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  • Ben 12:59 pm on March 17, 2011 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
    Tags: horne, , tutorials,   

    A buddy of mine Mark Horne is doing some online videos that are great! You should go and check out some of his stuff @ http://www.solid3ddesigns.com/

     
  • Ben 4:34 pm on December 30, 2010 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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    Hey all I just wanted to give a heads up on a promotion to my new SolidWorks video tutorial site and how in two days I will be drawing for a 32Gb iPad to one lucky entrant that purchases a one year membership.

    Two days left to enter to win a iPad!

    Need some SolidWorks tips and tricks
    Get 20 hours of video tutorials,
    4 new videos a month
    1 webinar a month
    Join us at UsingSolidWorks.com/members
    for some samples of what you will get
    with a membership

    If you join before Dec 31 2010
    with a one year membership
    you will be entered to win
    a 32 Gb iPad!

    Here is a sample webinar:

     
  • Mute 3:23 am on November 23, 2010 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
    Tags: guide, , tutorials   

    First post virgin. ^^

    Well im gonna start by giving all a little hello from cold and snowy Denmark.

    I would consider myself a rookie at using solidworks, but i show promise with top grades of my class, but i still got lots and LOTS too learn.

    Per say this isnt really a question, more like a mindblog, cause im just wondering why solidworks is lagging good sites for tutorials, and insperation – is it because people protect their products with teeth and claw? well if anyone knows some site? im mainly interested in a wide varation of tutorials, wanting too learn something about most features in solidworks. And would really like a site, where people challenge other people to design stuff, since it would give people a chance too explain how THEY manage too complete the challenge in their own special way.

    Btw: I like you video tutorials “solid jott” :D i going through them one by one

     
    • gupta9665 7:53 am on November 24, 2010 Permalink

      Welcome Mute to SW world.

      There are lot of site for many good tutorials on SW. Just do a quick Google on SolidWorks tutorials and you will find many blogs, sites, YouTube videos etc.

    • Klaus 9:06 am on November 29, 2010 Permalink

      Halløjsa.
      I have done some tutorials at youtube.
      you’ll find them @ youtube.com/klunk4real

  • ilo_junior 7:17 am on April 6, 2010 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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    I’ve learned a lot about solid modeling in SolidWorks, and now I’m trying to learn about surface modeling. there who are willing to share his knowledge about surface modeling.

    hey Ben, I’ve seen a lot of video tutorials that you have created. This is very good. may I ask you to make a video tutorial on the basic surface modeling techniques. special request from me.
    are you agree?

     
  • Ben 5:56 pm on December 19, 2009 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
    Tags: dvd, education, , tutorials   

    Inspirtech 

    I got this in the mail from my friend Albert at Inspirtech:

    40% off sale for our SolidWorks 2009 Fundamentals training DVD’s will be ending Jan. 1st. This is our best sale of the year!

    Use coupon code Save40 at checkout.

    Check out the 2009 training NOW

    Definitely worth checking this out!

     
  • Ben 5:46 pm on May 21, 2009 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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    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 file to play with
    IcosahedronSolidWorksFile

    And here is the download link to the video
    Link

     
    • Richerd 9:50 am on May 28, 2009 Permalink

      Amazing

  • Ben 11:50 am on May 14, 2009 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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    3d Sketching and icosohedrons in SolidWorks 

    This is how to create a icosahedron model using 3d sketching.
    Part one of two

    Ben
    Here is a link to the movie file for download

     
    • dave spencer 4:30 am on May 15, 2009 Permalink

      Another great one Ben. If someone had asked me to draw this it would have taken me hours and lots of frustrating trial and error. Most likely I would have created angled planes and cut extruded or “shaved off” the surfaces from a sphere. You have shown such an elegant simple and quick way to do it. Awesome!

    • superpilun 11:39 am on May 15, 2009 Permalink

      Cool video. Funny how sometimes simple geometric shapes can be tough to model. I tried finishing it and struggled to find the easiest most efficient way to fill all the sides with surfaces. I ended doing a planer surface and various circular patterns with skipped instances. I’m curious to see how this pans out.

