Steve Wozniak will be the keynote speaker at SolidWorks World next year in New Orleans.  Wozniak co-founded Apple Computer with Steve Jobs back in 1975.  He designed the Apple I & Apple II computers which …

It’s upgrade time this week for SolidWorks where I work.  I thought this would be a good time to discuss a few things to do in preparation of a major version upgrade in SolidWorks.  …

Many of you are probably familiar with the TenLinks.com website.  I consider it the “go-to” source for CAD/CAM/CAE news.  The TenLinks Daily Digest is one of my “must read” e-mails every day.  (If you don’t …

With the release of SolidWorks 2007, the entire PDM product offering is undergoing some pretty major changes. One of the most noticeable changes has been the renaming of the classic PDMWorks product to PDMWorks Workgroup. …

Here is a really great way to show your product to the World…SolidWorks World that is.  Product Design Showcase gives SolidWorks users a chance to share their product designs in a professionally displayed area in …

There are 4 brand new CSWPs (Certified SolidWorks Professionals)in Alabama this morning.  Four members of the North Alabama SolidWorks User Group (NASWUG) passed their CSWP exam yesterday!
Congratulations go out to:
Richard Hall
Brian McElyea
Randy Thomas
Michael Langley
With these …

I love user group meetings. The part I love the most about the meetings is seeing the looks of discovery that people have when they learn something new about SolidWorks. Throughout my time as a …

If you haven’t seen or heard about it yet, SolidWorks Explorer has been given a complete overhaul with the release of SolidWorks 2007. The entire user interface has been redesigned and has been integrated with …

Have you ever been frustrated when trying to manipulate splines in 3DSketches? I think most of us who have used them have felt that way from time to time. Most of that frustration can …

I recently got to do an interview with some of the marketing folks at SolidWorks for a series of podcasts being released this week. (SolidWorks 2007 launch week)
Check out the SolidWorks Podcast page if you …

Just because a feature has been in SolidWorks for quite some time doesn’t necessarily mean that it is well known throughout the user community. One great example of this is the Save As Part feature. …

In Part 1 of my review of ScanTo3D, we covered importing point cloud data and converting that data into mesh data using the Mesh Preparation Wizard. In this second installment we will take a look …

From time to time, SolidWorks seems to have a knack for pulling off a real surprise with the introduction of a particular feature or product add-in. The addition of ScanTo3D was to me another great …

One of my favorite tools in SolidWorks is the Delete Face command. It probably has too many uses for me to list them all here but what I use them for mainly is surface reconstruction …