Free Copy of SolidWorks

Albert@inspirtech.com — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:38:00 GMT

Can you believe it? SolidWorks has just launched the Engineering Stimulus Package offering a free 90 day copy of SolidWorks t

INSPIRTECH OFFERS FREE 3D CAD TRAINING TUTORIALS FOR NEW SOLIDWORKS SOFTWARE USERS

Albert@inspirtech.com — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:37:00 GMT

Tehachapi, CA April 4, 2009 - In an effort to help combat a rising unemployment rate, inspirtech has begun offering free 3D CAD technology training to users new to SolidWorks. SolidWorks is industry

Changing a document from UPPERCASE to Lowercase

Albert@inspirtech.com — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 00:06:00 GMT

HAVE YOU EVER TYPED A MESSAGE IN ALL CAPS BY MISTAKE BECAUSE YOU HAD JUST FINISHED DETAILING A DRAWING THAT NEEDS TO BE IN ALL CAPS? I KNOW I HAVE DONE IT WAY TOO MANY TIMES… THE OTHER DAY I DECIDED I WOULD START DIGGING AND FIND OUT HOW TO FIX CHANGE AN ENTIRE DOCUMENT FROM ALL CAPS TO LOWERCASE.

SolidWorks Broken out section views

Albert@inspirtech.com — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 00:05:00 GMT

As I reflect back on the early days of learning SolidWorks I remember being confused by the Broken Out Section view. Now, that being said I must admit when I was getting started I didn't have the opportunity to take an formal

3 Key Methods to Successful SolidWorks Training - I. Instructor led training

Albert@inspirtech.com — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 02:10:00 GMT

For one reason or another engineers, designers and trades people are constantly faced with the demand to continue learning new CAD applications. Depending on their current level of expertise, the ideal training solution can change. The various methods of learning a CAD application can be broken into three groups:
I. Instructor led training
II. Self-paced training
III. Discussions and collaboration

3 Key Methods to Successful SolidWorks Training - II. Self-paced training

Albert@inspirtech.com — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:58:00 GMT

3 Key Methods to Successful SolidWorks Training - Discussions and Collaboration

Albert@inspirtech.com — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:35:00 GMT

For one reason or another engineers, designers and trades people are constantly faced with the demand to continue learning new CAD applications. Depending on their current level of expertise, the ideal training solution can change. The various methods of learning a CAD application can be broken into three groups:
I. Instructor led training
II. Self-paced training
III. Discussions and collaboration

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Adding Custom Keyboard Shortcuts

Albert@inspirtech.com — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:01:00 GMT

With any application we use on a day to day basis we should always find ways to improve how efficient we are at using that application. One great way to improve productivity is to assign custom keyboard Shortcuts to commonly used Commands. In SolidWorks adding custom keyboard shortcuts is extremely simple and takes just a few minutes. One must be careful when adding shortcuts not to make some common mistakes like using the delete key to remove a short cut. This will in-fact assign the "delete" key to that particular Shortcut. Well, take a few minutes... Customize your SolidWorks interface!!

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