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Vote for Your Favorite Rendering

Our first rendering contest is coming to a close. All we need you to do is tell us which image you prefer. Because some people submitted multiple images, vote for the author of the image you like bes…

ST8: Pattern By Table

It’s my favorite time of year again, new release time! For about 10 months out of the year I wait for that second when I can start telling people about the new features in the software. It’s so much …

Solid Edge App Marketplace now online!

You can go direct to the Solid Edge App Marketplace to browse through the available apps or read a blog post with some background on why we have added this new way of ma…

Solid Edge Tips and Tricks #9

How can I turn the centerlines off in a view? There is no single button to turn off all center lines at one time. However you can create a query to find and select all centerlines, then uncheck the S…

Detail Makes Your Keyshot Rendering More Believable

I just want to add some variety and show some other techniques. Here I used one of the HDRI environments as the background image. Getting the lighting to match the background can be difficult, but us…

Understanding Keyshot Backgrounds

As engineers and designers, it is sometimes tempting for us to discount the value of a pretty picture. You spend all of your time establishing the geometry and attributes of the product that few unde…

Quick response to late-stage design changes

No one needs to tell you how busy you are—you know how busy you are…when you work through lunch (again), stay at your desk much later than you had planned (again), and push off that vacation (again…

Solid Edge Rendering Contest Starts NOW!

This has been in the works for a while, and I’m excited that it’s finally here. A monthly Solid Edge/Keyshot Rendering Contest! Download the model, set up your scene and render settings, then submit …

Solid Edge Community Celebrates 19 Years of Solid Edge

Solid Edge celebrated the 19th anniversary of its first release yesterday. Here is the initial splash screen from the first version

It just happened that there were several of us at…