I can say from having written a fair amount about at least two CAD packages, that in order to say something definitive, you really have to put a lot of…
Category: CAD Management
This is one I’m surprised to hear about from time to time, but I’m always surprised every time I hear about it. Devon (Sowell) recently reminded me in the comments…
I’m fond of the saying “Delete is not an editing option”. And its true. You lose a lot of data when you delete something instead of fixing it. But CAD…
CAD is a tool. It’s a single tool. Especially when you start looking at product development, and the larger picture of design, development, manufacturing and marketing, CAD is just one…
I’ve learned a lot in my time working with the SolidWorks tools. One thing I’ve learned is that stuff is easy to forget. I’ve forgotten and had to re-learn a…
As a CAD Administrator, you’ve got a lot to do. We’ve already looked at the to-do list in a previous post. One of the items on that list is to…
This article is really written about CAD and engineering software in general, but could be applied to a number of different tools where you need to get technical support. A…
I worked for a while as a CAD Administrator, and it was one of the most rewarding jobs I ever had. I really enjoyed working with people and the software,…
I spent some time as the CAD Administrator for a photonics company. I really enjoyed that position. I got to do tech support, work with the IT guys, work on…
You might have seen a thread on the SolidWorks Forum yesterday. Someone had the situation shown below. A hole partially covered up by a fillet. This kind of set me…