Category: SolidWorks

  • ALL NEW SolidWorks Community (Forum)

    ALL NEW SolidWorks Community (Forum)

    Users of the SolidWorks Forums were treated to a NICE upgrade today with the launch of the revamped forum which has been renamed to “SolidWorks Community”.  With the new features of the forum, I feel like the new name fits nicely.  Just about everything in the forum has been enhanced.  I’ve listed my top enhancements…

  • Up Next: SolidWorks 2010 Beta

    Up Next: SolidWorks 2010 Beta

    The time is almost upon us for SolidWorks 2010 Beta testing.  A few months back I received some information regarding target dates for some of the Beta releases and it turns out that they were pretty close.  I am hearing that SolidWorks 2010 Beta 1 is about a week away from posting to the Beta…

  • SolidWorks What’s New Guides! – Yes, ALL of Them!

    SolidWorks What’s New Guides! – Yes, ALL of Them!

    Have you ever wished that you could turn back time and look at what previous versions of SolidWorks looked like?  Perhaps you have a customer who is a few versions back and you can’t quite remember if they have access to one of the newer features.  Perhaps you are just plain curious and would like…

  • SolidWorks 2010 Beta Details

    SolidWorks 2010 Beta Details

    Spring is just around the corner (or already here for some) and usually that means it’s Beta Testing Time for many SolidWorks users.  A few days ago I contacted SolidWorks to see if I could get some details on the SolidWorks 2010 Beta Contest and they were gracious enough to provide some information that I…

  • 3 Dudes Gone 3D – SolidWorks Video Series

    3 Dudes Gone 3D – SolidWorks Video Series

    Ok…without elaborating too much, it has been a stressful week for me so far.  Lots of things going on which IS  good thing.  As I was reading my Twitter feed tonight, I came across a tweet from SolidWorks founder and former CEO Jon Hirschtick talking about a new marketing video series that was just released…

  • BIG NEWS on Renaming Configurations!

    BIG NEWS on Renaming Configurations!

    Well, it looks like SolidWorks slipped a little “enhancement” in on us.  While I’m not completely sure when this new feature was added, all indications point to SolidWorks 2009 Service Pack 2.0.  So what is this enhancement and WHY is it BIG NEWS?  I’ll be MORE than happy to answer that for you! We will…

  • Vote NOW for Your Top SolidWorks Enhancements!

    Vote NOW for Your Top SolidWorks Enhancements!

    SolidWorks is going to be doing something different for the well known “Top Ten SolidWorks Enhancements” that are revealed to attendees of SolidWorks World every year.  In the past, voting was limited to attendees of the conference only and the topics were pre-selected.  For SolidWorks World 2009, they are opening up voting to ALL customers…

  • Mach 4 PhotoWorks Contest Winner!!

    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 entrants and the voting results HERE. Don’t forget you can still download the model from my Downloads page. Stay tuned…more…

  • Vote for Your Favorite Mach 4 Rendering!

    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 4 model so make sure you check it out and VOTE!  The winner receives a FREE SolidWorks backpack! Stay tuned….more…

  • Only 3 Days Left to Submit Your Mach 4 Rendering!

    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, October 28, 2008. I would love to see us break some records for the number of entries so fire up…

  • SolidWorks 2009 & SNL

    SolidWorks 2009 & SNL

    No…I’m not talking about Saturday Night Live.  They have had some pretty darned funny skits on the Presidential candidates lately though….but I digress.  I’m talking about the SolidWorks Network License (SNL).  If you wish to upgrade to SolidWorks 2009 in the next few weeks, you will need to download a temporary network license file to…

  • FREE 30 Day Trial of SolidWorks Premium (US only)

    FREE 30 Day Trial of SolidWorks Premium (US only)

    If you click on the image above it will take you to a website that will allow you to sign up for a Free 30 day evaluation copy of SolidWorks Premium 2009.  Unfortunately for some folks, this offer is only available to those in the United States.  If anything changes with that, I’ll post it…

  • SolidWorks 2009 SP0 Released

    SolidWorks 2009 SP0 Released

    Well, after a week in the HOT sun of Orlando, Florida at Walt Disney World, I’m finally back and ready to get back to Blogging.  There was quite a bit going on last week in the World of SolidWorks both stateside & at the SolidWorks press event in Barcelona.  I’m sure you’ve read many of…

  • SolidWorks Employees participate in the Pan Massachusetts Challenge

    SolidWorks Employees participate in the Pan Massachusetts Challenge

    Being involved in the SolidWorks Community connects you with many great people doing great things.  A few years back in a former life as a SolidWorks AE I met Matt Rece who was at that time working at SolidWorks in Technical Support.  I’ve kept in contact with Matt through the years and get to work…