SolidWorks World 2012 Top Ten List
Sat, 01/7/12 – 9:43 AM | 2 Comments

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 …

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Fun with The Simpsons
Thursday, 07/19/07 – 10:55 PM | 2 Comments
Fun with The Simpsons

Thomas Parel and Rob Rodriguez made there own Simpsons Avatars so I thought I would join in the fun!  The only thing they were missing to have me pegged was a shirt with a collar!  …

Help the Help!
Friday, 07/13/07 – 6:13 PM | 5 Comments
Help the Help!

Matt Lombard is putting together a list of suggestions to improve the SolidWorks Help functions over at his Blog.  Matt has been one of the stronger voices in the SolidWorks Community that would like to …

SolidWorks 2008 Beta4 available to Subscription Customers
Friday, 07/13/07 – 7:53 AM | One Comment

I haven’t seen anything official on this anywhere, but subscription customers can now download SolidWorks 2008 Beta4 from the Customer Portal.
More to come soon on SolidWorks 2008!
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NextEngine Teaser
Sunday, 07/8/07 – 9:41 PM | 4 Comments
NextEngine Teaser

If you read Jeff, Matt, or Devon’s Blogs, you’ve probably read some discussion regarding the NextEngine 3D Scanner.  Jeff and I are going to be teaming up to write a review on the product.  Matt …

SolidWorks 2008: The New UI
Monday, 06/18/07 – 10:54 PM | 22 Comments
SolidWorks 2008:  The New UI

Unless you have been living under a rock or haven’t been keeping up with the latest SolidWorks News, you have probably heard that with SolidWorks 2008 comes a new User Interface.  I choose my words …

SolidWorks 2008 Announced!
Monday, 06/18/07 – 10:04 AM | 5 Comments
SolidWorks 2008 Announced!

At last the wait is over.  SolidWorks Corporation today officially announced details of SolidWorks 2008 to the public.  Highlights of the changes include an all new User Interface, expansion of SWIFT technology, and all new …

Gearing up for SolidWorks 2008
Friday, 06/15/07 – 8:28 PM | No Comment
Gearing up for SolidWorks 2008

As the SolidWorks 2008 Beta Contest enters its final stages, the rollout is sure to begin soon.  I have had some time to Beta test this year.  (Probably more than I have had in any …

John McEleney visits Huntsville
Tuesday, 06/12/07 – 10:35 PM | 2 Comments

History was made in many ways on June 11, 2007 in Huntsville, AL.  SolidWorks CEO John McEleney started off his Southern Swing user group tour with a visit to our North Alabama SolidWorks User Group …

COSMOS Companion
Monday, 06/4/07 – 8:25 PM | 4 Comments
COSMOS Companion

I’ve got my hands in MANY different areas of SolidWorks on a daily basis.  One of the areas that I have been trying to gain more knowledge in over the past couple of years is …

SWUGN Summit – Nashville
Tuesday, 05/22/07 – 8:50 PM | 4 Comments
SWUGN Summit – Nashville

For the first time ever, a SWUGN Summit was held in Nashville, TN today and SolidWorks users from across the region were there in record numbers. All in all, 110 users, presenters, and resellers were …

COSMOSudoku Game
Thursday, 05/17/07 – 8:24 AM | 6 Comments
COSMOSudoku Game

The folks at SolidWorks are at it again with their latest game – COSMOSudoku.  And to think…I was just now getting over the productivity loss from PaperPilot.
In all seriousness, this looks like a pretty cool …

Coming Soon: SWUGN Summit – Nashville
Sunday, 05/13/07 – 10:10 PM | 2 Comments
Coming Soon:  SWUGN Summit – Nashville

Back in March I Blogged about the upcoming SWUGN Summit in Nashville, TN.  The Summit is one week from Tuesday and is quickly shaping up to be the PREMIER SolidWorks event in the southeast this …

SolidWorks Tip: Unabsorb Sketches
Tuesday, 05/1/07 – 9:31 PM | 5 Comments
SolidWorks Tip:  Unabsorb Sketches

Here is a little jewel of a feature inside of SolidWorks……the ability to use the rollback bar to unabsorb sketches from features.  This has been one of those features that I have found is not …

BUSY BUSY BUSY!
Tuesday, 05/1/07 – 8:58 PM | No Comment
BUSY BUSY BUSY!

I’ve had plenty of work going on for the past several weeks which has unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on how you look at it) eaten into my Blog time.  Fear not as I am getting …