Autodesk Inventor 6: Inside and Out

Rating:
Summary: Very Concise and to the point.
Review: Good Features.

1. 600+ Pages and I only got lost for during 1 or 2 exercises. (No I had only seen Inventor demoed once or twice.)
2. Finished the entire book in 6 days approx 2-3 Hours per day.
3. The Book does not glance over the subjects. The few specialty features not covered excesizes are covered step by step in the text prior to the demo.
4. The images of the exercise in progress are Basic but very usable.
5. The authors purposely force program errors to show you how to deal with them (very important in Inventor 6)

Bad Features.

1. Semi-skillfully sneaks around Inventors short-comings. (Surfaces, Detailing...)
2. In a few places the arrow heads, in the graphics, are ambiguous as to what they are pointing at line or surface. (very important in solid modeling)

I have taken (expensive) courses from professional CAD instructors and learned less than I did ,on my own, with this text.


Rating:
Summary: inside R6
Review: Great book when you want to start with Inventor or if you want to know the tricks in inventor. This book is also for the more professional designers. Step by step with screenshots and examples you learn how to use Inventor and which commando's there are available.
I'm working since 2 years with inventor and this book was a welcome addition to my inventor knowledge.
I would recommend this book to everybody !!