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Embedded Software

Uniqueness of C++ methods and class member variables

I have made a number of recent postings focused on C++ issues, responding to a number of questions. I have...

Solid Edge

Automation - Parametric Parts

This post introduces the most common and sought after use of automation in Solid Edge - creating and controlling Parametric Parts via an external program. Using the Solid Edge API it is ea...

Solid Edge

SEU14 video: Design Organic Shapes from 3D Scans

Using 3D scanned data to create parts with complex shapes is some of the most difficult work I've ever done. So I attended this session at Solid Edge University. Ricardo Espinosa from Kimball Interna...

NX Design

NX Quick Tips: Attributes and List Expressions

This post has moved to the NX Design Knowledge Base. The complete NX Quick Tips video series can be  found here.  Jerry 

Embedded Software

The Big Mac question

I recently had a spiritual experience. My daughter and I went to a Place of Worship one Sunday. We were...

Solid Edge

SEU14 video: Smart Features on Dumb Parts

If you work with imported data from any source, Solid Edge Synchronous Technology is the tool you need to be using. In this Solid Edge University presentation, Chris Dayton of the Solid Edge planning...

NX Design

Zeod Race Car Update

The NISSAN ZEOD RC is the first hybrid vehicle to drive 300 km/h and complete a full lap of the circuit on pure electric power at the 24 hours of Le Mans race. The car was built by automot...

Electronic Systems Design

The PCB Design Flow of the Future

Back in the mid-80’s when I first started hand-taping PCB designs 2:1 on mylar, it was pretty clear that printed...

Solid Edge

SEU14 video: Creating Blended Surfaces

Here is another presentation that I gave at Solid Edge University this year. This one goes through the surfacing features of a bottle and a bobsled type shape to show how to create a smooth shape whe...