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Re: Is there a holistic SolidWorks user?

GabiJack — Sat, 22 May 2010 22:37:55 -0000

Don't worry, honey! I'm sure I'll find something better. They haven't seen the last of your mom yet! BTW, it took me a few seconds to figure out how come "Wonderweez" was leaving me a comment. :-)

Re: Is there a holistic SolidWorks user?

GabiJack — Wed, 19 May 2010 16:37:37 -0000

Thank you, Debra!

Re: If you fall off the horse...

GabiJack — Sat, 15 May 2010 11:51:54 -0000

Hi Chris,

Well, that's the thing precisely. It was my understanding that I would be sharing a job with my friend who already works there. My friend started working full time for them, but then couldn't keep five days a week. I was supposed to cover the days my friend wasn't there doing exactly the same thing. The engineer seemed to be OK with it, but his manager said no. His manager wanted him to concentrate into finding a full time person to do the job, not two part-time people sharing one. I really don't understand what's the big difference, but I bet there is a big difference for his manager. Perhaps he feels that a part-time person working on contract won't be as dedicated and reliable as a full time person? From this experience I'm getting that finding a flexible or part-time job in the field of drafting, design or engineering is just not going to happen, so next time I try I'll apply for a full time job and see where it takes me.

Re: Is there a holistic SolidWorks user?

GabiJack — Sat, 15 May 2010 11:44:31 -0000

Thanks, Steve! Hmm, so perhaps finding a niche wouldn't be such a bad idea...

Re: Is there a holistic SolidWorks user?

GabiJack — Sat, 15 May 2010 11:41:22 -0000

Thanks, John! That's what I often feel, that I would need lots of time to really learn it all... and then they keep changing it every year and adding more stuff... LOL

Re: Is there a holistic SolidWorks user?

GabiJack — Sat, 15 May 2010 11:40:03 -0000

Thanks Eiki! But then here's the question for you. Do you enjoy what you do? I mean, shouldn't what you do be something you also love to do or it becomes just a job for the money? Shouldn't it challenge you? I guess I'm a bit naive and idealistic, but when you call it "boring sheetmetal enclosures" it really sounds like you'd prefer to work on a different kind of design if given the chance.

Although I do understand... The job I had applied for like a month ago, the one I blogged about, was not a glamorous thing. Basically, the company needed someone to help organize the information they already had, check it inside the vault, etc. There really wasn't any real design going on, although there was always the possibility for some design to happen in the future. My friend described the job as tedious, but for me it looked like my big break to begin somewhere. And I even envisioned myself happy to do that "tedious" task. Sigh...

Someday, though, I'd like to be lucky enough to have a job that I enjoy doing and that is exciting and reasonably challenging. You know, the kind of job that makes you eager to start the day.

Re: Have you seen the SWUGN website lately?

GabiJack — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 12:10:42 -0000

Hi Chris,

It is hard to keep attendance and interest up when jobs aren't available and people have to move on or transition to a different application. Three and five hours are a very long drive but you need to network with the right people and while AutoCAD is a fine application, if you are not a user it may not benefit you much. Perhaps your SW user group could organize something like a mailing list, yahoo group or similar to, at the very least, network online, even if real-life meetings are few. Talk to the user group leaders and get something started. Perhaps others have given up because they also think nobody has interest. Perhaps more people have interest than you will know. It doesn't hurt to try.

Re: Have you seen the SWUGN website lately?

GabiJack — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 11:26:36 -0000

Thanks for letting me know!

Re: Hungry for learning resources?

GabiJack — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 00:59:35 -0000

Thanks for the link, Deepak!

I wanted to put something new up, about custom properties, but instead I totally missed last week. No posts. I was sick again. :-( I hope to get back on track this week. :-)

Re: Hungry for learning resources?

GabiJack — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 18:52:05 -0000

That is true. Not much on equations in the manuals. Let me think of some good examples I could come up with. Sounds like an interesting topic. :-)

Re: Shell Elements Then and Now

GabiJack — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:48:47 -0000

Not at all! I'm sorry about that! My internet provider has been giving me a flaky signal lately and I guess it didn't quite make it through complete when I uploaded it yesterday. It's all fixed now. I just tried it and the whole video loaded this time.

Re: SWW2010: Tuesday General Session and Special Event

GabiJack — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:30:15 -0000

Hi Yuva,

You mean the photos? No, I don't mind you downloading them. Go ahead!

Re: Shell Elements Then and Now

GabiJack — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:36:49 -0000

Hi,

Thanks for letting me know! I re-uploaded the video and it's working fine now.

Re: 3D Printing? Color Printing? ZPrinting!

GabiJack — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:09:16 -0000

Out of metal? In an in-house affordable 3D printer? What company is that one, if I may ask?

Re: Because many heads think better than one...

GabiJack — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 10:54:17 -0000

Mark,

No worries! I learned something new just the same and now that I know what is all about I'll be better prepared for the next time.

