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xxxvI INTRODUCTION

Part I: Introducing SolidWorks Basics
This part explores the basic concepts and terminology used in SolidWorks. You need to read this
section if you are new to the software and especially if you are new to 3D modeling or parametric
history-based design.

Part II: Building Intelligence into Your Parts
This part takes a deeper look at creating parametric relations to automate changes.

Part III: Working with Assemblies
This part examines the tools available to users within SolidWorks assemblies. Assemblies enable
you to put parts together in different ways. You can create motion and animations, check for
interference and clearance, and look at the data in many different ways.

Part Iv: Creating Drawings
This part goes through the tools and techniques for creating drawings from your SolidWorks
parts and assemblies. Drawings are the industry-standard way of communicating designs,
inspection requirements, and manufacturing processes. Part IV examines several types of
advanced techniques, such as surface modeling and multibody modeling. This is information
you won’t find in other SolidWorks books, explained here by someone who uses the function-
ality daily.

Part v: Using Advanced and Specialized Techniques
Specialized functionality, such as sheet metal and plastics, requires detailed information. Part V
includes these topics because they are key to unlocking all the power available in SolidWorks.
Part V examines several types of advanced techniques, such as surface modeling and multibody
modeling. This part also contains information you won’t find in other SolidWorks books,
explained here by someone who uses the functionality daily.

Appendixes
The appendixes in this book contain information that was not appropriate for the main body of
the text, such as the contents of the download material and other sources of help.

NOTE The companion download site (www.wiley.com/go/mastersolid) is home to all the
demo files, samples, and resources mentioned in the book. See Appendix B, “Finding Help,” for more
details on the contents and how to access them.

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