Tweet Just to keep you all interested, here’s what’s coming up in the next few posts on Jeff’s Tool Shed: Boxx is sending me one of their computers so that I can kick the tires and test it out. The cool thing is that I had an Xi at work; had being the operative word [...]
Tweet When I started in my new position I found it odd that they were using ePDM. As far as I was concerned ePDM was for large design groups, not 1-2 designers. In the back of my mind I started thinking about how we’d cleanly transition from ePDM to PDMWorks when the subscription was up. I’d [...]
Tweet Let’s get this out of the way right now, is this release going to blow your socks off? No, I don’t believe it will. There are, however, aspects of it that will definitely ruffle your skirt/kilt/bathrobe (*ahem*, Mr. Mings). Some of the stuff was just “eh”, but that’s to be expected as well. If [...]
Tweet When I ventured back to Boston on vacation a couple of weeks ago, I made my annual pilgrimage to SolidWorks headquarters in Concord, Mass. I’d gone with the hope of meeting up with a few friends and doing a few interviews. However, Kristen Wilson, PR Manager for SolidWorks, managed to wrangle me a two-hour [...]
Tweet 360 Enterprise Software (Mecanica Solutions) 3D QuickTools Ltd. 3Dconnexion Altium Inc. AMC Bridge LLC AMD Inc. AMV s.r.l. Barry-Wehmiller International Resources CAD Partner GmbH Camtek GmbH Capvidia CD-adapco Cideon America, Inc. COMSOL, Inc. Creaform Custom Tools Dassault Systèmes Delcam plc Dell Inc. DriveWorks Ltd. DS SolidWorks Corp. Edgecam – a Planit Co. ElectroMagneticWorks EnvisionTEC ESPRIT/DP [...]
Tweet Let’s get this legalese out of the way first: I was provided with a copy of Template Wizard to review. At no point in time was it implied that acceptance of said software would result in a favorable review. Let’s be real here, anyone who knows me knows that I’m not a sell out. [...]
Tweet Asheen Phansey, the PM for SolidWorks Sustainability, came up to show us Sustainability. “Show” isn’t really the right word. Asheen is so passionate about sustainability, I felt guilty for not recycling the gum I chewed earlier in the day. Here’s the deal for me, though: I get sustainability. I recycle, I try to minimize [...]
Tweet Admittedly, Simulation isn’t my cup of tea. I use it minimally, but leave the hardcore stuff up to those that know. However, I am learning more about it. I may even take the exam some day…maybe. Stephen Ensby, the Simulation Product Manager, was quite happy about the changes they’ve made to Simulation. Their thought [...]
Tweet That’s what customers are saying, according to Shaun Murphy, no more bells and whistles. What does that mean for the development folks at SolidWorks? It means they’re going back into the code to make it better, more robust. To that end, a major focus for the 2011 release was lowering the memory footprint. We’ve [...]
Tweet I was one of the lucky ones to be flown to Concord, put up in a hotel and fattened up on some great food last week. So much for the diet I’ve been so strictly sticking to. Although, being able to go home, see family and friends, enjoy a few cups of Dunkins and [...]
