E-Drawings Viewer for iPad
Mon, 04/30/12 – 10:49 PM | One Comment

E-Drawings Viewer for iPad is now available from the App Store. I’ll have to admit that the first words out of my mouth when I saw this, were FINALLY!
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E-Drawings Viewer for iPad
Monday, 04/30/12 – 10:49 PM | One Comment
E-Drawings Viewer for iPad

E-Drawings Viewer for iPad is now available from the App Store. I’ll have to admit that the first words out of my mouth when I saw this, were FINALLY!
You can view SolidWorks …

SolidWorks 2012 – Select All
Sunday, 04/22/12 – 11:01 PM | 3 Comments
SolidWorks 2012 – Select All

Its easy to overlook some things when you are browsing a 179 page What’s New Document. This was the case for me as I was looking through the SolidWorks 2012 What’s New document. …

SolidWorks 2013 Sneak Peek
Saturday, 02/18/12 – 3:10 AM | 6 Comments
SolidWorks 2013 Sneak Peek

One of the things attendees of SolidWorks World always look forward to is the Wednesday General Session which is normally the day where we get a Sneak Peek of the next version of SolidWorks. …

SolidWorks World 2012 – Wednesday General Session
Saturday, 02/18/12 – 1:59 AM | 4 Comments
SolidWorks World 2012 – Wednesday General Session

The ever-popular Wednesday General Session at SolidWorks World 2012 showed some new features coming in SolidWorks 2013 as well as highlighting some new technology from companies using SolidWorks.
First up were the Model Mania contest winners. …

SolidWorks World 2012 – Tuesday General Session
Friday, 02/17/12 – 12:07 AM | One Comment
SolidWorks World 2012 – Tuesday General Session

SolidWorks World 2012 Tuesday’s General Session kicked off with Fielder Hiss showing off some video clips of the CSWP event from the Midway aircraft carrier the previous night. With the number of CSWPs continuing …

SolidWorks World 2012 – Monday General Session
Tuesday, 02/14/12 – 2:30 AM | One Comment
SolidWorks World 2012 – Monday General Session

SolidWorks World “officially” began this morning with the first General Session of the week.
The conference kicked off with some nice CG Animations of a robot band featuring a bot named “NAO” (pronounced “Now”). (The …

SolidWorks World 2012 – Sunday
Monday, 02/13/12 – 1:56 AM | One Comment
SolidWorks World 2012 – Sunday

After a long day of travel and a busy afternoon at SolidWorks World – Sunday Edition, we are all getting geared up for the first General Session in the morning.  Myself and a small group …

Next Up: SolidWorks World 2012
Saturday, 02/11/12 – 12:22 AM | One Comment
Next Up:  SolidWorks World 2012

That time of the year is almost upon us.  I’ll be flying out to SolidWorks World on Sunday and should arrive mid-day in San Diego.  It looks like it will be a busy conference.  What …

Download the SolidWorks World App!
Tuesday, 02/7/12 – 10:55 PM | 2 Comments
Download the SolidWorks World App!

SolidWorks has posted a SolidWorks World App for Android and iOS (iPhone & iPad) devices.  I’ve only spent a few minutes using it, but it looks like it will be a GREAT App if you …

SolidWorks World 2012 Top Ten List
Saturday, 01/7/12 – 9:43 AM | 3 Comments
SolidWorks World 2012 Top Ten List

The SolidWorks World 2012 Top Ten List candidates are posted.  You can log in to the SolidWorks Forums (link provided above – click the picture) and vote your favorite ideas up or down.  Idea submission …

SolidWorks 2012: Drawing Enhancements
Sunday, 11/13/11 – 9:48 PM | 4 Comments
SolidWorks 2012:  Drawing Enhancements

In many companies, Drawings are still were “the rubber meets the road”.  Let’s take a look at what I think will be some of the more popular enhancements to the Drawing and Detailing area of …

SolidWorks 2012 Announced
Sunday, 09/11/11 – 10:24 PM | 6 Comments
SolidWorks 2012 Announced

I just got back from a 10 day road trip for some family commitments, so I’m sharing the news about SolidWorks 2012 a little later than most. 
On September 6th, SolidWorks officially lifted the …

SolidWorks 2012 Beta 1 is Available
Tuesday, 06/28/11 – 12:22 AM | 7 Comments
SolidWorks 2012 Beta 1 is Available

Its a little later in the year than usual, but the time has arrived for SolidWorks 2012 Beta Testing.  You can download the SolidWorks 2012 Beta 1 software from the Beta Site if you are …

SolidWorks Electrical Routing – Part 3 (FINALLY!)
Tuesday, 05/17/11 – 12:34 AM | 36 Comments
SolidWorks Electrical Routing – Part 3 (FINALLY!)

Almost two years ago I posted two videos to the site detailing the use of SolidWorks Electrical Routing.  I had full intentions of producing a Part 3 but life as it does sometimes had other …