Several years back, the CAD market started to shift. It was clear that SolidWorks had pretty much run its course, and it was time for something new to take over…
Author: matt
The first time I saw a demo like this, I flipped. This kind of history-independent power should really be turning some heads. Just to sum it up for you, what…
The whole thrust of this post is that in Solid Edge Synchronous Assemblies, you can design parts in the context of the assembly without creating any of the debilitating effects…
My last post here talked about Top-Down Design – a big selling point for some CAD software – actually turning out to be a best-practice nightmare. And it is. Besides…
During the years that I’ve worked with CAD, there was one thing that I found that just terrified a lot of users and even CAD managers: In-context design. It’s…
[editor] With this article I reach back to consider some of the contradictions of sketching in a history-based system. If history isn’t necessary for sketches, why should it be needed…
I posted on Resilient Modeling less than a year ago, after Solid Edge University 2013. Dick Gebhard is the main guy behind this idea. He has constructed it such that…
[editor]: This was a post written five years ago about the possibility of using familiar parametric design ideas with history-free models. Here I’m trying to get my head around the…
[editor]: It’s interesting to go back and view points along the evolution of my conversion from history-based mogul to history-free supporter. When you read this, it’s important to remember that…
Part 2 is all about the role that the technology played in my switch. Going from a skeptic to a supporter seems like a big jump, but if I explain…