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Razor Scooter Winners Announced

The Razor Scooter contest is over and the results are in. As promised, 10 winners have been announced.

The 42 entries were judged on four categories: manufacturability, design thinking, cr…

FEMAP Symposium Keynote Speaker from NASA

FEMAP Symposium is the simulation equivalent of Solid Edge University, and it’s being held after SEU14, May 14-16, in the same conference center in Atlanta, the Peachtree Westin.

The k…

Tips for Creating Better Renderings

I’ve mentioned before that I thought that many Solid Edge models don’t exactly represent themselves as well as they might visually. The software is really aimed at mechanical design, so this is to be…

Samples for Solid Edge on CodePlex

  I’ve said it before but it’s worth mentioning again. One of the biggest challenges to learning the Solid Edge API is the sheer size of the API. The Solid Edge API is HUGE and takes a consider…

SEU14: Fix the Downunder Blunder

Many of you may be unaware of the event at previous SEU meetings called the “Design Better Challenge”. The Design Better Challenge was a competition to see who could model a part and make a change to…

SEU14: $100 Early Bird Discount Ends Friday

Solid Edge University this year is earlier than it has been in previous years (May 12-14), so we may have thrown off your rhythm. You’ve got to do everything a few weeks earlier this year than you di…

A Stronger Solid Edge: What Would it Mean to You?

Sometimes I hear people wishing that the Solid Edge product had a stronger position in the market. Sometimes that’s just in conjunction with wishing for more business, and sometimes it’s used as an e…

Replay of the Direct Vs History Panel Discussion

Replay of the Direct Vs History Panel Discussion

If you’ve got about an hour, a useful way to spend it might be to review the webinar of the panel discussion that compared history-based and direct modeling software. Dan Staples represented the Soli…

How many tools does a CAD program need?

The definition of CAD is a moving target, but my definition is anything that is used to create geometry (2D or 3D) that can be used to manufacture an item, help you visualize, or annotate a drawing. …