Welcome to the SolidWorks 2007 Bible. This book has been written as a desk reference for
beginning and intermediate SolidWorks users. SolidWorks is such an immense software program that trying to cover all of its functions is an extremely ambitious undertaking, and I know that a few have been left out. Because of the scope of the topic, I have limited the book to covering the basic SolidWorks package, without the Office, Office Professional, or Office Premium add-ins, although I have devoted half of a chapter to Toolbox.
You will find enough information here that the book can grow with your SolidWorks needs. I have
written tutorials for most of the chapters with newer users in mind, because for them it is most
helpful to see how things are done in SolidWorks step by step. The longer narrative examples give
more in-depth information about features and functions, as well as the results of various settings
and options.
I have included an extensive appendix covering the Tools, Options settings. This offers an in-depth
explanation of each option, including both System Options and Document Properties. This
appendix uses special symbols to identity items that are new for SolidWorks 2007 or that affect file
size or speed.