CAP Engineering Manager Wins SolidWorks Model Mania Challenge
Our very own Jason Pancoast took first place in the annual "Model Mania" design contest at the SolidWorks World Annual International User Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. Pancoast correctly completed the solid modeling challenge in the fastest time and accepted his award in front of 3,700 attendees from around the globe.
The Model Mania competition tested participants to determine the contestant who could accurately model a component in the shortest period of time. Contestants were given a 2D drawing from which a 3D model must be created using SolidWorks® software. The contest gauges the user's knowledge of not only SolidWorks functionality, but also his/her ability to apply design intent to a model. After the participant is finished creating the model, a surprise design change must be completed before the final time is recorded. SolidWorks Model Mania
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KAP's Corner: Assembly Templates
In this article, Keith sheds enlightenment on the nuances of past versions of SolidWorks, and the value of using mapped folders containing your company standards and templates.Assembly Templates
Training
Step up to increased productivity in 2006 with the SolidWorks Step-By-Step Library!
Step 1. Register for a training class or bundle of 3 days or longer before 3/31
Step 2. Get the Step-By-Step Library Free! ($210 Value) Offer details
New! QuickStart class gets you up to speed quickly with the vocabulary and environment used by product designers and engineers.
Sheet Metal Guy, LLC is proud to announce that it has published its first book, “SolidWorks for the Sheet Metal Guy- Course 1: Part Creation.” This series of self-paced training books, "SolidWorks for the Sheet Metal Guy," demonstrates how to create real life sheet metal parts and is written in terms sheet metal people know and understand. "SolidWorks for the Sheet Metal Guy" is written by Neil Bucalo and Joe Bucalo. List Price: $64.95 USD
News from SolidWorks
NEW! SolidWorks Office premium will now include COSMOSMotion. This change adds tremendous value to existing and new SolidWorks Office Premium users for no additional cost. COSMOSMotion will also be included with COSMOSWorks Professional and COSMOSWorks Advanced Professional.
COSMOSMotion's analysis capabilities will help the many SolidWorks users who design assemblies with moving parts to more easily create more sophisticated and innovative products.
"Can you spark a gasoline fire with a cell phone? Is yawning contagious? Can Pop Rocks and soda be a lethal combination?" “MythBusters” Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, who answer questions like these for a living on their weekly Discovery Channel TV show, made a surprise appearance at SolidWorks World 2006, using SolidWorks CAD software integrated with COSMOS analysis capabilities to illustrate the facts behind the myths they bust every week. The duo kicked off the annual conference in front of more than 3,700 SolidWorks users at Caesars Palace.
SolidWorks Corporation has announced the release of 64-bit versions of SolidWorks and COSMOSWorks design analysis software, enabling engineers to work more efficiently than ever with very large assemblies. SolidWorks 2006 x64 Edition and COSMOS 2006 x64 Edition, announced at SolidWorks World 2006 give customers a full 8 terabytes of memory. With 64-bit functionality, SolidWorks and COSMOS software will now access hundreds of times more memory than was possible on Microsoft's previous, 32-bit operating system. SolidWorks 2006 x64 Edition and COSMOS 2006 x64 Edition will be available in 12 languages from authorized resellers worldwide. Currently, the SolidWorks x64 Edition is in the Pre-Release testing phase and includes COSMOSWorks Designer x64. The full released product is due in a couple weeks. SolidWorks 64-bit
Make plans now to attend EASTEC 2006 in West Springfield MA on
May 23-25. Stop by and visit your CAP representatives in booth 5002. EASTEC
NVTSWUG Northern Vermont SolidWorks User Group MeetingNVTSWUG
Thursday February 16th
Featured topic: Drawing Automation
90 minute presentation on drawing automation that will cover the “out of box” SolidWorks tools which allow you to speed up production drawing creation and better adhere to company standards. The presentation will specifically cover template creation & use, inserting model items, auto dimensioning, blocks, favorites, spell checker, alignment tools, task scheduler, etc.
