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SolidWorks:Heard! - Episode 189 - SolidJott SolidJott:In this episode I talk to Ben Eadie, the creator of SolidMentor, about his newest service called SolidJott. SolidJott is a new website that allows users to post support questions and the community can comment with solutions. Topics covered:- What is SolidJott?- Where the idea came from?- How it integrates with SolidMentor.- How do you use SolidJott (web & add-in)- What is coming in future releases?- How is SolidJott supported?SolidJott is support forum version 2.0! I enjoy commu ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
SolidWorks:Heard! - Episode 188 - SW Labs - TaggerSW Labs - Tagger:In this episode we discover the new updated SolidWorks Labs website as well as a application introduced on the site called Tagger. Topics covered:- Updated SolidWorks Labs Site - Silverlight 2 support and undo functionality brought to BluePrint Now - Introduction - How tagging is currently done in 2008 & 2009 - Interface - Feature set - New Workflow - ImpressionsI am starting to think this is SolidWorks Labs Heard! for all the coverage I have been giving this site over the ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
SolidWorks:Heard! - Episode 187 - SW Labs - TreehouseSW Labs - Treehouse: In this episode I talk about the new handy application introduced on the SolidWorks Labs site called Treehouse. Topics covered: - Newsflash - SolidWorks Labs also makes Collada Export available! - Introduction - Interface - Options - Custom Properties - Limitations SolidWorks Labs does it again with an innovative 1.0 tool that gets us all thinking about product design planning. I use a few organizational tools in my job which is why Treehouse caught my interest. I ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
SolidWorks: Heard! - Episode 187 - SW Labs - TreehouseSW Labs - Treehouse:
In this episode I talk about the new handy application introduced on the SolidWorks Labs site called Treehouse. Topics covered:
- Newsflash - SolidWorks Labs also makes Collada Export available!
- Introduction
- Interface
- Options
- Custom Properties
- Limitations
SolidWorks Labs does it again with an innovative 1.0 tool that gets us all thinking about product design planning. I use a few organizational tools in my job which is why Treehouse caught my interest. I t ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
SolidWorks: Heard! - Episode 186 - SolidWorks on a Mac RevisitedSolidWorks on a Mac Revisited: In this episode I talk about all the details about running SolidWorks on a Mac and more importantly why people are doing it. Topics covered:- History - Options for running Windows on a Mac - Bootcamp vs. Virtualization - Hardware options - Video card tuning - Why anyone would do thisFor the past few years I have talked to so many people that have reasons why this solution was a necessity for them and I hope after today's show you have an idea how th ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
SolidWorks: Heard! - Episode 186 - SolidWorks on a Mac RevisitedSolidWorks on a Mac Revisited:
In this episode I talk about all the details about running SolidWorks on a Mac and more importantly why people are doing it. Topics covered:
- History
- Options for running Windows on a Mac
- Bootcamp vs. Virtualization
- Hardware options
- Video card tuning
- Why anyone would do this
For the past few years I have talked to so many people that have reasons why this solution was a necessity for them and I hope after today's show you have an idea how this is ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
SolidWorks:Heard! - Episode 185 - November Tech NewsNovember Tech News:In this episode I cover all the news that broke in the past couple of weeks. There were a ton of good nuggets of news this month so I thought it was time to get a tech news cast out to you all. Topics covered:- SolidWorks 2009 SP1 Ships (details) - 3D Content Central 2009 Beta is live! - Press Release - G"Reee"n Chair Developed in SolidWorks Uses Recycled Video Game Plastic - Press Release - Microsoft and DS Solidworks Enhance Robot Simulation - What's New at the LABS sit ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
SolidWorks: Heard! - Episode 185 - November Tech NewsNovember Tech News:
In this episode I cover all the news that broke in the past couple of weeks. There were a ton of good nuggets of news this month so I thought it was time to get a tech news cast out to you all. Topics covered:
- SolidWorks 2009 SP1 Ships (details)
- 3D Content Central 2009 Beta is live!
