Product Description

Paul Carman and Paul Tigwell share the "inside" secrets of using CATIA in this 424-page, how-to book chock full of tutorials and sample drawings. Emphasis is on demonstrating the power of selected tools and how they are used, enabling readers to create 2D drawings and design complex solid models with confidence.One of the first comprehensive CATIA tutorials available, this hands-on guide features sample design sessions carefully engineered for beginning through intermediate users to demonstrate how CATIA works.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2128497 in Books
• Published on: 1998-02-01
• Format: Illustrated
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 424 pages

Customer Reviews

Inside Catia-How Do I Get Out?
Very detailed book about a very complex CAD program. I was very disappointed with the way the index was done. For instance, if I wanted to know how to ROTATE some geometry, there is nothing in the index that refers me to the correct command, which is TRANSFORM. The same applies to COPY. The index should refer the reader to the correct command based on a description of the action that you want to apply. Another example would be if I wanted to MOVE some text, geometry, etc. There should be a MOVE entry in the index that refers me to the command that moves whatever it is I'm trying to move. CATIA's menu structure is very convoluted. Not being able to look in the index for what should be basic commands in any other CAD program was extremely frustrating and time consuming. Unfortunately, the choices are few as far as CATIA guides are concerned. This book is a fair attempt at simplifying a very complex CAD program.

Not worth it
This books barely covers the basics of the now old V4 version. It does a just average review in a non-detailed manner of a handful of commands. It doesn't begin to cover what you'd expect in a book that costs [$$] dollars. None of the pictures are color either. My CD was cracked but the models described in the book are so basic why would you want to use it? You can teach yourself with the CD help that ships with CATIA better than use this books. It merely shows a little something about the program.
Take my advice. Don't buy this book! If I didn't care I wouldn't write this review.

good but
good but not for a advaced student more like an intro to book