In NEWS

SolidWorks World 2010: Sappy Self-Help? Nope, Just Get There

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Two things prompted this post 2 weeks after the total obliterating coverage of SolidWorks World 2009. 1) Some people emailing me not knowing how to get there 2) the need to write another post.

Recently, Jeff Ray highlighted some things at SolidWorks World 2009. Out of all the incredible stuff that happened the best one by far was, the people that got there however they could. Jeff says:

Many of the attendees pulled heroic efforts to get there. You told me about paying your own way when your employer refused (and in at least one case, shut down only days before the event) and even took personal vacation time.

That’s huge. So what can you do to get to SolidWorks World 2010? Here’s some suggestions, cause now is the time to start plannin’.

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In RESOURCES

The Backup Stack-up: How to Really Protect Your SolidWorks Data

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buckets-of-dataYou have buckets and buckets of data. I mean it’s almost ridiculous how much information you’re trying to manage. So how do you do it? How do you backup your data and make sure it’s actually backed-up, as in protected, sealed, SAFE. I’ll give a a hint… it’s probably not how you do it now.

Lou Gallo of SolidWorks Heard, takes a look at the backup reality, finds interesting results, and tells you what to use to get your data really backed-up correctly. Here’s what to take away.

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In SMACKDOWN

Friday Smackdown: Reykjavík Toaster Mob

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It was more than any single person could bare to look at. All this soup and one small runt of a raccoon baby to eat it. There was buttered toast as well, with jam and a side of these links. Render Robot Illustration – If you don’t look at Norio Fujikawa’s portfolio, you will kick…

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In CAD

The 18 Most Obvious (and some not so obvisous) SolidWorks Tips of All Time

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18-solidworks-tipsYou want’em? We got’em.

Hot, steamy nuggets of SolidWorks tipage you can wad up and stick under your pillow, give to your coworker or completely ignore.

Let me warn ya. These are not your regular old tips. These are the most obvious…and when I say obvious, I’m talking around 38-41% mostly obvious… give or take a few points. So, stand up briefly, run screaming around your chair and enjoy what’s bound to increase efficiency… or something.

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In DESIGN

The Surreal Artform of Anthony Tammaro's Rhino/SolidWorks Modeling

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anthony-tammaroDo you ever wake up from a dream, encapsulated in a bony structure surrounded by a translucent fleshy film? Not recently huh? Well, Anthony Tammaro is an artist from Philadelphia exploring that world and the medium of create art with 3D CAD, CAM and Additive Fabrication.

We looked at DDM (Direct Digital manufacturing) with 3D Color Printing yesterday. Anthony is the perfect example of putting this to use, turning designs into art that also happen to be product.

Curious about the process? I was and caught up with him via email. Here’s what he had to say…

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