If anybody has told you that 2D is dead, they are either misinformed or just wrong. the fact is 2D will continue to play a major role in the manufacturing environment. Everybody knows that I am a huge proponent of 3D modeling but I have also worked in the manufacturing environment for over 15 years. [...]

One the benefits of writing and blogging is that you can share valuable information with readers without having to be seen. To be honest, I am terrified of standing in front of large groups but I am working on it. To help get the word out about SolidWorks 2010: No Experience Required, I am planning [...]

I have been waiting to make this announcement for a couple of weeks, I wanted to wait till the right time. Here it goes….I have started a second blog. Before anybody gets upset, I am not giving up The SolidWorks Geek. In fact, absolutely nothing will change here. I will continue to share the same [...]

The No Experience Required Geek Treasure Hunt is now over. Thank you to everyone who played. I must apologize for the late announcement but I have been preparing for the release of SolidWorks 2010: No Experience Required. I have added a detailed description of the book and its chapters over on the companion site if you are interested. Now enough with [...]

I have been amazed at the response to the this treasure hunt contest. My clues must have been too easy because the first two prizes have already been claimed. When I was coming up with the clues, I was afraid that I made them too hard and that no one would be able to find [...]

I guess my clues were too easy because someone has found the golden ticket. Ausdell Hadaway from Canada was the first person to find the hidden link. See, it is possible. Don’t give up. There are still two more prizes to claim. The SolidWorks Geeks mug and the AMD shirt are still up for grabs. [...]

UPDATED WITH CLUE#3 With less then two weeks till SolidWorks 2010: No Experience Required goes on sale, I decided to give you a chance to receive a free signed copy.  The list price for the book is $39.99 and a signed copy has got to bring it up to $40.00 at least. Since the stakes are so [...]

UPDATED WITH CLUE#2 With less then two weeks till SolidWorks 2010: No Experience Required goes on sale, I decided to give you a chance to receive a free signed copy.  The list price for the book is $39.99 and a signed copy has got to bring it up to $40.00 at least. Since the stakes are so [...]

With less then two weeks till SolidWorks 2010: No Experience Required goes on sale, I decided to give you a chance to receive a free signed copy.  The list price for the book is $39.99 and a signed copy has got to bring it up to $40.00 at least. Since the stakes are so high this time [...]

Just in time for the March 8th release of SolidWorks 2010: No Experience Required, the companion site is now live. Instead of including a CD with the book, we opted to do a companion site (www.swner.com). The advantage to doing a companion site instead of a CD is that readers will have a more interactive [...]