Comments on: Who’s In Charge of The SolidWorks Real Logo? http://www.solidsmack.com/solidworks-marketing-real-logo/2008-03-05/ 3D CAD|SolidWorks Tips|Technology|Product Design Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:33:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Jon Doe http://www.solidsmack.com/solidworks-marketing-real-logo/2008-03-05/#comment-5129 Jon Doe Sat, 12 Apr 2008 14:36:39 +0000 http://www.solidsmack.com/solidworks-marketing-real-logo/2008-03-05/#comment-5129 It's always good to compare, especially with the price tags of this stuff. I'm not sure what you have on your radar Josh, you seem pretty plugged in to what's out there. Catia emerged from the aerospace industry where there was a need to represent complex mathmatical surfaces. On the V6 note, there are two things - Version 6 which won't be released for several years and a new V6 designation for an all online product set. For all you SolidWorks users out there, there is a really cool new brand from Dassalut called 3DVIA that, among other things, easily facilitates the creation of technical documentation. Google it and find the website if that is part of your job, there are free downloads to play with (if you can get it to work!) I'm going to end this blog before I start sounding like a corporate marketing goon! It’s always good to compare, especially with the price tags of this stuff. I’m not sure what you have on your radar Josh, you seem pretty plugged in to what’s out there. Catia emerged from the aerospace industry where there was a need to represent complex mathmatical surfaces. On the V6 note, there are two things - Version 6 which won’t be released for several years and a new V6 designation for an all online product set. For all you SolidWorks users out there, there is a really cool new brand from Dassalut called 3DVIA that, among other things, easily facilitates the creation of technical documentation. Google it and find the website if that is part of your job, there are free downloads to play with (if you can get it to work!) I’m going to end this blog before I start sounding like a corporate marketing goon!

]]> By: Jon Doe http://www.solidsmack.com/solidworks-marketing-real-logo/2008-03-05/#comment-10856 Jon Doe Sat, 12 Apr 2008 14:36:39 +0000 http://www.solidsmack.com/solidworks-marketing-real-logo/2008-03-05/#comment-10856 It's always good to compare, especially with the price tags of this stuff. I'm not sure what you have on your radar Josh, you seem pretty plugged in to what's out there. Catia emerged from the aerospace industry where there was a need to represent complex mathmatical surfaces. On the V6 note, there are two things - Version 6 which won't be released for several years and a new V6 designation for an all online product set. For all you SolidWorks users out there, there is a really cool new brand from Dassalut called 3DVIA that, among other things, easily facilitates the creation of technical documentation. Google it and find the website if that is part of your job, there are free downloads to play with (if you can get it to work!) I'm going to end this blog before I start sounding like a corporate marketing goon! It's always good to compare, especially with the price tags of this stuff. I'm not sure what you have on your radar Josh, you seem pretty plugged in to what's out there. Catia emerged from the aerospace industry where there was a need to represent complex mathmatical surfaces. On the V6 note, there are two things - Version 6 which won't be released for several years and a new V6 designation for an all online product set. For all you SolidWorks users out there, there is a really cool new brand from Dassalut called 3DVIA that, among other things, easily facilitates the creation of technical documentation. Google it and find the website if that is part of your job, there are free downloads to play with (if you can get it to work!) I'm going to end this blog before I start sounding like a corporate marketing goon!

]]> By: Josh http://www.solidsmack.com/solidworks-marketing-real-logo/2008-03-05/#comment-10442 Josh Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:49:04 +0000 http://www.solidsmack.com/solidworks-marketing-real-logo/2008-03-05/#comment-10442 Yep sir, Catia is pretty good stuff. I think if what your designing demands some higher end surfacing its good to look at and compare. V6 stuff is going to be interesting for sure. Yep sir, Catia is pretty good stuff. I think if what your designing demands some higher end surfacing its good to look at and compare. V6 stuff is going to be interesting for sure.

