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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Al Predicts the Future of SolidWorks
Sunday, 21 Feb, 2010 – 21:43 | Comments
Al Predicts the Future of SolidWorks

If you are active in the CAD world and haven’t heard of Al Dean and Develop3D, then you are seriously missing out.
Al does a great job of looking at the MCAD Industry as a whole …

SolidWorks 2011 Sneak Peek
Friday, 5 Feb, 2010 – 1:05 | Comments
SolidWorks 2011 Sneak Peek

One of the things that attendees look forward to the most when attending SolidWorks World is the sneak peek of the next version of SolidWorks. Attendees were treated to TWO previews this year since …

SolidWorks in the Cloud
Monday, 1 Feb, 2010 – 18:36 | Comments
SolidWorks in the Cloud

This is just the first post of many to come on this. I’m going to try and hit the highlights and then we will get into some of the details later. Today at …

SolidWorks World Sunday Part 2
Monday, 1 Feb, 2010 – 3:45 | Comments
SolidWorks World Sunday Part 2

Well, Sunday has now wrapped up and everyone is getting geared up for the first General Session tomorrow morning starting at 8:30am PST.
The rest of my day included a few more Roundtable Sessions followed by …

SolidWorks World Sunday Part 1
Sunday, 31 Jan, 2010 – 18:36 | Comments
SolidWorks World Sunday Part 1

Well…I’ve got a small amount of time between sessions here so I thought I would post a few pictures of the convention center areas.  Below is the Convention Center entrance.  Nice Sign!

Here’s a further out …

New Product Announcement at SolidWorks World?
Sunday, 31 Jan, 2010 – 2:23 | Comments
New Product Announcement at SolidWorks World?

One of the interesting things on the press agenda for SolidWorks World 2010 is a press conference scheduled for Wednesday morning regarding a “New Product Announcement”. This is the only reference I have seen …

Getting Set for SolidWorks World 2010
Saturday, 30 Jan, 2010 – 1:56 | Comments
Getting Set for SolidWorks World 2010

With the start of SolidWorks World 2010 now officially 1 day away, I’m finalizing my schedule, planning my coverage, and pondering just what exactly we might see at the biggest MCAD event in the industry.  …

We Are SolidWorks!
Wednesday, 30 Dec, 2009 – 23:58 | Comments
We Are SolidWorks!

While browsing through my Twitter feed today I came across this link from Mike Puckett at SolidWorks.  Could this be the future interface for CAD?  While I’m sure the main purpose of the video presently …

SolidWorks Help in your Browser!
Wednesday, 28 Oct, 2009 – 0:52 | Comments
SolidWorks Help in your Browser!

As reported here a few months back, SolidWorks 2010 introduced an option for Online Help.  The Online Help has some enhanced search features which includes sorting by subject and links to the Knowledge Base.  In …

SolidWorks 2010: Mouse Gestures
Tuesday, 13 Oct, 2009 – 0:01 | Comments
SolidWorks 2010: Mouse Gestures

Today we are going to take a look at perhaps one of the most underrated new features of SolidWorks 2010, the Mouse Gesture Wheel.  While this new tool has gotten some good press in recent …

Dassault Systemes in NASCAR
Monday, 12 Oct, 2009 – 22:24 | Comments
Dassault Systemes in NASCAR

If you are a NASCAR fan and a CAD user like myself, you might have noticed a little something different at this weekend’s race at the California Speedway.  Dassault Systemes was the primary sponsor for …

SolidWorks 2010: Hole Wizard!
Monday, 28 Sep, 2009 – 0:09 | Comments
SolidWorks 2010: Hole Wizard!

It’s been a while since I have had a chance to post.  I have been working some crazy hours on various projects.  Hopefully some of them I can share with you one day.  Its time …

SolidWorks 2010: Multibody Materials
Friday, 4 Sep, 2009 – 0:02 | Comments
SolidWorks 2010: Multibody Materials

Way back in late 2002, SolidWorks users received what I call a “game changing” enhancement in SolidWorks 2003.  This was the version of SolidWorks that first introduced the ability to model multiple solid bodies in …

SolidWorks 2010: Drawing Dimension Enhancements
Sunday, 30 Aug, 2009 – 22:54 | Comments
SolidWorks 2010: Drawing Dimension Enhancements

As I said in my first post on SolidWorks 2010, Drawings received A LOT of enhancements!  Today we are going to take a look at a few of them that relate to dimensioning.
Rapid Dimension is …