Computers : CAD-CAM

Google SketchUp is the exciting free software package that makes 3D available to everybody. Whether you need to build 3D models for work, or you’ve just always wanted to explore 3D modeling, Google SketchUp was made for you. Still, it does take a bit of understanding to get started, so turn to Google SketchUp 7 For Dummies . In classic For Dummies tradition, Google SketchUp 7 For Dummies gets right to the point so you can start creating 3D models right away. You’ll learn to: Set up SketchUp, learn about edges and faces, use inferences and guides, and build your first model; Establish a basic end-to-end workflow for creating and sharing models; Model non-boxy objects like terrain, characters, bottles, and spheres; Add details like stairs, gutters, and eaves; Spruce up your models with styles and shadows to add effects, make objects pop, and enhance realism; Use the LayOut function to draw with vector tools, add text and callouts, and print your work; Design buildings and objects, export your models to other design programs or to Google Earth, and explore 3D animation. On the book’s companion Web site, you’ll also find a bonus chapter and videos demonstrating more about what you can do with Google SketchUp. Google SketchUp 7 For Dummies also shows you what SketchUp can and can’t do, and offers tips for solving common problems. Add a new dimension to your work today! more...

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Completely updated on the latest releases of AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT, this book provides you with the skills needed to work in AutoCAD immediately and a step-by-step tutorial teaches you all the basics so you can quickly achieve results when creating 2D and 3D technical drawings. You?ll look at dimensioning, external references, layouts and printing, and using 3D and move on to examining more advanced features such as grouping, elevations, hatches, and using text in drawings. The companion Web site contains project files, a bonus chapter on using the Internet with AutoCAD, an appendix on attributes, and another appendix on dynamic blocks. more...

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The only continuous, step-by-step tutorial on the essentials of this manufacturing software. If you want to get up and running quickly on the industry-leading 3D mechanical design software, Autodesk Inventor 2010: No Experience Required is your perfect resource. It quickly teaches the essential skills and demonstrates the software using a continuous, real-world tutorial project. Once you understand the interface and how to use Inventor conventions, you'll begin actually designing and modeling a project from start to finish. Along the way, you'll learn the "why" behind each step.: Learn to use the interface and Inventor conventions; Understand sketching commands and best practices, then move into both regular and sheet metal specific part modeling; Understand how to join parts into assemblies to create a single, digital prototype of a box fan; Create and distribute accruate part and assembly drawings, learn about functional design concepts, and use Inventor's Design Accelerator features; Discover how to work with Inventor weldments and create, render, and distribute compelling visualizations of the final design using Inventor Studio; The companion website provides "before and after" tutorial files, enabling you to jump in at any point and compare your work with the author's results. Autodesk Inventor 2010: No Experience Required gives you all the instruction you need to begin using this powerful 3D mechanical design tool. more...

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VBA is the Key to Automating Your Work and Reusability in AutoCAD ... ... and Mastering AutoCAD VBA unlocks the secrets to VBA programming, teaching you everything you need to know to write macros, customize your interface, and even develop independent applications that will speed your work and enhance your results. more...

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Mastering modelling, and in particular numerical models, is becoming a crucial and central question in modern computational mechanics. Various tools, able to quantify the quality of a model with regard to another one taken as the reference, have been derived. Applied to computational strategies, these tools lead to new computational methods which are called "adaptive". The present book is concerned with outlining the state of the art and the latest advances in both these important areas. Papers are selected from a Workshop (Cachan 17-19 September 1997) which is the third of a series devoted to Error Estimators and Adaptivity in Computational Mechanics. The Cachan Workshop dealt with latest advances in adaptive computational methods in mechanics and their impacts on solving engineering problems. It was centered too on providing answers to simple questions such as: what is being used or can be used at present to solve engineering problems? What should be the state of art in the year 2000? What are the new questions involving error estimators and their applications? more...

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