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Inside SolidWorks 2003
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Author: David Murray
List Price: $75.95
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ISBN: 1401805108
Publisher: OnWord Press (23 December, 2002)
Edition: Paperback
Sales Rank: 7,199
Average Customer Rating: 2.61 out of 5
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Customer ReviewsRating: 2 out of 5
No way!
I have read a few CAD instructional books and manuals, and this is one of the worst books/manuals that I have seen. The way the book provides the information, it is very confusing to the new user. The author expects that the user knows the software. If this were true, I would not require a book!! The book is of low quality. The command structure is hard to follow.I read one review on this book that state, " Hey, serious CAD users out here want a lot more information". I agree, yes and not. If you have a lot of information, take the time to explain it to the new user. Just don't blow by the new user and address the advance user. I would not recommend this book.
Rating: 5 out of 5
The best CAD book I have ever read!
My background goes back to the drafting board. Since then, I have learned four CAD systems. Because of that, I have read many CAD instructional books and this is the best and most complete one that I have worked through.
When I decide to start into a book, I am expecting to get enough information from it to be proficient with the software. What I usually get is a "kindergarden" dose of instruction and have to find more books to take up the slack. This book actually covered so many features and in such a clear way that I have been compelled to write this review. How others in this section were able to be so critical, I cannot begin to guess. Other books such as "SolidWorks 2001 Tutrial", one with a higher four star rating, I found to be of the lesser quality I just mentioned. Hey, serious CAD users out here want a lot more information...we can handle it, trust me!
Some of the reviews here suggest that the book is full of errors but I did not find them to be significant and nothing that stopped me in my tracks.
The book is big and takes time to work through (three weeks if you are determined) but you will not be short changed by receiving "beginers only" information. The features touched on are many and could not be any clearer. If you have the capacity and desire and want good information on Solidworks, get this book.
Rating: 1 out of 5
Not even for free
I obtained a copy of this book for free. I read the reviews:
"This book is full of errors when it comes to SolidWorks 2003". "One feels the author was too lazy to create a real world set of examples and instead loves to hear himself expound on his CAD knowledge (which sadly is very faulty)". "Why do people buy a book like this"? But, it was free. I know now why the person gave me the book... It was not worth the time I spent looking through it. Do not make the same mistake I did. This was not a helpful or useful book.
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