SolidWorks 2010:  Awesome Tables!
Sun, 02/21/10 – 11:55 PM | Comments

Sometimes when testing newer versions of Software you discover some “unreported” enhancements that really can be a time saver.  That type of enhancement is the source of this post, but first we’ll take an overall …

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Al Predicts the Future of SolidWorks
Sun, 02/21/10 – 9:43 PM | Comments

If you are active in the CAD world and haven’t heard of Al Dean and Develop3D, then you are seriously missing out.

Al does a great job of looking at the MCAD Industry as a whole and his latest article lays out what I think is a spot on prediction of the future of SolidWorks.  This is a must read for all SolidWorks users!

SolidWorks World 2010 – Next generation picture starts to clear

Stay tuned…more to come!

SolidWorks 2011 Sneak Peek
Fri, 02/5/10 – 1:05 AM | Comments
SolidWorks 2011 Sneak Peek

One of the things that attendees look forward to the most when attending SolidWorks World is the sneak peek of the next version of SolidWorks. Attendees were treated to TWO previews this year since …

SolidWorks in the Cloud
Mon, 02/1/10 – 6:36 PM | Comments
SolidWorks in the Cloud

This is just the first post of many to come on this. I’m going to try and hit the highlights and then we will get into some of the details later. Today at …

SolidWorks World Sunday Part 2
Mon, 02/1/10 – 3:45 AM | Comments
SolidWorks World Sunday Part 2

Well, Sunday has now wrapped up and everyone is getting geared up for the first General Session tomorrow morning starting at 8:30am PST.
The rest of my day included a few more Roundtable Sessions followed by …

SolidWorks World Sunday Part 1
Sun, 01/31/10 – 6:36 PM | Comments
SolidWorks World Sunday Part 1

Well…I’ve got a small amount of time between sessions here so I thought I would post a few pictures of the convention center areas.  Below is the Convention Center entrance.  Nice Sign!

Here’s a further out …

Arrival at SolidWorks World 2010
Sun, 01/31/10 – 3:19 AM | Comments
Arrival at SolidWorks World 2010

Well after some flight delays, I finally made it to Anaheim about 4:30pm PST this afternoon.  While at the baggage terminal we ran into Alex Ruiz who was there to pick up Jeff Mirisola.  Alex …

New Product Announcement at SolidWorks World?
Sun, 01/31/10 – 2:23 AM | Comments
New Product Announcement at SolidWorks World?

One of the interesting things on the press agenda for SolidWorks World 2010 is a press conference scheduled for Wednesday morning regarding a “New Product Announcement”. This is the only reference I have seen …

Getting Set for SolidWorks World 2010
Sat, 01/30/10 – 1:56 AM | Comments
Getting Set for SolidWorks World 2010

With the start of SolidWorks World 2010 now officially 1 day away, I’m finalizing my schedule, planning my coverage, and pondering just what exactly we might see at the biggest MCAD event in the industry.  …

HP Mini 110 Review
Tue, 01/5/10 – 1:08 AM | Comments
HP Mini 110 Review

Last year while attending SolidWorks World 2009, I started thinking seriously about purchasing a “netbook” computer after lugging around an 8.5 pound Dell M6400 for 6 straight days.  Rather than purchasing one right away, I …

Dell M6400 with Windows 7!
Mon, 01/4/10 – 12:19 AM | Comments
Dell M6400 with Windows 7!

Well…after Vista x64 started giving me a few “blue screens” and the fact that I had a slow week at work, I figured this was an opportune time to update my M6400 to Windows 7 …

We Are SolidWorks!
Wed, 12/30/09 – 11:58 PM | Comments
We Are SolidWorks!

While browsing through my Twitter feed today I came across this link from Mike Puckett at SolidWorks.  Could this be the future interface for CAD?  While I’m sure the main purpose of the video presently …

SolidWorks Help in your Browser!
Wed, 10/28/09 – 12:52 AM | Comments
SolidWorks Help in your Browser!

As reported here a few months back, SolidWorks 2010 introduced an option for Online Help.  The Online Help has some enhanced search features which includes sorting by subject and links to the Knowledge Base.  In …

SolidWorks 2010: Mouse Gestures
Tue, 10/13/09 – 12:01 AM | Comments
SolidWorks 2010: Mouse Gestures

Today we are going to take a look at perhaps one of the most underrated new features of SolidWorks 2010, the Mouse Gesture Wheel.  While this new tool has gotten some good press in recent …

Dassault Systemes in NASCAR
Mon, 10/12/09 – 10:24 PM | Comments
Dassault Systemes in NASCAR

If you are a NASCAR fan and a CAD user like myself, you might have noticed a little something different at this weekend’s race at the California Speedway.  Dassault Systemes was the primary sponsor for …

SolidWorks 2010: Hole Wizard!
Mon, 09/28/09 – 12:09 AM | Comments
SolidWorks 2010: Hole Wizard!

It’s been a while since I have had a chance to post.  I have been working some crazy hours on various projects.  Hopefully some of them I can share with you one day.  Its time …