SolidWorks Bible is a comprehensive reference-tutorial that covers the basics, but then quickly ramps up to more advanced level topics. Every feature is thoroughly covered yet written in a way that makes learning this robust program seem non-threatening and uncomplicated. In a market full of books for beginners this is the one book that goes into extensive detail, not just on "how" the software works, but in many cases "why" it works the way it does. The author is well known in the SolidWorks community and uses SolidWorks on a daily basis as his main design tool in his contracting and consulting work. Many topics covered in SolidWorks Bible are not found in any other publication or even documentation directly from SolidWorks.

Part I : SolidWorks Basic
Part II : Building Intelligence into Your Parts
Part III : Working with Assemblies
Part IV : Creating and Using Libraries
Part V : Creating Drawings
Part VI : Using Advanced Techniques
Part VII : Working with Specialized Functionality
Part VIII : Appendixes