There were 183 of us freshmen, and a bowling ball hanging from the threestory ceiling to just above the floor. Feynman walked in and, without a
word, grabbed the ball and backed against the wall with the ball touching
his nose. He let go, and the ball swung slowly 60 feet across the room and
back — stopping naturally just short of crushing his face. Then he took the
ball again, stepped forward, and said: "I wanted to show you that I
believe in what I'm going to teach you over the next two years.“
What’s Old in SolidWorks 2011
Phil Sluder
TriAxial Design and Analysis
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When things are going well, something will go wrong.
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When things just can't get any worse, they will.
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Anytime things appear to be going better, you have
overlooked something.
Richard Feynman
Convert / Offset entities tool on a model edge in a
sketch, drag the endpoints for adjustment.
3D Sketcher Triad
Remove Icons and
Move Icons within / between Toolbars Anytime (Alt-Drag)
Replace Components
Combine - Common
Virtual Sharps
Parts / Assemblies:
Virtual Sharp in a sketch
Intersection of two edges and point
Drawings:
Just select two lines
Pack and Go from Windows Explorer
Note to Phil; Hyperlink Left Intentionally Blank
Collapse Items in FeatureManager Design Tree
Projected Curves / Combine Bodies - Common
Boundary + Selection Manager + Sweep Dog
Drag an Equation driven sketch and it recalculates
Chamfer Dimensions
Explain why “Do not link to Display States to Configuration”
will not work when hiding bodies in part configurations
Tools, Hole Alignment
Insert, Component, Copy with Mates
Multi-Mate (this was a huge hit)
Fully Define Sketch, Slots, “Zero" Dimension,
Negative Dimension, Stretch Entities
Corner Fillet, Boundary, Surface Fill
Annotations in Design Library (Remember Shift-Drag)
60min
FeatureManager Design Tree Filter
Convert to Sheet Metal, Multibodies, Sleazy Sheet Metal
Insert, Mirror Part, Break Link to Original Part, Gotcha!
Two alternate methods?
Vary Sketch – Linear Pattern
180°Linear Pattern (What is Pattern seed only?)
Extend with the Trim Tool
(Have you noticed the lack of an Extend icon on my toolbars?)
Angle Dimension / Arc Length Dimension
(and a Jon Hirschtick Story)
Sketch Contours, Sketch Regions, and Instant 3D
Custom Property Tab
(Copying custom properties form one file to another)
Have
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Template File(s) Location
Create, Edit
Using, More Properties, Template Options
Reload Part
Copying with Clipboard (except Material)
Attaching Material, Weight
Need
If an apple was magnified to the size of the Earth, then the
atoms in the apple would be approximately the size of the
original apple.
Richard Feynman