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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SolidWorks World 2012 Top Ten List
Saturday, 7 Jan, 2012 – 9:43 | 2 Comments
SolidWorks World 2012 Top Ten List

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 …

SolidWorks 2012: Drawing Enhancements
Sunday, 13 Nov, 2011 – 21:48 | 2 Comments
SolidWorks 2012:  Drawing Enhancements

In many companies, Drawings are still were “the rubber meets the road”.  Let’s take a look at what I think will be some of the more popular enhancements to the Drawing and Detailing area of …

SolidWorks 2012 Announced
Sunday, 11 Sep, 2011 – 22:24 | 5 Comments
SolidWorks 2012 Announced

I just got back from a 10 day road trip for some family commitments, so I’m sharing the news about SolidWorks 2012 a little later than most. 
On September 6th, SolidWorks officially lifted the …

SolidWorks 2012 Beta 1 is Available
Tuesday, 28 Jun, 2011 – 0:22 | 7 Comments
SolidWorks 2012 Beta 1 is Available

Its a little later in the year than usual, but the time has arrived for SolidWorks 2012 Beta Testing.  You can download the SolidWorks 2012 Beta 1 software from the Beta Site if you are …

New SolidWorks Logo
Monday, 4 Apr, 2011 – 20:59 | 5 Comments
New SolidWorks Logo

As I was logging into the Knowledge base earlier today I just happened to notice a bit of a change in the SolidWorks logo.  As you can see in the image above, it is quite …

SolidWorks 2012 Sneak Peek
Thursday, 27 Jan, 2011 – 21:15 | 9 Comments
SolidWorks 2012 Sneak Peek

One of the favorite parts for many attendees at SolidWorks World each year is the Sneak Peek preview of the upcoming SolidWorks release.  This year at SolidWorks World 2011, we all got a Sneak Peek …

SolidWorks World 2011 General Session Tuesday
Tuesday, 25 Jan, 2011 – 12:35 | 5 Comments
SolidWorks World 2011 General Session Tuesday

The Tuesday General Session is now over and SolidWorks World is nearing it’s halfway point. The focus of today’s session was on The SolidWorks User Groups and SolidWorks Customer Stories.

Fielder Hiss led off the with …

SolidWorks and “Space”
Monday, 24 Jan, 2011 – 0:30 | 3 Comments
SolidWorks and “Space”

A couple of weeks ago there were two “Space” related SolidWorks announcements. I have a personal interest in both of them (one more so than the other). So here goes, let’s take them …

Announcements to look for at SolidWorks World 2011
Wednesday, 19 Jan, 2011 – 23:00 | One Comment
Announcements to look for at SolidWorks World 2011

We are still a few days away from the start of SolidWorks World, but here are a few interesting announcements coming that you’ll want to keep your eye on.
T-SPLINES FOR SOLIDWORKS
I caught this post over …

Forecasting the Clouds for SolidWorks V6
Wednesday, 19 Jan, 2011 – 2:29 | 9 Comments
Forecasting the Clouds for SolidWorks V6

Ok…with all the Cloud jokes rolling around I couldn’t help but have a little fun with the headline.  SolidWorks V6 or “The Cloud version” as dubbed by many has been somewhat quietly talked about off …

SolidWorks 2011: User Interface Enhancements
Friday, 22 Oct, 2010 – 0:21 | 12 Comments
SolidWorks 2011:  User Interface Enhancements

Although in general, the User Interface is the same when comparing SolidWorks 2010 to SolidWorks 2011, there are some subtle differences.  Lets start with one of the most simple, yet effective enhancements.  I’ll bet  you …

DraftSight for MAC now available
Tuesday, 21 Sep, 2010 – 21:02 | 30 Comments
DraftSight for MAC now available

In case the news hasn’t made it to your Inbox, DraftSight for MAC is now available for download at DraftSight.com. Since I don’t own a MAC…I’ll just have to listen to the feedback from …

SolidWorks 2011: Weld Bead – Part 1
Monday, 6 Sep, 2010 – 23:17 | 28 Comments
SolidWorks 2011:  Weld Bead – Part 1

So why would one “new” feature necessitate having a Part 1 and Part 2?  Its mainly due to the many different ways the feature can be applied.  SolidWorks 2011 introduces a new “Weld Bead” feature.  While …

DraftSight for LINUX Screenshot
Thursday, 2 Sep, 2010 – 22:14 | 41 Comments
DraftSight for LINUX Screenshot

Wondering what DraftSight will look like when the Linux version is released?  Well…wonder no more.  Here’s a screenshot!  Looks just as clean as the MAC & Windows versions.  I did not hear exactly when we …