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Help the Help!
Matt Lombard is putting together a list of suggestions to improve the SolidWorks Help functions over at his Blog. Matt has been one of the stronger voices in the SolidWorks Community that would like to see the Help improved. There have already been quite a few good items posted. Check it out and add to…
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SolidWorks 2008 Beta4 available to Subscription Customers
I haven’t seen anything official on this anywhere, but subscription customers can now download SolidWorks 2008 Beta4 from the Customer Portal. More to come soon on SolidWorks 2008!
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NextEngine Teaser
If you read Jeff, Matt, or Devon’s Blogs, you’ve probably read some discussion regarding the NextEngine 3D Scanner. Jeff and I are going to be teaming up to write a review on the product. Matt posted an absolutely HILARIOUS article showing how he is using his NextEngine Scanner. To learn more about the scanner and…
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SolidWorks 2008: The New UI
Unless you have been living under a rock or haven’t been keeping up with the latest SolidWorks News, you have probably heard that with SolidWorks 2008 comes a new User Interface. I choose my words carefully here because it is not a COMPLETE overhaul, but there has been some significant change nonetheless. Lets talk about…
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SolidWorks 2008 Announced!
At last the wait is over. SolidWorks Corporation today officially announced details of SolidWorks 2008 to the public. Highlights of the changes include an all new User Interface, expansion of SWIFT technology, and all new 3D Graphics. Packed with over 250 enhancements, the primary focus areas for the user in this release are: Focus on…
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Gearing up for SolidWorks 2008
As the SolidWorks 2008 Beta Contest enters its final stages, the rollout is sure to begin soon. I have had some time to Beta test this year. (Probably more than I have had in any other SolidWorks Beta program.) There are lots of exciting features in this release. Some of them I wish I had…
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John McEleney visits Huntsville
History was made in many ways on June 11, 2007 in Huntsville, AL. SolidWorks CEO John McEleney started off his Southern Swing user group tour with a visit to our North Alabama SolidWorks User Group meeting. This was John’s first trip to Huntsville to visit a SolidWorks User Group. The users in the area responded…
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COSMOS Companion
I’ve got my hands in MANY different areas of SolidWorks on a daily basis. One of the areas that I have been trying to gain more knowledge in over the past couple of years is COSMOSWorks. Every so often I use COSMOSWorks to refine designs and validate expected results of parts & assemblies under load. …
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SWUGN Summit – Nashville
For the first time ever, a SWUGN Summit was held in Nashville, TN today and SolidWorks users from across the region were there in record numbers. All in all, 110 users, presenters, and resellers were in attendance. This was the first SWUGN Summit that I have had the privilege to attend. All I can say…
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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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Coming Soon: SWUGN Summit – Nashville
Back in March I Blogged about the upcoming SWUGN Summit in Nashville, TN. The Summit is one week from Tuesday and is quickly shaping up to be the PREMIER SolidWorks event in the southeast this year. As Richard Doyle said last week, registration is filling up fast, so don’t wait around till the last minute…
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SolidWorks Tip: Unabsorb Sketches
Here is a little jewel of a feature inside of SolidWorks……the ability to use the rollback bar to unabsorb sketches from features. This has been one of those features that I have found is not as well known amongst SolidWorks users as one would think. I’ve talked to many users who have discovered this feature…
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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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Tips and Tricks in Tupelo
This past Tuesday I had the pleasure of attending the first ever meeting of the North Mississippi SolidWorks User Group (NORMSWUG) in Tupelo, MS. All total there were 20 users in attendance which is an outstanding turnout for a first meeting. Byron Morgan has taken on the task to lead this newly formed group. He…