Rating: 
Summary: Terrible Book
Review: This is a terrible book. It is not worth the money nor the time to read it.
Rating: 
Summary: Average... But may be one of the better books for SolidWorks
Review: This is an honest attempt to make a good, easy-to-read book about SolidWorks, however, the author does not know how to explain complex subject matter well. He overexplains many things in elaborate detail and underexplains other subjects that need more explanation. His attempt to make the syntax friendly and easily assessable fails. It comes across as condescending and not on the level of the expected typical reader of the book.
The material could have been covered in half the space, or twice as much material could have included. In other words, the book gets annoying sometimes with its explanations.
Overall, it's okay; just wastes time and is not efficient.
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Summary: Out of date book
Review: This is an out of date book. I wish someone would have told me before I spent $60.00. It is NOT worth $20. DO not waste you money or time. Do not buy the 2000 book if it is written like this one.
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Summary: First Time Users
Review: This is one of two books that I bought on SolidWorks. I bought this book on it's rating. I do NOT understand why this book has been rated so high. I read the first 89 pages and it put me to sleep. I want to use SolidWorks and design parts. I do not want to read about the history of CAD and the SolidWorks mindset. More examples, pictures, menus and less words. The book does provide good examples in the back of each chapter.
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Summary: From no previous experience to expert in 3 weeks!
Review: Unbelievably easy quick-start with solid model-type CAD systems. I am a typical Silicon Valley engineer who never touched a CAD system before in my life and whose employer dumped a very complex "Design it- build it- and get it running in 5 weeks" job involving a very complex chemical reactor assembly. Within three weeks of receiving Inside SolidWorks I was designing very complicated solid parts and assemblies of parts that machinists could actually understand! Actual parts all assembled just like in the computer with not even one single error! 13 chapters, 480 pages. Read the first 90 pages as an introduction to "what the software expects from the user." Then complete the design tutorial in chapter 4, 33 more pages. You actually need no more help from this point on...you'll get the hang of it by then. Use the remaining 9 chapters merely as reference as you rip through your design projects. The key to learning fast is to already have a pretty complicated design project that you have to complete when you sit down to learn SolidWorks.
Rating:
Summary: Not a good book. Why do people buy it?
Review: Why do people buy a book like this? This was not a helpful or useful book. I wanted to learn design and software techniques using Solidworks. This book skips back and forth, is very vague in most areas and is filled with software errors. Is this a 2003 book? Someone should tell me he needs to update his software. You need to read the book cover to cover to obtain some information. Look elsewhere to find a more user friendly book that you can pick up and be productive. I am very surprise that he has sold as many books as he has. I guess people are not that smart, "including me".
Rating:
Summary: Not a good book. Why do people buy it?
Review: Why do people buy a book like this? This was not a helpful or useful book. I wanted to learn design and software techniques using Solidworks. This book skips back and forth, is very vague in most areas and is filled with software errors. Is this a 2003 book? Someone should tell me he needs to update his software. You need to read the book cover to cover to obtain some information. Look elsewhere to find a more user friendly book that you can pick up and be productive. I am very surprise that he has sold as many books as he has. I guess people are not that smart, "including me".
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