    • admin 2:34 pm on May 15, 2009 Permalink

      You pretty much have it You need 4 surfaces and if done right (I dont do it right in the next video) one revolved pattern around the axis

    • admin 3:12 pm on May 15, 2009 Permalink

      Wow this is the best viewed video yet! nearly 200 views in 24 hours! Cool!

  • Ben 7:00 pm on April 23, 2009 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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    How to make a handle with Surfaces 

    Here is how to make a handle model with surfaces times 3! Enjoy.
    Links to the model files are below the video.

    Boundary Handle
    Deformed Handle
    Lofted Handle

    Here is a link to the M4V file

    This video is licensed as Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5

     
    • solidsnake 9:26 pm on April 23, 2009 Permalink

      Amazing tutorial. This pretty much answers why i couldnt make a handle before. Thank you very much!! I have to say and i know i didnt see all the tutorials on the internet, but the ones i did see, yours are by far the best! Amazing stuff. Thank you again!!

    • admin 9:44 pm on April 23, 2009 Permalink

      Glad you liked it! And could help you out. Do me a favor though and just tell some SolidWorks buddies about my site and spread the word.

      Also so that I make sure I retain my Video/SolidWorks mojo… What is it about my videos that makes them so good in your eyes? To be honest (Not trying to pat myself on the back here but…) I have heard a lot of people say that I do a great job and, or are better than the rest but why? Production value? Audio? Visuals?

    • gol10dr 9:51 pm on April 23, 2009 Permalink

      Another quick approach would be to use the freeform tool and use the centerplane to then add pull points and pull the surface to get the grip. If you want to see that approach let me know. Ben the file I sent you will work as a demo.

    • solidsnake 9:25 am on April 24, 2009 Permalink

      Hi, Ben. It sure did help. One more question…with loft approach, how can i make it solid?Do i just thicken? Or is there any other way?

      I will surely when ever i post on SW forums spread the word about your amazing work.

      To me, your tutorials are very much like those of digital tutors(for 3d max, to me they are the best). Just better then the rest. For many reasons, like me watching tutorial and working along but actually knowing for a change why i do something. Everything you make comes out very clearly and is step by step. Your work is always( and i see that lacking in most tutorials) made for beginner or advance. I especially like how you never leave anything out, for example how you made that spline or moved that plane,etc…Not many teachers have the ability to put them self in the position of someone that isnt experienced…you do. And to me, that is what makes it so good. No complicating. And you explain stuff.I always learn new cool tricks from your work and i never have problems understanding what you are teaching. They are by far the best tutorials i have seen for SW. Just as professional as those of Digital Tutors. I dont know if i made any sence. Hope i did.

    • admin 2:21 pm on April 24, 2009 Permalink

      Cool thanks.

      To solidify you can thicken but that will make a hollow solid and I dont think that is what you are going for. Take the last open area at the base of the handle and do another lofted surface to close off the end like in the last part of the video but do not use tangent to suface keep the loft in the default mode. Then do a knit surfaces and there should be a check box that says something to the effect “make solid” (I am not at my SW computer right now so bear with me). That should make the solid. The last way is still to close off the end and knit but then if you use thicken surface you will have the option to make a enclosed solid as well as long as the surface is water tight.

      Hope that helps….

      Ben

    • admin 4:11 pm on April 24, 2009 Permalink

      So Mark Biasotti (and Lou above) sent me a note that I missed the freeform feature. I guess this is turning out to be a two part cast. So I need to address freeform, closing off the handle and making a solid… Any more suggestions?

    • dave spencer 4:42 pm on April 24, 2009 Permalink

      What I love about these videos are that you are doing things that are helpful in the real world and making it sooo easy to follow. I have found myself doing work on SW and thinking, hey Ben did a video on something similar, Ill pull it up and re-watch it and it always saves me time and effort.

      Keep them coming Ben, It is a fantastic reference library.

    • admin 7:03 pm on April 24, 2009 Permalink

      Cool thanks guys. So you all know the vidoes have been sized to play nicely in the solidjott addin ( you have the addin right? If not you can get it at the top right of the homepage). That way you can watch the videos right within SolidWorks, follow along, pause, play without loosing context and having to go back and forth between windows. Just pointing that out to those that may not know.

