SolidWorks® 2010: No Experience Required™

Chapter 1. Becoming Familiar with SolidWorks

• Start SolidWorks

• Navigate the SolidWorks Interface

• Use the CommandManager

• Use and Customize the Menus

• Use Toolbars

• Use the Keyboard

• Use the Mouse

SolidWorks 2010 is one of the most popular 3D mechanical computer-aided design (CAD) packages on the market today. Since its introduction in 1995, SolidWorks has become a favorite design tool for many of today's engineers, mechanical designers, and industrial designers. In part because of its easy-to-learn graphical user interface and powerful set of tools, SolidWorks is used by many top companies worldwide to design, engineer, and document their products in a variety of fields.

At the core of SolidWorks is the ability to create parametric 3D solid geometry that is ...