- Press Release - G"Reee"n Chair Developed in SolidWorks Uses Recycled Video Game Plastic
- Press Release - Microsoft and DS Solidworks Enhance Robot Simulation
- What's New at the LABS ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
SolidWorks:Heard! - Episode 184 - Configuring ToolboxConfiguring Toolbox:In this episode I discuss how to use the new Toolbox Configuration tools to properly setup SolidWorks Toolbox as well as some common approaches to using this tool with groups. Topics covered:- Brief overview of SolidWorks 2009 SP1. - Introduction - 2009 Toolbox Settings Wizard - Setup options - Shared Toolbox setup tips - How to share with outside groupsToolbox is a feature of SolidWorks that comes with a love/hate relationship for many users, mainly since its usage vari ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
SolidWorks: Heard! - Episode 184 - Configuring ToolboxConfiguring Toolbox:
In this episode I discuss how to use the new Toolbox Configuration tools to properly setup SolidWorks Toolbox as well as some common approaches to using this tool with groups. Topics covered:
- Brief overview of SolidWorks 2009 SP1.
- Introduction
- 2009 Toolbox Settings Wizard
- Setup options
- Shared Toolbox setup tips
- How to share with outside groups
Toolbox is a feature of SolidWorks that comes with a love/hate relationship for many users, mainly since its usag ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
SolidWorks:Heard! - Episode 183 - SW Labs - Presentation StudioPresentation Studio:In this episode I talk about a new add-in that was put up on the SolidWorks Labs site on Monday October 27th called Presentation Studio. Presentation Studio is a great little add-in that gives a user a simple interface inside of SolidWorks to create a presentation quality 3DPDF. Topics covered:- Introduction - Pre-requisites - Installation - Interface & Options - Output uses - ImpressionsThis is why I think that Labs sites are a great thing for software developers/manufa ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
SolidWorks: Heard! - Episode 183 - Presentation StudioPresentation Studio:
In this episode I talk about a new add-in that was put up on the SolidWorks Labs site on Monday October 27th called Presentation Studio. Presentation Studio is a great little add-in that gives a user a simple interface inside of SolidWorks to create a presentation quality 3DPDF. Topics covered:
- Introduction
- Pre-requisites
- Installation
- Interface & Options
- Output uses
- Impressions
This is why I think that Labs sites are a great thing for software developer ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
SolidWorks: Heard! - Episode 182 - 2009 Enterprise PDM Administration What's New2009 Enterprise PDM Administration What's New:
In this episode we talk about the administration of SolidWorks Enterprise PDM and what has been introduced in the 2009 version. Topics covered:
- Administration Tool Overview
- Web-based License Activation
- Platform Support
- File Conversion and BOM Features
- Online Help
- Users and Groups
- Data Cards and Templates
- Workflow
We have all heard the horror stories about implementing enterprise software for document management. SolidWorks En ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
SolidWorks: Heard! - Episode 181 - 2009 Enterprise PDM What's New2009 Enterprise PDM What's New:
In this episode we talk a bit about SolidWorks Enterprise PDM and where this document management tool addresses common product data management issues. Topics covered:
- Where Enterprise PDM comes from
- What aspects makes this the tool of choice over Workgroup PDM
- What's New in 2009 Enterprise PDM
As I have mentioned in the past, this solution was originally a product called Conisio that made it's debut into the SolidWorks community back in 2001. It was ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
SolidWorks: Heard! - Episode 180 - SW2009 WN Series - SolidWorks PremiumSolidWorks: Heard! - Episode 180 - SW2009 WN Series - SolidWorks Premium
SolidWorks 2009 What's New Series - SolidWorks Professional:
This podcast covers the What's New PDF for SolidWorks 2009. Topics covered:
Chapter 13: SolidWorks Premium:
- CircuitWorks
- ScanTo3D
- Routing
- TolAnalyst
This is the final chapter of the 2009 What's New PDF and hopefully you have found a few important updates that will have you take a closer look. Remember, this audio version is meant to help you hear ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
SolidWorks: Heard! - Episode 179 - SW2009 WN Series - SolidWorks ProfessionalSolidWorks: Heard! - Episode 179 - SW2009 WN Series - SolidWorks Professional
SolidWorks 2009 What's New Series - SolidWorks Professional:
