Drawing and Detailing with SolidWorks 2008 is written to educate and assist students, designers, engineers and professionals in the following areas:

• A solid foundation using SolidWorks Drawing Options and SolidWorks Detailing Options. 
• Applying Engineering drawing standards and practices using SolidWorks tools. 
• Building multiple part and assembly configurations that interact with drawings, Bill of Materials and Design Tables. 
• A comprehensive understanding of the differences between Drawing Templates and Sheet Formats. 
• Increase SolidWorks functionality to create view types with various configurations. 
• Combine a series of SolidWorks tools to solve a specific problem using Custom Properties and SolidWorks Properties. 

The book utilizes a competency-based approach on five projects. Real world parts, projects and tasks are addressed. Commands are presented in a step-by-step progressive approach. The learning process is explored through a series of design situations, industry scenarios, projects and objectives.