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  • Want an entry-level engineering Job? Learn the right software
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    Want an entry-level engineering Job? Learn the right software

    When I was 18 years old, I got my first job as an entry-level engineer. I started working for a point-of-purchase manufacturing company that specialized in sheet metal. While working there, I obtained a lot of valuable information about how sheet metal is manufactured, how to design around sheet metal, and how the point-of-purchase industry works. Additionally, the company funded much of my college education, as well as a respectable steady paycheck. I didn’t know a thing about injection molding, vacuum forming, cutting wood, or even sheet metal when I started at that job. I had no idea what an…

    October 21, 2015
    Mechanical Engineering, SolidWorks
  • PhotoView 360 rendering tips: make them more interesting!
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    PhotoView 360 rendering tips: make them more interesting!

    PhotoView 360 is a great photorealistic rendering platform that is built right into SolidWorks. I have been using it for nearly 10 years professionally, and believe it is the best option for rendering any non-organic object. This article is a continuation of an older post here on GrabCAD, and is focused more on how to use some of the more advanced tools to make better scenes, more interesting compositions, and more dramatic lighting.

    August 20, 2015
    3d Modeling, SolidWorks
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    August 14, 2015

    Sneek Peek of the rendering example used in my upcoming article on rendering with PhotoView 360. #solidworks

    SolidWorks
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    May 12, 2015

    Why is the default behavior for child drawing views to NOT link the configuration to the parent config? #solidworks

    SolidWorks
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    April 10, 2015

    No matter how many times I model something in #solidworks I always panic when a mate flips its alignment incorrectly.

    SolidWorks
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    March 16, 2015

    5 SolidWorks Tricks Your Class Probably Didn’t Teach You popengineer.com/pop-engineerin… #solidworks #modeling #3D #tutorial

    3D, modeling, SolidWorks, tutorial

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