This podcast covers the What's New PDF for SolidWorks 2009. Topics covered:
Chapter 12: SolidWorks Professional:
- FeatureWorks
- PhotoWorks
- Design Checker
- SolidWorks Tools
- SolidWorks Utilities
- Toolbox
This chapter sums up all the enhancements in the Professional bundle and like every other chapter is packed with some good new nuggets as ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
SolidWorks: Heard! - Episode 178 - SW2009 WN Series - Other FunctionalitySolidWorks 2009 What's New Series - Other Functionality:
This podcast covers the What's New PDF for SolidWorks 2009. Topics covered:
Chapter 11: Other Functionality:
- SolidWorks Flow Simulation
- Installation
- Application Programming Interface
- DWGeditor
- PhotoView 360
- SolidWorks eDrawings
- SolidWorks Rx
This chapter covers all the odds and ends that have also been updated in SolidWorks 2009. In previous years this chapter also covered the updates to COSMOSFloWorks but this year ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
SolidWorks: Heard! - Episode 177 - SW2009 WN Series - SolidWorks Simulation - Part 2SolidWorks 2009 What's New Series - SolidWorks Simulation - Part 2:
This podcast covers the What's New PDF for SolidWorks 2009. Topics covered:
Chapter 10: SolidWorks Simulation:
- Assemblies
- Connectors
- Mesh
- Contact and Bonding
- Result Viewing
So this is the second part of the enhancements to SolidWorks Simulation 2009. I wanted to get this show out on Wednesday but with our rollouts starting I had our Tucson Rollout on Tuesday and our Phoenix Rollout on Thursday so time was not ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
SolidWorks: Heard! - Episode 176 - SW2009 WN Series - SolidWorks Simulation - Part 1SolidWorks 2009 What's New Series - SolidWorks Simulation - Part 1:
This podcast covers the What's New PDF for SolidWorks 2009. Topics covered:
Chapter 10: SolidWorks Simulation:
- Product Name Changes
- Simulation Workflow
- Simulation Studies
SolidWorks Simulation is a huge update for those of you currently using COSMOS! This is the most functionality enhancements that I have seen in a single release of Simulation. As a long time user of COSMOS I love the new enhancements from both the ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
SolidWorks: Heard! - Episode 175 - SW2009 WN Series - TolerancingSolidWorks 2009 What's New Series - Tolerancing:
This podcast covers the What's New PDF for SolidWorks 2009. Topics covered:
Chapter 9: Tolerancing:
- Intersect Line Features
- ISO Standards Support
- Orientation Constraints
- Redundant Dimensions
- Tangency Constraints
This chapter gets into improvements to the DimXpert and the improvements to tolerances that are added to the solid model. As you may know, this is the content that is used with using TolAnalyst so these improvements make ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
SolidWorks: Heard! - Episode 174 - SW2009 WN Series - Drawings & DetailingSolidWorks 2009 What's New Series - Drawings & Detailing:
This podcast covers the What's New PDF for SolidWorks 2009. Topics covered:
Chapter 8: Drawings & Detailing:
- Customized Drafting Standards
- Bills of Materials (BOMs)
- Detail Positioning
- Print Options for Drawings
- Title Blocks in Drawings Sheets
- Favorites are Renamed to Style
- Format Painter
- Detailing for Sketch Slots
- General
If there is an area that people expect major updates every release, it has to be drawings. M ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
SolidWorks: Heard! - Episode 173 - SW2009 WN Series - Motion StudiesSolidWorks 2009 What's New Series - Motion Studies:
This podcast covers the What's New PDF for SolidWorks 2009. Topics covered:
Chapter 7: Motion Studies:
- General
- Design Library for Motion Elements
- Redundant Constraint Force Results
- Motion for Layout Sketches
- Mates
For those of you that have used COSMOSMotion in the past, now it is referred to as SolidWorks Motion. I have been using COSMOS products since very early on (ver 3-4) and now am struggling to refer to them as "Simulat ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
SolidWorks: Heard! - Episode 172 - SW2009 WN Series - AssembliesSolidWorks 2009 What's New Series - Assemblies:
This podcast covers the What's New PDF for SolidWorks 2009. Topics covered:
Chapter 6: Assemblies:
- General
- Large Assemblies
- Assembly Features in Parts
- Bills of Materials in Assembly Documents
- Clearance Verification
- Hinge Mates
- Sensors
- SpeedPak
SolidWorks 2009 assemblies carry a majority of the performance enhancements and SpeedPak is the shining star! If you build large assemblies then this is the release to check out. Per ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
SolidWorks: Heard! - Episode 171 - SW2009 WN Series - PartsSolidWorks 2009 What's New Series - Parts:
This podcast covers the What's New PDF for SolidWorks 2009. Topics covered:
Chapter 5: Parts:
- Dual Dimensions for Measurement Results
- Dimensions in Mirrored and Derived Parts
- Changing Parts Display Characteristics
- Reattach Derived Parts (Split part enhancements)
- Custom Properties Assigned to Parts
- Sensors
- Mold Design
- Sheet Metal
- Weldments
This is a great chapter of enhancements especially to sheet metal and weldments. If you us ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
SolidWorks: Heard! - Episode 170 - SW2009 WN Series - FeaturesSolidWorks 2009 What's New Series - Features:
This podcast covers the What's New PDF for SolidWorks 2009. Topics covered:
Chapter 4: Features:
- General
- Boundary Features
- Extrudes and Slots
- Fastening Features
- Freeform Features
- Instant3D
- Lip and Groove Fastening Features
- Ribs
- Solid Sweep Cuts
There are a great number of enhancements and updates to existing features in this chapter and a couple of nice new features as well. I have decided to put 2 shows out a week to try to ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
SolidWorks: Heard! - Episode 169 - SW2009 WN Series - Materials, Appearances & SketchingSolidWorks 2009 What's New Series - Materials, Appearances & Sketching:
This podcast covers the What's New PDF for SolidWorks 2009. Topics covered:
Chapter 2: Materials:
- Unified materials database and user interface
- Displaying the materials dialog box
- Working with materials
Chapter 2: Appearances:
- Appearances include colors and textures
- Pop-up toolbar
- Rough draft appearance
Chapter 3: Sketching
- Move, copy, and rotate in 3D sketches
- Improved functionality for splines
- Cr ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
SolidWorks: Heard! - Episode 168 - SW2009 WN Series - Introduction & FundamentalsSolidWorks 2009 What's New Series - Introduction & Fundamentals:
This podcast covers the What's New PDF for SolidWorks 2009. Topics covered:
Introduction:
- Using the What's New PDF
- Converting files to SolidWorks 2009
- Product name changes
Chapter 1: Fundamentals:
- Callout Improvements
- Converting files to the current version of SolidWorks
- Custom Properties
- View orientation enhancements
- Zoom enhancements
- Using the magnifying glass
- Moving the CommandManger and PropertyManag ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
SolidWorks: Heard! - Episode 167 - August Tech NewsAugust Tech News:
This podcast is covers the SolidWorks related tech news that broke over the past couple of weeks. I wanted to get the news out from the past few months in order to set the stage for the What's New Series that I hope to kick off next week. Topics covered:
- Updates to the SolidWorks Labs site
- Tech Alerts
- PhotoView 360
- Twitter SolidWorks Community
- Updates to the Knowledge Base site
- Updates to the Graphics Card site
- Design Library tip
It has been a busy couple ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
SolidWorks: Heard! - Episode 166 - SolidWorks 2009 RoundtableSolidWorks 2009 Roundtable:
This podcast is a roundtable discussion about SolidWorks 2009 and what impressions a few guys from the "Blog Squad". In this show I talk with Josh Mings from SolidSmack, Ricky Jordan from RickyJordan.com, and Jason Raak from RockSolidPerspective. Topics covered:
- Overall thoughts about SolidWorks 2009 Beta Program
- Amount of Beta hours spent in the program
- Biggest improvements/fixes with SW 2009
- Most impressive features debuted in SW 2009
- Recommendation ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
SolidWorks: Heard! - Episode 165 - Interview Series - SolidProfessorInterview Series - SolidProfessor:
This podcast is the fourth part of a series of interviews I gave to various people in the SolidWorks community. In this interview I talk with Pedro Santana of SolidProfessor and talk about their self-paced SolidWorks training offerings and how this powerful learning tool fits into a user's workflow of becoming an expert. I think this will be the last interview of the series since I am going to begin covering all the new features in SolidWorks 2009 in the ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
SolidWorks: Heard! - Episode 164 - Interview Series - NextEngineInterview Series - NextEngine:
This podcast is the third part of a series of interviews I gave to various people in the SolidWorks community. In this interview I talk with Dan Gustafson of NextEngine and we chat about their scanning technology and how they have brought it to the desktop. Topics Covered:
- What has been going on with NextEngine since SolidWorks World's launch 2 years ago.
- Discussion of their growing product line including RapidWorks and QA Scan.
