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SolidWorks Video Tip: Roll View
I’m sure all of us have had this happen before. You stroll around through the UI of your favorite software package and find a button that somehow you have missed seeing before. I have never claimed to know everything there is to know about SolidWorks, but I do know my way around a bit. After…
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Dell M6400 Review
Hardware reviews is not something I have done much on this site, but when I mentioned sharing my thoughts once my new Dell M6400 came in, I got some comments and even some e-mails asking me to post my thoughts. So…here goes! First, a little background. I was running a Dell M90 that was a…
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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…
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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…
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Laptops, Moving, & More!
There has been quite a bit going on lately which has resulted in a lack of posts here on the site. I’m still here…just working on some “new” things. The biggest news for me personally is that I am in the process of moving to a new home. I don’t have to tell many of…
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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…
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SolidWorks Tip: Heli-Coil Tap Drills
Here’s a GREAT SolidWorks Tip that was brought to my attention on the latest project I am working on. When you work in the commercial design world, you don’t often run across the need for the use of Heli-Coil inserts. As I have learned recently, they are used quite a bit in military and space…
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SolidWorks Video Tip: Working with ProE files
Yes…you read the title correctly. For those of you who just fell out of your chair after seeing me mention another CAD system on this site, welcome back! I work on a wide variety of projects and interface with a wide variety of CAD systems. I am a CAD Junkie, so yes, I do dabble…
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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…
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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…
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Knoxville Bound!
I’ll be headed off to Knoxville, TN tomorrow to present my SolidWorks Tips and Tricks at the Knoxville-Oak Ridge Innovation Valley User Group. The group leader, Jeff Bohanan, has been doing a GREAT job in bringing this SolidWorks User Group back to life. If you are in the area, come on by! One of the…
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SolidWorks World 2009 Presentation: Custom PCB Design with SolidWorks
This year at SolidWorks World I gave a presentation on Custom PCB Design with SolidWorks. It covers not only useful features in SolidWorks that can help make the Printed Circuit Board (PCB) design process faster, but also recommendations on the process itself. The presentation along with all the model files is available for download HERE.…
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SolidWorks 2010 – The Quick List
Ok…I still need to type up my COMPLETE post of Wednesday’s General Session. LOTS of cool things were shown…but for the folks wondering about SolidWorks 2010, here is a quick list of what was shown: New Display Box for View Mates with Separater Bar. Lots of new functionality with this new display box! Mirror Components…
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SolidWorks World 2009 Tuesday General Session
OK folks….it’s a long post…but quite a bit happened in the General Session today. Lots of GOOD STUFF! Tuesday’s General Session at SolidWorks World 2009 started off with Fielder Hiss, who is the Director of Product Marketing for SolidWorks taking the stage in advance of a long cast of participants. Fielder introduced Tom Salomone of…