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A New Solid Edge Community Is Born

At 2:00 PM GMT on Thursday 19th November, Solid Mastermind. was launched to the global Solid Edge community.

So what is Solid Mastermind all about?
Solid Mastermind is THE community for Solid Edge professionals. Think of it as The International Association, Alliance, Federation, Guild, League, Order, Society or Syndicate of Solid Edge Professionals.
Solid Mastermind is about you. [...]

November 26th, 2009 | Jon Sutcliffe | 0 comments | Continued
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User Interface Changes in Solid Edge ST2

There are many great enhancments in Solid Edge ST2, not least the new Synchronous sheet metal capabilities and the new Simulation module. However in this first post for ST2 I wanted to focus on one of the the most important elements that you first encounter as a user of Solid Edge – the User Interface.
When [...]

July 3rd, 2009 | Jon Sutcliffe | 0 comments | Continued
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Converting Traditional to Synchronous

We have seen many great examples of Solid Edge with Synchronous Technology in action over the past few months. Most of these examples focus on either geometry that is purely synchronous or has been imported from another 3D Design solution such as SolidWorks or Inventor. Some previous posts which are worthy of a mention include - Imported Data, PMI [...]

December 3rd, 2008 | Jon Sutcliffe | 0 comments | Continued
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Making Synchronous Design Changes in an Assembly

We have seen various posts and examples that demonstrate the benefits that Solid Edge with Synchronous Technology has when it comes to initial geometry creation or making fast flexible design changes. Some of these include:-
Unified 2D & 3D
Steering Wheel
Live Rules
PMI Dimensions
Editing Imported Data
However all of these examples focus on the creation and manipulation of geometry within [...]

October 14th, 2008 | Jon Sutcliffe | 0 comments | Continued
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Training for Solid Edge with Synchronous Technology

As was mentioned in one of our previous posts Solid Edge with Synchronous Technology is now shipping.
Many existing Solid Edge users have now installed and started working with the product. As always the key to success is ensuring you have the appropriate training.
You could start using Synchronous Technology within minutes of installation, but to really [...]

October 1st, 2008 | Arthur Sexton | 0 comments | Continued
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Find Your CAD Parts in Seconds with Solid Edge and PartBrowser

Just recently I have been lucky enough to be exposed to some fantastic new product design technology. Of course we are at the dawn of a brand new and exciting CAD age with the birth of Synchronous Technology. However we have also been involved with a great new graphical search tool called PartBrowser which makes [...]

September 16th, 2008 | Jon Sutcliffe | 0 comments | Continued
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Discover the truth – Solid Edge with Synchronous Technology now shipping

Like me you may have been following all the attention Synchronous Technology has received since its launch in May 2008. Comments and opinions have been made in various marketing medias by those that “get it” and those that don’t. Some of those that don’t have inferred that it is just hype, smoke and [...]

August 18th, 2008 | Jon Sutcliffe | 0 comments | Continued
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Editing Imported Models The Easy Way

We have seen quite a few examples of how we can use the tools in Solid Edge with Synchronous Technology in order to generate and manipulate designs which have been constructed natively in Solid Edge. So, the question is – How can we deal with imported models that were originally constructed in another CAD product? [...]

August 7th, 2008 | Jon Sutcliffe | 0 comments | Continued
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How To Get On TV

It seems that everyone wants to become a celebrity nowadays. Many think that being on TV is one way to achieve this.
It’s difficult, and competition is fierce so by way of a helping hand here are some suggestions on ways to get on TV:

Apply to be a guest on a top studio based TV show. [...]

July 25th, 2008 | Arthur Sexton | 0 comments | Continued
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How Clever Are You?

For a bit of fun and to keep Solid Edge with Synchronous Technology in our minds whilst we are away I have devised a word search.
I know when I was a kid I used to love these things.
There are fifteen phrases all related to Solid Edge with Synchronous Technology in this word search. [...]

July 25th, 2008 | Arthur Sexton | 0 comments | Continued