I first met John McEleney in 1999 or 2000 when I was working as a SolidWorks reseller application engineer in Western New York. We had wings at the Anchor Bar…
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Welcome back to the Dezignstuff blog! I thought it was appropriate for my first post returning to independent status would be made on July 4th, Independence Day (in the US).…
So I’m modeling away, building parts for an old bicycle coaster brake hub, because, well, hell, why not, and I’m looking for the Cosmetic Thread feature. I’m still kind of…
A lot of people are finding themselves in the position of looking for a new CAD package these days. The market is stirring itself up, there are new offerings, and…
The last major release of Solid Edge was called ST6. It was announced in the summer time, and was available for download by the end of July. One of the…
Solid Edge has authorized a few tidbits to be released about ST6. Naturally they are saving the most interesting things for later, but these will whet your appetite a little…
In the world of software, it seems there is always a push to move “forward”. After you’ve seen what’s next in the next version, your first question is what comes…
There are two things I want to discuss about SolidWorks 2013. The first is the Conic sketch element. Remember that when 2013 originally released, you were not able to make…
Today I attended part of a web cast from Autodesk introducing their 2014 line of products. I have to say that they have an amazing breadth of tools. Some of…
There’s a big difference between using CAD software and kvetching about CAD companies. The part of my job that I actually get paid for is the former. I really miss…