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The Mastering Series

The Mastering series from Sybex provides outstanding instruction for readers with intermediate
and advanced skills, in the form of top-notch training and development for those already
working in their field, and clear, serious education for those aspiring to become pros. Every
Mastering book features the following:

◆ The Sybex “by professionals for professionals” commitment. Mastering authors are
themselves practitioners, with plenty of credentials in their areas of specialty.
◆ A practical perspective for a reader who already knows the basics—someone who needs
solutions, not a primer.

◆ Skill-based instruction, with chapters organized around real tasks rather than abstract
concepts or subjects.
◆ Self-review tests with “The Bottom Line” problems and questions, so you can be certain
you’re equipped to do the job right.

What Is Covered in This Book
You will find enough information here that the book can grow with your SolidWorks needs.
I wrote the tutorials for most of the chapters with newer users in mind, because for them, it is
most helpful to see how things are done in SolidWorks step by step. The longer narrative
examples give more in-depth information about features and functions, as well as the results of
various settings and options.
This book includes many details that come from practical usage and is focused on the needs of
professional users, not on student learners. My preference is to teach concepts rather than button
pushes, because if you understand what is going on, you can find the button pushes for yourself.
This book is divided into five parts. You will find that some topics are visited multiple times,
such as sketching, mates, templates, and so on. When a topic is visited more than once, it is
because there are many aspects to that topic. One such example is sketching, which includes
simple sketches, sketch relations, sketch editing, troubleshooting, 3D sketches, shared sketches,
and more. Sketch information is found in at least 10 different chapters. It cannot be consolidated
because shared sketches are an advanced technique, while simple sketching is not.