I’d like to take a moment to welcome two new SolidWorks Bloggers.
Brian McElyea – CADFANATIC
I’ve known Brian for almost 4 years now. Like me, he resides in the Huntsville, AL area and is one of …

SolidWorks today announced the launch of the SolidWorks Labs website. This site includes several innovative R&D projects that users can use in a variety of ways. For the launch, four different software tools are …

So why haven’t I posted much to the blog in the last week?  Here is one reason.  I’ve been setting up a new forum for the North Alabama SolidWorks Users Group.  The all new NASWUG …

SolidWorks 2007 SP2 is now available for download at the Customer Portal.
I’ll be installing it first thing next week since I have a few SPRs that are supposed to be addressed in it.
We have been …

Steve Wozniak will be the keynote speaker at SolidWorks World next year in New Orleans.  Wozniak co-founded Apple Computer with Steve Jobs back in 1975.  He designed the Apple I & Apple II computers which …

Many of you are probably familiar with the TenLinks.com website.  I consider it the “go-to” source for CAD/CAM/CAE news.  The TenLinks Daily Digest is one of my “must read” e-mails every day.  (If you don’t …

Here is a really great way to show your product to the World…SolidWorks World that is.  Product Design Showcase gives SolidWorks users a chance to share their product designs in a professionally displayed area in …

I recently got to do an interview with some of the marketing folks at SolidWorks for a series of podcasts being released this week. (SolidWorks 2007 launch week)
Check out the SolidWorks Podcast page if you …

And I thought SP0 EV was fast to follow Pre-Release 1….  Looks like all things are GO and SolidWorks SP0.0 is available for download.  I was REALLY surprised to see it released this early.
I …

WOW!  That was quick!  Only one Pre-Release and we are already at SP0 Early Visibility.  It is available for download to those participating in the Early Visiblity program.  You must be on subscription service to …

I was doing some surfing this weekend and thought I would checkout some of the details of Microsoft’s next Operating System, Windows Vista.  I started with a Google search and quickly found  the link to …

It’s official!  We have now hit the Pre-Release stage of SolidWorks 2007.  Unless things have changed, it should be available for download to all subscription customers.  If you haven’t had the chance to check out …

In last week’s press release, it was announced that starting with SolidWorks 2007, users will be able to “save any file in Adobe Systems’ new 3D PDF format”.
In my opinion, this is a GREAT addition …

SolidWorks unveiled key new features of SolidWorks 2007 today in Concord, MA.  In addition to the press release, a 2007 highlights page has been setup with some video clips of some of the new features.
You …