In this series of posts, I’ve laid out a few observations on some of the new trends in the CAD industry and where we might be heading as new platforms are developed for the future. You can catc...
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SOLIDWORKS took the wraps off their 2017 version today. This is the 25th major release of the product. (Had to count to make sure.) There are quite a few enhancements as usual with over 90...
http://www.rickyjordan.com/2016/09/solidworks-2017-announced.html
In this series of posts, I’ve laid out a few observations on some of the new trends in the CAD industry and where we might be heading as new platforms are developed for the future. You ca...
http://www.rickyjordan.com/2016/09/reinventing-cad-where-are-we-headed-part-2.html
Ok…so the title of this post could be taken a few different ways. Do I want to reinvent CAD? Not really…but I’m always on the lookout for new ways to work reliably but efficiently. N...
http://www.rickyjordan.com/2016/08/reinventing-cad-where-are-we-headed-part-1.html
For those of you who are interested in test driving SOLIDWORKS 2017 Beta but had limited options to a hardware system or just simply didn’t want to have to deal with another install, there is a...
http://www.rickyjordan.com/2016/08/solidworks-2017-beta-try-online.html
Looks like SolidWorks World 2014 started off with a bang today with the release announcement of SolidWorks Mechanical Conceptual. With an NDA that still appears to be in place, I can’t commen...
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Every year at SolidWorks World during the Wednesday General Session, users get a preview of what is coming in the next version of SolidWorks. Its an event that many look forward to and is a gre...
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The BIG news of the day on Monday at SolidWorks World 2013 was the announcement of SolidWorks Mechanical Conceptual. Over the last three years speculation has run rampant since the now infamous...
http://www.rickyjordan.com/2013/01/new-product-solidworks-mechanical-conceptual.html
SolidWorks World 2013 officially kicked off this morning with the Monday General Session. SolidWorks CEO Bertrand Sicot greeted over 4,500 attendees to the conference. There are 280 Technical Ses...
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And so it begins. Sunday at SolidWorks World is always a busy day. The highlights of the day included the CAD Managers Boot Camp, Certification Testing, and numerous Roundtable Sessions. �...
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