Updated for use with I-DEAS MS9 and based on a 3-D approach to design, this book emphasizes how modeling is inherently different from 2-D CAD. KEY TOPICS It begins with a brief introduction to the design process in the context of concurrent engineering, then 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. For engineers in graphics, drawing, and computer-aided drawing. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.