I’ve done a fair bit of consulting, and generally visiting CAD users from beginners to advanced. Between my time working for resellers and working for myself, I’ve been invited to…
Category: CAD Management
I realize that many (most?) of you already work in a place that has a CAD Admin. Maybe you are that person. This article will just strengthen your stance. Make…
The title of the post is misleadingly simple. The topic of CAD contract work is bigger than just hiring someone to temporarily fill a chair and move a mouse. It…
SolidWorks is very proud (and defensive) of their documentation process which they call “task-based”. To be fair, it has worked well enough for them for the training materials which generally…
Have you ever noticed that none of the SolidWorks example files use parts from the Toolbox library directly? I once bought what I thought was a great product, called ProductCenter.…
(Image from ASME Y14.41-2003 publication) Does anyone use the 3D standards as laid out in ASME Y14.41-2003? Have you used them as a reference for your own company standard?…
Ed posted this as a comment, but I thought it works better as a top level post. I’ve seen ed post this before on the SolidWorks forums. Thanks to…
Ed Cyganik, or “Eddie” as many folks know him, is a fellow I’ve known for a number of years, going back to my days working for SolidWorks resellers in Western…
I have to admit, I’ve been kind of dreading writing the article on Toolbox. It will involve installing the software several times, breaking and fixing Toolbox, going through all the…
This is the view from the Roanoke airport this morning. A low fog and a gate with no plane. Story of my life. There are at least two consolations…