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		<title>SolidWorks 2011:  What&#8217;s New Highlights</title>
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DS SolidWorks Corporation today unveiled SolidWorks 2011, the latest release of the most popular 3D CAD software on the market.  There are many new features to talk about, but today I’m going to hit ...


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<p>DS SolidWorks Corporation today <a href="http://www.solidworkslaunch.com/" target="_blank">unveiled SolidWorks 2011</a>, the latest release of the most popular 3D CAD software on the market.  There are many new features to talk about, but today I’m going to hit the highlights of what is coming.</p>
<h3>Theme</h3>
<p>Every release has a theme and this one is no different.  Along with improving Performance and Reliability (which is and should be a focus of every release), here are the major themes.</p>
<ul>
<li>Design Faster and more Efficiently</li>
<li>Enhanced Support for Manufacturing</li>
<li>Improved Collaboration and Visualization</li>
</ul>
<p>This release included over 200 enhancements, many of which were customer driven.</p>
<h3>Weldments</h3>
<p>The biggest addition to Weldments is the introduction of a lightweight Weld Bead command which can be invoked in both Parts AND Assemblies!  The functions of the command are the same for both environments.  The resultant Weld Bead is NOT a solid body (only graphical representation), so it is generated VERY fast.  Below are some capability highlights:</p>
<ul>
<li>Weld Annotations are automatically generated with the Weld Bead</li>
<li>Can weld around complex intersections</li>
<li>Can weld around gaps between tubes</li>
<li>Can do Intermittent and Staggered weld beads</li>
<li>Instant 3D handles available on screen to adjust bead length</li>
<li>Can change weld bead types through the auto-generated Annotation</li>
<li>Smart Selection Tool allows for RAPID intersection selection and bead production</li>
<li>Weld Tables automatically generated in SolidWorks Drawings</li>
<li>Caterpillar and End Treatment tools to show Weld Beads in Drawings</li>
<li>Separate Weight Calculation tool for the Weld Beads</li>
</ul>
<h3>Drawings</h3>
<ul>
<li>Drawing views now support the display of component colors as line color display</li>
<li>New Algorithm to place model item dimensions in a much more orderly fashion</li>
<li>Ability to Auto Arrange existing dimensions through multiple selection</li>
<li>Spacing thumbwheel can be used to control the gap between dimensions when using Auto Arrange</li>
<li>Hole Table:  Can delete rows, renumber tags &amp; show dual dimensions</li>
<li>Rotate View command in Drawings now</li>
</ul>
<h3>Curves</h3>
<p>Curves can now be used to create reference planes.  You can also reuse Curves for multiple features.  The Helix command now supports this as well.  Height and revolution have been added to the Helix command along with on screen fly-outs for all the parameters of the feature.</p>
<h3>Sheet Metal</h3>
<ul>
<li>You can now pattern or mirror Tab features</li>
<li>The outline size of the sheet metal “blank” is now automatically generated as part of the Flat Pattern command.</li>
<li>Bend Calculation equations are now supported</li>
</ul>
<h3>Grid System</h3>
<p>This is a new feature that allows users to rapidly create a network of sketch features for Weldment framework generation.  This is an interesting topic that we will cover in more detail on this site later.</p>
<h3>FeatureWorks</h3>
<ul>
<li>Can combine fillets and chamfers during auto-generation.  (This is NICE)</li>
<li>Now supports the recognition of Draft features</li>
<li>Recognizes revolved features better</li>
<li>Boss-Sweep and Cut-Sweep added to the list of supported features.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Routing</h3>
<ul>
<li>Introduction of the Routing Library Manager (can be opened without the SolidWorks application running)</li>
<li>Better support for the Routing component wizard</li>
<li>Tag Schema Manager for P&amp;ID diagrams</li>
<li>Piping and Tubing Database can control ALL Piping &amp; Tubing properties</li>
<li>Will pick Piping Flange size based on a component outside of the route.</li>
<li>Can create individual weld gaps on piping components</li>
<li>Enhanced convert guidelines</li>
<li>Dimensions added to piping routing sketch will automatically dimension to the outside of the pipe</li>
<li>RMB Move fitting with triad. (Will allow users to rotate and move the routing part while staying linked to any attached routes.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Defeature</h3>
<p>This tool allows you to convert an assembly to automatically create a “dumbed down” model with many less components and features.  This is common for parts that you want to share but not include any internal or sometimes external detail.  It also has the ability to preserve mates between parts when creating a new file.  The new file is an Assembly with virtual component parts.</p>
<h3>Appearances &amp; Rendering</h3>
<ul>
<li>Fully integrated Photoview 360 into SolidWorks</li>
<li>Can adjust all aspects of Appearance data</li>
<li>Decals have been made part of the SolidWorks Standard package</li>
