Introducing the new ST7 Hole Command

New for ST7 we have completely rebuilt the Hole Command user interface and the way hole information is stored.  We’ve also added new functionality to how holes can be modeled.
New User Inter…

Get Ready – Monthly Solid Edge/Keyshot Rendering Contest Coming

The Solid Edge User Community is sponsoring a monthly rendering contest starting in December 2014. This gives us time to get past the recently announced Crazy Cart contest which ends November 22.
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Interview with Ricky Black, Planner for 2D and Drawings

Ricky Black is an intense perfectionist with a background in manufacturing. He was a UG1 user, if that gives you a little perspective, and recently had his 30th anniversary working for the company in…

“Get Crazy” – Crazy Cart Design/Rendering Challenge

Siemens PLM is at it again with Luxion and Grabcad giving you the opportunity to win stuff.

This time you download the data, design some add-ons or attachments to the Crazy Cart in Solid E…

Western England – home of hobbits or high-tech manufacturing?

Just as a quick news item, Team USA from Huntsville, Alabama finished well in the UK running of Greenpower, an electric car competition. This article from the Siemens PLM Software blog was written be…

Interview with Doug Stainbrook, Field Support Trainer

Doug Stainbrook was one of the first people I met on the inside of Solid Edge, six or seven years ago. He was the guy who had the job of demonstrating brand new technology (Synchronous Technology) to…

Two Ways You Can Support Solid Edge and Have Fun at the Same Time

One of the really great things about the CAD industry is that when it is working right, the industry and its customers support one another. Inudstry makes software that users apply to their businesse…

Windows 10 Preview Now Available

Windows 10? What happened to Windows 9? Ralph Grabowski’s WorldCAD Acess blog includes an anecdote in today’s article on how Windows 10 became Windows 10 instead of Windows 9.

If you’ve go…

Interview with Melissa Schultz: Converting a Company to Synchronous

Melissa Schultz is a CAD admin who has lead her 70 some Solid Edge users through a transition to Synchronous. She gave a standing room-only presentation at Solid Edge University 2014 that has continu…