Monthly Archives: August 2009
Technical Tip: Toolbar Flyouts
This blog post is the fifth in a series of technical tips about the SolidWorks User Interface. Call the series "Everything you wanted to know about —–, but were afraid to ask". The first few posts will be about the
... ContinuedGabi Tries Her Hand at….Speaking
If you've ever met Gabi Jack, you know she's a woman of few (spoken) words. That will have to change on September 9th as Gabi is scheduled to present at the Tri-Valley SolidWorks User Group meeting in Dublin, California. The
... ContinuedConfusing terminology
Sometimes you come across a term in simulation that doesn’t make much sense and seems to have been put there to confuse and confound. One such term that I was asked about recently is the purpose of the Jacobian check,
... ContinuedPhotoView 360 Rendering Contest Extended
I just got word that the PhotoView 360 Rendering Contest is being extended for two additional weeks, for a total of five. Entries for week 3 are still due by 4:59 EDT tomorrow, but if you haven’t entered yet, you
... ContinuedTechnical Tip: SolidWorks Heads-Up View Toolbar
This blog post is the fourth in a series of technical tips about the SolidWorks User Interface. Call the series "Everything you wanted to know about —–, but were afraid to ask". The first few posts will be about the
... ContinuedAn End of Summer Ritual – A Lot of SolidWorks User Group Meetings
It's hard for me to accept that summer is coming to an end. Sure, my kids went back to school yesterday, but it's forecast to be 103 degrees here today, with little or no relief in sight. Something I have come
... ContinuedThe SolidWorks 2010 Website Is Live!
I won't waste your time with lots of writing. Just click on this link right here to visit the SolidWorks 2010 website. There's lots of goodies for you.
... ContinuedMedia Blitz, or SolidWorks Users Getting Excited?
Since yesterday's lifting of the NDA, SolidWorks bloggers have been churning out page after page of their favorite new features in SolidWorks 2010. I've read 19 articles already, and that's just the blogs that I follow regularly. There's more on the way. There's
... ContinuedThis week, its all about SolidWorks 2010
This week is all about SolidWorks 2010… Beta 3 is available through the customer portal and the NDA has been lifted. Check out the Blog roll for new features in SW2010… These guys are right on the mark and have
... ContinuedPhotoView 360 Rendering Contest: Week 2 Winners
Yes, we’re ready to announce the winners of the second week of the contest. They are, in no particular order… Rob Rodriguez Tyler Wheeler Lars Petersen You can go here to view all of the entries (at much larger sizes)
... ContinuedDevon Sowell Somehow Gets 29 Hours in His Days
He must. How else could he run his business, write two blogs (here and here), write books, and take some really cool family vacations? I think his next project should be a book on time management. But first, Devon has decided to
... ContinuedBack to Colorado – But No Baseball This Time
It seems like just yesterday I was in Colorado, and it seems like tomorrow I'll need to go back. We're still a little over three weeks away though from the SWUGN Summit – Denver, but it feels like it's coming
... ContinuedNow live: 3D ContentCentral 2010 Beta program
The beta announcements are coming fast a furious lately, what with the PhotoView 360 beta contest announced last week, the new referral program and general SolidWorks 2010 beta goodness. So what's one more going to hurt? Today, we are announcing
... ContinuedPhotoView 360 Rendering Contest: Week 1 Winners
Last week we announced the PhotoView 360 2010 Beta rendering contest. This week we’re happy to announce the first three winners, as follows. Click on each image to view a larger version. Jim Holland Scott Baugh Ralph Tide If you
... ContinuedGetting dropped
Preparing to demonstrate a drop test the other day, I was reminded of a useful procedure for creating a suitable mesh and thought you might like to know about it. Identify the surface that will hit the ground first during
... Continued