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Blog about stuff on Solid Edge CAD software

www.soliddna.com is now public

Solid DNA would like to offer to the CAD community a unique training experience.

 

Peoples who want to learn how to design with a CAD software, are no longer spectator.

With Solid Edge Virtual Training, you are an  actor in your learning process.

www.soliddna.com

 

The web site will host  Solid Edge Virtual Training, a new interactive and immersive training experience.

You will learn  3D CAD software design without having to install any software.

8 January 2010 Posted by | Académique, CAD, Learning material, Tutorial, Uncategorized | , , , | Leave a comment

New Virtual style answer in the question corner

Hello to all Solid DNA reader’s

Many of you have heard about the new Solid Edge Virtual Training  coming soon, if not take a look at this preview page and spread the word around you, so people in the CAD business can experience training like nothing else before.

http://www.soliddna.com/Preview/preview.html

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8 December 2009 Posted by | Learning material, Live Rules, Part modeling | , , , , , | Leave a comment

Conditional formula

For those who need to create conditional formula, i have place a document in the tutorials section.

https://soliddna.wordpress.com/tutorials/

 

27 November 2009 Posted by | Académique, Dimension, Learning material, Part modeling, Tutorial, Variables Table | , , , | Leave a comment

Solid Edge Virtual Training

Peoples who want to learn how to design with a CAD software, are no longer spectator

With Solid Edge Virtual Training, they are actors in their learning process.

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16 November 2009 Posted by | Learning material, Tutorial, Uncategorized | , | Leave a comment

Path Navigation in Solid edge

3 November 2009 Posted by | Learning material, Tutorial | , , | Leave a comment

Alan Question

How to lock the center of a slot to a local reference plane?

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16 October 2009 Posted by | Learning material, Part modeling, Relate Command, Tutorial | , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Dave’s Question

Dave have a three parts assembly he receive and ask what are his options when it come time to assemble those three parts.

See answer in the Tutorial section: https://soliddna.wordpress.com/tutorials/

12 July 2009 Posted by | Assembly, Learning material, Tutorial | , , , , | Leave a comment

New tutorial file

Hi all

Look in the tutorials section.  I upload a tutorial about basic part creation under ST. I also answer a question how to move part body around the Base Coordinate System.

https://soliddna.wordpress.com/tutorials/

9 July 2009 Posted by | Learning material, Part modeling, Tutorial | , , | Leave a comment

SEwST 2 keynote detail – hole alignment

This next article highlight one of the command see at PLM world, Hole alignment. This command came from a workflow develop under ST1 that make its way into a single command for ST2

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5 July 2009 Posted by | Learning material, Part modeling, plmconx, Relate Command, SEwST, Tutorial, Uncategorized | , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Last PLM file presentation

Hi All

See the tutorials section for the last file relate to my presentation.

https://soliddna.wordpress.com/tutorials/

29 June 2009 Posted by | Learning material, Part modeling, Tutorial | , , , , | Leave a comment

PLM World presentation file

I add another file tutorial from my presentation at the PLM World.

This will probably interest users and non solid edge users, has i show a part create in a linear way and non-linear way.

Visit the tutorials section

https://soliddna.wordpress.com/tutorials/

16 June 2009 Posted by | Learning material, Part modeling, plmconx, SEwST, Synchronous Technology | , , | Leave a comment

New tutorial file

Visit the tutoriels section to download the latest tutoriel file.

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9 June 2009 Posted by | Part modeling, Tutorial | , , | Leave a comment

DVD tutorials are being synchronize

Visit  the link below for the latest video tutorials offer

http://www.soliddna.com/Preview/preview.html

 

Update: DVD tutorials below  can be order, but are replaced by Solid Edge Virtual Training

HI all

Has many request, a new version of the DVD tutorials showing the fluent interface and the Synchronous Technology is on it’s way.

Keep visiting the blog and spread the word.

I’ve been quiet these days has i prepare myself for the user conference and finish some professional obligation.

