Brian McElyea posted an article on CADFanatic - Jan 31, 2011, 10:55 am
Wednesday is the last day of SolidWorks World, and they do save the best for last…Wednesday is the day they preview the next version of SolidWorks! Fielder Hiss, Vice President of Product Management at DS SolidWorks Corp, took the stage once again.  He mentioned that Center Rock, Inc. (CRI) was ...
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Brian McElyea posted an article on CADFanatic - Jan 26, 2011, 5:25 pm
There are several new enhancements coming in SolidWorks 2012.  Below is a quick run-down of the highlights they showed.  Unfortunately, they ran through it so fast, that I was not able to capture all the details.  I will add more to this list when I make my post on the General Session. You are n...
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Brian McElyea posted an article on CADFanatic - Jan 25, 2011, 3:17 pm
Today’s General Session started off with Fielder Hiss, Vice President of Product Management at DS SolidWorks Corporation, taking the stage.  He recapped yesterday’s session with Gene Kranz and Captain Jim Lovell. Fielder then recognized HP, one of the conference’s Platinum sponsors.  Tom Sa...
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Brian McElyea posted an article on CADFanatic - Jan 25, 2011, 12:15 am
SolidWorks World 2011 kicked off this year in San Antonio, TX, with Jeff Ray, the former CEO of Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks Corporation and the new Executive Vice President, Geographic Operations, Dassault Systèmes, taking the stage. Year In Review Jeff started off talking about the trapped Ch...
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Brian McElyea posted an article on CADFanatic - Oct 22, 2010, 12:50 pm
In addition to the stability, performance, and memory management improvements in SolidWorks 2011, there have also been several improvements in the installation process.  A number of enhancements will allow for faster downloading of service packs and ease of use of the SolidNetWork License (SNL) Man...
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Brian McElyea posted an article on CADFanatic - Oct 18, 2010, 11:05 am
I got a notification this morning from the SolidWorks Background Downloader…SolidWorks 2011 SP0.0 is now live! We’re preparing to upgrade as I type.  How about you?  Will you roll now, or wait for a service pack or two?
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Brian McElyea posted an article on CADFanatic - Sep 7, 2010, 1:03 pm
One new SolidWorks tool that I am really excited about is the new Defeature tool.  Previewed at SolidWorks World 2010, this new tool helps you simplify an assembly by removing details that you wish to keep to yourself when sending files out to customers and replacing the details with dumb solids wi...
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Brian McElyea posted an article on CADFanatic - Sep 1, 2010, 8:00 am
The latest release of SolidWorks, 2011, launched today.  If you have had a chance to look through the SolidWorks 2011 Beta What’s New, you may have noticed that there isn’t as many flashy new features as in previous versions.  According to SolidWorks’ Shaun Murphy, much of the focus of Soli...
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Brian McElyea posted an article on CADFanatic - Jun 4, 2010, 3:51 pm
You may already know that you can have Workgroup PDM (WPDM) automatically create a PDF file when you check in your drawings.  But in case you don’t, there is an option in the SolidWorks Workgroup PDM VaultAdmin tool that will turn this feature on: I had one of our users contact me recently inqui...
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Brian McElyea posted an article on CADFanatic - Apr 9, 2010, 4:05 pm
If you haven’t heard by now (and if you haven’t, where have you been?), earlier this week Josh Mings posted an article about an announcement SolidWorks made to VAR’s: as of SolidWorks 2010 Service Pack 4, that they would begin aggressively enforcing their policy of not allowing users access to...
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Brian McElyea posted an article on CADFanatic - Apr 2, 2010, 8:00 am
A recent comment on my post on my favorite improvements in SolidWorks 2010 reminded me of an issue I have with what was one of my most favorite improvements: Drawing Center Mark Improvements. When this feature improvement was first announced and I saw it demoed, I was very excited. My workflow has ...
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Brian McElyea posted an article on CADFanatic - Mar 7, 2010, 1:28 am
Wednesday’s General Session opened with Fielder Hiss, VP of Product Management, taking the stage once again.  Fielder announced the launch of an online SolidWorks store, where one can purchase swag, such as shirts and caps, along with a few books.  The pickings are a little sparse right now, but...
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Brian McElyea posted an article on CADFanatic - Feb 27, 2010, 4:24 pm
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Brian McElyea posted an article on CADFanatic - Feb 13, 2010, 12:28 am
Jon Hirschtick shows off his yo-yo skills at the Tuesday night special event: The yo-yo belongs to Joshua Updyke, an Associate Engineer for Xpresso.
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Brian McElyea posted an article on CADFanatic - Feb 11, 2010, 1:28 am
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Brian McElyea posted an article on CADFanatic - Feb 10, 2010, 8:00 am
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Brian McElyea posted an article on CADFanatic - Feb 10, 2010, 8:00 am
James Cameron answers questions from the press corps after the SolidWorks World 2010 General Session on Tuesday, February 2, 2010. DISCLOSURE:
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Brian McElyea posted an article on CADFanatic - Feb 9, 2010, 8:00 am
Tuesday’s General Session opened with Fielder Hiss, VP of Product Management, taking the stage.  He introduced SolidWorks Certification Specialists Mike Puckett and Avelino Rochino to talk about the various certifications that SolidWorks offers. They announced that with the certifications added ...
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Brian McElyea posted an article on CADFanatic - Feb 9, 2010, 8:00 am
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Brian McElyea posted an article on CADFanatic - Feb 5, 2010, 4:11 pm
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Brian McElyea posted an article on CADFanatic - Feb 5, 2010, 4:11 pm
The first General Session of SolidWorks World 2010 began in Anaheim, CA, with SolidWorks CEO Jeff Ray taking the stage.
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Brian McElyea posted an article on CADFanatic - Feb 1, 2010, 7:37 pm
At the start of the SolidWorks World 2010 General Session this morning, there were several computers on a table.  A netbook, a regular monitor, what looked to be a Wacom tablet, and some big monitor with a cloth draped around the back.  I thought to myself, “That looks like a Mac…”. One of ...
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Brian McElyea posted an article on CADFanatic - Feb 1, 2010, 7:37 pm
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Brian McElyea posted an article on CADFanatic - Sep 28, 2009, 8:30 am
SolidWorks 2010 has many improvements and new features that can help engineers and designers create and documents their designs more efficiently.  As is often the case in life, it’s the small things that matter, and small, simple improvements can make a big difference when designing or detailing ...
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Brian McElyea posted an article on CADFanatic - Sep 28, 2009, 8:30 am
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