  • Ben 7:57 pm on April 16, 2009 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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    SolidJott Podcast EP03 

    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

    Also Mentioned is Ricky Jordans SolidWorks site… Click here

     
    • Chris Serran 1:44 pm on April 17, 2009 Permalink

      Another quality video, thanks Ben!

    • admin 3:03 pm on April 17, 2009 Permalink

      My pleasure thanks for the kudos!

    • dave spencer 8:40 pm on April 17, 2009 Permalink

      Hey Ben, great video! I don’t have time to play with this myself right now but in your first example would it be possible to mate the sketch endpoints with 2 different objects so that when the objects moved apart, the sketch would follow and the spring would extend?

    • admin 10:17 pm on April 17, 2009 Permalink

      Yes that is exactly what you can do. Keep in mind you will have to rebuild after each move.
      This is why it is good for an animation before it renders or does a screen grab SW rebuilds each frame.

  • Ben 2:09 pm on April 9, 2009 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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    Video post #2 

    Here you go you SolidWorks Junkies…. For all that wonder why the video is so small it fits nicely in the SolidJott addin for SolidWorks so you can watch the tutorial and follow along while in SolidWorks. Also at the bottom of this post are the SolidWorks files so you can dissect them… Enjoy!

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

    And a link the video file here

    Finally the SolidWorks files:

    aerotubecutsldprt

    tubecutsldprt

    A note to those using the addin. You can drag and drop the link into the SolidWorks graphic window to open them.

     
    • 49again 4:44 pm on April 9, 2009 Permalink

      Ben -
      Excellent video! I hope this helps a lot of pipe-cuttin’ people.
      One thing to mention. During the “Insert Bend” command, set the Bend Allowance option to “K factor”, and set the K factor to 1. That way, the length of the un-rolled edge will be the same as the outside circumference of the tube, and you won’t have a gap in your paper.

    • superpilun 4:38 pm on April 13, 2009 Permalink

      Nice tip on the K factor. I went ahead and tried using an extrude cut instead of a revolved cut and it still worked. I wonder why.

    • admin 4:23 pm on April 24, 2009 Permalink

      FYI a cheap notcher for those out there
      http://toolmonger.com/2009/04/24/dealmonger-tube-notcher/

  • Ben 4:02 pm on April 2, 2009 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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    First SolidJott Podcast 

    The first SolidJott podcast / webcast is out. More to come!

    To download the full size m4v file to play in Quicktime click here

    Enjoy….

     
    • dave spencer 7:30 pm on April 3, 2009 Permalink

      Awesome to see new videos from you again Ben. Thanks

  • Ben 12:56 pm on January 2, 2009 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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    From one of the best Resellers in the US DDi and Lou Gallo here are some great tips and tricks

    http://www2.ddicad.com/techcenter/

    Here are some video tutorials from my blog of years gone by but some are still quite relevant

    http://solidmentor.com/modules/mastop_publish/

    If you have some great site share them in the comments!!!

     
    • RodUding 10:00 am on January 5, 2009 Permalink

      Thanks for the link to ddicad.com Ben. That gets bookmarked for sure and a Twitter.

  • bagsas 4:18 pm on November 25, 2008 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
    Tags: routing, tutorials   

    First log in and just wanted to say how good this is. 

    It’s awesome to see so much support going on for solid works.

    Will be back again soon.

    Does anyone one know where I can get some more info on Routing in Solid Works?

     
    • behnt 4:26 pm on November 25, 2008 Permalink

      Generally if you go to YouTube and search you will find some good info like this
      http://tinyurl.com/5qr4hc

    • Rod_Uding 4:28 am on November 26, 2008 Permalink

      Check out Wes Mosier's routing book here http://tinyurl.com/5r6xba

    • guido 4:31 pm on December 12, 2008 Permalink

      I have some good tutorials, however the file size exceeds the limits for this forum. If you can send me a dump site I will FTP them to you.
      Guido

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