- Most common and unique a ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
SolidWorks: Heard! - Episode 163 - Interview Series - SolidWorksInterview Series - SolidWorks:
This podcast is the second part of a series of interviews I gave to various people in the SolidWorks community. In this interview I talk with Matthew West of SolidWorks who has recently been hired to be the Social Media Manager. Topics Covered:
- Who Matt is and what his main focus will be with SolidWorks
- What seems to be the most influential social services on the Web today
- How SolidWorks will be utilizing these services to help user and the SW community ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
SolidWorks: Heard! - Episode 162 - Interview Series - DriveWorksInterview Series - DriveWorks:
This podcast is the first part of a series of interviews I gave to various people in the SolidWorks community. In this interview I talk with Maria Sarkar, Co-Founder of DriveWorks Limited, the developers of the design automation product DriveWorks and DriveWorksXpress. Topics Covered:
- How DriveWorks was started.
- What year their first release was
- How the DriveWorks product line developed.
- Online offerings (tutorials, forums and blogs)
- Interesting/uni ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
SolidWorks: Heard! - Episode 161 - SolidSmackSolidSmack:
This podcast was an interview I did with Josh Mings from SolidSmack. I had known of Josh for some time from reading his blog but got the opportunity to meet his at this year's SolidWorks World since we were both on the Stump the Chump pannel. Josh is a fun guy who writes a very active and pithy blog full of humor and technical tips and was a perfect cannidate to talk tech with. Topics Covered:
- Background on Josh and SolidSmack
- Future direction of CAD and 3D services
- Up an ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
SolidWorks: Heard! - Episode 160 - Selection SavvySelection Savvy:
This podcast covers all the different selection methods available in SolidWorks. This is an area that has really improved over the past few releases and thought I would take the opportunity to cover some you may not have used or knew about. Topics Covered:
- Box & cross selection
- Face, edge, and sketch selection options
- Selection toolbar options
- Power select (Utilities)
- Assembly selection options.
- Shortcut options
Hopefully there will be a few selection options ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
SolidWorks: Heard! - Episode 159 - Hardware Performance Q & AHardware Q & A:
This podcast covers technologies seen in hardware and operating systems that SolidWorks can utilize to increase performance. Performance has always been a top priority to most users but I constantly am answering questions from new users about all types of technologies and if they need them to run SolidWorks. With technologies like dual processor/dual core CPU setups, 64-bit operating systems, XP vs. Vista, RAM, video cards, hard drive RPMs...the list goes on and on. So toda ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
SolidWorks: Heard! - Episode 158 - Weldment Customization RevisitedWeldment Customization Revisited:
This podcast covers how to customize the weldment functionality inside of SolidWorks. I coved this topic two years ago in Episode 8 (150 episodes ago!!!) and wanted to refresh the information. Also with the introduction of Windows Vista, the file locations for some of the files is a bit different than XP as well. Topics Covered:
- Where to find the rest of the weldment profiles!
- Creating custom weldment profiles
- Design Library setup tip for weldment pr ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
SolidWorks: Heard! - Episode 157 - SolidWorks 2009 Beta ProgramSoildWorks 2009 Beta Program:
This podcast covers the launch of the SolidWorks 2009 Beta program. Beta is an exciting part of the year for all of us SolidWorks users and on Monday, June 11th, Solidworks made beta live! If you had visited the old beta site you will notice that the beta program has been moved inside the Customer Portal and limited to existing SolidWorks customers on maintenance. Topics Covered:
- Beta home page
- Beta FAQ's
- 2009 beta prizes
- How to submit issues
- Tips fo ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
SolidWorks: Heard! - Episode 156 - 3DVIA3DVIA:
This podcast covers the products and services offered by 3DVIA. Since SolidWorks World 2008 we have continued to hear about 3DVIA, the newest brand of products that offered its parent Dassault Systemes. One of the 3DVIA products is now sold by the SolidWorks reseller channel which I did a show about a few months ago (2/24) called 3DVIA Composer. The 3DVIA brand of products is also responsible for the new online custom manufacturing network SupplierSource which I just talked about a ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
SolidWorks: Heard! - Episode 155 - 2008 Product Licensing2008 Product Licensing:
This podcast covers product licensing for standalone and networks seats of SolidWorks and COSMOS. Product activation has been a necessary evil to the mainstream software industry since Microsoft introduced Windows XP. Many companies spin the introduction of this DRM (digital rights management)as an ease of management or simplicity of installation but as we all know sometimes issues come up. In this show, my goal is to make you aware of what is possible and ways to ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
SolidWorks: Heard! - Episode 154 - Web-based CAD ToolsWeb-based CAD Tools:
This podcast covers three tools that are currently offered on the SolidWorks Labs site. With Google pushing the movement with their online apps like Google Docs, Microsoft with OfficeLive and now Live Mesh, and now with Adobe launching their version of Photoshop online there is a definite movement towards cloud computing. Topics Covered:
- Drawings Now
- COSMOSXpress Now
- BluePrint Now
With all the major software companies starting to build robust applications that ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
SolidWorks: Heard! - Episode 153 - May Tech NewsMay Tech News:
This podcast covers SolidWorks related tech news for May. SolidWorks Corporation has three surveys out there asking for input from all of us as users so take them up on it! Topics Covered:
- SolidWorks updates their knowledge base (KB).
