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SolidWorks 2012 Teaser
By Alin Vargatu, CSWE on March 28, 2011The 3rd day of SolidWorks World 2011 was the day when users were teased by getting a glimpse of some of the enhancements that might be included in the next version. Since SolidWorks 2012 is still in development, there are no guarantees that they will actually be included in the final release later on this fall.
Hot, hot, hot! Dynamic Undo during Power Trimming
By Alin Vargatu, CSWE on March 24, 2011
Not too long ago, if you would had asked me what is my favourite SolidWorks command, I would have answered “The Power Trim”. It is fast, elegant and intuitive and, until 10 minutes ago, I was sure I knew everything there is to be known about…
SolidWorks Star Blog of the Month: RobRodriguez.com (#1 Resource for Rendering)
By Alin Vargatu, CSWE on March 23, 2011
Blog Address: http://robrodriguez.com/wordpress/ Author: Rob Rodriguez Author’s Description of his Blog: RobRodriguez.com is a way for me to give back to the SolidWorks community in the forum of tutorials and information revolving around visualization. Most engineers lack the experience or know how to effectively communicate their designs to the rest…
Find the weakest link! Which assembly component(s) takes the longest to rebuild?
By Alin Vargatu, CSWE on March 15, 2011
Have you ever been in this situation? Upon opening your assembly you get a prompt suggesting that would be a good idea to rebuild it. You follow the advice and hit the little stoplight icon, hoping that rebuilding the model will not take longer than…
How to export a model from SOLIDWORKS to Google SketchUp [UPDATED]
By Alin Vargatu, CSWE on March 15, 2011
While Google SketchUp is not a professional CAD tool it has the advantage of being free and, because of that, it is used by a large number of people. Recently, some of my customers were asked by their own customers to supply SOLIDWORKS models for review in…
A Note of Caution: SolidWorks and Windows 7 SP1
By Alin Vargatu, CSWE on March 2, 2011Windows 7 SP1 was recently released by Microsoft. If you consider upgrading your machine in the next couple of months, please read this article first: SolidWorks and Windows 7 SP1
What a treat! Watch all the presentations from SolidWorks World 2011
By Alin Vargatu, CSWE on March 1, 2011At the end of SolidWorks World 2011 I was suffering from information overload. After each general session in the morning we could attend a maximum of 4 other presentations until the end of the day. It was very hard to choose between more than 150 presentations knowing that you could see only 12 of them live. Fortunately, starting today, we have access to all of them – both in PowerPoint and video formats. While the PowerPoint slide-shows can give you a good idea about the topics of the presentations, I strongly suggest watching the videos. Not only you will get more information from the presenter’s comments, but you can listen to the interaction with the audience. There are some great questions and equally good answers in each presentation.
Superman is a SolidWorks user! Watch the Bionic Builders Show on Discovery.
By Alin Vargatu, CSWE on February 25, 2011
As per CTVMedia: Hollywood Stuntman turns Superhuman in BIONIC BUILDERS on Discovery Science: Blurring the line between man and machine, BIONIC BUILDERS is a captivating one-hour special showcasing Casey Pieretti (“the perfect guinea pig”) and Bill Spracher (“the mad scientist-inventor”) as they attempt to merge…
The World Series Report – Day 2 of SolidWorks World 2011
By Alin Vargatu, CSWE on February 25, 2011
There was no time for a well deserved R&R timeout after the free-for-all Nerds with Nerfs Wild West style “duels” from the CSWP/CSWE party the previous night. Tuesday morning at 7:00 we headed one more time to the beautiful Henry B Gonzalez Convention Centre, eager…
Fatigue? You mean my assembly is tired? (A Glossary of Terms used in FEA)
By Alin Vargatu, CSWE on February 25, 2011New to stress analysis? Ever wondering what they mean by yield or creep or fatigue when performing Simulation studies? Joe Galiera, SolidWorks Simulation Technical Manager, started a series of blog posts with the intention of discussing the meaning of 150 “good to know” analysis terms. Joe writes: I thought it might be a good idea to provide some basic definitions of terms that are used in analysis that are good to know, to be able to communicate intelligently about Simulation. These are not meant to be definitive technical definitions but more fundamental knowledge of these terms You can find this glossary of analysis terms in the SolidWorks Simulation Blog. As of today there are 3 posts, covering the first 29 terms: Terms used in analysis – Set…
How to Auto Arrange Dimensions in your SOLIDWORKS Drawing
By Alin Vargatu, CSWE on February 14, 2011
The SOLIDWORKS Auto Arrange Dimensions tool seems to read your mind when choosing the right positions for placing selected dimensions. Finally you can use the model dimensions to detail your drawing, without having to waste your time manually dragging them one by one into the correct position….
Time Saver – Predetermined Zoom in SolidWorks Drawings
By Alin Vargatu, CSWE on February 14, 2011
Just a little tip that can save you big time when working with your drawings.
The World Series Report – Day one of SolidWorks World 2011
By Alin Vargatu, CSWE on January 25, 2011
Information overload after the first day of SolidWorks World 2011. A few facts that stood out: Attendees: more than 5000– a few hundred more than last year. Everybody is in high spirits. At 7:30am a crowd at least 1000 strong was waiting in front of…
The World Series… (SolidWords World that is)
By Alin Vargatu, CSWE on January 20, 2011
Are you as excited as I am? SolidWorks World 2011 starts this Sunday, the 23rd! This is the first instalment in a series of articles covering SolidWorks World 2011 Not too long ago, when we were kids, we used to count the sleeps to Christmas;…
How to “Convert” a Section View into a Projected View
By Alin Vargatu, CSWE on January 3, 2011
Warren Isaacs posted a very interesting question on the SolidWorks Forums: I have a section view on a drawing whose part has been modified such that the section is now redundant. Since the section view was projected from a parent view, can I convert from…