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
To expand on my previous post, methodology in using SolidWorks should employ strategies that capture function (not just form and fit). This is true at the individual model level, and at the model assembly level. There are likely many ways to capture function within a model assembly. If used in a particular way, Horizontal Modeling … Continue reading “Capturing function in a model assembly”