- PDM Feedback for the future (Survey)
- Supplier Source launches
- Help shape your SolidWorks community (Survey)
- What's your awareness of SolidWorks Corporations Offierings (Survey)
- SolidWorks 2008 SP4 Release notes
- Twitter and its use ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
SolidWorks: Heard! - Episode 152 - SupplierSourceSupplierSource:
This podcast covers the new free service for finding suppliers called SupplierSource. It is a service that is replacing SolidWorks Manufacturing Network and run as a standalone website by the 3DVIA team, part of Dassault Systemes. Topics Covered:
- Supplier Source website layout
- Signup process for users
- Process to become a supplier
- How to review and save suppliers
- Overall impressions
Whether your a engineering design company looking for manufacturing resources or ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
SolidWorks: Heard! - Episode 151 - Embedding SolidWorksEmbedding SolidWorks:
This podcast covers some of the embedded content types inside of SolidWorks and applications of using this linking technology. Whether it be content embedded into SolidWorks or vice-versa. The most common request is embedding eDrawings into MS Powerpoint. I talked about this about 2 years ago but since the launch of MS Office 2007 the necessary options have been hidden. Topics Covered:
- Design Binder
- Hyperlinks
- Embedded content into SolidWorks (OLE objects)
- E ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
SolidWorks: Heard! - Episode 150 - Utilizing Hole SeriesUtilizing Hole Series:
This podcast covers one of my favorite assembly features known as hole series. Hole Series can help in the propagation of fastener stacks but can also add some unique benefits with Smart Fasteners. I know many users refer to SolidWorks Smart Fasteners as "Dumb Fasteners" since they do not always yield the desired result the first time. We will break down this feature and talk about how to automate fastener insertion more reliably. Topics Covered:
- Hole Series opt ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
SolidWorks: Heard! - Episode 149 - Assembly EnvelopesAssembly Envelopes:
This podcast covers a SolidWorks assembly feature known as an envelope. Envelopes are used to define a "ghost" or reference part without impacting important aspects of the assembly. Topics Covered:
- Creation of envelopes
- Unique benefits of envelopes
- Applying envelopes - selection and hide/show
- Applications both common and unique
Envelopes can prove to be a very useful utility when doing assembly design. Whether you need to have a ghost reference or to verify y ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
SolidWorks: Heard! - Episode 148 - Assembly PerformanceAssembly Performance:
This podcast covers ways to gain assembly performance in SolidWorks. Performance is one of those topics that can be somewhat subjective depending on all three of these factors but based on my experience many times small changes in approach will make a dramatic impact on performance. Topics Covered:
- Approach and layout
- Software options
- Hardware options
- Operating System changes
Just remember, good large assembly performance relies on good planning. Taking sim ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
SolidWorks: Heard! - Episode 147 - SolidWorks Motion ManagerSolidWorks Motion Manager:
This podcast covers the new interface revamp of assembly motion, Physical Simulation, and COSMOSMotion. SolidWorks 2008 compiled the interfaces of these tools into the new Motion Manager. Topics Covered:
- History of SolidWorks Animator, Physical Simulation, and COSMOSMotion
- Interface features
- Assembly Motion studies
- Physical Simulation studies
- COSMOSMotion studies
This interface update was another major enhancement for SolidWorks 2008 and seemed to ke ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
SolidWorks: Heard! - Episode 146 - March Tech NewsMarch Tech News:
This podcast covers all the BIG news in March! There was a ton of great things that came out throughout the month. Topics Covered:
- SolidWorks Acquires Priware, makers of CircuitWorks
- How the acquisition affects existing Premium and CircuitWorks customers.
- Step by Step books for 2008 ship.
- SolidWorks SP3.1 brings support for Windows Vista 64-Bit.
- SolidWorks RSS Feeds page.
- SolidWorks Tech Tips page
- Shared Tech Tip "How using RAID arrays can improve system perf ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | |