SolidWorks Labs has posted a free beta of a modeling tool called CB Model Pro.  It is a direct manipulation freeform modeling tool.  It was developed by the creators of Cosmic Blobs.  I have already …

A few weeks back Jeff Mirisola and I participated in a Roundtable Discussion with Lou Gallo over at the SolidWorks: Heard! Podcast site.  The subject was of course SolidWorks 2008.  It was a lot …

I am still trying to finalize what I will be presenting at SolidWorks World next year.  My topic of choice right now is “Importing and Repairing Models Part 2″ which builds upon my presentation from …

With vacations over with and some due dates met, I’m finally getting some time now to post more reviews of the new features in SolidWorks 2008.  One of the requested subjects from my earlier post …

SolidWorks 2008 SP0 Early Visibility is now available for download at the Customer Portal.  This of course means that First Customer Ship (FCS) is right around the corner!  As Rob Rodriguez and others have pointed …

I don’t post links to press releases here too often, but this one really caught my eye today.  Growing up in the 80′s, I was a HUGE Transformers fan.  I had quite a few of …

An impressive turnout of 38 NASWUG members were treated to a special event tonight as Dana Parrish of SolidWorks Corporation made his second trip of the year to Huntsville to present at our user group …

Well that was quick!  SolidWorks 2008 Pre-Release 1 (PR1) came out about a week ago and Pre-Release 2 (PR2) was made available yesterday!  Luckily this is just in time for me as I was going …

Enhancements to Configurations don’t often get much press when it comes to new releases, so I thought I would highlight two new features of SolidWorks 2008 in the area of Configuration functionality.  I’ll include a …

I asked this question last year and got a few responses, so I thought I would do the same this year.  I have some particular subjects and features in mind to review here, but I …

SolidWorks 2008 Pre-Release 1 became available for download late last week.  It is available to all subscription customers at the SolidWorks Customer Portal.
Stay tuned for more on SolidWorks 2008 soon!
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One of the REALLY handy new items in SolidWorks 2008 is the added options to the Insert Part/Insert Mirror Part commands.  Here is the quick synopsis of what has been added:
When you use the …

The SolidWorks World 2008 website is now LIVE!  Next year’s conference will be held in sunny San Diego, CA.  The conference dates are January 20-23, 2008.  Catch all the details at the website.  I hope …