One of the more popular old posts from this blog is my article on Design vs Modeling. My take was essentially that design can happen in your head, but modeling…
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Altair has been one of those design and analysis software developers that isn’t always the most visible option. Altair products that I have written about previously have included solidThinking, Hyperworks,…
I’m a bit of a documentary nut. I don’t watch reality tv or game shows. I might watch Big Bang reruns, but given the choice I’m watching How It’s Made…
I’m always excited when it comes to What’s New stuff. Solid Edge 2025 is getting ready for release, and they’ve put out some info on it. Interface adjustments It seems…
For so long in my career I considered proficiency on a single CAD tool to be kind of a goal. My very first CAD experience was on CAD Key because…
CAD can be addictive. Some of us just make CAD models on the weekends for fun. We walk through the hardware store or Walmart just looking for cool models to…
Sometimes we get lucky, and we get a boss who already knows at least a little bit about CAD and engineering technology in general. And sometimes we don’t. Maybe you…
Engineering CAD models can be built with different purposes in mind. Generally the difference between different types of models is the way in which those models are set up to…
Draft is really the workhorse of the Solidworks plastic features. It can handle a lot of situations, and maybe even some you’re not aware of. I was responsible for getting…
The Solidworks Lip/Groove feature is one I haven’t used a lot, but it does save me time when I do use it. When I don’t choose to use it, it’s…