All posts by Ricky Jordan

SolidWorks 2013 on a Tablet?

SolidWorks 2013 on a Tablet?
September 13, 2012 9 Comments »

During the SolidWorks 2013 deep dive demo last week at the Dassault Systemes North American headquarters, the SolidWorks staff sprung a little surprise on us.  When we came back from one of our breaks, there was a Samsung 700T Tablet ... Read More »

SolidWorks 2013: Mass Properties

SolidWorks 2013:  Mass Properties
September 13, 2012 4 Comments »

I’ve found that through the years of using SolidWorks across various industries, different toolsets are sometime utilized more with one type of product vs. another.  In recent years as I have moved into working with Aerospace & Space products, Center ... Read More »

SolidWorks 2013: Multiple Exploded Views

SolidWorks 2013:  Multiple Exploded Views
September 10, 2012 2 Comments »

In looking at all the enhancements included in SolidWorks 2013, there was one addition that I HAD to talk about first.  That is because this is an enhancement that I have wanted in SolidWorks since the day I began using ... Read More »

SolidWorks 2013 Announced

SolidWorks 2013 Announced
September 10, 2012 7 Comments »

It is Monday September 10, 2012 and the NDA is now officially lifted for SolidWorks 2013!  The launch site is now LIVE so make sure you check it out. In this post, I’m just going to hit the high points ... Read More »

SolidWorks 2013 Press Event

SolidWorks 2013 Press Event
September 8, 2012 1 Comment »

I just spent all day Thursday at the SolidWorks 2013 Press Event in Waltham, MA. The event was held at the newly opened Dassault Systemes North American headquarters. It was an action packed day and there are many things to ... Read More »

eDrawings Pro for iPad Released

eDrawings Pro for iPad Released
August 31, 2012 No Comments »

SolidWorks released eDrawings Pro for iPad today.  This comes not long after the initial eDrawings for iPad release a few months back. eDrawings Pro for iPad features capabilities for Sectioning, Markup, and Measurement.  The App is available from the Apple ... Read More »

New Site Design for 2012

New Site Design for 2012
August 28, 2012 No Comments »

It has been almost 4 years site the last site re-design, so to say it was overdue is probably an understatement.  I still have some tweaking to do, but for the most part, the bulk of the changeover is complete. ... Read More »

SolidWorks 2013 Preview: Center of Mass

SolidWorks 2013 Preview:  Center of Mass
August 22, 2012 No Comments »

The folks at SolidWorks are doing something a little different this year in that they are releasing a few details of SolidWorks 2013 EARLY.  You can find all the details over at the SolidWorks Blog. The first “preview” is the ... Read More »

Coming Soon: SolidWorks 2013

Coming Soon: SolidWorks 2013
August 22, 2012 No Comments »

Its that time of year again folks.  SolidWorks 2013 Beta will be drawing to a close soon and the NDA for SolidWorks 2013 will be lifted in early September.  We’ll then be able to talk about some of the new ... Read More »

E-Drawings Viewer for iPad

E-Drawings Viewer for iPad
April 30, 2012 8 Comments »

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 Parts, Assemblies, & Drawings along with e-Drawing ... Read More »

SolidWorks 2012 – Select All

SolidWorks 2012 – Select All
April 22, 2012 14 Comments »

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 2012 adds a “Select All” feature ... Read More »

SolidWorks 2013 Sneak Peek

SolidWorks 2013 Sneak Peek
February 18, 2012 9 Comments »

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. Any hopes of seeing “SolidWorks V6” ... Read More »

SolidWorks World 2012 – Wednesday General Session

SolidWorks World 2012 – Wednesday General Session
February 18, 2012 4 Comments »

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. As usual, Mark Schneider ... Read More »