I’m really excited about a great new resource available to all those engineers, scientists, students, and enthusiasts out there that perhaps never got exposed to CNC machining while in their college years (like yours truly) and/or that wish to learn the basics on how to program and operate a Computer Numerical Control (CNC) milling machine.  It is a book  -actually  it’s a complete course w...

OK, this is not a commercial and I’m not getting a commission to tell you this, but I thought I would pass along this information to whoever is interested. If you are looking to buy the new student edition of SolidWorks 2008-2009, you may consider taking a look at what Novedge has for sale right now. There are great offers on educational bundles that include a copy of Inspirtech’s SolidWorks 2...

As I had mentioned in my previous post, while looking for a SolidWorks Routing Manual, I came across the website of another SolidWorks user who created his own manual and was offering it for sale. Unfortunately, right at that moment he was out of town and not taking any orders, but today I’m glad to announce to all of you who may be interested that he’s back, his site is up and he’s taking o...

If you have bought lessons from Solid Professor, chances are you receive their interactive newsletter “Ask Solid Professor” already.  Isn’t it the neatest thing? I have never bought any lessons from them, I’ve only sampled the freebies, but I receive the newsletter just the same, because it’s free for everyone. You don’t need to buy from Solid Professor to subscribe to it. Now, th...

Back in January, when I started blogging about my learning journey as a SolidWorks apprentice, I had no idea of all the different roads that I would be travelling in hopes to arrive to my destination and ultimate goal of learning and becoming proficient with this software. I have tried so many different ways so far that I almost lost count! I started with the tutorials that come with the student e...

My mother used to say that those born during a meteor shower, such as me, were destined to be tremendously lucky, and I guess she was right. I recently had the great fortune and pleasure of sampling and reviewing Inspirtech’s training materials; the complete SolidWorks 2008 fundamentals bundle, to be more specific. For those that haven’t sampled the free lessons or at least seen the videos at...

While browsing around SolidMentor, I came across a couple of links to some really affordable online engineering training resources that are worth checking out. One of them is  i.get.it, the world’s most comprehensive online engineering training resource, where, among other courses in the catalog, I found a SolidWorks Premium Training Bundle with 68 courses, plus assessments, selling for $39...