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Snazzy New SolidWorks.com
It seems like every corporation these days totally overhauls their website every few years. SolidWorks is no exception to this rule. Take a look at the brand new SolidWorks site if you haven’t had a chance yet. I do like the layout of the new site better than the old site. You can even find…
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Technical Editing
OK…almost a week now and no posts? I have a good excuse. 🙂 Back in June Matt Lombard asked me to be the Technical Editor for his upcoming SolidWorks 2009 Bible. Having never worked directly on a project with Matt nor on a book of this size, I thought it was a great opportunity and…
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More PhotoView 360 Information
SolidWorks Developer Greg Leuenberger has posted an EXCELLENT video showing off MANY of the details of PhotoView 360. You can click on the image above to view the streaming version or click HERE to download a zipped version of the video. The video is a little over 28 minutes long…which is perfect for viewing during…
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SolidWorks 2009 Explosion
No, SolidWorks 2009 has NOT exploded. But it has now “officially” burst onto the scene this week with SolidWorks posting their SolidWorks 2009 Launch site and Industry Magazines putting out stories. The SolidWorks 2009 Launch site is action packed with at least 10 different videos posted on new features and behind the scenes happenings. There’s…
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SolidWorks Heard! 2009 Roundtable Podcast
Last Friday I had the pleasure of participating in a SolidWorks 2009 Roundtable discussion podcast over at SolidWorks Heard!. The podcast episode has been posted and you can listen to it by clicking HERE. Thanks to Lou Gallo of SolidWorks Heard! for inviting Josh Mings (SolidSmack), Jason Raak (Rocksolid Perspective), and myself to participate in…
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More Updates to the SolidWorks Knowledge Base
A few months back I Blogged about some of the new options in the SolidWorks Knowledge Base. Well, the folks at SolidWorks are at it again. I went to the Customer Portal last night to do a Knowledge Base search and notice MORE new options! I’m not sure how new they are but I certainly…
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SolidWorks World 2009 Website is LIVE!
The headline and banner image above pretty much says it all. Click on the image to see the new site. Time to start working on your justification letters. Leave me a comment if you are going. Maybe I’ll see you there! Also, if you are interested in presenting at SolidWorks World – CLICK HERE to…
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SolidWorks Name Change
Yes, you read the headline correctly. SolidWorks is changing its name….but only slightly. The new name is Dassault Systemes SolidWorks Corporation. The “DS” has been in their logo for years so is this really that big of a change? Everyone at SolidWorks I have talked to about this says it’s not. This puts it more…
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SolidWorks 2009 Details Coming Soon!
In a little over 24 hours the NDAs will be lifted and many of the SolidWorks Bloggers will start rolling out articles, videos, and stories about SolidWorks 2009. I already have a few posts written but not as many as I wanted to have for the rollout. This is always an exciting time of the…
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SolidWorks 2009 Beta to be Available 6/09/08
SolidWorks 2009 Beta is fast approaching. Word on the street is the software is slated to be made available Monday June 9, 2008 around lunch time EST. As Mike Puckett reported earlier today the Beta Homepage is being readied for launch. Here are a couple of things you need to know about this year’s Beta…
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Da Vinci Cart by SolidWorks
Check out this new site from SolidWorks showing Leonardo da Vinci’s Self Propelled Cart. The features of the cart are demonstrated with SolidWorks 2008. The design of the mechanism in the cart is absolutely amazing! Believe it or not I actually found a link to this on Facebook of all places. Also on the site…
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SolidWorks Community Survey
SolidWorks has released a Community Survey to better gauge what users are after when accessing and participating in online communities. The survey is a bit long but I highly recommend that you check it out if you participate in online forums, user groups, the Customer Portal, 3D Content Central, Blogs, or SolidWorks Labs. The timing…
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New Improved SolidWorks Knowledge Base
One of the most useful tools in the SolidWorks Customer Portal has had a bit of a facelift today which is sure to be a hit with all SolidWorks users. The SolidWorks Knowledge Base allows you to search posted Solutions and known Bugs (SPR’s) to get more details on topics across all SolidWorks products. It…
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CircuitWorks acquired by SolidWorks
SolidWorks announced today the acquisition of Priware Limted, the maker of CircuitWorks. You can get more information on this by checking out the SolidWorks Press Release and Priware website. The exciting part of this announcement is that starting with SolidWorks 2008 Service Pack 4, CircuitWorks will be included as part of SolidWorks Office Premium. (As…