I’ve never been a student of learning, really. I’ve spent time in school, and now that I think of it, I probably learned the most from solving problems. I never…
Category: writing
I’ve been lucky to meet several SolidWorks book authors. It wasn’t an intentional thing, just accidental.I don’t claim to know all the books or all the authors, but I have…
I finally heard from my publisher. The new book will be called Mastering SolidWorks (the old books were called SolidWorks Bible), will have this engine on the cover, and will…
I’m an engineer. Graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology with a BS in Mechanical Engineering in 1993. 10 year plan, having taken a shortcut through 2 years of music school…
As I’m working through updating the SolidWorks Bible (to be renewed as “Mastering SolidWorks 2018”), I’m reminded of the kind of stuff that to me sets my books apart. These…
When I was a kid, like first grade kind of kid, I had two prized possessions. One was every day of summer vacation, and the other was my transportation. I…
While overall I fully intend to avoid detailed partisan CAD politics, I still have the need to engage the CAD community on several levels. For whatever reason, although there are…
I get contacted every now and then by people or companies doing research before buying a new CAD package.They are interested in the story of a prominent user changing camps.…
The On the Edge blog has always been about providing non-Solid Edge users a place to come and talk about Solid Edge. But I also write a more in-depth blog…
Solid Edge is getting its share of attention from users of other software. I’ve made the jump. Feeling the stagnation of a product about to take a different direction, I…