Learn SOLIDWORKS

Second Edition

Get up to speed with key concepts and tools to become an accomplished SOLIDWORKS Associate and Professional

Tayseer Sadiq J Almattar

BIRMINGHAM—MUMBAI

Learn SOLIDWORKS Second Edition

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To my parents and siblings for their unbounded love, support, and care…

– Tayseer Almattar

Contributors

About the author

Tayseer Almattar holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering and a Master of Design (MDes) degree in international design and business management. He is a believer in the power of design in enabling sustainable business innovation. He is also the founder of TforDesign.  

SOLIDWORKS is Tayseer's software choice in generating 3D designs. He has been a SOLIDWORKS user for over a decade and has published multiple related online learning programs attracting thousands of learners from across the globe. With this book, Tayseer has brought together his design and training experience to produce a unique and practical SOLIDWORKS learning experience in writing.

I want to thank the people who made this book possible, the amazing reviewers, and the Packt team.

About the reviewers

Deepak Gupta graduated in 2000 from Indo Swiss Training Centre (Chandigarh, India). With over 20 years of rich experience working in various industries, he has worked in different roles with different product lines. His main areas of experience and interest are design and manufacturing processes along with team and project management.

He is working as technical director at Vishnu Design Services, an engineering outsourcing service provider based in Chandigarh, India, offering a wide range of CAD design, drafting, and design automation engineering services. A certified SOLIDWORKS Expert, SOLIDWORKS Champion, and user for the last 15 years, he is passionate about working with SOLIDWORKS. Besides working for Vishnu Design Services, he enjoys writing his own blog, Boxer's SOLIDWORKS Blog, where he writes tips, tricks, and tutorials and provides news about SOLIDWORKS. In addition to that, he has participated in various SOLIDWORKS world conferences as a press member.

An important aspect of his life is family – his parents, his wife, his son, and other family members. He loves to travel and make friends.

I would like to thank my wife, Swati Gupta, for the love, kindness, and support she has shown during the past few weeks it has taken me to review this book. Furthermore, I would also like to thank my parents for their endless love and support. Last but not least, I would like to thank Packt Publishing and its team for choosing me as one of the reviewers of this book and helping me to complete the review of this book.

Mohsina Zafar holds a bachelor's degree in mechatronics and control engineering (UET Lahore, Pakistan) and is currently doing a master's with a focus on deep learning. Her journey with SOLIDWORKS started 6 years ago when she utilized the software as her main design tool for different projects. Today, she provides CAD design services and writes blogs related to the software. She also provides technical support to thousands of SOLIDWORKS students around the world.

Mohsina believes in learning at all ages and is keen to spread the knowledge she has attained. When not working, she loves to go for a walk and spend time with family.

I would like to thank my mother and my husband for their unwavering support and belief in me.