Product Description

Although this set of four tutorials was originally written as a companion for the book: Moving from 2D CAD to 3D CAD for Engineering Design, they are also an excellent starting point for understanding and mastering the capabilities of Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 4.0. You can get access to Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 4.0 software by purchasing the Student Edition (www.JourneyEd.com) or by downloading a free 30-day Tryout Edition from www.ptc.com. Of course, if you have a commercial version at work or home you can also complete the assignments and if you are at a school you can complete the tutorials on an Academic Edition. The first tutorial leads you through a step-by-step process of creating a part (Pedestal), generating a detail drawing and using Pro/NC (Pro/MANUFACTURING) to mill and machine part features (you must have access to Pro/NC to do the last step). The second tutorial (Finger Clamp) involves fitting components together to form an assembly and documenting the assembly on a drawing, including a BOM. The third tutorial (Arm) uses 2D CAD legacy design data to directly model a part with the 2D geometry. The last tutorial (annotation) introduces the Annotation Feature Tool that corresponds to the new ASME Y14.41 Digital Product Definition Data Practices. Annotations features (including 3D Notes) are added to a model and displayed in a corresponding drawing.

Support files for all tutorials are provided for downloading (www.cad-resources.com).

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #100125 in eBooks
• Published on: 2008-11-26
• Released on: 2008-11-26
• Format: Kindle Book

About the Author
Louis Gary Lamit received a BS degree from Western Michigan University in 1970, and studied for a master's degree at Wayne State University and Michigan State University. He also did graduate work at the University of California at Berkeley, and holds an NC programming certificate from Boeing Aircraft. Mr. Lamit has worked as a drafter, designer, numerical control (NC) programmer, technical illustrator, and engineer in the automotive, aircraft, and piping industries. He started as a drafter in 1966, working in Detroit for the automobile industry, doing tooling, dies, jigs and fixture layout, and detailing at Koltanbar Engineering, Tool Engineering, Time Engineering, and Premier Engineering for Chrysler, Ford, AMC, and Fisher Body. He has also worked at Remington Arms and Pratt & Whitney Aircraft as a designer, and at Boeing Aircraft and Kollmorgan Optics as an NC programmer and aircraft engineer. He has taught at all scholastic levels from secondary school to university. He is currently a full-time instructor and department head in CAD at De Anza College, in Cupertino, California. In addition, Mr. Lamit owns and operates his own consulting firm, Lamit and Associates - CAD-Resources.com, and does trainings and industry consulting. He has authored over two dozen other published works, including several well-respected books on industrial model building, piping drafting and design, descriptive geometry, electronics drafting, technical drawing, engineering graphics and design, CAD software, and other technical topics. More information on the author, his publications, and his courses, are available at the Web site of CAD-Resources (www.cad-resources.com).

Customer Reviews

Pro/E Wildfire 4.0 Tutorial Review
I'm a bit disappointed with this book. While the step-by-step construction of models is good, there are many times when it would be good to understand WHY the steps are being done. Instead, your expected to blindly follow the steps and some how your expected to just "get it" by doing the steps.

Also, a third of the book relies on downloading a model that has already been constructed. OK, that's fine, but the downloaded model with not open using the student version. So, I'm at a loss has to how to use the book now.