]]> By: Josh http://www.solidsmack.com/solidworks-marketing-real-logo/2008-03-05/#comment-5102 Josh Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:49:04 +0000 http://www.solidsmack.com/solidworks-marketing-real-logo/2008-03-05/#comment-5102 Yep sir, Catia is pretty good stuff. I think if what your designing demands some higher end surfacing its good to look at and compare. V6 stuff is going to be interesting for sure. Yep sir, Catia is pretty good stuff. I think if what your designing demands some higher end surfacing its good to look at and compare. V6 stuff is going to be interesting for sure.

]]> By: Jon Doe http://www.solidsmack.com/solidworks-marketing-real-logo/2008-03-05/#comment-5095 Jon Doe Fri, 11 Apr 2008 02:32:35 +0000 http://www.solidsmack.com/solidworks-marketing-real-logo/2008-03-05/#comment-5095 Very interesting, my company works with SolidWorks parent - developer of CATIA V5. Believe me, it's also frustrating working with a company that owns 2 MCAD brands that compete directly against each other. All joking aside though, SolidWorks is a great 3D solid modeling kernal - I don't care what anyone says. I've spent years doing competitive analysis of high end PLM. My experience has shown that even though SW is a great product desing tool for the mass market, eventually you "hit a wall" and need a process-centric design tool like CATIA. Believe me, if Boeing can develop planes with it - you can make what ever it is you need to as well. Very interesting, my company works with SolidWorks parent - developer of CATIA V5. Believe me, it’s also frustrating working with a company that owns 2 MCAD brands that compete directly against each other.
All joking aside though, SolidWorks is a great 3D solid modeling kernal - I don’t care what anyone says. I’ve spent years doing competitive analysis of high end PLM. My experience has shown that even though SW is a great product desing tool for the mass market, eventually you “hit a wall” and need a process-centric design tool like CATIA. Believe me, if Boeing can develop planes with it - you can make what ever it is you need to as well.

]]> By: Laura Kozikowski http://www.solidsmack.com/solidworks-marketing-real-logo/2008-03-05/#comment-10441 Laura Kozikowski Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:30:24 +0000 http://www.solidsmack.com/solidworks-marketing-real-logo/2008-03-05/#comment-10441 Josh - this is hysterical - I love it! Maybe you should apply for a job on the SolidWorks Marketing team?! Josh - this is hysterical - I love it! Maybe you should apply for a job on the SolidWorks Marketing team?!

]]> By: Laura Kozikowski http://www.solidsmack.com/solidworks-marketing-real-logo/2008-03-05/#comment-3999 Laura Kozikowski Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:30:24 +0000 http://www.solidsmack.com/solidworks-marketing-real-logo/2008-03-05/#comment-3999 Josh - this is hysterical - I love it! Maybe you should apply for a job on the SolidWorks Marketing team?! Josh - this is hysterical - I love it! Maybe you should apply for a job on the SolidWorks Marketing team?!

]]> By: Mike Volpe http://www.solidsmack.com/solidworks-marketing-real-logo/2008-03-05/#comment-3797 Mike Volpe Fri, 07 Mar 2008 21:57:38 +0000 http://www.solidsmack.com/solidworks-marketing-real-logo/2008-03-05/#comment-3797 As the former Director of Marketing Operations at SolidWorks, now you can see why I left the company. It is this careless miss-treatment of our bovine citizens and blatant disregard for decent logo standards that cause me to have a mental breakdown and have to leave the company. What's next? A black and white cow colored box? A "real" logo brand for cows on the SolidWorks ranch in Concord, MA? Only serving milk at SolidWorks World? When does it stop??? - Mike Volpe (seriously, I really used to work in SolidWorks Marketing) PS - The folks are SolidWorks are cool and we still love each other. I went to a startup after 4 wonderful years at SolidWorks and I miss the people there still. As the former Director of Marketing Operations at SolidWorks, now you can see why I left the company. It is this careless miss-treatment of our bovine citizens and blatant disregard for decent logo standards that cause me to have a mental breakdown and have to leave the company. What’s next? A black and white cow colored box? A “real” logo brand for cows on the SolidWorks ranch in Concord, MA? Only serving milk at SolidWorks World? When does it stop???

