CATIA for Designers V5R13 is a textbook written with the tutorial point of view with learn-by-doing as the theme. About 30 mechanical engineering industry examples are used as tutorials in this book and an additional 25 as exercises to ensure that the user can relate his knowledge of this book with the actual mechanical industry designs.

This textbook consists of 13 logically sequenced chapters covering the Part, Assembly, and Drafting workbenches of CATIA V5R13. Every chapter begins with a command section that provides detailed explanation of the commands and tools in CATIA V5R13. The command section is followed by tutorials that are created using these commands. This approach allows the user to use this textbook initially as a learning tool and then later use it as a reference material.

· Detailed explanation of CATIA V5R13 commands and tools
· More than 30 real-world mechanical engineering designs as tutorials and projects with step-by-step explanation
· Emphasis on Why and How with explanation
· Tips and Notes throughout the textbook
· 624 pages with heavily illustrated text  
· Self-evaluation tests and Exercises at the end of each chapter