The FreeCAD Basics Tutorial book is the essential guide for engineers and designers without any experience in computer aided designing. This book will teach you the basics you need to know to start using FreeCAD with easy to understand, step-by-step tutorials. The author begins by getting you familiar with the Inventor interface and its basic tools. You will learn to model parts and create assemblies. Next, you will learn some additional part modeling tools, drawing.

LibreCAD Basics Tutorial makes it easy to learn to draft in LibreCAD. Using easy, real-world examples, you will master the basics of this open-source CAD software. You'll learn the basics of drawing, editing, dimensioning, and printing as you create the examples given in this book. After completing this book, you will have the satisfaction of having completed a set of residential drawings.Create a floor planCreate a StaircaseCreate ElevationsCrea...

The three chapters in this tutorial introduce you to surface design, mold design, and weldments in SolidWorks 2015. The topics covered in this tutorial are:Surface design• Creating Basic surfaces• Editing surfaces• Converting surfaces into solids• Using surfaces to modify solids• Freeform surfacesMold tools• Draft and undercut analysis• Adding allowances• Parting lines and surfaces

This book is a continuation of CATIA V5-6R2015-Part II. The topics covered in this book are listed below:AssembliesDrawingsSheet Metal DesignSurface Design

OpenSCAD is a widely used open-source CAD modeler. This book is an introduction to the OpenSCAD. This fast-paced book helps you to create models easily using basic shapes, transformations, and Boolean operations.As you work through the book, you will learn how to:Get started with modeling using OpenSCADUse 2D and 3D shapes to create modelsUse hull and minkowski functions to create complex shapesCreate patterns

This book is a combination of focused discussions, real-world examples, and practice exercises. This will help you learn the latest version of Autodesk Inventor quickly and easily. This book is well organized so that you can learn and implement the software. The tutorials at the end of each chapter will allow you to jump right and start using the important features of the software. The interesting examples used in tutorials will show how the software is used in the design process. With all...

The two chapters in this tutorial introduce you to DimXpert and Rendering in SolidWorks 2015. The topics covered in this tutorial are:DimXpert• Auto Dimension Scheme• Size Dimensions• Location Dimensions• Geometric Tolerances• DimXpert Annotations in drawings• Pattern Feature• DimXpert OptionsAppearances and Rendering• Appearances• Textures• Texture Mapping• Surface Finish• Illumination

This book provides a systematic approach for users to learn SolidWorks. It is aimed at new SolidWorks users. However, users of previous versions of SolidWorks may also find this book useful for them to learn the new enhancements. This book guides the user from starting a SolidWorks 2015 session to constructing parts, assemblies, and drawings. Each chapter has components explained with the help of real world models.

Assemblies• Starting an Assembly• Inserting Components• Fixing the first Component• Inserting the Second Component• Moving and rotating components• Coincident Constraint• Distance Constraint• Angle Offset• Parallel Constraint• Normal Constraint• Copying Components with Constraints• Repeating Components with Constraints• Collision Detection• Editing and Updating Assemblies

This is the second part of SOLIDWORKS 2016 Learn by doing 2016. The chapters in this book introduce you to surface design, mold design, and weldments in SOLIDWORKS 2016. The topics covered in this book are:Surface design• Creating Basic surfaces• Editing surfaces• Converting surfaces into solids• Using surfaces to modify solids• Freeform surfacesMold tools• Draft and undercut analysis• Adding allowances• Parting lines a...

This book is a continuation of CATIA V5-6R2015-Part I. The topics covered in this book are listed below:Basic Sketch Based FeaturesPadShaftProject 3D ElementsThe Plane commandOffset from planeParallel through PointThrough three pointsThrough two linesThrough point and lineThrough planar curveNormal to curveTangent to surfaceEquation

The Autodesk Fusion 360 Basics Tutorial book helps you to learn parametric modeling using the Autodesk Fusion 360 software. This book will get you started with basics of part modeling, assembly modeling, animations, and drawings. Next, it teaches you some additional part modeling tools, top down assembly feature, assembly joints, and dimension & annotations. Brief explanations, practical examples and step wise instructions make this tutorial a useful guide.