Author Archives: MJ Smyth
Solidworks World 2018 – DraftSight Review
Well folks, that’s it all done and dusted for another year. SOLIDWORKS World 2018 is now over. All the bags are packed and we’re ready to head home to our own corners of the globe. Once the dust has settled, … Continued
Solidworks World 2018 – Day 3 Part 2
Wow, what a start to the morning. The final General Session of SOLIDWORKS World 2018 was outstanding! We started with Mike Pucket telling us that “In 2017, someone somewhere in the world took a @SOLIDWORKS exam every 3 minutes” That’s a … Continued
Solidworks World 2018 – Day 2 Part 2
So, what happened today at SOLIDWORKS World 2018? Well, the General Session we had Boom Supersonic tell us about their plans to produce the world’s first commercially viable supersonic aircraft. They reckon that a flight from London to New York … Continued
Solidworks World 2018 – Day 2 Part 1
It’s Tuesday here at Solidworks World 2018, what have we got lined up for today? Well, at 8:30am to 10:00am, we have the General Session taking place over in South Hall K. Yesterdays General Session was excellent, so we have … Continued
Solidworks World 2018 – Day 1 Part 2
As always, there are some pretty amazing pieces of tech at Solidworks World. I stopped by the Contour stand and they told me about their RollerMouse. Now, when I started CAD all those years ago, every mouse had a roller-ball … Continued
Solidworks World 2018 – Day 1
It’s February, so that can only mean one thing, it’s Solidworks World 2018 time! Are you attending? If so, drop by the Dassault Systèmes pavilion and say hello to the DraftSight team. We would love to meet with you. So, what’s … Continued
DraftSight 2018 – New Features 6
Today, both of the new features we are going to talk about in DraftSight Professional 2018 deal with Dimensions. The first of these new features is Re-position Dimensions. Previously in DraftSight, the user had to select the dimension they wanted … Continued