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SolidWorks World 2014 Kicks Off Tonight

The last attendees are arriving today and everyone is registering for SolidWorks World 2014. The conference officially kicks off tonight at 5:30 with the welcome reception in the partner pavilion.  The official numbers can’t be calculated until Monday but I’m told they on are track to be about 6000 attendees. I’ve been walking the halls…

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SolidWorks World 2014, It’s Been a Decade

It really just doesn’t seem possible but this will be my 10th consecutive SolidWorks World!  My first SolidWorks World was in 2004 in Boston.  Boston in January isn’t for everyone and that probably had something to do with why the conference attendance was low that year.  For me however it was great.  Living 4 hours…

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Sessions at SolidWorks World 2014

SolidWorks World 2014 is quickly approaching and for the 9th consecutive year I’ll be giving presentations at the event.   As in the past my sessions will cover topics which aren’t necessarily considered mainstream in the SolidWorks community.  This is great because it’s a way for users to find good quality information about topics they…

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SolidWorks 2014: All Upper Case

SolidWorks 2014 adds the ability in drawings to convert lower case text to upper case with the click of a button. [videoembed type=”vimeo” align=”aligncenter” width=”500″ height=”281″ url=”http://vimeo.com/78937205″ id=”0″]

SolidWorks 2014: Edge Bleed

SolidWorks 2014 eliminates edge bleed on thin walled parts. [videoembed type=”vimeo” align=”aligncenter” width=”500″ height=”281″ shadow=”shadow-xsmall” url=”http://vimeo.com/78934376″ id=”0″]

SolidWorks 2014: Cartoon Rendering

Sometimes you want a non photo realistic effect for your renderings and animations.  That’s easier to accomplish in SolidWorks 2014. [videoembed type=”vimeo” align=”aligncenter” width=”500″ height=”281″ url=”http://vimeo.com/74879733″ id=”0″]

SolidWorks 2014: Save As PNG

Here is a nice feature for creating quick screen shots with versatility. [videoembed type=”vimeo” align=”aligncenter” width=”500″ height=”281″ url=”http://vimeo.com/74875273″ id=”0″]

SolidWorks 2014: Save As .LXO

SolidWorks 2014 has added more ways to bring your files into modo.  Here is one of them. [videoembed type=”vimeo” align=”aligncenter” width=”500″ height=”281″ url=”http://vimeo.com/74288419″ id=”0″]  

SolidWorks 2014: Save A Motion Study As .LXO

SolidWorks 2014 adds another way to bring your files into modo.  This Option allows you to not only transfer the geometry and materials but the motion study as well. [videoembed type=”vimeo” align=”aligncenter” width=”500″ height=”281″ url=”http://vimeo.com/74288576″ id=”0″]

My.Solidworks.com

My.SolidWorks.com was introduced in beta during SolidWorks World 2013.  Last week the website finished it’s beta run and now it’s ready for the user community.  Think of my.solidworks.com as a one stop shop for SolidWorks  user community information that’s unique to you.  You don’t have to check a number of different SolidWorks sources for information, answers, videos, etc.,…

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