After 10 years of using SolidWorks, I attended SWW10 in Anaheim for the first time. But, I can only get as far as the Partner Pavilion. For the tenth year, my employer could not pay for me to attend. http://www.solidworks.com/swworld/2580_ENU_HTML.htm Luckily I live here in Orange County and could attend for a few hours. A … Continue reading “My 1st (very brief) SWW”
In a recent article, I expressed concerns about the current state of PDM, especially for SolidWorks. There were particular questions posed regarding the long term outlook for Enterprise PDM. The concern is that Dassault Systemes’ plan for PDM solutions may be different than SolidWorks Corp. If that is the case, the Enterprise PDM may not be … Continue reading “Future of Enterprise PDM”
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Prototype This is a show on Discovery Channel where four engineers create prototypes for radical new ideas. Dr. Mike North and Joe Grant represented the show at today’s General Session. From their entrance, we know this would be no ordinary presentation. Joe was in a Firefigther’s hat, pushing (and pulling) Mike up to the stage in one … Continue reading “SWW09: Prototype This!”
A recent discussion I had with Chris MacCormack was about how mates within an assembly affect rebuilt times. He posed a question to me. Do I fully contrain screws after I insert them? My answer was basically “yes, as time allows.” He then stated that he actually promotes the notion of not fully contraining screws. He went so far … Continue reading “Assembly mates and rebuild times”
Well, thank you to SolidMentor for breaking the news from the SWW8 registration site about the free Exhibit Hall Only passes. I didn’t know whether or not I could say anything about the free passes in my previous post. That doesn’t matter now since it was officially announced here: http://www.solidworks.com/pages/swworld08/Tacton.html
