I don’t typically follow links from spam, but this time it was a little different. I’ve had some comments to this blog get misrecognized as spam by my automatic filter.…
Some rumors have gotten back to me that there are some people out there who think that the credit (or blame) for the SolidWorks 2007 Bible should be shared, and…
It’s so easy to take potshots at SolidWorks Help documentation, it almost feels unfair to criticize it, but people pay for the software, and expect documentation that is useful. First…
This is potentially big news for SolidWorks surfacing types: Dassault announced it is acquiring ICEM. ICEM is the holy grail of “class A” surfacing tools. It is what many of the…
SolidWorks is a parametric feature-based, history-based solid modeler. Whatever that means.In SolidWorks, and other similar software, a model is usually edited by going back to the original feature used to create…
I haven’t done much technical how-to yet on this blog, so I guess it’s time for a surfacing tutorial. Folks ask for this sort of stuff, and there is precious…
It seems a little surreal, but the day has finally come. The picture is proof that a copy of this has finally landed on my very messy desk. The SolidWorks…
I get emails out of the blue from time to time from people asking me a range of questions about modeling or how to become an independent contractor or what…
I admit. I’m kinda a sucker for new stuff. It’s just the curiosity. I want to see if they have fixed any of my big issues. Fortunately I’ve got a…