As much as I know how much you all loved my highly insightful product reviews, I won’t be able to do them any more. I’ll pause to allow you to dry your tears…To answer the obvious question, I’ve accepted a position as an AE with Shounco Design Studios and, where they are a SolidWorks VAR, [...]
Jul
28
Jul
27
SWW ’08 – Start Planning Now!
Can you believe it’s that time again? I love SolidWorks World and I’m looking forward to seeing San Diego in January. Registration has already begun, simply click here to go to the SWW ’08 page and register. What? You don’t think your boss will let you? There’s a link right on the main page to [...]
Jul
18
Networking
For those of you who are interested in networking with other SolidWorks users, I have another resource for you. Most of you already know about your local user group (if you don’t, you should!) and the various forums (i.e. SolidWorks Forum, eng-tips, SolidMentor). Another resource is LinkedIn. Unlike MySpace or FaceBook, which are more for [...]
Jul
17
Scanner – You Misunderstood
I’ve received a couple of emails from people asking me if I like NextEngine’s scanner. It became apparent to me that, one, they didn’t read the whole post and, two, that I didn’t do a very good job of saying what I meant. So, before there is anymore confusion…Yes, I like the scanner. Very much [...]
Jul
16
Scanning – Is it me or the scanner?
I’ve been messing around with the scanner that NextEngine sent me and, I have to admit, I’m getting frustrated. The demos I saw at SWW ’06 & ’07 made it all look so simple and yet I, a veritable genius, just can’t seem to get the hang of it. Ok, ok, so the genius thing [...]
Jul
11
Portland – Too Hot!!
Ah, Portland. I’m so thankful for air conditioning. Who’d have thought it’d be 102° in Portland, Oregon yesterday? Not only was it hot outside, but it was hot inside as well. The Portland SWUGN Summit took place yesterday and, IMO, was a great success. Adam Scheible and Richard Doyle did an excellent job of puitting [...]
Jul
03
NextEngine – Devon, Ricky, Matt & Me
Ok, so now there’s a run on the 3D scanner from NextEngine. I mean, seriously, my blog is supposed to be about hardware and software for SolidWorks! You other three goombahs actually are engineers and are supposed to write intelligent pieces about the wonders of SolidWorks itself! But, nooooo, you three have to jump on [...]