Ricky Jordan's Blog
Ricky
Jordan
Senior Mechanical Design
Engineer
Certified SolidWorks Professional (CSWP)
Dynetics, Inc.
President,
North Alabama SolidWorks User Group
09/03/2008 10:28 PM
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Technical Editing |
OK…almost a week now and no posts? I have a good excuse.
Back in June Matt Lombard asked me to be the Technical Editor for his upcoming SolidWorks 2009 Bible. Having never worked directly on a project with Matt nor on a book of this size, I thought it was a great opportunity and [...]
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08/27/2008 12:12 AM
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SolidWorks Video Tip: 2009 Materials Database |
As I mentioned in my SolidWorks 2009 Enhancement Highlights, the Materials Database has been overhauled. Today we are going to take a closer look at the enhancements to the Database AND Interface along with some other tidbits. Let’s get started!
Many users in the past have defined materials using custom properties. In SolidWorks 2008 the ability [...]
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08/23/2008 09:32 PM
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Disqus Comment System & Other Happenings |
I have switched the Comment system for this Blog over to DISQUS. If you follow me on Twitter you may have noticed that I have been pondering this for a few weeks. After having to moderate 37 “undesirable” comments today (I’m not going to say the word) I decided to go ahead and make the [...]
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08/20/2008 11:09 PM
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SolidWorks Video Tip: 2009 Title Block & Custom Properties |
I’m sure if you have read any of the SolidWorks Blogs in the past couple of weeks, you have probably heard of the new Custom Properties Task Pane window in SolidWorks 2009. The interface for this window is completely customizable. SolidWorks includes an application called Property Tab Builder that allows you to design the interface [...]
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08/18/2008 10:10 PM
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More PhotoView 360 Information |
SolidWorks Developer Greg Leuenberger has posted an EXCELLENT video showing off MANY of the details of PhotoView 360. You can click on the image above to view the streaming version or click HERE to download a zipped version of the video.
The video is a little over 28 minutes long…which is perfect for viewing during a [...]
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08/18/2008 10:08 PM
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SolidWorks 2009 Explosion |
No, SolidWorks 2009 has NOT exploded. But it has now “officially” burst onto the scene this week with SolidWorks posting their SolidWorks 2009 Launch site and Industry Magazines putting out stories.
The SolidWorks 2009 Launch site is action packed with at least 10 different videos posted on new features and behind the scenes happenings. There’s also [...]
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08/18/2008 10:02 PM
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SolidWorks Heard! 2009 Roundtable Podcast |
Last Friday I had the pleasure of participating in a SolidWorks 2009 Roundtable discussion podcast over at SolidWorks Heard!. The podcast episode has been posted and you can listen to it by clicking HERE.
Thanks to Lou Gallo of SolidWorks Heard! for inviting Josh Mings (SolidSmack), Jason Raak (Rocksolid Perspective), and myself to participate in a [...]
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08/17/2008 10:05 PM
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SolidWorks Video Tip: 2009 Sketch Slot |
New in SolidWorks 2009 is the Sketch Slot feature. This sketch entity allows you to quickly create both Straight Slots and Arc Slots in a variety of creation methods. When you use this type of sketch entity and an Extrude Boss or Cut is created from it, a temporary axis is created not only at [...]
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08/16/2008 04:09 PM
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More Updates to the SolidWorks Knowledge Base |
A few months back I Blogged about some of the new options in the SolidWorks Knowledge Base. Well, the folks at SolidWorks are at it again. I went to the Customer Portal last night to do a Knowledge Base search and notice MORE new options! I’m not sure how new they are but I certainly [...]
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08/12/2008 11:04 PM
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First Look: PhotoView 360 |
Yesterday I posted a Sneak Peek of PhotoView 360 and today I am posting a First Look of PhotoView 360. PhotoView 360 Beta is now available for download at the Customer Portal so the rest of the NDA has been lifted. I can now talk about all aspects of the program. I honestly didn’t think [...]
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