Pracitical use of the weldment feature

Here is the original video file

Derived sketches, blocks and scribing

Here is a tutorial on misc tips and tricks.. enjoy!



Here is a link to the video file...

Vary Pattern in SolidWorks

Here is the vary handy (Booo bad pun...) but very aggravating Vary function on patterning features. Although I could just get this to work it seems to me to be a function that was much much more stable in the past.


Here are the files used in the cast

Linear

Cirular

Here is a link to the movie file

Wooden frames and weldments

Here is a old podcast but still relevant on how to use the weldment features to make wooden frames like a deck



A link to the video file to download HERE

Design Tables with Lou Gallo

Design Tables with Lou Gallo of the SolidWorks Heard podcast




Here is the video for download HERE

The Design library in SolidWorks

This is for the little known and under utilized design library in SolidWorks.



Here is a link to the video file LINK

Knurling in Solidworks

Knurling in Solidworks...
Disclaimer, you need either or RealView activated and or Photoworks for the lightweight stuff in this video.



Here is a link to the video LINK

Misc Tips and Tricks in SolidWorks

Here is another (one day late) Cast on misc tips and tricks I use on a daily basis. Enjoy! Also mentioned in the cast is the new improved SolidJott and its functionality. You can get it here http://solidjott.com/solidjott-201a-public-beta/2009/06/16




Here is a link to the video file you can download and watch LINK

Sketch tips and tricks

Here are some of my favorite sketch tips and tricks.... Enjoy




Here is a link to the video file LINK

Sheet metal from a solidbody

Here is how to turn a solidbody into a sheet metal part.



Here is the SolidWorks File

Here is a link to the video file

Flat pattern in SolidWorks using the sheet metal loft tool

You can create some easy to do 2 profile lofts using the sheet metal loft function in SolidWorks....



Here are some links to the files used in the show:
Part01
Part02

Here is a link to the video file: LINK

Icosahedron Cont...

Here is this weeks podcast. I am a few hours late but when you see my health condition in the video I am pretty sure you will understand.



Here is the SolidWorks file to play with IcosahedronSolidWorksFile

Here is a link to the video file to download Link

SolidWorks 3dSketching, icosahedron

Click to Play

Here is the first part of two on how to create a 20 sided geometric icosahedron. 

Here is a link to the downloadable video file

Making a phone chord

How to make a phone chord in SolidWorks. This was driven by this question in the SolidWorks forums :




You can download the video here

Here are the SW files:
3D cord
2D cord

SolidJott Cast 04 Followup on Casts 2 and 3

Here is a followup on questions and comments on Casts 2 and 3 in regards to animating a spring and the freeform feature.



Here is a link to the movie file


Ben

Repost of the Podcast

Link to surfacing handles

SolidJott EP03 spring animation

Here is how to animate a spring in SolidWorks. I generally would not recommend it but if you need a good animation here is my method of doing it.



Here is a link to the M4V file to play in Quicktime or iTunes

And here is a link to Ricky Jordans Site mentioned in the cast here

Flat pattern for tubing notches

How to make a flat pattern for a tube notch.



Here are the files mentioned in the video

AeroTube
Notched tube

Here is a link to the mpg4 file

Also mentioned is Josh Mings at http://SolidSmack.com

First SolidJott Podcast

Here is the first SolidJott podcast / webcast. This will be distributed under SolidJott, SolidMentor and MountainWave as well as on Viddler and YouTube. Future episodes are in the works....



You can download the m4v file to play in iTunes or Quicktime here

Enjoy!
Ben

Hybrid Modeling By Matt Lombard at SWW 2008

Here is a video taken by a friend of mine, Jeff Krehmer at SWW 2008 on Matt Lombards Hybrid Modeling. I do not have the PPT presentation on this but I will ask Matt if he still has it in a few days at SWW 2009

Enjoy



Link to m4v file to play on Quicktime

Surfacing, Introduction to boundary, freeform and fill features

What will you miss by not attending SolidWorks world 2009? Things like this. A brilliant session by Mark Biasotti on surfacing and advanced modeling... Enjoy!



Here is a link to the m4v file you can play in quicktime

Edit:
Here are the files mentioned in the podcast LINK
Yes I know there is a black box in one of the edits... Live with it, it is free...

History of CAD by Jon Hirschtick

What will you miss if you dont go to SolidWorks World?

Well this is one example of the kind of breakout sessions you might miss.


History of CAD from Ben Eadie on Vimeo.

Here is a link to the video file you can download

SolidJott addin for SolidWorks

Help, Where you need it, When you need it.

It’s Here! It’s Here! Raise the Banners and Sound the Trumpets It’s Here!
SolidWorks help when you need it where you need it.



The SolidJott plugin for SolidWorks is here. Download this FILE here, install and have fun. You will need to create a account here at SolidJott, it is quick and painless, and when you open the addin in SolidWorks you will need to login to post to the SolidJott help center but otherwise you can look around without logging in. Attached is a quick screen capture of what you will be presented with in SolidWorks. Note: Remember to switch the view preferences to ‘SolidWorks View’ on the right hand side of the window when in SolidWorks, if you cannot see the right hand side there is a slider at the bottom of the pane to allow you to scroll over to it.

Here is the premise you need help or can help someone with a SolidWorks problem but switching between windows such as SolidWorks and your email client, to a web form, a word document, or other software to capture the question or to offer a answer can be a painful laborious task. You can quickly loose context in what you are trying to capture in this method. Using SolidJott however you open the sidebar tab, login, and voila! Help while in SolidWorks! without loosing context! You can then communicate with some of the top experts in SolidWorks community right within SolidWorks.

But there’s more… It slices, it dices, it makes julienne fries… Ok maybe not fries just yet but future developments will include A button to send a screen capture to the post and a button to ‘pack and go’ the file(s) you are working on currently and send to post to make things even easier in describing problems or solutions.

This addin will be provided for free to anyone who would like the service, but…

I have been running this site out of my pocket and for the future developments I will need some funding. If you like what you get please leave a tip. I would recommend $5 or $10 or the cost of a couple of fancy coffees or $20 if you can afford it. For this nominal tip you get help when you need it where you need it using this addin for SolidWorks So help me fast track additions to this addin by donating what you can. Thank you for your support! Click the Donate button on the side bar to help the community tech support revolution.

Here is a Demo video for you to have a look at on the addin



You can also download a MOV file here

Contact:

Ben Eadie

Ben@SolidJott.com

New game in town for help in SolidWorks

http://SolidJott.com

So here is the skinny. It is forum like but..... SIMPLE!
Create a user and this is really easy and you will be presented with a dialog box to enter your question on SolidWorks and another dialog for Tag words. Next people can rate the question and respond to it to answer your question. I will have some very experienced users watching the site and there to answer your questions. And keep the trolls out...

Here is a screen capture of what you will be presented with once you log in.



Easy to use, quick and simple... More to come...

~Ben

3D Connexion at SolidWorks World 2008

Here is another quick interview I did on the floor at SolidWorks World 2008



Link to Mov file

Second Birfday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This will be my 2 year anniversary of podcasts! Here is a neat little trick bought to you by Mark Biasotti from SolidWorks.

You will also notice in the video below that you can add comments to the timeline. This is brought to you by http://www.viddler.com, if you want to leave a comment to the video don't ask me how to do it, go to the Viddler site and find out for yourself . This is a test to see if this is functionality I would like to have in future online episodes.

You will notice from this attached video (if you have downloaded this video via a podcast aggregator you will have to go to either www.Mountain-Wave.blogspot.com or www.SolidMentor.com to see this in action, that you can leave comments in the time line (Hint. Click the little round ball icon on the time line...). So feel free to experiment and add your comments, tags and video. White markers in the time line are video and text comments, black are kind of like chapter tags for tag words and Yellow are relevant ads and I will look further into this format for my future casts.




~Ben

Scott Harris Interview

Well I am finally finding some time to edit the ton of footage I have here is the first of many to come. There is some technical content coming as well. But for now another viewpoint on the history of SolidWorks from one of the founders


SolidWorks World 2008 Scott Harris Interview from Ben Eadie on Vimeo.

Here is a link to the mov file.

Ben

Next Engine sort of.....

I will be working on a similar podcast from SolidWorks World but this will do for now. Gotta love people doing your work for you




You can download the MOV file here

SolidMentor Instructional Video Part 3.5

Untitled from Ben Eadie on Vimeo.



Link to Mov file

Here is a Discovery channel clip of a project(s) I am working on....

Here is a Discovery channel clip of a project(s) I am working on....



Pedal The Ocean from Ben Eadie on Vimeo.

Ben

SolidMentor Instructional Video Part 3

Here is part three in my series of SolidMentor


SolidMentor Introduction Part 3 from Ben Eadie on Vimeo.

Link to MOV file

A new trick

Well its about friggin time hey!

Here it is in all its glory....


EmbossDeboss from Ben Eadie on Vimeo.

Link to the MOV file

Intro to SolidMentor part 2

Part 2 in my how to use SolidMentor Series. I will be back to SolidWorks Stuff shortly.


SolidMentor Introduction Part 2 from Ben Eadie on Vimeo.

Ben

Link to MOV file

Old video tutorials

Ok to get things to a fresh clean start I am going to take all the old videos and put links to them here in this post and get rid of all the clutter for a fresh start.

You can find all of these on YouTube as well but they were kind enough to strip out the audio out of some of them for me so it is most likely not worth it

Ben


http://www.archive.org/download/MTricks/MTricks.mov
http://www.archive.org/download/ChopperTank/Chopper_tank.mov
http://www.archive.org/download/Tubing_Weldment/Tubing_Weldments.mov
http://www.archive.org/download/crimped_tube_in_solidworks/CT.mov
http://www.archive.org/download/Extrude/Extrude.mov
http://www.archive.org/download/Photoworks_lighting/PhotoworksLighting.mov
http://www.archive.org/download/Springs_Drawings_and_Weldments/SDW.mov
http://www.archive.org/download/Smart_Components_pt2/Smart_components.02.mov
http://www.archive.org/download/DDI_Design_tables/Design_Table_Auto.mov
http://www.archive.org/download/Smart_Components/Smart_Components.01.mov
http://www.archive.org/download/Tips_and_Tricks_in_Solidworks/Tips_and_Tricks.mov
http://www.archive.org/download/Canoe_hull_loft_in_SolidWorks/Canoe_hull.mov
http://www.archive.org/download/BenEadieWoodenFramesinSolidworks_0/Wooden_Frames.mov
http://ia301137.us.archive.org/2/items/Custom_Property_Propagator/Custom_Property_Propagator.mov
http://www.archive.org/download/BenEadieFlexcommand/Flex_Command.mov
http://www.archive.org/download/BenEadieBatchRenameinSolidworks_0/Batch_Rename.mov

I'm Baaaaack!

Ok I have been busy setting up this site www.SolidMentor.com I now should have some time to create some more tutorial content in a bit. I still want to go through what SolidMentor is all about and how to operate some of the modules at the site.

I will also soon be doing a review of some equipment such as the 3D connexion space pilots and space traveler so you can decide if you want or need one (Hint, yes you want one of these things!)


Introduction to SolidMentor from Ben Eadie on Vimeo.

Ben

Link to the mov file