Solid Modeling with I-DEAS, 2/E
Sheryl A. Sorby

ISBN-10: 0131008552
ISBN-13: 9780131008557

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2003
Format: Paper; 242 pp
Published: 02/28/2003

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Updated for use with I-DEAS MS9. Based on a 3-D approach to design, this text emphasizes how modeling is inherently different from 2-D CAD. Beginning with a brief introduction to the design process in the context of concurrent engineering, this text proceeds to cover topics such as the I-DEAS work environment, file management, sketching, revolution, applying and modeling 3-D constraints, features and feature-based modeling, lofting, sweeping, and extracting data from 3-D models.

  • Each chapter includes a set of “Guided Tours” that walk students through features of I-DEAS.
    • Encourages students “to learn by doing.”
  • Chapters conclude with an ample number of drawing problems.
    • Helps reinforce topics from the chapter.
  • Solid Modeling with I-DEAS can be used on its own, or as a supplementary text to 3-D Visualization for Engineering Graphics, or any other Prentice Hall Graphics book.



1. Engineering Design.


2. User Interface and File Management in I-DEAS Software.


3. Displaying 3-D Objects.


4. Creating 3-D Parts from 2-D Geometry.


5. Two-Dimensional Constraints.


6. Construction Techniques.


7. Modifying Objects.


8. Advanced Modeling Techniques.


9. Extracting Data from 3-D Models.


10. Assembly Modeling.


Appendix: Icon Panel Outlines.

Solid Modeling with I-DEAS, Second Edition by Sheryl Sorby teaches students how to use I-DEAS as a powerful tool for design. It takes a true 3-D approach emphasizing how modeling is inherently different from 2-D CAD. Beginning with a brief introduction to the design process in the context of concurrent engineering, this text proceeds to cover topics such as the I-DEAS work environment, file management, sketching, revolution, applying and modeling 3-D constraints, features and feature-based modeling, lofting, sweeping, and extracting data from 3-D models. Sorby encourages students "to learn by doing." Each chapter includes a set of "Guided Tours" that walk students through features of I-DEAS. Chapters conclude with an ample number of drawing problems.

Solid Modeling with I-DEAS, Second Edition can be used on its own, as a complement to 3-D Visualization for Engineering Graphics by Sheryl Sorby, Kim Manner, and Beverly Baartmans (©2000, ISBN 0-13-191602-5), or any other general graphics text available. Also available from Sheryl Sorby–Solid Modeling with Pro/ENGINEER (©2000, ISBN 0-13-490178-9).

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