Pro/ENGINEER wildfire reference guide - 1 guides through the basics of modeling features up to advanced features and assembly design.

Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 4.0 is a 3D Computer Aided Design (CAD) software application. As a feature-based, parametric, and associative solid modeling software package, it allows the user to create 3D designs for engineering projects. This quick reference includes all the major concepts related to Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 4.0 functionality, technical configuration, and installation in an easy-to-understand, step-by-step format. It covers all the major commands and modes, including Sketch Mode, Part Mode, Assembly Mode, and Drawing Mode. The format provides the reader with all of the details to learn the basics through an easy method of instruction. This text is not accompanied by a DVD and assumes the reader has already purchased the Pro/Engineer Wildfire 4.0 software. The software may be purchased at http://www.ptc.com/products/proengineer/newpackages/.

Fully updated for the latest version of software, Kelley’s Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 5.0 Instructor remains organized around step-by-step tutorials — the most effective way to teach and learn this procedure-intensive CAD application. Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 5.0 Instructor provides a solid background in parametric design and constraint-based modeling. In addition, the comprehensive references make this text an all-in-one tutorial, reference, and lecture guide for students of Pro/ENGINEER. Kelley’s Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 5.0 Instructor is fully updated for the newest version of the software and uses a very effective tutorial approach to teach this procedure-intensive application. Chapters start by covering selected topics in moderate detail, followed by one or more tutorials covering the chapter's objectives and topics. At the end of each chapter, practice problems are used to reinforce concepts covered in the chapter and previously in the book. An accompanying website features solutions for instructors as well as ancillary materials for reading and download.