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…
In the past I’ve written about a few topics that I’d like now to pull together with a common thread. One topic is the difference between modeling and design. Another…
There are as many urban legends and crazy misconceptions surrounding the SolidWorks software as anything out there. There is a lot of apocryphal information which isn’t verified and is often…
I spend a fair amount of time lamenting the state of the documentation around the SolidWorks software. It’s part of what motivated me to write the book. I tried to…
Unless your name is George Carlin or Philip Thomas, there are some things that you just can’t say in public. There are things you shouldn’t say from the podium at a user group meeting…
I want to comment a bit on a couple of posts from some of the other SW blogger types, Rob Rodriguez and Ricky Jordan. Rob did an interview with Kamesh, the…