SolidWorks 2010:  Awesome Tables!
Sun, 02/21/10 – 11:55 PM | Comments

Sometimes when testing newer versions of Software you discover some “unreported” enhancements that really can be a time saver.  That type of enhancement is the source of this post, but first we’ll take an overall …

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Mach 4 PhotoWorks Contest Winner!!
Monday, 12/1/08 – 1:38 AM | Comments
Mach 4 PhotoWorks Contest Winner!!

Congratulations to Cilas Gimenez who won Rob Rodriguez’s November 2008 PhotoWorks Contest featuring my Mach 4 Racer.  It was REALLY cool to see all the different ideas incorporated into the renderings.  You can view the …

Vote for Your Favorite Mach 4 Rendering!
Monday, 11/24/08 – 10:33 PM | Comments
Vote for Your Favorite Mach 4 Rendering!

Rob Rodriguez’s PhotoWorks Rendering Contest for November is now closed and voting has begun.  Click the image above to go to the voting site.  There are some EXCELLENT entries this month which featured my Mach …

All NEW Content Rich Site Design!!
Monday, 11/24/08 – 1:37 AM | Comments
All NEW Content Rich Site Design!!

Today marks the next phase of my site changeover to Wordpress which started back at the beginning of August.  I’m proud to present to you a brand new site layout which I think takes this …

Only 3 Days Left to Submit Your Mach 4 Rendering!
Wednesday, 11/19/08 – 12:41 AM | Comments
Only 3 Days Left to Submit Your Mach 4 Rendering!

There’s only 3 days remaining to submit your rendering of the Mach 4 Racer to Rob Rodriguez’s November PhotoWorks Rendering Contest. The contest closes Friday October 21, 2008 and voting will end the following Friday, …

Richard Branson to be Keynote Speaker at SolidWorks World 2009
Wednesday, 11/12/08 – 2:12 PM | Comments
Richard Branson to be Keynote Speaker at SolidWorks World 2009

Hot off the presses today is the news that entrepreneur extraordinaire Richard Branson will be a Keynote Speaker at SolidWorks World 2009.  Richard is the man behind the Virgin Group which started as a record …

SolidWorks Video Tip: Surface Extraction with ScanTo3D
Wednesday, 11/12/08 – 2:37 AM | Comments
SolidWorks Video Tip: Surface Extraction with ScanTo3D

Today’s SolidWorks Video Tip shows an example of how you can use ScanTo3D to extract surface data from mesh files.  This example was inspired by a file I recently helped fellow Blogger Mike Puckett with.  …

SolidWorks Video Tip: Using Multiple Split Features
Monday, 11/3/08 – 1:48 AM | Comments
SolidWorks Video Tip: Using Multiple Split Features

This SolidWorks Video Tip shows the use of multiple trim tool features in the Split command.  The example shows the creation of a simplified polyurethane tool using the Combine and Split commands found inside the …

Additional Notes to the Knoxville User Group Post
Wednesday, 10/29/08 – 11:54 PM | Comments
Additional Notes to the Knoxville User Group Post

I added some additional notes and links to photos tonight to the previous post on the Knoxville User Group Meeting that I attended last night.  All of the additional notes were in reference to Jon …

Knoxville SolidWorks User Group Meeting
Tuesday, 10/28/08 – 11:41 PM | Comments
Knoxville SolidWorks User Group Meeting

From Left to Right: Jon Hirschtick, Rodney Hall, Ricky Jordan, & Jeff Bohanan
Tonight I had the privilege of attending the Knoxville SolidWorks User Group meeting which featured SolidWorks founder Jon Hirschtick.  I’ve been hearing …

Download and RENDER The Mach 4 Racer!
Sunday, 10/26/08 – 11:07 PM | Comments
Download and RENDER The Mach 4 Racer!

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Most if not ALL of the items I design on a daily basis are proprietary which means I cannot share the models with the public.  One of the goals I set this year was …

SolidWorks Video Tip: 2009 Missing Reference Ghosting
Monday, 10/20/08 – 12:01 AM | Comments
SolidWorks Video Tip: 2009 Missing Reference Ghosting

When working with any parametric modeling package references are something a user constantly has to be aware of.  Often times when you make modifications to a model, child features based off of entities changed can …

Live Blogging: Discovery Channel Time Warp, MythBusters, & Prototype This!
Wednesday, 10/15/08 – 7:40 PM | Comments
Live Blogging: Discovery Channel Time Warp, MythBusters, & Prototype This!

7:37pm – I’m a little behind…thank goodness for DVR!
7:39pm – Into the second episode of Time Warp now – Watching the “Will it Blend guy”
7:40pm – They just blended an iPhone….that was painful to watch….but …

Ben Eadie on Revision3
Tuesday, 10/14/08 – 12:49 AM | Comments
Ben Eadie on Revision3

Ben Eadie of SolidMentor recently filmed an episode with Patrick Norton at Revision3.com showing off his home built laser scanner.  Click the image above to check out the episode!
Congrats to Ben for making his first …

SolidWorks on the Military Channel!
Sunday, 10/12/08 – 10:48 PM | Comments
SolidWorks on the Military Channel!

As I was channel surfing this morning I ran across a program on the Military Channel called Backyard to Battlefield.  I came in about halfway through the episode but it IMMEDIATELY caught my attention.  If …