Mastering SolidWorks‎:‎ The Design Approach‎,‎ Second Edition is entirely updated for SolidWorks 2014 and presents SolidWorks as a design system rather than a software program‎,‎ using design‎,‎ modeling‎,‎ and drafting concepts as the building blocks‎,‎ instead of focusing on menus and commands‎.‎ It describes design approaches‎,‎ methodologies‎,‎ and techniques to help CAD designers/engineers and draftspersons achieve their engineering tasks in the fastest‎,‎ easiest‎,‎ and most effective way‎.‎ It develops command sequences to achieve CAD and modeling tasks‎,‎ providing SolidWorks syntax and details‎.‎ Starting with a CAD task to accomplish‎,‎ the book then goes about how to accomplish it‎,‎ motivating students to learn more than simply going through layers of menus and commands‎.‎ Intended for design courses‎,‎ the book uses a minimal amount of mathematical concepts‎,‎ covering basic math in Chapter 8 ‎(‎Curves‎)‎‎,‎ Chapter 9 ‎(‎Surfaces‎)‎‎,‎ and Chapter 13 ‎(‎Analysis Tools‎)‎‎.‎ Intended for design courses‎,‎ the book uses a minimal amount of mathematical concepts‎,‎ covering basic math in Chapter 8 ‎(‎Curves‎)‎‎,‎ Chapter 9 ‎(‎Surfaces‎)‎‎,‎ and Chapter 13 ‎(‎Analysis Tools‎)‎‎.‎ * Shows concepts to those who are curious about how CAD/CAM systems work "under the hood‎.‎" * Broadens the book appeal to many students‎,‎ professors‎,‎ and readers‎.‎ * The coverage of math in chapters 8‎,‎ 9‎,‎ and 13 may be ignored without affecting the continuity of the material in those chapters‎.‎ Step‎-by‎-Step instructions help students learn SolidWorks as a design system rather than a software program‎.‎ * Ample illustrations guide students as they learn‎.‎ Tutorials offer comprehensive coverage of a full design task‎.‎ * Each tutorial ends with a hands‎-on exercise that both challenges the student‎'‎s understanding and extends it‎.‎ Examples with Solutions cover a single concept in detail‎.‎ * Each example offers a hands‎-on exercise that builds on the previous example‎,‎ ensuring the student has gone through each example‎.‎ Each chapter includes challenging modeling and design examples and problems‎.‎ * The book‎'‎s unique approach covers the theoretical concepts behind the various functions of SolidWorks‎.‎ * This sheds light about why things work the way they do‎,‎ as well as explains their limitations and uses‎.‎