The exercises analyze and examine usage competencies. Review individual features, commands and tools with the enclosed Multi-media CD. Work between multiple documents, features, commands and custom properties that represent how engineers and designers utilize SolidWorks in industry. Follow the steps in Project 1 - 8 to achieve the design goals. Learn by doing, not just by reading! Desired outcomes and usage competencies are listed for each project. Address various SolidWorks analysis tools: SimulationXpress, Sustainability / SustainabilityXpress and DFMXpress and Intelligent Modeling techniques. Learn the techniques to reuse features, parts and assemblies through symmetry, patterns, copied components, design tables, Bills of Materials, Custom Properties and Configurations. Formulate the skills to create, modify and edit sketches and solid features. Follow the step-by-step instructions and develop multiple parts and assemblies that combine machined, plastic and sheet metal components. Explore the user interface, CommandManager, menus, toolbars and modeling techniques to create parts, assemblies and drawings in an engineering environment. The book provides a solid foundation in SolidWorks by utilizing projects with step-by-step instructions for the beginning to intermediate SolidWorks user. Engineering Design with SolidWorks 2011 is written to assist students, designers, engineers and professionals.