Creo™ Parametric 2.0

I'm an aerospace/mechanical engineer with nearly 19 years of experience. For most of my career, I have used Solidworks and found it to be very easy to pick up and usually all that I ever needed for mechanical design and for prepping designs for finite element analysis work. At my new job, we use Creo Parametric (Pro-E) and I can clearly see why Solidworks was invented from this monstrosity. That being said, I hear Creo Parametric is more powerful but the lack of surface functions that Solidworks does with ease (midsurfaces for example) leaves Creo Parametric a weak tool for use in Ansys FEM work - and that is my main use for Creo Parametric for my job these days.The book itself is much like Creo Parametric. It is choppy, takes a while to do the simplest things, and leaves you wondering "what did I learn?" There is little explanation of why you are following a particular procedure to create a feature and a significant number of actions in the book are just running you in a circle. I presume it is to show the reader certain features of the software exist but that could be prefaced with an objective or something that tells you why you just wasted your time getting nowhere on your exercise.Furthermore, the way the author lays out the step-by-step key strokes/menu picks is a royal pain to read quickly. I have seen far, far better books that accomplish the same thing for their respective softwares. Laying it all as if you are reading prose, when in fact there are significant usage of icons, may be saving space but is not easy to read. The one useful thing is that at least the author shows you enough figures to help work your way through the exercises.

As a former editor, tech books tend to be inconsistent, typically. This version is consistent, but still a bit difficult to read. The diagrams are plentiful, and would be more helpful in color, or not greyed out so much. Overall, they are well-labeled and are well-coordinated with the text and practice boxes. The confusing part is the layout from text to practice boxes, or just within the practice boxes when they run over several pages. I understand the use of the ">" notation, but for following and reading, it's hard on the eyes.I would prefer separate lines and (2) columns of text rather than a full across the page layout for following lines of commands or clicks as needed. Smaller diagram boxes may also be good to "tighten up" the layout. The abbreviations for the mouse clicks (LMB, RMB, MMB) take a bit getting used to, but are efficient.

The book itself is fine if you already have a background knowledge of Creo Parametric. I am learning the software from ground zero (for parts manual creation) and the main thing that was disappointing is that there wasn't a glossary of technical definitions. Having taken the book to work, other engineers did find it useful but as I said they already had a working knowledge of the software. The book was probably fine, I just needed a more entry level presentation.

This book does teach by example which I find to the best way to learn a CAD package but it is unclear in many spots. I find myself fighting the program to implement what the author want to teach. The text leaves out a lot of detail and insight into the best practice techniques; instead, Lamit just lists commands in a very unorganized way. It feel like this book is an outline for the real book to come in edition 2 or 3. Overall, the book did help me BUT I see no reason to keep it on my shelf like others I have used in the past to learn Solidworks and Autodesk products.

This book is not a PTC Creo reference manual. It uses the approach of build a part like right mouse button pick something then extrude then pick a surface. Basically tells you every single step you need to do to make a part. If you are a very basic beginner I guess it would be good. If you want to use as a reference book like the old V20 PTC Pro Engineer manuals to look up how to warp a surface or sweep a curve in detail its not the book you need.

Excellent as a tutorial book. Your benefit is directly proportional to the seat time you invest in working through each chapter. On-line version helps to clarify material. The author knows Creo well and is very good at transferring the details you need to work the program. A cut above other work-through-example CAD books.

I have worked with layout software before and I know the difficulties with finding the right button for the right function. Gary Lamit has project based learning chapters and online content to simplify the functions, mechanical terminology, and software icon/menus. Great introduction to Creo.

This is a great tutorial for learning proe/creo. Mr. Lamit has a knack for putting just the right amount of theory with the exercises. In addition, lectures can be downloaded that mimic the book exercises. I believe the excellence of the book is indicative of a person who has dedicated their career to design. Hard to beat a been there done person with a passion for the subject. The book in combination with the lectures is a great value. I recommend them highly.

As a former Pro E user, this is a great addition to have. Anyone can learn from this, plus is the additional online access

Good book for Creo but the way it is arranged can be misleading or confusing

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O livro é bastante didático. Faltou apenas um glossário que sería indispensável para tornar o aprendizado mais fácil e objetivo mas em um todo, nota 9,5 !!!

Bé per principiants, si busques modelat avançat aquest no és el teu llibre.