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	<description>SolidWorks, The CAD Industry, &#38; More!</description>
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		<title>SolidWorks World 2012 Top Ten List</title>
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The SolidWorks World 2012 Top Ten List candidates are posted.  You can log in to the SolidWorks Forums (link provided above &#8211; click the picture) and vote your favorite ideas up or down.  Idea submission ...
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		<link>http://www.rickyjordan.com/2012/01/solidworks-world-2012-top-ten-list.html</link>
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		<title>SolidWorks 2012:  Drawing Enhancements</title>
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In many companies, Drawings are still were &#8220;the rubber meets the road&#8221;.  Let&#8217;s take a look at what I think will be some of the more popular enhancements to the Drawing and Detailing area of ...
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		<link>http://www.rickyjordan.com/2011/11/solidworks-2012-drawing-enhancements.html</link>
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		<title>SolidWorks 2012 Announced</title>
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I just got back from a 10 day road trip for some family commitments, so I&#8217;m sharing the news about SolidWorks 2012 a little later than most.   
On September 6th, SolidWorks officially lifted the ...
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		<link>http://www.rickyjordan.com/2011/09/solidworks-2012-announced.html</link>
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		<title>SolidWorks 2012 Beta 1 is Available</title>
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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 ...
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		<link>http://www.rickyjordan.com/2011/06/solidworks-2012-beta-1-is-available.html</link>
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		<title>SolidWorks Electrical Routing – Part 3 (FINALLY!)</title>
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Almost two years ago I posted two videos to the site detailing the use of SolidWorks Electrical Routing.  I had full intentions of producing a Part 3 but life as it does sometimes had other ...
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		<link>http://www.rickyjordan.com/2011/05/solidworks-electrical-routing-part-3-finally.html</link>
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		<title>Tornado Relief</title>
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It has been quite an eventful week here in North Alabama.  For me it all started with an early morning wake up call last Wednesday of intense lightning and thunder.  Those storms were just the ...
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		<title>New SolidWorks Logo</title>
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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 ...
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		<title>SolidWorks Tip:  Import DXF/DWG Set Origin</title>
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I ran across this today when importing a DXF file from a vendor.  I&#8217;m not quite sure how long it has been there, but this is the first time I have noticed it.   
When ...
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		<title>DraftSight Officially Released</title>
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Dassault Systemes today took the &#8220;Beta&#8221; wraps off DraftSight and have announced it&#8217;s full release.
With this full release you also get a few enhancements.  Those enhancement include:

Trapezoid command
API Support (Only included with the paid Premium ...
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		<link>http://www.rickyjordan.com/2011/02/draftsight-officially-released.html</link>
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		<title>SolidWorks 2012 Sneak Peek</title>
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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 ...
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		<link>http://www.rickyjordan.com/2011/01/solidworks-2012-sneak-peek.html</link>
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