What is the Best Way to Use Synchronous Technology

With this blog post, I’m really aiming at three audiences: 1) long-time Solid Edge users who are comfortable with traditional history-based modeling and haven’t yet incorporated Synchronous methods, …

ST6: Synchronous Patterns

A couple of years ago in a different life I wrote a blog article about patterns in Solid Edge (ST4, I think). It was brutal. Sketching as a part of the pattern baffled me.

Now in ST6 they …

Get the Most from Synchronous by using a little History

Before I was hired by Siemens, I was asked to present at SEU13. I still consider myself a new user, and not an expert in any way, so I had to say something based on past experience, but demonstrated …

ST6 Favorites

ST6 Favorites

Dan Staples delivered the ST6 new stuff in this morning’s session. He said if there was a “theme” for this year, it was geometry creation tools. This is of course good news for anyone who uses CAD pr…

Interview with Dick Gebhard, father of Resilient Modeling Strategy

I first met Dick Gebhard at a Solid Edge University event. I knew right away that he would be a one-of-a-kind sort of acquaintance. It turned out that the presentation he was giving (on his new Resil…

Imported Parts and Drawings

There are a lot of things I could call this article, but at its root it has to do with imported parts and drawings. The main feature I’m going to use is called Create 3D, which is perhaps a name that…