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COSMOSudoku Game
The folks at SolidWorks are at it again with their latest game – COSMOSudoku. And to think…I was just now getting over the productivity loss from PaperPilot. In all seriousness, this looks like a pretty cool game. I haven’t gotten to play it yet, but I did check out the instructions and it looks pretty…
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BUSY BUSY BUSY!
I’ve had plenty of work going on for the past several weeks which has unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on how you look at it) eaten into my Blog time. Fear not as I am getting ready to post another hopefully useful SolidWorks Tip with a link to a demonstration video. There are a few other…
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Coming soon: SolidWorks 2008 Beta
It’s that time of the year again and SolidWorks 2008 Beta is just around the corner. For those not familiar with the SolidWorks Beta program, anyone SolidWorks user that has a license on Subscription Service can sign up. All you have to do is go to http://beta.solidworks.com and register! According to the SolidWorks Beta website,…
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Paper Pilot Game
You know, you’ve got to hand it to the SolidWorks Marketing department for coming up with some really innovative ideas. Their latest creation is an online game called Paper Pilot. This game allows you to test your skills in constructing and throwing a virtual paper airplane. There are three different plane types you can select…
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Vista….and more Vista
With the full release of Microsoft’s Windows Vista operating system, many articles are appearing across the internet talking about the good, the bad, and the ugly. (OK…I know I used this analogy in my SWW presentation…but it just fits here too!) I have somewhat of a test machine that I have been working with a…
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Two new Bloggers!
I’d like to take a moment to welcome two new SolidWorks Bloggers. Brian McElyea – CADFANATIC I’ve known Brian for almost 4 years now. Like me, he resides in the Huntsville, AL area and is one of the biggest supporters of our local user group. Brian’s Blog will contain SolidWorks information from a CAD Manager’s…
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SolidWorks Labs
SolidWorks today announced the launch of the SolidWorks Labs website. This site includes several innovative R&D projects that users can use in a variety of ways. For the launch, four different software tools are available which provide a variety of functions across the CAD spectrum. Drawings Now is a service that allows you to upload…
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New Forums!
So why haven’t I posted much to the blog in the last week? Here is one reason. I’ve been setting up a new forum for the North Alabama SolidWorks Users Group. The all new NASWUG Forum is open to ALL SolidWorks users who wish to participate. SolidWorks related areas have been separated from our User…
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SP 2.0 is out
SolidWorks 2007 SP2 is now available for download at the Customer Portal. I’ll be installing it first thing next week since I have a few SPRs that are supposed to be addressed in it. We have been running SolidWorks 2007 for almost a month now and I have been really happy so far. As with…
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Steve Wozniak to be Keynote Speaker at SolidWorks World 2007
Steve Wozniak will be the keynote speaker at SolidWorks World next year in New Orleans. Wozniak co-founded Apple Computer with Steve Jobs back in 1975. He designed the Apple I & Apple II computers which were very popular back in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Wikipedia has a very interesting bio on Steve Wozniak…
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A SolidWorks Training Diary
Many of you are probably familiar with the TenLinks.com website. I consider it the “go-to” source for CAD/CAM/CAE news. The TenLinks Daily Digest is one of my “must read” e-mails every day. (If you don’t receive the Daily Digest via e-mail, go to the link and subscribe, it’s free!) Roopinder Tara is the man behind…
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Product Design Showcase
Here is a really great way to show your product to the World…SolidWorks World that is. Product Design Showcase gives SolidWorks users a chance to share their product designs in a professionally displayed area in the Partner Pavilion at SolidWorks World 2007. To nominate your product design for display, click here. One of the great…
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SolidWorks 2007 Podcast
I recently got to do an interview with some of the marketing folks at SolidWorks for a series of podcasts being released this week. (SolidWorks 2007 launch week) Check out the SolidWorks Podcast page if you get the chance. A big thanks to SolidWorks for giving me a chance to talk about my job, the…
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SolidWorks 2007 SP0.0 is OUT
And I thought SP0 EV was fast to follow Pre-Release 1…. Looks like all things are GO and SolidWorks SP0.0 is available for download. I was REALLY surprised to see it released this early. I am one of those guys that no matter what software I am running, I usually wait till at least the…