Am I being overly picky or do other SolidWorks users think the 2004 Refernece Guide's 10 pages on Mold Design tools (15 items noted) is too sparse and sometimes abiguous in the text? Most of the 10 pages consists of screen shots, and unfortunately I think the choice of a complex part as the one shown leaves basic concepts in a nebulous haze. A simple part would get the starting points across with more clarity in my opinion.
Given the dominance of plastic parts in North America and Europe, I would think that SolidWorks would want to have a truly excellent explanation of the Tools including an overview of the different ways of developing cavities (which is barely if even alluded too in the 10 pages), such that a user can understand the different ways to accomplish the many different types of cavity jobs we run into every day.
"Ease-of-Use" is often determined by how good the explanations are when the software is as complicated as SolidWorks. I dare say, that some of the text wording leaves me to wonder if it wasn't done "offshore".
I am registering my dissatisfaction with SolidWorks on this issue.
Bo Clawson