Fusion 360 News from AutoDesk Fusion 360 News from AutoDesk for June 2016 – What’s new? 4 & 5 Axis Tool Orientation Preview Good news! In preparation for making 5 axis machining available in the future, we’ve added the ability to turn on Tool Orientation preview functionality for 4 and 5 axis positional programming. To … Read more
Secrets to SOLIDWORKS Effective Product Design Discover the secrets of a better process to SOLIDWORKS effective product design with the latest eBook chapter released by the SOLIDWORKS community. Chapter 2 of our new eBook series reveals how designers and engineers can bridge the gap in their product development process to achieve significant savings in both time and … Read more
Missed SOLIDWORKS World? Fear not! If you’re concerned that you missed SOLIDWORKS World, don’t be! You can still watch the general sessions on demand at the link below. http://sww16.wavecast.io/ – Follow this link to watch videos from SOLIDWORKS World 2016, in case you missed this amazing event. If you weren’t able to attend SOLIDWORKS World 2016 … Read more
For ADN members – Autodesk DevDays DevHack 2015 Coming Soon! Hurray, Autodesk DevDays DevHack 2015 is coming soon! The annual Developer Conference at Autodesk University takes place at The Venetian Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, on Monday November 30, with DevHack on December 1. For those of you who haven’t attended before, these events include keynotes from … Read more
Dallas, Texas hosting SOLIDWORKS World 2016 The dates and place are out! The annual awesome SOLIDWORKS World 2016, the premiere annual event for SOLIDWORKS users, partners, teachers and so on. SOLIDWORKS World 2016 will be held January 31- February 3, 2016 at the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. This is the exciting … Read more
Autodesk Online University free training Not sure if you were aware, but the Autodesk Online University free training is virtual and year round, and is particularly useful for niche applications of Autodesk software. Lots to be learned here; you won’t regret taking some time to poke around the Autodesk Online University free training. Below is a link … Read more
AutoDesk Cloud Accelerator 2015 Program- call for Proposals The next AutoDesk Cloud Accelerator 2015 program is scheduled for Prague in the Czech Republic on September 13 through the 18th, this year! We’ve had a great response to our first Cloud Accelerator Extension class taking place in Prague, Czech Republic from September 13-18, 2015. Deadline for … Read more
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Does SOLIDWORKS Software Work on Windows 10? If you’re wondering, does SOLIDWORKS software work on Windows 10, the answer is yep! Dassault has just released an important technical update on this very topic. As you may know, Microsoft is releasing Windows 10 on July 29, 2015. That’s just in a few weeks, hurray! Dassault has … Read more
Viewing your Video-Tutorials.net courses on Mobile Devices Hiya! Just to clarify a couple questions I’ve had lately. There in my FAQ but I wanted to highlight them more obviously! Question: I use a Mac / iPad/ iPhone / Android tablet / Android phone. Can I use the online classroom? A: You can stream from any … Read more
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AutoDesk NASTRAN in CAD FEA – powerful simulation in designer hands Welcome back; here’s part three of my review of the AutoDesk Nastran-in-CAD FEA module. We’d left off talking about why conventional embedded simulation needs a boost. Take a look at the true reasons that design usually fails: first of all, there’s fatigue. You can … Read more
Is Nastran-in-CAD right for my company? This is part 2 of my discussion on how Nastran-in-CAD works. We’d left off talking about the Nastran-in-CAD price tag, at $9-12K up front with $2k licensing/year. Ouch! Do you really need to spring for this, on top of the CAD license itself? This is about exactly what licenses of Inventor … Read more
SOLIDWORKS tutorials – Surface Design How to create a single continuous surface using the Knit Surfaces tool in SOLIDWORKS Hello there, and welcome back. In this SOLIDWORKS tutorial (surface design), I’ll show you how to use Knit Surface tool. This tool is basic to surface design and modeling. This tutorial is an excerpt from my … Read more