Thank you for letting me hang around even though I had no problem or question to ask! :-)

Re: Training Session: Direct Modeling Essentials for the "Average Joe"

GabiJack — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:14:47 -0000

Oh, you're just saying that. Actually, this is not me, I'm simply reporting on Michael's excellent presentation. But thanks anyway! :-)

Re: SolidWorks 2010: No Experience Required Companion Site Now Live

GabiJack — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:32:00 -0000

Hey Alex,

Nice website! Congratulations! It was a real pleasure working with you in the completion of this book. Although my contribution was small, I had a great time. I wish your books sells lots of copies. I'm sure it will be a great success. Can't wait to see it! :-)

Re: Training Session: Modeling Techniques for Creating Threads

GabiJack — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:18:05 -0000

Thanks to you, Dan! That was a great presentation on a subject that all of us struggle with at some time or another. Sometimes it's so frustrating that I've even wished there was an automatic thread button or something for modeling real threads and not just cosmetics. This presentation was just what I needed! Thanks for sharing your time and knowledge with the SolidWorks community!

Re: Just for fun... Let's model a hairbrush!

GabiJack — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:53:23 -0000

Thanks, Phil!

Re: DriveWorks World (the movie)

GabiJack — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:40:36 -0000

Well, that's only because James Cameron didn't stick around long enough to help out with the production. It was originally planned as a 3D movie, with blue people, giant flying creatures, and what not. However, I think the final version was actually much better than its Sci-fi counterpart. LOL :-)

Re: Just for fun... Let's model a hairbrush!

GabiJack — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:57:51 -0000

Gracias a ti por el comentario! En el futuro tratare en lo posible de incluir cotas en las imagenes y mas detalles paso a paso.

Re: Indulge Your Sweet Tooth ~ Part1

GabiJack — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 22:18:50 -0000

Hi Alex,

That's an interesting method to make the stripes in the candy! I Thanks for showing an alternative way I hadn't thought about! What I would've done, I think, is simply split all five faces of the candy using the sketch you made and the Split Line command, just because it's easy, simple and requires only three operations... and I follow the law of minimum effort. LOL However, I see your point. The model would've remained as one body, instead of several, and perhaps adding appearances would've required a little more time and effort in selecting all those faces? Although I think I could've added appearances directly from SolidWorks, ctrl+selecting all faces that share the same appearance and applying it to all of them at once, and later, once in PhotoView, change their appearance for a nicer PV appearance or a different color, by using the selection filter "Appearance" available in PV. That would've made the process of adding appearances in my one-body model a bit easier, perhaps? This is a nice tutorial and I'm really glad to see you're blogging again! See you in Ahaheim in a few days! :-)

Re: Just for fun... Let's model a hairbrush!

GabiJack — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:26:22 -0000

Hey Richard,

Well... there's always the ever so fashionable hair in a can... LOL Just kidding! Happy New Year to you too!

Re: Happy New Year 2010!

GabiJack — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 12:12:46 -0000

Richard,
I've already accepted the fact that the day I die they'll probably bury all my clutter with me... If it fits. If it doesn't fit in my grave, well, I hope my kids and grandkids make a big garage sale and get at least 50 bucks for all my junk. LOL Just kidding! Happy New Year for you and all your family!

Re: Alibre Design Vs SolidWorks

GabiJack — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:27:43 -0000

See what I mean? Saying that is misleading also. From all the time I spent reading posts in forums and researching about who uses Alibre and what for, what I learned is that most of the former users of some other MCAD system are not really what you would call converts, but people that use or used the other software at work and really like using the other software, but buy Alibre for themselves because they lost their job (and the access to the other software) or can't have the other software at home and are trying to do some consulting on the side while something else comes along. They never owned any software, so Alibre comes along as a nice and affordable opportunity to at least own a tool to do some job. There's also the people that have tried other software before, but end up buying Alibre because it's all they can afford. It's not that they previously bought a sledgehammer to drive a nail into a wodden plank. They didn't even own the sledge hammer to begin with. Not even a hammer!

I think after working with Alibre for a while, these people are already aware of the limitations, but they put up with them because it's way better than having nothing. In the forums, they talk about all these workarounds and extra time that is needed in order to do the same that other software can do in one simple operation and a lot less time, but Alibre is all they can afford for now.

In the end it comes down to being able to afford the software. And there's really nothing wrong with that. I was considering buying for exactly the same reasons, because this is something that I can afford. The problem really is not the software or even the price, it's just the way they market it. And this problem is not exclusive of Alibre; I think many companies out there do something very similar when they compare their products or services to those of their competitors. The thing is, little money or big money, it's still money, and you should have as much information as possible before buying anything. Instead of comparing and promising BANG and all that, Alibre should simply focus on providing this information. I bet many users would still buy the product, but the expectations would be more realistic from the beginning.