SolidWorks World 2007 – Yes, I'm Still Excited
I’ve mentioned before how excited I get about SolidWorks World, and some of you may be wondering why I haven’t written much about the upcoming conference. That’s about to change, and I hope you will check back here soon for
... ContinuedHome at Last….
Well, I’ve been back all week, I’ve just neglected the blog a bit. The user group road trip was a huge success, with stops in Omaha, Detroit, and Racine (Milwaukee). The Nebraska group meeting was attended by more than 70
... ContinuedBetter Visualization with Sketch Ghosting
One of SolidWorks forte’s is “Delete nothing – Change everything”. As you might know, you can go into any sketch which is used for a feature, for example an extrusion, and if that sketch is unconstrained (no sketch relations or
... ContinuedFocus on your Designs – a few quick tips
SolidWorks 2007 has gone a long way to allow you to focus on designing not on CAD rules One way is by dealing with two of the most commonly performed operations in MCAD: viewing and selection. Model Interaction Let’s start
... ContinuedA Long Trip, But Well Worth It
I’m leaving this morning for a week’s worth of user group meetings. First up is the SolidWorks User Group of Nebraska where John McEleney will be the featured guest on Monday the 2nd. Off to Detroit on the 3rd for
... ContinuedSweet Home Alabama
SolidWorks User Group meetings in Huntsville and Birmingham afforded me the opportunity to visit Alabama for the second time this year. Many thanks to Ricky Jordan and the North Alabama SolidWorks User Group for making me feel welcome in Huntsville.
... Continued3D Search
I thought this was a pretty interesting take on this new capability: https://www10.mcadcafe.com/nbc/articles/view_weekly.php?articleid=305374 Reuse is something we always talk about at SolidWorks. The ability to check existing designs for a component, based on a desired shape, to use in a
... ContinuedSWUGN Summit – Charlotte
Matt Lombard sums it up nicely. Matt Speaks
... ContinuedSeptember 19th – A Big Day for SolidWorks User Group Meetings
I don’t know what’s so special about September 19th, but there are seven user group meetings and one SWUGN Technical Summit scheduled for that day. https://www.swugn.org/pages/calendar/calendar.html
... ContinuedScreen Capture
One of the best things about SolidWorks is that improves its capabilities and utilities based on customer feedback and understanding how they work, even the little things they do on a daily basis. Sometimes, those enhancement ideas come from our
... ContinuedWhat resolution do I publish for projection or print?
I often get asked the question – what resolution or dpi (dots per inch) should I be setting my PhotoWorks rendered output to?This is a question that you should have an answer for because it could cost you unnecessary time
... ContinuedA Rising Star in the SolidWorks Community
If you frequent the SolidWorks message boards, you no doubt recognize the name Anna Wood. Anna has become a regular at the SolidWorks forum, as well as other sites such as comp.cad.solidworks, and Eng-Tips. Her insightful answers to a wide
... ContinuedSWUGN Summit – Seattle
Low attendance. Scheduling issues. Parking woes. Disappointing? Only if you weren’t there. Adam Scheible, Portland User Group Leader got things off on the right foot when he boldly proclaimed "This is going to be a great day!!" And it was…
... ContinuedSean Dotson, a CAD Community Icon
Sean Dotson has been getting some extra press lately and I’m happy to jump on the bandwagon. I had the pleasure of meeting Sean at COFES more than three years ago and we’ve become good friends since then. A leader
... ContinuedThumbwheel controls
Slider controls have long existed in SolidWorks as an quick and intuitive way to “dial in” to an approximate value without having to type in a number. But what if the value that can be inputted could be an
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