Solidworks has a collection of features that were intended for plastic parts, although the word “plastic” has been reserved for Solidworks Plastics. The Solidworks Plastics name is essentially reserved for…
You know that toolbar in the middle of the top of the graphics area? We call that the Heads-Up View toolbar (or HUV for short). There are a lot of…
Many of us use Solidworks all day every day, and yet there are some rather simple things that we can still learn about the software that would make our every…
Siemens just released a new product called Zel X on June 20, 2024. This doesn’t fit neatly into an existing category. In a nutshell, Zel X is a cloud-based, small…
In the last year, I’ve done less to contribute to the engineering technology world than any year in a long time. Few blog posts. Fewer published articles. Even fewer crazy…
I have to start by saying that this year’s event certainly looks to be about double the size of last year’s event. I don’t have any official numbers, but there…
It’s been almost a year since I posted. I’ve been actively doing things in the CAD world, but oddly felt like I wasn’t able to talk about what I was…
Solid Edge has a new version out, and they have a site with some short videos that demo the new functionalities. Check out the videos. My summary just hits on…
People will write just about anything. “A new study shows…” is usually my first clue that whatever follows will contradict what has been said before, and more than likely comes…