Lucky Number 7
By all accounts, Matt Lombard is a busy guy. Matt runs his own consulting business, pops in on just about every SolidWorks discussion board offering help and advice, and represents the SolidWorks User Group Network in the Southeastern US. But
... ContinuedLet your mates do the work!
Recently I spoke with a customer who has created a substantial library of custom part files. He described to me what a great time savings it was to have a standard libraries that users can simply drag and drop from.
... ContinuedDo you need data management?
I sometimes hear from users who express frustration with a lack of organization of their design data. When I ask how they are managing their data the typical response is standard windows folder or shared drives. So, how do you
... ContinuedBeta program is in full swing.
The beta program for SolidWorks 2007 is currently underway. If you are a current subscription service customer and would like to partisipate, visit https://beta.solidworks.com/ and sign up. This program was created to help get early feedback and comments on the
... ContinuedFriends don't let friends design in 2D
Know engineer’s still designing in 3D or are you looking to start the transition yourself? There are some useful resources and referral programs you and your colleagues can use as a reference for making the move to 3D. One of
... ContinuedSWUGN Summit – San Jose
Another SWUGN Summit went off without a hitch last week as 80+ users converged on the Hilton – Santa Clara in sunny California. Most of the attendees were there to see the technical sessions and they weren’t disappointed. Phil Sluder,
... ContinuedMeeting with Students
Robert Meitzler, Eastern Michigan SolidWorks User Group Leader reports on a recent morning he spent with students at Southeastern High School of Technology (yep, high school) in Detroit, Michigan. “I had the pleasure of speaking with students at the first
... ContinuedSWUGN Summit – Houston
One down, eight to go The first of nine SWUGN Technical Summits was held in Houston, Texas last week. The event drew 65 users and featured ten different technical sessions, and a couple of vendor presentations during the sit-down lunch.
... ContinuedSave your settings…
Whether moving from one machine to another or the next version of SolidWorks, the Copy Settings Wizard can be used to save and restore your SolidWorks Settings. The Copy Settings Wizard (see figure 1) is available from the Windows Start
... ContinuedA Community PhotoWorks Contest
Rob Rodriguez, Northern Vermont SolidWorks User Group leader has opened up a monthly PhotoWorks contest for the SolidWorks Community. The contest is open to anyone, including SolidWorks users, employees, resellers, and students. Each month, a different model will be made
... ContinuedMicrosoft security update 912945
Before updating to Microsoft security update 912945 you should know what this update actually does to your browser. (see https://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=912945 for more details) This update was to address a patent infrigement and will cause a ActiveX controls to see a
... ContinuedIt's just about that time again…
For each release of SolidWorks we run a beta program. We use the beta program to gather your comments, suggestions, and opinions on the next release of SolidWorks. At SolidWorks, we place a high value on the opinion of our
... Continued3D Sketch and Loft
Product designers often require significant interactive control over the shaped they are creating. With improvements made in 2006, it is now possible to use a single 3D Sketch to create a loft Feature. In addition, you can dynamically edit the
... ContinuedNews and notes from the SolidWorks User Group Network
The Lower Alabama SolidWorks User Group is holding its first meeting March 23rd – https://www.swugn.org/pages/calendar/UGdetails.html?id=338 The Seattle Area SolidWorks Power User Group celebrates its 10th anniversary with a meeting on April 18th – https://www.swugn.org/pages/calendar/UGdetails.html?id=127 The Eastern Michigan SolidWorks User Group
... ContinuedFit Spline can overcome the mystery of splines
Often times I hear from engineers complains about the splines in their design tools that they are just too difficult to use. When probing deeper into their response, I discover that its not that they are necessarily difficult to use
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