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Monthly Archive: December 2008
Dec
22
Backwards Compatibility – A user’s perspective
*I apologize for the formatting, or lack thereof. Copy/paste doesn’t play well with TypePad.* I posted a teaser about backwards compatibility in SolidWorks about 6 weeks ago (see it here). In response to that post, Ken Fields of purCAB/Seralyn, Inc. sent me a white paper he wrote about that very subject, albeit CAD generic. I …
Dec
19
More on SWW ’09
Yes, I know I just posted about SolidWorks World ’09 but there’s some other posts out there that I wanted to bring to your attention ’cause they’re important. First, Richard Doyle is looking for your 1st time story. If it’s good enough, you could end up on stage with Jeff Ray. Check out Richard’s blog …
Dec
17
SolidWorks World 2009 – It’s getting close!
By my math, which can be iffy at times, there’s only 53 more days until SolidWorks World 2009 begins in Orlando. That means there’s only 51 more days until I fly down there. I was honored to receive an invitation to attend as a member of the press, and plan on making full use of …
Dec
16
Project Update
Where I just imported the latest iteration of the building, I thought I give you all a quick project update. Currently, the upper level assembly has 4550 parts in it and 10,500 bodies (I need to dig into the assembly to find out why). There’s 383 Sub-assemblies, so there are only 14 mates being resolved …
Dec
16
Dealing with imported data
This will be a short post but, hopefully, a useful one. Have you ever imported a non-native SolidWorks file only to see errors? If you right click on one of those errors, you’ll see an option called ‘Import Diagnostics’. Choosing that will bring up a new dialogue box that gives you a list of the …
Dec
15
New Tools for you!
First, let’s talk about SolidJott. The brainchild of our Canadian friend, Ben Eadie (of SolidMentor.com fame), SolidJott has quickly transformed from a helpful website to a full-blown SolidWorks add-in. Think about it, you’re stuck on some problem and all you have to do is click on a tab in your task pane to post your …
Dec
11
Working with large assemblies
First, an apology. I’ve been absolutely slammed at work lately and just haven’t been able to put the time aside to write. I’m sorry. On to the subject of this post, though the title may be a bit misleading. I know that there are people out there who are creating 20-, 30-, even 100,000 part …
Dec
08
Who should I interview? What to ask?
SolidWorks World 2009 is just around the corner and I can’t wait. I’ll not get on the "why you should go" soapbox this time. You’ve heard it plenty of times I’m sure. This year, I have the opportunity to interview one, or more, SolidWorks employees. Who would you interview if given the chance? What would …
About Jeff’s Tool Shed
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