SOLIDWORKS Sheet Metal Design 2021 textbook has been designed for instructor-led courses as well as self-paced learning. It is intended to help engineers and designers interested in learning SOLIDWORKS for creating real-world sheet metal components. This textbook is a great help for SOLIDWORKS users new to sheet metal design. It consists of total 132 pages covering the sheet metal design environment of SOLIDWORKS. It teaches users to use SOLIDWORKS mechanical design software for creating parametric 3D sheet metal components. This textbook not only focuses on the usage of the tools and commands of SOLIDWORKS for creating sheet metal components but also on the concept of design. It contains Tutorials followed by theory that provide users with step-by-step instructions for creating sheet metal components. Moreover, it ends with Hands-on Test Drives which allow users to experience the user friendly and technical capabilities of SOLIDWORKS.

SOLIDWORKS 2021: A Power Guide for Beginners and Intermediate Users textbook has been designed for instructor-led courses as well as self-paced learning. It is intended to help engineers and designers interested in learning SOLIDWORKS for creating 3D mechanical design. This textbook is a great help for new SOLIDWORKS users and a great teaching aid in classroom training. This textbook consists of 14 chapters, with a total of 798 pages covering the major environments of SOLIDWORKS such as Sketching environment, Part modeling environment, Assembly environment, and Drawing environment. This textbook teaches users to use SOLIDWORKS mechanical design software for creating parametric 3D solid components, assemblies, and 2D drawings. This textbook also includes a chapter on creating multiple configurations of a design. This textbook not only focuses on the usage of the tools and commands of SOLIDWORKS but also on the concept of design. Every chapter in this textbook contains tutorials that provide users with step-by-step instructions for creating mechanical designs and drawings with ease. Moreover, every chapter ends with hands-on test drives which allow users to experience the user friendly and technical capabilities of SOLIDWORKS.

This book starts with SolidWorks 2021 using step-by-step examples. It begins with creating sketches and parts, assembling them, and then creating print ready drawings. This book gives you an idea about how you can design and document various mechanical components, and helps you to learn some advanced tools and techniques. This book also follows some of the best practices in creating parts. In addition to this, there are some additional chapters covering sheet metal and surface design. Each topic in this book has a brief introduction and a step-by-step example. This will help you to learn SolidWorks 2018 quickly and easily. * Go through with the User Interface * A step-by-step practice to create sketches and 3D models * Teach you about advance Part Modeling tools * Learn the procedure to create Multiple-body parts * Learn to modify components at each step * Learn to create assemblies * Learn Top-down assembly design * Learn to create 2D drawings * Learn basic tools available in Sheet Metal and Surface Environment * Create sheet metal drawings * Create complex shapes using surface modeling tools You can download Resource Files from : www.cadfolks.com (Available very soon)

SOLIDWORKS 2021 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 2021. This book provides detailed description of the tools that are commonly used in modeling, assembly, and sheet metal as well as in surfacing. This book further elaborates on the procedures of generating the drawings of a model or assembly, which are used for documentation of a model or assembly. Special emphasis has been laid on the introduction of concepts, which have been explained using detailed textual description along with graphical examples. The examples and tutorials used in this book ensure that the users can relate the information provided in this textbook with the practical industry designs. In addition, two student projects and a SOLIDWORKS Certification Exam questions set have also been added in this edition for the students to practice and get familiarized with SOLIDWORKS certification questions. Salient Features Consists of 21 chapters that are organized in a pedagogical sequence. Comprehensive coverage of SOLIDWORKS 2021 concepts and techniques. Hundreds of illustrations and tutorial approach to explain the concepts of SOLIDWORS 2021. 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 the chapters for the users to assess their knowledge. Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction to SOLIDWORKS 2021 Chapter 2: Drawing Sketches for Solid Models 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: Advanced Modeling Tools-IV Chapter 12: Assembly Modeling-I Chapter 13: Assembly Modeling-II Chapter 14: Working with Drawing View-I Chapter 15: Working with Drawing View-II Chapter 16: Surfacing Modeling Chapter 17: Working with Blocks Chapter 18: Sheet Metal Design Chapter 19: Equations, Configurations, and Library Features* Chapter 20: Motion Study* Chapter 21: Introduction to Mold Design* Student Projects SOLIDWORKS Certification Exam Index

SOLIDWORKS 2021 Advanced Techniques picks up where SOLIDWORKS 2021 Intermediate Skills leaves off. Its aim is to take you from an intermediate user with a basic understanding of SOLIDWORKS and modeling techniques to an advanced user capable of creating complex models and able to use the advanced tools provided by SOLIDWORKS. The text covers parts, surfaces, SimulationXpress, sheet metal, top-down assemblies and core and cavity molds. Every lesson and exercise in this book was created based on real world projects. Each of these projects has been broken down and developed into easy and comprehensible steps. Furthermore, at the end of every chapter there are self test questionnaires to ensure that you have gained sufficient knowledge from each section before moving on to more advanced lessons. This book takes the approach that in order to understand SOLIDWORKS, inside and out, you should create everything from the beginning and take it step by step. Who this book is for This book is for the intermediate to advanced user who has already completed the SOLIDWORKS Basic Tools book and may have also completed the SOLIDWORKS Intermediate Skills book. People who are very familiar with SOLIDWORKS and its add ins will also find this book to be a valuable resource.

SOLIDWORKS Sheet Metal Design 2022 for Beginners and Intermediate Users textbook has been designed for instructor-led courses as well as self-paced learning. It is intended to help engineers and designers interested in learning SOLIDWORKS for creating real-world sheet metal components. This textbook is a great help for SOLIDWORKS users new to sheet metal design. It consists of total 132 pages covering the sheet metal design environment of SOLIDWORKS. It teaches users to use SOLIDWORKS mechanical design software for creating parametric 3D sheet metal components. This textbook not only focuses on the usage of the tools and commands of SOLIDWORKS for creating sheet metal components but also on the concept of design. It contains Tutorials followed by theory that provide users with step-by-step instructions for creating sheet metal components. Moreover, it ends with Hands-on Test Drives which allow users to experience the user friendly and technical capabilities of SOLIDWORKS.

SOLIDWORKS Sheet Metal and Surface Design 2023 for Beginners and Intermediate Users textbook has been designed for instructor-led courses as well as self-paced learning. It is intended to help engineers and designers interested in learning SOLIDWORKS for creating 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 total 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 that may not be possible with solid modeling because of its limitations. This textbook not only focuses on the usage of 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 which allow users to experience the user friendly interface and technical capabilities of SOLIDWORKS.