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Geometric Constraint Solving and Japanese Sangaku

Geometric Constraint Solving and Japanese Sangaku

Sangaku are wooden tablets which were inscribed with Euclidian geometry puzzles and displayed near temples or shrines. Here’s an example of one from over 200 years ago: A statement …

Students + Solid Edge = Edgelings

Students + Solid Edge = Edgelings

At the Solid Edge ST4 Event (yes, I am still writing about it even though it happened two weeks ago!), Siemens PLM Software announced a (re)new(ed) focus on the Solid Edge academic program. Led by Mi…

Get your Solid Edge Catalog Parts….Now!

Get your Solid Edge Catalog Parts….Now!

My new bff*, Cadenas, put together a couple videos on the new Solid Edge Part Community.Now they are kind of a quiet lot but if you are in a cube with a bunch of engineers trying to get s…

Color by Element Properties – Femap Tips & Tricks

Color by Element Properties – Femap Tips & Tricks

See how you can color elements by property ID, and have Femap randomly assign colors based on properties.

Edison2 keynotes the Solid Edge ST4 Event

Edison2 keynotes the Solid Edge ST4 Event

It’s several days post the Solid Edge ST4 event but this story is one that needs to be told. Leading up to the Solid Edge ST4 event, I did a post onthe keynote speakers Edison2. It’s one thing…

Solid Edge API at the ST4 Event

Solid Edge API at the ST4 Event

It’s Saturday morning and I’m feeling pretty good about the ST4 Event. One of the things I was happy about was the turn out for Jason Newell’s Solid Edge API training. It was about 20% of the peop…

Innovation in Asia Pacific

Innovation in Asia Pacific

– Report by Molly Hwa Last week, we held our annual Asia Pacific Executive Client Event (APECE) in Singapore. Nominees of the APECE Innovation Awards shared lots of innovation inspiration. It was …

“Hugely Positive” about Synchronous Technology

“Hugely Positive” about Synchronous Technology

If you use Solid Edge, you probably know Rick Mason. If not, you need to. Rick, from MASCO Design Services has been using Solid Edge since V1 when it was announced in 1996.He is  in famou…

Solid Edge Simulation, ST4 Edition

Solid Edge Simulation, ST4 Edition

Solid Edge Product Manager Ronnie Conerly As you may know, Ronnie Connerly took over Solid Edge Simulation back in March. I left him with a nice pile of issues, problems and incomplete software…