2D drawings have been dead for 30 years, if you believed CAD salesmen in the 1980s. Most of us knew that was wrong back then. Even today, there are only a few areas where drawings are truly extinct. …
Everybody should be aware by now that Solid Edge University dates for 2015 have been moved to October to better line up with the reality of how users install the new version of the software after rel…
Why am I getting an error pasting clipboard geometry to its original location? In earlier versions of Solid Edge like V20 when you copied geometry to clipboard and paste it back, the copied geome…
If you haven’t seen my previous posts on this topic, they are here and here.
Now that I have some experience using the 3D Printer, I need to step up my game and design something for i…
In the eBook Chad Jackson discusses several scenarios where mobile access to 3D CAD has a beneficial impact, and reviews the capabilities of the latest tablets and how CAD software like Sol…
Solid Edge provides a wide range of COM event sets that notify us when certain things occur. In this article, I will discuss how you can attach to these events from .NET. Prior to .NET, handling COM …
If you wish to read my previous post on this topic, look here.
It’s here! My AirWolf 3D model HD printer has arrived. I unboxed it (following all printed instructions and a hel…
How can I place a Detail View on a different sheet from the parent view?
You will initially need to place it on the parent view’s sheet. Then right click on the detail view and select Properties…
The use of color in CAD has evolved over the years. Early versions of CAD, of course were whatever color the CRT created, usually white or green. In more sophisticated 2D, we had colors for different…