- Mike Volpe (seriously, I really used to work in SolidWorks Marketing)

PS - The folks are SolidWorks are cool and we still love each other. I went to a startup after 4 wonderful years at SolidWorks and I miss the people there still.

]]> By: Rod Uding http://www.solidsmack.com/solidworks-marketing-real-logo/2008-03-05/#comment-3745 Rod Uding Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:54:30 +0000 http://www.solidsmack.com/solidworks-marketing-real-logo/2008-03-05/#comment-3745 Your killing me Josh, the chuckles won't stop and I will probably have weird dreams about this tonight. Your killing me Josh, the chuckles won’t stop and I will probably have weird dreams about this tonight.

]]> By: Al Dean http://www.solidsmack.com/solidworks-marketing-real-logo/2008-03-05/#comment-3744 Al Dean Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:25:33 +0000 http://www.solidsmack.com/solidworks-marketing-real-logo/2008-03-05/#comment-3744 Look at Inventor's Packaging Look at Inventor’s Packaging

]]> By: Josh http://www.solidsmack.com/solidworks-marketing-real-logo/2008-03-05/#comment-3735 Josh Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:02:04 +0000 http://www.solidsmack.com/solidworks-marketing-real-logo/2008-03-05/#comment-3735 yeah, this was definitely not meant to be offensive. I was going to use a photo of sea otters, but a good sea otter photo is hard to come by. yeah, this was definitely not meant to be offensive. I was going to use a photo of sea otters, but a good sea otter photo is hard to come by.

]]> By: Josh http://www.solidsmack.com/solidworks-marketing-real-logo/2008-03-05/#comment-10440 Josh Thu, 06 Mar 2008 12:02:04 +0000 http://www.solidsmack.com/solidworks-marketing-real-logo/2008-03-05/#comment-10440 yeah, this was definitely not meant to be offensive. I was going to use a photo of sea otters, but a good sea otter photo is hard to come by. yeah, this was definitely not meant to be offensive. I was going to use a photo of sea otters, but a good sea otter photo is hard to come by.

]]> By: Ben http://www.solidsmack.com/solidworks-marketing-real-logo/2008-03-05/#comment-3706 Ben Wed, 05 Mar 2008 22:14:05 +0000 http://www.solidsmack.com/solidworks-marketing-real-logo/2008-03-05/#comment-3706 That is udderly ridiculous....(Sound bad joke drum beat here) Great work!!!!! Ben That is udderly ridiculous….(Sound bad joke drum beat here) Great work!!!!!

Ben

]]> By: Gabi http://www.solidsmack.com/solidworks-marketing-real-logo/2008-03-05/#comment-3705 Gabi Wed, 05 Mar 2008 21:40:21 +0000 http://www.solidsmack.com/solidworks-marketing-real-logo/2008-03-05/#comment-3705 Matt, I am female and I didn't find it any of those things you are talking about... It's just a cow... OK, the location of the logo is kind of cute, but better on a cow than on a bull... Hmmm... If it had been a bull and the logo had been placed more or less "there", would the male population consider it sexist and vulgar? Would a few guys feel that it's an attack to their self esteem? That they are being, well, "belittled"? "Less than", even? ;-) OK, I'm still operating on high levels of caffeine... Matt,

I am female and I didn’t find it any of those things you are talking about… It’s just a cow… OK, the location of the logo is kind of cute, but better on a cow than on a bull… Hmmm… If it had been a bull and the logo had been placed more or less “there”, would the male population consider it sexist and vulgar? Would a few guys feel that it’s an attack to their self esteem? That they are being, well, “belittled”? “Less than”, even? ;-) OK, I’m still operating on high levels of caffeine…

]]> By: Ben http://www.solidsmack.com/solidworks-marketing-real-logo/2008-03-05/#comment-10439 Ben Wed, 05 Mar 2008 21:14:05 +0000 http://www.solidsmack.com/solidworks-marketing-real-logo/2008-03-05/#comment-10439 That is udderly ridiculous....(Sound bad joke drum beat here) Great work!!!!!<br><br>Ben That is udderly ridiculous….(Sound bad joke drum beat here) Great work!!!!!

Ben

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