Ever get wrinkles or bulges/dips in your surfaces, or strange edge anomalies when trying to make a Loft/Boundary? You need the tips and tricks in this session for controlling the “flow” of isoparms, the matrix created between the edges and … [Read more...]
SOLIDWORKS World 2018 – Zen & The Art Of SOLIDWORKS Surfacing
Do rough surfaces have you on edge? Got a kink in your spline? Zen out and come to really understand how SOLIDWORKS surfacing works. Using unique advanced techniques, we demonstrate surface modeling workflows that allow you to quickly and … [Read more...]
SolidWorks World 2017 – Fantastic Plastic
SolidWorks has a plethora of tools for designing and modeling injection molded plastic parts. This presentation will cover workflow and modeling strategies that will help you quickly and efficiently transform conceptual design models into … [Read more...]
SolidWorks World 2017 – Using 3D Scan Data Effectively
You have 3D scan data. Now what? This session first explores the workflows and decisions required to effectively reference a 3D scan in SOLIDWORKS. Then the second part uses the “Tucker Torpedo” case study to explore the root principles and … [Read more...]
Autodesk University 2016 – A Case Study In Adopting Fusion 360
We’ve owned Fusion 360 software for a year. Projects that come into our company are commercial gigs, so we haven’t been able to justify the learning time involved with using software new to us against a real-world design job’s timeline. So, … [Read more...]
SolidWorks World 2016 – How Not to be Wrong
This is not a session on how not to make mistakes. Mistakes happen. Not catching mistakes is what is wrong, and not catching and correcting them in a timely fashion can start costing money, or worse, cost people their … [Read more...]
SolidWorks World 2016 – Have a Seat
In 1999, TIME magazine hailed the Eames LCW Chair the greatest design of 20th Century. Using this chair and others, I’ll explain SOLIDWORKS modeling techniques that can be used to recreate the most iconic Mid Century Modern furniture … [Read more...]
SolidWorks World 2015 – Surfaces and Splines
Production modeling of consumer products can be intimidating without the right combination of skills and modeling strategies. This session discusses techniques to accurately create production models of the most challenging shapes present in … [Read more...]
SolidWorks World 2015 – Filleting Master Class
Have you ever applied a fillet at .23” instead of the required 0.25” just to have it complete? Wondered about the different types of fillets and all their options? Needed to smoothly blend multiple fillets into each other? After this … [Read more...]
SolidWorks World 2014 – Make it Shell
When the Shell command works, it is amazing. And when it doesn't work, that is when you need this session! We will cover why shells fail, how to diagnose the source of the problem, and some simple (and sometimes devious) tricks to always … [Read more...]
