAD Drawings with SOLIDWORKS 2024 stands out from other books because the author’s unembellished and effective writing style unravels the complexities of CAD drawing and design, providing a gateway to mastering drafting in general and with SOLIDWORKS. Chapter one provides a first-rate overview of technical drawing and SOLIDWORKS. Chapter three describes GD&T so any learner will understand it, including a section of fully defined terms. Solid descriptions of CAD topics ease new users into each chapter while reacquainting more seasoned users with important information. Mastering Modern CAD Drawings with SOLIDWORKS 2024 makes it easy to explore and understand technical drawing with SOLIDWORKS. Readers would do well to keep this text for future reference. It is a must-have for any student, team, company, or school to research drawing standards whenever needed.

• Combines engineering graphics with SOLIDWORKS 2024 instruction • Uses a tutorial style with step-by-step instructions • Contains numerous exercises and review questions designed for classroom use • Prepares you to take the Certified SOLIDWORKS Associate Exam • Includes SOLIDWORKS models of the sketching exercises to aid students' visualization • Features a chapter introducing you to 3D printing SOLIDWORKS 2024 and Engineering Graphics: An Integrated Approach combines an introduction to SOLIDWORKS 2024 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. Reference guides located at the front of the book and in each chapter show where these performance tasks are covered. The primary goal of SOLIDWORKS 2024 and Engineering Graphics: An Integrated Approach is to introduce the aspects of Engineering Graphics with the use of modern Computer Aided Design package – SOLIDWORKS 2024. This text is intended to be used as a training guide for students and professionals. The chapters in this text proceed in a pedagogical fashion to guide you from constructing basic shapes to making complete sets of engineering drawings. This text takes a hands-on, exercise-intensive approach to all the important concepts of Engineering Graphics, as well as in-depth discussions of parametric feature-based CAD techniques. This textbook contains a series of sixteen chapters, with detailed step-by-step tutorial style lessons, designed to introduce beginning CAD users to the graphics language used in all branches of technical industry. This book does not attempt to cover all of SOLIDWORKS 2024’s features, only to provide an introduction to the software. It is intended to help you establish a good basis for exploring and growing in the exciting field of Computer Aided Engineering.