API Bugs

Finding causes of bugs can be a daunting task. Spy for Solid Edge is a wonderful tool but it had an annoying issue in that it caused Solid Edge to display a ” Read-Only Status Indicator” on docume…

Interview with Tushar Suradkar, CAD Rennaissance Man

I’ve never actually met Tushar face to face, only through the Solid Edge Community site and email. I could tell right away that he had an unusual combination of skills that I value highly. First he’s…

The Old and the New

In a previous article I wrote about how some aspects of our current ideas about the cloud are actually (in part anyway) resurrections of much older IT methods. It turns out that modern computing is b…

Automation – Parametric Parts

This post introduces the most common and sought after use of automation in Solid Edge – creating and controlling Parametric Parts via an external program.

Using the Solid Edge API it is ea…

Solid Edge Easter Egg and Stuff Under the Hood

This year Sunday, 20-April was Easter Sunday and I was relaxing after helping out my 11-year old with school assignment which involved creating a decorative chart on the topic of ‘Easter Sunday’ depi…

Solid Edge Now Available Through Monthly Subscription

If you are starting a new business, do you buy a building right away? No. You rent one. If you have a surge in business that will only last a few months, do you hire a new full-time employee? No. You…