3D CAD models can have several purposes, and each purpose requires a different approach to how you create the model. “Design Intent” is a concept that I believe is largely…
Category: direct edit
IronCAD is a product that’s little off the beaten path. It had its beginning in a popular but short-lived industrial design product called Trispectives in 1995. Walking through the software…
How do you edit a sketch? It’s easy, right? Make sure it’s locked down somewhere, has the relations and dimensions it needs to change the way you want it to,…
I’m writing this because I think the CAD community at large, including users, media, and vendors, have sold Synchronous Technology short. I’m just taking this on as a personal project,…
I promised to show the STEP AP242 enhancement but forgot to do it in my faves post, so here it is in video form. The basic idea is that you…
I’ve spend the better part of my career to this point trying to figure out how to do stuff with a tool that wasn’t meant to do that stuff. Most…
Let’s imagine that you could start your own CAD company. This CAD company has to deliver functionality for the next 20 years. What are you going to do? What will…
It’s Christmas time again, and that means I’m kind of searching for new topics. I keep an eye on the SolidWorks forums, and there is a wealth of great topics…
For a while I had this brilliant idea of creating a CAD Olympics. Let me tell you, if you think you have too many friends and need to leave some…
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…