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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. …

How Do You Deal with Non-CAD Reference Data?

Some people get all the luck. They always know someone at the front of the line, or they are always in the right place at the right time, or maybe they live somewhere where it never snows, never get …

Design for 3D Printing

As I sit here today in my office, watching the snow falling, crippling much of the south-east US, I’m reminded in a very visual way about a topic that I’ve been wanting to write about for some time n…

Debate: Direct Modeling and History-Based Modeling

This is one of those things that you’ll really want to see. Dan Staples is going to join in a discussion about the relative merits of Direct and history-based 3D CAD systems. The other companies invo…

Solid Edge University: Getting Past the Bean Counters

What Solid Edge users would not want to take a trip to a conference covering the CAD software we all spend so much time with every day? There are dozens of classes on every imaginable topic, you can …

Ways to Save on Solid Edge University

Deep in the throes of winter, the comforting warmth of late spring may seem like a distant dream. But it’s much closer than it feels. Don’t wait for a personal invitation. Make plans now to attend an…

RuleStream for Solid Edge now Available

I’ve been a big fan of Engineer To Order software and processes for a long time. In certain industries, you’ve got to be on this bus, or you’ll find yourself under it one day.

Engineer to …

Got a Story to Tell? Get Into SEU14 for Free!

Solid Edge is looking for people with a story to tell. We need “civilians” to speak at Solid Edge University 2014. Somebody needs to hear what you have to say. In return, Solid Edge gives you free ad…