 When return from the conference, i will look forward to post new stuff. If you have special things you would like me to write, send your request

Here two preview of the update DVD tutorials

 

 

Happy modeling all

20 May 2009 Posted by | Learning material, Part modeling, SEwST, Synchronous Technology, Tutorial | , , , | Leave a comment

New tutorial available

Check the tutorials section, a new tutorial regarding a concrete block with a drain at it’s center.

https://soliddna.wordpress.com/tutorials/

Click the link Concrete block

19 April 2009 Posted by | Dimension, Learning material, Part modeling, Tutorial | , , , | Leave a comment

New Camera tutorial

Hi everyone

Sorry if i have taken long to post new stuff

Look in the tutorials section, a new one is available in three parts. I admit i was inspire by an external source.

https://soliddna.wordpress.com/tutorials/

Enjoy

23 February 2009 Posted by | Part modeling, Tutorial | , , , , | Leave a comment

New file in the tutorial section

https://soliddna.wordpress.com/tutorials/

5 February 2009 Posted by | Assembly, Dimension, Tutorial | , , , , | Leave a comment

Spherical ramp

Question ask thru newsgroup lead to this proposal to create some kind of spherical ramp.

Look in the Tutorials section, top right corner of the screen.

Hope you enjoy, if you have a different version just send it, will take a look.

https://soliddna.wordpress.com/tutorials/

18 January 2009 Posted by | Part modeling, Tutorial | , , , , | Leave a comment

Pattern traditional and Synchronous

In a recent discussion in a newsgroup, question was ask about hole alignment. Portion of the discussion where about placing hole in a circular pattern. So I produce a small video, this not answer all questions but give an idea of the concept.

The initial idea was to show a little bit more about Pattern.  However, I realize interesting facts.

1- Word was spread that 2D cannot control 3D. So people reading about Synchronous where leaving with this impression. I confess I am part of this miss leading information. Especially where the 2D is move in the used Sketches bin, when we show extrusions. However, for pattern this is not applied.

2- I use more often pattern along a curve in ST.

Why?

Because the concept of procedural feature. Procedural feature inside Solid Edge is like an evolution of what we commonly call feature. Common procedural features are hole, shell and round. You can easily identified procedural feature, when select a small handle is available. By trying to reproduce this concept inside each of my actions, it seems easier to control a Synchronous model.

3-The build time of this simple part was roughly 30 percent less. 1:30 versus 1:00.

This is not the most rigorous scientific test ever, but I believe enough accurate to see the potential.

4- Users have the same controls and more flexibility when it comes time to apply changes on the part versus a traditional part, even if less constraint.

5- Has you see, this is done while evolving inside Fluent Interface….

Not bad for a first release. What could we expect in the next coming releases?

If you take time to read on the net those who blog about ST you can find interesting clue

«….Workflow — Here, I think the whole story wasn’t quite made clear. Yes, it’s true that history-based modeling and Synchronous Technology are quite different and you don’t mix and match the modeling styles within the same part design. But we DO allow and encourage mix/match at the assembly level – you can create models using either technology (both are included in Solid Edge even in the base package) and create assemblies of both types mixed. With the next release of Solid Edge, ST2, we will continue to expand this notion, allowing even more flexibility with assemblies with mixed part types. In general, you will continue to see us evolve and merge the two technologies to continue to leverage the best of each….»

«…Just in the modeling arena, they differ quite a bit in how they handle features (procedural features – a lot more on this coming in ST2) and dimension driven editing…»

Click HD on the video to watch in hi-def

13 January 2009 Posted by | Part modeling, Synchronous Technology, Traditional Technology, Tutorial, Uncategorized | , , , | Leave a comment

New tutorials

Hi all

Two new tutorials are available. 

Steering-Wheel

Change the extension for .exe, when execute it will unzip two files inside a Solid DNA folder. Each of the file are standalone simply execute and follow the instruction.

31 December 2008 Posted by | Part modeling, SEwST, Synchronous Technology, Tutorial | , , | Leave a comment

Christmas late delivery

Hi everyone, sorry if i made my self quiet. I got life beside the blog…

My Christmas delivery boy report lot of traffic lately.

avion-noel

So I cook you a nice interactive tutorial.

For those who do not have SEwST install, this will be your first contact has real has it can get witout installing the software.

For SEwST customers who do not have installed yet, this will be a nice introduction.

For the early adopters and those who still believe that they can learn by them self, this will be another step in the good direction.

Those are not intend to replace a real trainning session.

So click the link to download the file.

Project-01

Change the extension for .exe, when execute it will unzip three files inside a Solid DNA folder. Each of the file are standalone simply execute and follow the instruction. First tutorial should launch after unzip is finish.

Comment or use the request page …….

Happy New Year

27 December 2008 Posted by | Uncategorized | , , , | Leave a comment