May 18

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Who is the SolidWorks Geek?

Alex R. Ruiz has worked in mechanical engineering for over 13 years. Starting his career as a drafter, Alex has moved up through the ranks due in part to his extensive knowledge of 3D modeling, ASME standards, engineering, design for manufacturability, and related technologies. He is an engineering manager for a leading medical device manufacturer in Southern California. There he continues to design new and innovative products as well as serve as a mentor to new engineers, designers and drafters. In his role as engineering manager, Alex trains and supports over 100 engineers on SolidWorks and PDMWorks usage.

Outside of his professional career as an engineering manager, Alex has worked hard in recent years to develop a strong standing in the SolidWorks Community. Since first learning SolidWorks in 2001, he has become a Certified SolidWorks Associate (CSWA) and Certified SolidWorks Professional (CSWP). He has also developed key contacts throughout the CAD community including bloggers from various CAD packages and SolidWorks Employees. Due to his standing in the blogger community he has been contacted by various departments within SolidWorks on his opinions and wishes for the future of the Software. SolidWorks has also invited him to cover the SolidWorks World 2009 as press.

Alex has a passion to help other users in the SolidWorks community worldwide and to do this he has created the websites The SolidWorks Geek (www.theswgeek.com) and SolidWorks Geeks (www.swgeeks.com). On average, The SolidWorks Geek blog receive around 3000 unique visitors per month and SolidWorks Geeks receives close to 800 a month. As a writer for The SolidWorks Geek, Alex is able to provide valuable SolidWorks and ASME tips and tricks to thousands of users in 93 countries worldwide. Due to the growing popularity of this website, Alex is known as one of the top experts in the field. A goal of his is to serve the SolidWorks community on a larger scale. Alex can be reached at blog@theswgeek.com.

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  • Mike Gnieski

    I would like to know if there is a method of adding slots to a pc board outline so that It can be transferred via IDF file to an ECAD system and have the slots read in like nmtg holes do? with location and size…..thanks Mike

  • Alex Ruiz

    Hi Mike,

    Wow… the questions certainly getting tougher. Unfortunately, that is slightly out of my experience. I do know, however, that CircuitWorks is now available with SolidWorks Office Premium as of SP4. CircuitWorks is a bi-directional IDF and PADS file interface for SolidWorks. This means that modifications made in SolidWorks can be saved as IDF files that can then be read by your ECAD system. I do not have the ability to play with this CircuitWorks, so I could not tell you more. You might want to check with your VAR or the SolidWorks website for more information on CircuitWorks. Sorry I couldn’t be much help.

  • http://www.productdesignresources.com/ Erik Bluemner

    Recently, I've added a link to The Solidworks Geek on http://www.productdesignresources.com located on the Software for Design page. I was wondering if you would be able to add a link back to http://www.productdesignresources.com in the Design Blogs on your site. The content is design guides, articles, online textbooks, and links to other useful and relevant product design content. Core audience is designers, engineers, product marketers, and project managers. The blog / article post page is located at http://www.productdesignresources.com/article.htm?0 .

    Thanks much,

    Erik Bluemner
    webmaster@productdesignresources.com

  • R_D_Childers

    I am starting to work with Solidworks scan to 3D and using point cloud data. I have pounded my way through some of the help files and am making some progress but I would like to get some tips and techniques for optimizing the process.

    My first project looks like a pistol grip mostly an organic shape. Does anyone know of books or videos? I looked on Cadjunky.com and found one.
    Thanks for any help.

    R. D. Childers