Bonus:
CAP will be bringing the Dimension 3D rapid prototyping printer to the meeting and printing the winning logo design while the meeting is taking place.
The
Dimension® BST 3D printer will now sell for $18,900, and its Dimension® SST 3D printer will now sell for $24,900, both $6,000 and $5,000 less than their respective previous prices. The Dimension BST is the industry’s first 3D printer to be priced less than $20,000, a significant milestone that enables a wider range of manufacturers, engineers and designers access to 3D printing technology. Dimension 3D Printing Price Reductions
The Dimension SST 3D Printer Received the highest marks in head-to-head benchmark analysis.
A study conducted by T.A. Grimm & Associates, Inc., a leading consulting firm covering the rapid prototyping market ranked the Dimension® SST 3D printer number one in dimensional accuracy compared to the Invision™ SR and Zprinter® 310 from 3D Systems and Z-Corp, respectively. Benchmark report
Interested in 3D printing for form, fit and function? Our roadshow continues to gain momentum. Attend one of our Dimension 3D printer open houses. Click here for upcoming dates.
In this article, Keith sheds enlightenment on the nuances of past versions of SolidWorks, and the value of using mapped folders containing your company standards and templates.Assembly Templates
SolidWorks Tech Tip: Select Subassembly
(This month's tech tip comes courtesy of Melissa S. (CSWP) of EMC, a CAP customer in Massachusetts. Thank you, Melissa!)
At every annual SolidWorks World event, SolidWorks conducts a special survey to determine the Top Ten Enhancement Requests of the attendees. So far, 90% of the requests from previous conventions have been implemented! The #3 Top Enhancement Request at SolidWorks World 2006 was to allow a user to right-click on a component in an assembly and have the option to select the subassembly that owns that component. Melissa writes to us to let us know that this is already possible!
Here is the technique:
1. With an assembly open in SolidWorks, right-click a component that belongs to the subassembly you want.
2. Choose "Parent/Child" from the pop-up menu.
3. In the Parent/Child dialog box, select the topmost icon in the parent window and you are selecting the component's parent assembly, even though the icon shows the name of the component itself.
Bonus: In the Parent window, you can also right-click on the component's name and you will see several options such as Open Assembly, Open Drawing, Edit Subassembly, Dissolve Subassembly. All of these commands act on the component's parent assembly.
Bonus bonus: Also on that same right-click menu is "Parent/Child", so you can repeat the process and get options for the next-higher subassembly in the tree.
Caution! The only thing to be wary of is that the name and icon represented in the Parent/Child dialog shows the initial object selected and not necessarily the name and icon of the parent.
Customer News
SolidWorks World
Several CAP customers submitted entries in the SolidWorks Design contest. Congratulations to all the entrants and contest winners.
Rob Rodriguez, CAD Design Specialist at Rock of Ages won the Production Level Drawings contest with his winning entry of a 72-niche Columbarium "Classic" Design.
Congrats Rob! Hope you enjoy your prizes:
* 123Go by Logopress3
* PlotStation for SolidWorks
* CustomWorks 2005 license and one-year subscription
* i.get.it
* COSMOSWorks Designer
* Cadparts Fastener Library with Insertion Program
* DriveWorksXpress
* One-year subscription to CADCAMNet
* BodyWorks (male) Human Factors Library
Rob is also the winner of the User Group "Leader of the Year" award for the NVTSWUG
Customer Showcase At SolidWorks World:
We took some photos of the customer showcase. Here are some images of CAP customer products on display:
Skip Barber Racing School
Safety First
Burton Snowboards
CAP over Vegas
Job announcements
Cytyc Corporation in Marlborough, MA seeks 2 Mechanical Engineers, 3 Electrical Engineers and 1 Software Engineer.
"We have some of the highest paying salaries in New England with great benefits."
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