Mechanical Desktop 2.0: Applying Designer and Assembly Modules

Focusing on Mechanical Desktop€™s Designer and Assembly modules in an applied learning environment, this text will guide the student through the process of generating 3-D parametric models, producing 2-D views, and assembling parts together. Each chapter introduces a topic and then takes the user through a step-by-step example of its use, followed by practice exercises based upon real world problems taken from many design disciplines, showing the user how to apply Mechanical Desktop to industry. As there are many ways to complete models using Mechanical Desktop, the exercises are designed to encourage experimentation. Review questions at the end of each chapter reinforce the material learned. New users as well as those experienced with Mechanical Desktop will find this text easy to follow, informative, and practical. The New/Changed Command Table of Contents to find the location of commands that have been altered from Mechanical Desktop 1.0. (Keywords: Mechanical Desktop)

Daniel T. Banach earned his B.S. in Industrial Technology from the University of Wisconsin-Stout. He has over five years of professional mechanical design experience and is the Director for Technical Services at Master Graphics, Inc., an Autodesk Systems Center. Daniel has also authored or co-authored five CAD books including Autodesk Inventor 6 Essentials and is a long-time speaker at Autodesk University.