Another lame SEO company 180fusion Well, can’t help but post my latest in the saga of SEO companies I’ve hired to help promote my site, and I’m unhappy to report I’ve encountered another lame SEO company, named 180fusion – http://www.180fusion.com/. I had a meeting this morning with someone supposed to give me an audit of … Read more
AutoDesk Cloud Accelerator A two week program for creative developers at Autodesk in San Francisco. Apply now! Deadline is January 17, 2015. Have a great idea for a new product that leverages an Autodesk web service? Want up close and personal help from Autodesk to turn your idea into a working prototype? Interested in face … Read more
How to create and work with derived parts – AutoDesk Inventor Assembly video tutorials Hi there, I’ve just posted a video to my YouTube channel about AutoDesk Inventor. In this video, I show you how to create and work with derived parts. This is part 1, and it is excerpted from my AutoDesk Inventor Assembly … Read more
Support notice SOLIDWORKS-LAB.com Hi everyone; here’s a support notice for SOLIDWORKS-LAB.com. We just got a note from our host that solidworks-lab.com, which is where we previously hosted our online library, will be down for maintenance for 30-45 mins sometime this week. Sorry for the lack of precise notice, but that’s all the info we got … Read more
Working with Angular Dimensions SOLIDWORKS 2015 How you place angular dimensions in SOLIDWORKS 2015 has some changes that I wanted to share with you in this short SOLIDWORKS video tutorial posted for free on youtube; check it out! Thanks and kind regards, Rosanna D, VTN PS. – share this post on social media and send … Read more
SOLIDWORKS Tutorials – Sheet Metal – Creating Gussets in SOLIDWORKS 2015 Hi there, In this video I show you what’s new with SOLIDWORKS’ gusset tool. Check it out! This is from our new SOLIDWORKS What’s New in 2015 course. Kind regards, Rosanna D – www.video-tutorials.net
Join the AutoDesk University today! The AutoDesk University starts today at 8 a.m. Pacific Time – Dec 2–4, 2014. There are 20 free training sessions that you can stream online. Some of the sessions include the opening keynote address with Carl Bass, the closing keynote with Amar Hanspal, the Innovation Forums, and more. Check out … Read more
Last chance to register for AutoDesk University! Time is coming to a close; don’t miss your opportunity to register for the awesome AutoDesk University coming up in a couple weeks. And YEP, Las Vegas in December is pretty sweet! When & where is the AutoDesk University? December 1-4, 2014 – Mandalay Bay – Las Vegas, … Read more
More what’s new in SOLIDWORKS 2015… Here are a few more words about what’s new in SOLIDWORKS 2015. You may have heard that you cannot install SOLIDWORKS 2015 on your 32 bit OS PC! Yes, this is true. SOLIDWORKS 2014 was the last version to support a 32 bit OS. No need to panic. In … Read more
Hi there: For everyone who still logs in at our old tutorial server, www.solidworks-lab.com, just a quick note to letchu know it’ll be down for maintenance for 45 mins tonight. Thanks & appreciate your patience! Kind regards, Rosanna D
Part 3 – How to create ellipses with SOLIDWORKS Solidworks Essentials training by Video-Tutorials.Net Thanks! Rosanna D, Video-Tutorials.Net
Top 10 updates – What’s new in SOLIDWORKS 2015? More of my latest favorite topic – here are some top 10 updates about what’s new in SOLIDWORKS 2015. 1. New Product Development Workflows SOLIDWORKS Model Based Definition (MBD) enables drawingless product detailing with 3D PMI annotations; output to eDrawings® or 3D PDF SOLIDWORKS Treehouse provides … Read more
What’s new in SOLIDWORKS 2015 (beta) – part 3 – by Video-Tutorials.Net. In this third post about what’s new in SOLIDWORKS 2015 (beta), I will continue listing some more of the new interface updates. Next let’s talk about what’s new in the Modify Dimension dialog window. Before, you’d see a list of dimension you used … Read more
Some highlights of what’s new in SOLIDWORKS 2015 (Beta) Hi there, Just poking through the beta version of SOLIDWORKS 2015 still, and finding some great changes. Some of the ones that pertain to beginners & the interface I’ll note here. – There’s a Configurations toolbar now which floats. This makes it easier to change configurations; … Read more
How to create a hole at an angle #2 – SOLIDWORKS beginner part modeling tutorials Welcome back! Here is the second part of this SOLIDWORKS video tutorial about how to create a hole at an angle. This is part of our SOLIDWORKS beginner part modeling tutorials series. Here is a direct link to the video … Read more