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SolidWorks 2009: CommandManager & PropertyManager
Some welcome options have been added to SolidWorks 2009 in the areas of the CommandManager & PropertyManager. First lets start off with the CommandManager. SolidWorks has added the capability to dock the CommandManger on the left and right sides of the screen. (You can still dock it across the top as before.) You can also…
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New E-mail Address
I have finally gotten my new e-mail address set up. You may have seen this address already if you are an e-mail subscriber. Due to an incorrect network setting it did not start working till late last night. I’m not going to write the e-mail out in this post because there is no sense in…
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SolidWorks 2009: Goodbye Colors. Hello Appearances!
One of the WELCOME changes in SolidWorks 2009 is the “consolidation” of Colors and Appearances. Colors/Optics have actually been removed from the software with Appearances left behind to manage it all. As I pointed out a few weeks ago, in SolidWorks 2008 you needed to be mindful of how you apply Colors and Appearances. Appearances…
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SolidWorks 2009 Enhancement Highlights
IT’S TIME! 12:00AM August 4, 2008. Although I figured very few people will be reading this when it is posted, I wanted to make sure it got out in my subscriber e-mails which go out in the middle of the night. It’s time to start talking OPENLY about SolidWorks 2009. The purpose of this post…
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SolidWorks Name Change
Yes, you read the headline correctly. SolidWorks is changing its name….but only slightly. The new name is Dassault Systemes SolidWorks Corporation. The “DS” has been in their logo for years so is this really that big of a change? Everyone at SolidWorks I have talked to about this says it’s not. This puts it more…
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SolidWorks 2009 Details Coming Soon!
In a little over 24 hours the NDAs will be lifted and many of the SolidWorks Bloggers will start rolling out articles, videos, and stories about SolidWorks 2009. I already have a few posts written but not as many as I wanted to have for the rollout. This is always an exciting time of the…