The first training session I attended was presented by Charles Culp, who is very well known at the SolidWorks Forums.  Charles was introducing all of us to a series of useful surfacing techniques, including how to convert a solid body into a surface body, fix some geometry, and then turn it back into a solid, the proper use of Delete Face and Delete Hole, the advantages of using Replace Face, an...

It’s my understanding that DriveWorks World -which usually takes place right after SolidWorks World – is an event that has been traditionally reserved for resellers. This year, however, some journalists (bloggers among them) were invited to attend. Lucky for me, I was one of those bloggers that got an invitation! Thank you, Maria; I had a blast! For this year’s DriveWorks Worl...

I apologize for not finding time to blog about it until now. There’s just so much going on at SolidWorks World and I didn’t want to miss any of it!  This is my short chronicle of the CSWP event this year. The event took place inside  one of the Hilton’s  ballrooms.  A band was playing loud music non-stop in the back of the room, while hundreds of CSWP’s were mingli...

I’m at John Wayne (SNA) airport, waiting for my flight home.  I’m actually early, since my flight won’t leave for another hour and a half, but I’ve always been terrified of missing my plane, so here I am… Lucky for me, I found this really quiet spot next to the food court and decided to write in this blog, just to kill some time. SolidWorks World was an awesome exper...

The Wednesday general session is always the most exciting one of all three. New functionality added and future enhancements are announced during this session;  sometimes, new products are announced, as well. To continue with the tradition, I’m also sharing with you a series of pictures that I took during the session.  It was really lots of fun, because, as you may already imagine, SolidWor...

Hi everyone! First of all, let me apologize for not putting this post up yesterday, but  truth is these kind of events, as useful and educational as they are, have the nasty habit of leaving you completely exhausted.  There’s just so much going on and no time to stop!  If you checked my picasa, you may have noticed the pictures were already there, just no post. Sorry! Now that SolidWorks ...

Hey there! Today was the first really active day for me at SolidWorks World. I’ve been out and about all day since 7:00 am.  The first General Session of the week was lots of fun, and full of interesting sneak peeks of what may become the future of SolidWorks.  Jeff Ray, DS SolidWorks CEO opened the session, of course, and was soon joined by Bernard Charles, Dassault Systemes CEO. I am not...

The reception at the Partner’s Pavilion was a real success. There were lots of interesting things to watch. Some of the companies and products I had already seen last year, but there were also quite a few new items out there. I definitely will go back again this week to take a better look and speak to some of the companies, but for now I wanted to share with you a few of the pictures I took ...

After an incredibly long flight… Oh, wait; it only took about an hour to get to Anaheim from San Jose.Err, never mind… The important thing is that I’m here in Anaheim right now, already registered and ready for SolidWorks 2010. Today is a slow day for me. Unlike some of my bloggers friends, I haven’t got any meetings or special sessions going on, so I’m killing some t...

This is probably old news for those of you that keep up with the forums and the rest of the blogs, but there are others that may be reading this information for the first time (I just found out myself).  An important and potentially destructive issue has been identified that affects SolidWorks users running PhotoWorks in 64 bit systems with SolidWorks 2009 SP 5, SolidWorks 2010 SP 1 or SolidWorks...

Time sure flies! I’ve been so sad about the recent death of my dog, Jumper that I almost forgot:  once again, it’s almost time for SolidWorks World. I’ll be there this year, courtesy of DS SolidWorks, who gracefully covers the cost of my admission to the event, accommodations at a nearby hotel, and a few meals.  I already bought my airplane tickets and will be landing in Anaheim on the 31s...

Part of the freedom I’m longing to experience this year is simply putting the fun back in what I do. Not everything needs to be solemn and extremely important, at least not all the time. So, with that in mind, I was working on this model of a hairbrush, just for the sake of practicing and having fun. I must admit, given the kind of item it is, I also thought it could provide a few examples on us...

Hey everyone, thank you for coming over and reading this blog throughout this year 2009, even if you came only once, or even if you just found out about it today. Just the same, thank you! As this year comes to an end, I find myself reflecting on all that was accomplished and/or left undone, and feeling that I could’ve done so much better. I bet we have all felt that same way at some point or an...

We have a say in my country about “bargains”.  People often warn you that what you buy for cheap will often end up costing you a lot more, because it will break, it won’t last, or it simply won’t perform as it was supposed to, and you’ll end up spending more money on repairs or replacing the product altogether.  I believe here in US people say, “You get what you pay for.” And you k...

Just a few minutes ago, I followed a link to an interesting survey about SolidWorks packaging and pricing. I’m not sure how long this survey has been going on, to be honest, so I apologize if you have already seen it or heard about it before, but it was news for me. I had included a link to it, but they told me that was my personal link and I’ve already taken the survey. You can access thi...