SolidWorks Labs Blog
08/04/2008 11:20 PM
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Drawing Tube Widget Video |
Today we released Drawings Tube, which is a desktop widget with the ability to manage the data used by BluePrint Now and Drawings Now. While screenshots are great, we thought that we would try using a video to demonstrate its ...
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08/16/2008 09:54 PM
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Introducing BluePrint Now |
BluePrint Now, the latest in our collection of SolidWorks Labs applications, is an online drafting tool which can be used on any computer that supports the new Silverlight plug-in from Microsoft. ...
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07/28/2008 05:31 PM
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Spherical Environment Maps |
Back in January, we posted a cool procedure for Adding Custom Environment Maps To PhotoWorks And RealView. Understandably excited (man, I need a hobby) I decided to test our claim that with a digital camera and HDR Shop, you ...
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03/27/2008 07:35 AM
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SWW08 - Labs Presentation |
In the Technical Training Sessions of SolidWorks World 2008, Brian Harrison chaired an interactive discussion on SolidWorks Labs. Below are the slides presented in this session. ...
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07/26/2008 07:33 AM
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Ambient Occlusion In Any Scene |
Using some registry settings you can enable an option to use Ambient Occlusion in any scene. The standard “Ambient Occlusion” scene can really make your models stand out a lot more and look much more realistic. But ...
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03/19/2008 10:09 AM
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Adding Custom Environment Maps To PhotoWorks And RealView |
Here's a detailed explanation how to take your spherical environment image and map it for use in PhotoWorks and RealView in SW 2008. Tools required ...
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07/22/2008 02:54 AM
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SolidWorks World - Labs Presentation |
Come see the presentation about Labs by Brian Harrison, Director of SolidWorks Labs. You'll learn about what has happened with Labs this past year and get a sneak peek into an upcoming release on Labs. ...
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02/05/2008 03:56 AM
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Using The Gallery Widget |
Our latest widget, the Gallery Widget, enables you to show off all of your favorite designs... right on your desktop. This widget, just like our WatchIt Widget, requires the Yahoo Widget Engine to be installed on your system. ...
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02/16/2008 08:56 AM
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Savage Soccer Simulcast from SolidWorks Island in Second Life |
On Saturday November 17th, SolidWorks will be simulcasting the Intergalactic Savage Soccer Championships from the Campus of Worcester Polytechnic Institute, in Massachusetts. What is Savage Soccer? Savage Soccer is an annual robotics event hosted by ...
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09/03/2008 09:26 PM
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Drawings Now on the iPhone |
With the recent launch of Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch, the difference between a PC on your desk and a PC in your pocket has been reduced drastically. Both the iPhone and the iPod Touch are equipped ...
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10/28/2007 05:00 PM
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ZoomIn... A new version is here! |
Thanks to your comments and feedback, SolidWorks Labs has created the next iteration of our free ZoomIn product for you to explore. The first thing you'll notice is our new method for accessing files. This interface ...
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05/29/2008 06:07 PM
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CB Model Pro |
There is a new product on the labs site called CB Model Pro. For those of you familiar with Cosmic Blobs, it may seem somewhat similar in concept. And well it should since it comes from the creators of ...
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08/16/2008 07:42 AM
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Creating A Transparent Bitmap For Your Custom Logo |
In order to have transparency in your custom logo, it must be a 32-bit bitmap. Doing this process in Photoshop allows you to create a custom alpha channel for your bitmap file. (Meaning you can flatten your ...
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09/17/2007 05:00 PM
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ZoomIn... A new version is coming |
We've been busy improving ZoomIn. A new version is coming in the next month for you to download and use. ...
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05/12/2008 08:35 PM
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SolidWorks 2008 Tips and Tricks: Search (Part I) |
The SolidWorks search functionality allows you to search through your collection of SolidWorks and DWG documents by file name, feature name, parameter name or value, or by any term whatsoever in the entire file. The search is powered by an ...
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08/27/2008 05:44 PM
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SolidWorks 2008 Tips and Tricks: Custom Logo in the Command Manager |
You can customize your version of SolidWorks by putting your company logo or some other image on the right side of the Command Manager. To accomplish this, you ...
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07/01/2007 05:00 PM
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Why SolidWorks Labs? |
We launched Labs almost 4 months ago to make some of the things we do in R&D here at SolidWorks more visible to you. We look at Labs as a way to spin out product and technology ideas to gather ...
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08/05/2008 04:33 AM
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SolidWorks 2008 Tips and Tricks: Shortcut Toolbar |
We’d like to highlight some new features of SolidWorks 2008 which you may not find immediately but are definitely worth a look. You don't have to use the Command Manager or other Toolbar every time you need ...
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04/01/2008 04:11 PM
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SolidWorks 2008 Tips and Tricks: Ambient Occlusion |
We’d like to highlight some new features of SolidWorks 2008 which you may not find immediately but are definitely worth a look. SolidWorks 2008 has really cranked up the performance and the look of Real View. You’ll ...
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08/08/2008 12:37 AM
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SolidWorks 2008 Tips and Tricks: Rapid Sketch |
We’d like to highlight some new features of SolidWorks 2008 which you may not find immediately but are definitely worth a look. SolidWorks 2008 has an option to make sketching quicker and easier. Go to the sketch ...
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