<li>Display Manager now added as a 4th FeatureManager Tab.  It houses all of the Lights, Scenes, Cameras, and Walkthrough features.</li>
<li>Can work in SolidWorks while renderings are being processed.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Miscellaneous</h3>
<ul>
<li>Better utilization of memory which allows you to stay in SolidWorks a lot longer without having to reboot the application</li>
<li>The measure tool can now be used while creating or editing a feature.</li>
<li>You can now “configure” global variables, scale factors, and thread callouts</li>
<li>Improved Parting Surface command in Mold Tools – Better control of how the surfaces are generated</li>
<li>Equations now support suppression of a component based on condition statements</li>
<li>All new UI for the Admin Image Editor along with many new options</li>
<li>Can add Sustainability data to the Assembly Visualization tool.</li>
</ul>
<p>OK…that is the Quick List.  I’ll get some more screenshots rolled into this post tomorrow.</p>
<p>Stay tuned….more to come!</p>
<p>DISCLAIMER:  DS SolidWorks Corp paid for my travel, accommodations, and some meals for the SolidWorks 2011 Blogger Press Event.</p>
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		<title>First Look:  Let’s Go Design Ultimate CAD Chair</title>
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<p>Part of our activities at SolidWorks today included a tour of Jeremy Luchini&#8217;s <a href="http://letsgodesign.tv/" target="_blank">Let&#8217;s Go Design</a> studios.  We got to see the set where all the episodes are filmed.  Jeremy has some pretty awesome &#8220;props&#8221; in there which are products that were all designed in SolidWorks.  After checking out the studio, Jeremy took us out back to his Fabrication shop where he is building the &#8220;Ultimate CAD Chair&#8221; featured on his latest episodes.  We were given an exclusive first look at the chair, which is still being built.  Let me tell you, this thing was AWESOME!  I can&#8217;t wait to see the finished product at SolidWorks World 2011 in San Antonio.  Below are some images I snapped along with a YouTube video of the studio and fab shop.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.rickyjordan.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/CADChair7.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1996 aligncenter" title="CADChair7" src="http://www.rickyjordan.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/CADChair7-410x550.jpg" alt="" width="410" height="550" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.rickyjordan.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/CADChair6.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1997 aligncenter" title="CADChair6" src="http://www.rickyjordan.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/CADChair6-410x550.jpg" alt="" width="410" height="550" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.rickyjordan.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/CADChair2.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1998 aligncenter" title="CADChair2" src="http://www.rickyjordan.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/CADChair2-410x550.jpg" alt="" width="410" height="550" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.rickyjordan.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/CADChair5.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1999 aligncenter" title="CADChair5" src="http://www.rickyjordan.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/CADChair5-410x550.jpg" alt="" width="410" height="550" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">That&#8217;s one BIG Gantry system!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.rickyjordan.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/CADChair4.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2000 aligncenter" title="CADChair4" src="http://www.rickyjordan.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/CADChair4-550x410.jpg" alt="" width="550" height="410" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Me in the CAD Chair!</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.rickyjordan.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/CADChair3.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2001 aligncenter" title="CADChair3" src="http://www.rickyjordan.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/CADChair3-550x410.jpg" alt="" width="550" height="410" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">This is me trying to figure out how I&#8217;m going to get this into my office!  <img src='http://www.rickyjordan.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.rickyjordan.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/CADChair4.jpg"><br />
</a>Here is a YouTube video showing the tour</p>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 03:50:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ricky Jordan</dc:creator>
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At the SolidWorks Blogger Press Event today in Concord, MA, we were shown a screenshot of the upcoming DraftSight version for MAC.  DraftSight for MAC will be available as a FREE download here in a ...


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<p>At the SolidWorks Blogger Press Event today in Concord, MA, we were shown a screenshot of the upcoming DraftSight version for MAC.  <a href="http://www.draftsight.com/" target="_blank">DraftSight</a> for MAC will be available as a FREE download here in a couple of weeks over on the <a href="http://www.draftsight.com/" target="_blank">DraftSight</a> page.  I should have a high resolution image for this tomorrow sometime, but in the meantime, here is a sample image that shows the interface.</p>
<p>There is lots more to report on the SolidWorks 2011 front, but it will have to wait till 8am EST tomorrow morning.  That is when the NDA on SolidWorks 2011 will be lifted.</p>
<p>Stay tuned&#8230;lots more to come!!</p>
<p>DISCLAIMER:  DS SolidWorks Corp paid for my travel, accommodations, and some meals for the SolidWorks 2011 Blogger Press Event.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>UPDATED:  9/1/2010 &#8211; A better screenshot of the interface has been loaded.  You can click on the image above for fully detailed view!</strong></span></span></p>
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		<title>SolidWorks to Provide Software for Boy Scouts</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Aug 2010 23:21:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ricky Jordan</dc:creator>
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<p>The <a href="http://www.scouting.org/" target="_blank">Boy Scouts of America (BSA)</a> has brought the Inventing Merit Badge out of a long retirement and SolidWorks has agreed to provide a FREE copy of the SolidWorks Student Design Kit to any scout pursuing the Badge.</p>
<p>The &#8220;new&#8221; Badge is a result of a partnership between the BSA and the Lemelson-MIT program.  Scouts are required to interview inventors, research topics related to new product development, and create a working prototype of their own invention.</p>
<p>SolidWorks has setup a page that includes links to the Badge Requirements and a video tutorial to help students learn SolidWorks.  You can click on the image below to go to that page.  You can find more details on the <a href="http://blogs.solidworks.com/solidworksblog/2010/08/solidworks-teams-up-with-the-boy-scouts-of-america-on-the-inventing-merit-badge.html?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SolidWorksBlog+%28SolidWorks+Blog%29&amp;utm_content=Google+Reader" target="_blank">SolidWorks Blog</a> and in the <a href="http://www.solidworks.com/sw/news/702_9603_ENU_HTML.htm" target="_blank">Press Release</a> issued last week.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.solidworks.com/scouts"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1982" title="SWscouts" src="http://www.rickyjordan.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/SWscouts-550x416.jpg" alt="" width="550" height="416" /></a></p>
<p>As a parent with a Boy in Scouts, I applaud SolidWorks and the BSA for providing this opportunity for the Scouts.  I think providing 3D CAD software like SolidWorks will enhance the experience as each scout carries out their badge requirements.</p>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 03:14:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ricky Jordan</dc:creator>
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<p>Well, its that time of the year again folks.  SolidWorks 2011 Beta appears to be just a few weeks away.  No official dates have been given, but according to the <a href="http://www.solidworks.com/sw/support/beta.htm" target="_blank">SolidWorks Customer Portal site</a>, the first Beta will be released  in &#8220;early July&#8221;.</p>
<p>The Beta Contest Details can be found <a href="http://www.solidworks.com/sw/support/9370_ENU_HTML.htm" target="_blank">HERE </a>where you&#8217;ll see individual competitions for SolidWorks 2011, Enterprise PDM 2011, &amp; Simulation 2011.  In addition SolidWorks will feature a &#8220;Star of the Week&#8221; prize which I believe is new for this year.  SolidWorks will also feature Part Modeling, Assembly Modeling, EPDM API, and PhotoView 360 2011 competitions.</p>
<p>The prizes for this year&#8217;s contest are looking pretty nice for the folks that have a little extra time on their hands.  The Overall Beta Winner will get a $1000 Visa Gift Card!  You can see all the details <a href="http://www.solidworks.com/sw/support/beta_prizes.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</p>
<p>As with every year, SolidWorks reveals SOME of the enhancements at SolidWorks World.  My SolidWorks 2011 Sneak Peek post has a list of the enhancements that we already know about.</p>
<p>Beta testing is FREE to all customers with current subscription contracts.  Access to the Site will be through the <a href="http://customercenter.solidworks.com" target="_blank">Customer Portal</a>.</p>
<p>Stay tuned&#8230;.there will be more news of &#8220;new&#8221; programs later this week.  <img src='http://www.rickyjordan.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 02:43:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ricky Jordan</dc:creator>
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<p>If you are active in the CAD world and haven&#8217;t heard of Al Dean and <a href="http://www.develop3d.com/" target="_blank">Develop3D</a>, then you are seriously missing out.</p>
<p>Al does a great job of looking at the MCAD Industry as a whole and his latest article lays out what I think is a spot on prediction of the future of SolidWorks.  This is a must read for all SolidWorks users!</p>
<p><a href="http://develop3d.com/blog/2010/02/solidworks-world-2010-next-generation-picture-starts-to-clear" target="_blank">SolidWorks World 2010 &#8211; Next generation picture starts to clear</a></p>
<p>Stay tuned&#8230;more to come!</p>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 06:05:01 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>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 the SolidWorks Cloud technology was shown on Monday.  Wednesday&#8217;s General Session has in recent tradition been the day where we get to see some new features in the software that we will have later this year.</p>
<p>Last year SolidWorks went away from doing their traditional “skit” but it made a triumphant return and was as funny (if not funnier) than ever.  This year&#8217;s skit was the “Super CAD Smack Down”.  It had a “Sportcenter” feel to it as Darren Henry &amp; Neil Cook did play by play while Jeremy Regnerus and Ian Hogg tried to one up each other by showing off new features of SolidWorks 2011.  Mark Schneider joined them as the &#8220;referee&#8221;.  Ok&#8230;on to the new features&#8230;.</p>
<p><strong>Reliability &amp; Performance</strong></p>
<p>According to SolidWorks, 50% of the overall effort going into SolidWorks 2011 is going to be focused on improving the reliability and performance of the software.  This goes back to the common message of the conference in that their focus is on solving the everyday problems of the common user.  Users will certainly appreciate this if some gains can be made without negative effects in other areas of the product.  The performance improvements shown include better memory management.  A graph was shown that indicates better overall memory utilization which result in as much as 460 Mb LESS memory used by SolidWorks.  (I do not know what the overall memory utilization was when they measured the 460 difference but will try to find out.)</p>
<p><strong>Up to Surface Revolve</strong></p>
<p>This one is almost self explanatory.  SolidWorks has added an “Up to Surface” end condition to the Revolve command. I would assume this command would be available with both extrude &amp; cut options, but only the extrude option was shown.</p>
<p><strong>Defeature</strong></p>
<p>The Defeature tool allows users to take assemblies with large amounts of internal components and convert them to part files.  This may not sound like a big deal but there are some nice options with this.  You can set which components are removed by the setting a physical size filter in the PropertyManager.  In the gearbox example shown, the assembly file was converted to a featureless part file with no internal components or cavity.  Only the outer surfaces were preserved.  This is a great tool for users who are trying to put assemblies like the example show up to 3D ContentCentral but don&#8217;t want to share the details of the internal components for various reasons.  In fact there is an option in the Defature tool to upload the model to 3D ContentCentral.  Also noteworthy with this feature was the fact that you could come back in and REDEFINE the Defeature and change it at any time.  This feature appears to be similar to features in some other CAD packages that are often called “shrinkwrap”.</p>
<p><strong>More Appearance Options &amp; Better Integration with Photoview 360</strong></p>
<p>With PhotoWorks being phased out in SolidWorks 2011, Appearances seem to have received some additional settings which appears to be similar to some previous settings in PhotoWorks.  You have more fine tune control over the appearance and you can easily pull up a PhotoView 360 preview window within the SolidWorks software.  This will allow users to quickly compare what the PV360 rendering will look like as they are applying and tweaking Appearances where in the past the PV360 program had to be launched separately just to see the preview window.  Also announced was tighter integration between PV360 and SolidWorks along with the introduction of rendered motion into PV360.</p>
<p><strong>Planar Simplification in Simulation</strong></p>
<p>Using the simplification tools, you can chose a section of a model and run the FEA on the section itself.     With the right scenario, this tool can be used and will save a tremendous about of time since the calculations are only performed on the section.  You can then take the resultant plots of the section results and project them onto the 3D model.</p>
<p><strong>Improved Model Item Dimension Insert in Drawings</strong></p>
<p>The Insert Model Item tool in Drawings now places the dimensions in a much more intelligent fashion which should require the user to do less relocation of dimensions within a view and from one view to another.  Nothing was shown on how this intelligence is set and if it is configurable.</p>
<p><strong>Spacing Multiple Dimensions</strong></p>
<p>You can select multiple dimensions and more intelligently set the spacing and placement of them using new tools included in the Dimension Palette.</p>
<p><strong>Dual Dimension Display in Hole Tables</strong></p>
<p>When creating a Hole Table in Drawings, the table can now display dimensions using both the primary and secondary units of measure.</p>
<p><strong>Design Checker integrated within Enterprise PDM (EPDM)</strong></p>
<p>The Design Checker tool is fully integrated and can now be run as part of the EPDM Workflow approval process.  (Note:  If you don&#8217;t use EPDM, I&#8217;m sure the standalone option will still be available.)</p>
<p><strong>Assembly Features:  Sweeps</strong></p>
<p>A swept cut can now be performed at the Assembly level.  As an assembly feature, it will not effect the individual component files.  The feature only exists in the assembly.</p>
<p><strong>Assembly Features:  Fillets &amp; Chamfers</strong></p>
<p>You can now add fillets and chamfers at the Assembly level.  As with the swept cut, the fillets and chamfers only reside inside the assembly and do not effect the component features.</p>
<p><strong>Assembly Features:  New “Lightweight” Weld Bead tool in Assemblies</strong></p>
<p>If you have opened the weld bead command in the assembly environment in previous versions, it was one of the few features left sporting the old “separate” dialog box and no FeatureManager integration.  Previously, the Weld Beads had to be saved off as separate files and couldn&#8217;t even be made virtual.  (Yuck!)  All of that will change in SolidWorks 2011.  The Weld Bead feature is a lightweight feature that works much in the same fashion as the fillet weld tool in the multi-body part environment.  The welds are completely virtual and are stored in a folder located at the top of the FeatureManager.  I was unable to see if the tool would support multiple types of welds.  I&#8217;m really hoping that it will.  Also – I would like to see a similar if not the same interface in both this tool and the weld tool in the multi-body part environment.  We will have to wait and see on that.  The new Weld Bead feature supports full weld symbol annotation generation in Drawings as well.</p>
<p><strong>Weld Table in Drawings</strong></p>
<p>You can now insert a Table of all the welds contained in an assembly (or maybe multi-body part too?) in a Drawings.</p>
<p><strong>Routing:  Piping Weld Gaps</strong></p>
<p>The Piping part of the Routing tool now supports the addition of Weld Gaps.  They can be easily added while editing the route and of course will automatically adjust route lengths when used.</p>
<p><strong>New Camera:  Walk Through</strong></p>
<p>A new type of camera is being introduced which allows the user to “Walk through” a model.  It appears that you can even place an image in the screen to for user reference as you walk through the model.  The image is just something to make it appear that you are following someone through the walk through.  There was an interface shown at the bottom of the screen while the camera was active that included several types of control buttons which would appear to let you navigate the assembly while the camera is active.</p>
<p><strong>Feature Lock!</strong></p>
<p>Why is there an exclamation point beside this one?  Well, this has been one of the higher ranking enhancement requests among users for the past few years.  I can remember Charles Culp posting it to the SolidWorks World 2009 Brainstorm site.  This feature will essentially allow you to “Freeze” the feature tree for every feature above the point you place the feature.  The features that are “locked” will not rebuild until you unlock them.  This tool will have its best usage for models with MANY features.  Many folks who do complex surfacing will fall into this category.  Proper placement of this feature can REALLY cut down on rebuild times!</p>
<p>That is all for now&#8230;but stay tuned for MORE post SolidWorks World 2010 coverage!</p>
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<p>This is just the first post of many to come on this.  I&#8217;m going to try and hit the highlights and then we will get into some of the details later.  Today at the first General Session of SolidWorks World 2010, SolidWorks previewed some new technology that they have been working on now for the past three years.  In involves the integration of several technologies into an application that runs “in the cloud”.  Yes&#8230;you heard that correctly&#8230;.on the internet.  There are obvious concerns that many folks will have with this, but for the time being, let&#8217;s hold off on that discussion and save it for a bit later.</p>
<p>Before I get into what was shown too much&#8230;this is a preview only.  No product announcements were made (just yet) but Jeff Ray said that they are “close” to having things where in place. Jeff was joined on the stage for this product demo by Joe Dunne, Mark Schneider, &amp; Mark Biasotti.</p>
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<p>The SolidWorks Cloud system runs on ANY operating system&#8230;yes ANYTHING.  Windows, Mac, Linux, iPad, iPhone, Netbooks.  It is operating system independent.  OK..now that you have picked yourself up off the floor&#8230;.lets continue.</p>
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<p>The problems that they have set out to solve with this system include installation times, rebuild times, tedious sketching, overly complex models, &amp; and long simulation calculations.  Real-time communication and collaboration was also shown as a major problem to solve.</p>
<p><strong>Communication of Design Data</strong></p>
<p>Since you are in the cloud, you can work realtime with others from the design team.  So collaboration can be taken to a whole new level since all of the input is coming to a central server (in the cloud)  The shot below shows the Cloud application with collaborative flyouts in action.</p>
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<p><strong>Modeling</strong></p>
<p>When it comes to modeling, Jeff Ray said the two biggest complaints heard from customers include the lack of data reuse &amp; modeling speed/ease of use.</p>
<p>In demonstrating the product, you could see that the files were not opened&#8230;but instead called up by using searches.  A sketch was shown where several &#8220;template features&#8221; were placed into an existing sketch by searching for existing template profiles in the online library.  The shapes were brought in and trimmed on the fly in the sketch.  There were no relations or dimensions added directly to the sketch&#8230;but things were able to be “dragged” using manipulators that came up on the screen which still allowed for precision control of the sketch profiles.</p>
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<p>I could not tell if the sketch had any parametric properties or not.  But directly after showing this sketch, Joe discussed the fact that Parametric design is powerful and will still be around for a long time.  But&#8230;direct editng is ALSO integrated into the SolidWorks Cloud application which allows for users to use BOTH technologies.</p>
<p>The Cloud application will also break down the barriers between parts, assemblies, and multi-body environments by bringing all of them into a unified environment that will allow BOTH Parametric and Direct Editing capabilities.  (Wow&#8230;I&#8217;d love to know more about this!)</p>
<p>Another problem that often plagues SolidWorks and other CAD systems is the lack of “real-life” performance with certain types of components.  These components include springs, gaskets,  &amp; orings.  Basically applications where the components need to stretch.  SolidWorks in the Cloud was able to insert a spring into an assembly and then PROPERLY stretch the spring to the correct length based on the posts that the spring were &#8220;snapped&#8221; to.  They were then able to move the jaws of the assembly and the spring length dynamically updated real time!!</p>
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<p><strong>Performance</strong></p>
<p>Many of the problems in the performance area include the ability to open and work in large assemblies.  In the Cloud, you can “access” large assemblies almost instantly without having to “load” the assembly.      So there is no waiting for the file to open!  The assembly shown and “visually navigated” in the cloud application was said to be a 100,000 component assembly.</p>
<p>Also demonstrated was rendering in the cloud.  A rendering was produced WHILE you work in the cloud application.  The Cloud server just let&#8217;s you know when the rendering is complete!</p>
<p><strong>Reliability</strong></p>
<p>SolidWorks in the cloud is much less resistant to data loss when the client application crashes.  They demonstrated a tool that purposely crashes the client application.  The server application was unharmed and the data was not lost in the cloud!  In theory&#8230;you can never lose your data when you crash.  (unless the cloud server crashes)</p>
<p><strong>Wednesday General Session</strong></p>
<p>On Wednesday SolidWorks will announce a new product that involves SolidWorks &amp; Enovia V6 that works in the cloud.</p>
<p>There is a lot more to write about with this technology.  Here are a few questions off the cuff.</p>
<p>Is this just a &#8220;Cloud Technology&#8221;?  The fact that I could see &#8220;new features and methods&#8221; of modeling integrated within this approach leads be to believe that the answer might be no.  While we could still see features listed in the tree in some of the examples, the tools shown clearly demonstrate that building models and modifying models are quite different in the &#8220;Cloud App&#8221;.</p>
<p>Will everyone &#8220;truly&#8221; be able to use a web-based Cloud App?  I can answer this one easily.  NO.  Anyone working on projects that have anything to do with the US government understands this.  I&#8217;m sure SolidWorks knows that and will be prepared at some point to address that.  One scenario would be for a company to setup the &#8220;Cloud Server&#8221; on computers internally inside the corporate firewall.  Google Wave has recently allowed users to install their Wave software on servers&#8230;so I certainly could see it being possible.</p>
<p>Will this application interface with CATIA data?  YES.  I believe it will.  Bernard Charles (CEO of Dassault Systemes) made his first appearance at SolidWorks World today and gave a presentation on stage.  The 10 year plan for DS is to have &#8220;some&#8221; transparent access for SolidWorks users to other Dassault Products.  It was also mentioned that the Cloud app was a joint project between SolidWorks R&amp;D and Dassault R&amp;D.  The new SolidWorks &#8220;Mission statement&#8221; which aligns with the DS ten year plan is &#8220;3D for Professionals&#8221; which certainly opens up the possibilities of just where SolidWorks can go as a product.</p>
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<p>Well..that is all I have time for now&#8230;will have much more on this later.</p>
<p>Stay tuned&#8230;much more to come!</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>LATE PM UPDATE:</strong></em></span> Deelip has written a couple of articles with some interesting comments and I have provided links to them below.  Deelip was able to talk to Jeff Ray about this a little and I personally heard Jeff address questions regarding this Technology at the SWUGN Summit this evening.  Many of Jeff&#8217;s comments were similar to his answers to Deelip&#8217;s question.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.deelip.com/?p=1281" target="_blank">Deelip.com &#8211; SolidWorks World 2010 (Day 2) – Direct Modeling</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.deelip.com/?p=1285" target="_blank">Deelip.com &#8211; SolidWorks World 2010 (Day 2) – More Direct Modeling</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.deelip.com/?p=1290" target="_blank">Deelip.com &#8211; SolidWorks World 2010 (Day 2) – A Discussion with Jeff Ray</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.deelip.com/?p=1296" target="_blank">Deelip.com &#8211; SolidWorks World 2010 (Day 2) – Some Cool Stuff</a></p>
<p>We are looking at TWO &#8220;platforms&#8221; for SolidWorks software in the not too distant future.  The &#8220;Cloud&#8221; platform and the &#8220;Traditional&#8221; platform.  Jeff Ray mentioned tonight the &#8220;Traditional&#8221; platform will still have at least 10 more years of continuation and that users will not be &#8220;forced&#8221; to switch to the new platform anytime in the near future.</p>
<p>I think the goal is that SolidWorks is trying to solve many of the common problems users face on a daily basis with the &#8220;Cloud&#8221; platform.  These are the type of problems that can be addressed in the most efficient manner in the new platform such as the many &#8220;subject&#8221; I listed in the article above.  With that said, the &#8220;Traditional&#8221; platform will still be fully supported for quite some time and will continue to be enhanced.  We are set to see many of the new enhancements in SolidWorks 2011 in the General Session on Wednesday.</p>
<p>That&#8217;s all for today on this&#8230;.much more to come! &#8211; Ricky</p>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:45:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ricky Jordan</dc:creator>
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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 ...


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<p>Well, Sunday has now wrapped up and everyone is getting geared up for the first General Session tomorrow morning starting at 8:30am PST.</p>
<p>The rest of my day included a few more Roundtable Sessions followed by the opening of the Partner Pavilion.  To me, this looks like the BIGGEST Partner Pavilion ever!  As usual there are a lot of great products that were designed in SolidWorks  on display and MANY partner products that perform a variety of tasks which include machining, 3D printing, simulation, &amp; reverse engineering.  There were also several hardware products on display which included Dell &amp; HP.</p>
<p>I wrapped up the day by attending the User Group Leader Dinner (cudos to Randy Lennox for putting on a great event) &amp; the SolidWorks Tweetup (thanks to Matthew West of SolidWorks for organizing this event) over at the House of Blues.  Here&#8217;s the shirt my <a href="http://www.southernplate.com" target="_blank">wonderful wife</a> found on the net that I wore to tonight.  You can&#8217;t see it, but it actually has my Twitter username on it!</p>
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<p>Tomorrow I have several excellent technical sessions on my Calendar which should provide some GREAT information for some of my future work.  Tomorrow afternoon we will have the 10th annual <a href="http://www.swugn.org/" target="_blank">SWUGN </a>International User Summit which is put on by <a href="http://blogs.solidworks.com/swcommunity/" target="_blank">Richard Doyle</a> who is the man behind the SolidWorks User Group Network.  Tomorrow night we have the CSWP event which will feature radio controlled cars from Team Associated.</p>
<p>Below is the Video Summary I put together for Sunday.  I tried to show a little bit of the facilities supporting this year&#8217;s conference which included the convention center and Hilton Hotel.  There is also some quick video showing the Partner Pavilion.</p>
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<p>Stay tuned&#8230;.much more to come from SolidWorks World 2010.</p>
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		<dc:creator>Ricky Jordan</dc:creator>
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Well&#8230;I&#8217;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!

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<p>Well&#8230;I&#8217;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!</p>
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<p>Here&#8217;s a further out shot from the street showing just how big this convention center is!</p>
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<p>According to Al Dean over at <a href="http://develop3d.com/blog/2010/01/solidworks-world-2010-back-in-the-saddle-again" target="_blank">Develop3D</a>, we are looking at over 5,000 attendees this year.  Simply put, THAT IS AMAZING.  I&#8217;ll have more to say about this later.</p>
<p>I have attended several Roundtable Discussions today focusing on CircuitWorks, Toolbox, and Business Challenges.  I am due to head out in a few minutes for a session on Electrical Routing.</p>
<p>Stay tuned&#8230;.more to come!!</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve got some more video (of course) and will upload that later.</p>
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