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Re: Best Android CAD Apps? Four Choices for Your Droid.

Alex R. Ruiz — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 16:32:34 -0000

I have two of those apps installed on my phone but I don't use them at all. Now if I at least had a SolidWorks Viewer for my phone, I would be using it everyday.

Re: Learn it Yourself. SolidWorks 2011 Video Training.

Alex R. Ruiz — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 11:55:27 -0000

"Left coast bad-boy?" That has to be the best description of me I have ever heard. Thank you for the great write up.

Re: Not Going Down Without a Fight

Alex R. Ruiz — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 01:56:47 -0000

I just found out the site is down. Apparently the database become corrupted. I am rebuilding the site and I will have it up in the next couple of days. I am very sorry for the inconvenience.

Re: Not Going Down Without a Fight

Alex R. Ruiz — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 01:56:39 -0000

I just found out the site is down. Apparently the database become corrupted. I am rebuilding the site and I will have it up in the next couple of days. I am very sorry for the inconvenience.

Re: Countdown to SolidWorks World 2009

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Re: Using BOMs in SolidWorks 2008

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Re: Building a Stapler – The Base

Alex R. Ruiz — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 15:54:02 -0000

Hi Amy,

I feel bad that I have fell behind on this and other series over the past few months. I am working on getting caught up again and I am hoping to have more articles related to the stapler series within the next month or so. Thank you very much for your patience...it will be reward.

Re: SolidWorks 2011 – A Geek’s View pt3

Alex R. Ruiz — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 12:08:09 -0000

Ewwww! Would you like a towel?

I am glad that you enjoy it!

Re: 2D Is Not Dead

Alex R. Ruiz — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 13:30:48 -0000

Sharepoint, in my opinion, would not replace Acad for organizations or individuals that already have the software. but it would be perfect for those who don't already have a license and need to be able to update existing DWG data or as a free alternative to Acad.

- Yes my book is still in print but I found out last week that it will not be renewed for SW2011 due to lack of sales. I got one bad comment on Amazon and no one, until Matt Lorrano, came to my aid and add a good review. It just means I have more time to work on my novel.

- I am waiting to find out if I get a new position but if I don't I will stay where I am at for the foreseeable future.

- I am getting used to bad ratings. I know there are a couple of people who constantly burn me on Novedge and constantly rate all of my articles low. The way I see it... I am like cheesecake. some people love me but others can't stand me for some reason. Just like people who don't like cheesecake... I think some people just need to give me a try and they will find out that I am not that bad. I mean look.... I turned you around :)

Re: SolidSmack Promo Week: SolidWorks 2010: No Experience (or Headbutts) Required

Alex R. Ruiz — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 13:35:54 -0000

Hey....I don't have an accent. Everybody else in the world has an accent. :)

Thanks for the plug. Maybe I can sell a couple copies of the book.

Re: Quick Tip #4 – Extending a Line using the Trim Entities Tool

Alex R. Ruiz — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 17:18:24 -0000

Thanks Rod. The hardest part is finding the hidden gems. I have a couple of tips I am thinking of doing. I like doing these quick tips because they don't take as long as my regular tutorials. My last tutorial on PV360 had about 2500 words and took me two hours to write. This one only took me 15 minutes.

Re: Quick Tip #4 – Extending a Line using the Trim Entities Tool

Alex R. Ruiz — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 16:30:14 -0000

Hi Rich, I didn't know that..That makes sense. I didn't know about this functionality before last year. I wonder how many of these little "gems" are hiding in the software.

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

Alex R. Ruiz — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 23:42:01 -0000

Hi Gabi,

I owe you more then you can believe. I would not have met my deadlines if you weren't there to bail me out. You are my hero. :)

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

Alex R. Ruiz — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:58:34 -0000

LOL, good catch Mike...thanks. luckily I had a team of editors behind me, I should get a team for my blog posts.

I can't wait till the book comes out but I would be lying if I said I wasn't a bit nervous. I hope everybody likes it.

Re: Indulge Your Sweet Tooth ~ Part4

Alex R. Ruiz — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 18:44:29 -0000

Thank you Allan. I am actually restarting the stapler next week. I am doing a series that will model a sheet metal part of the stapler and and then create a drawing with new tools in SolidWorks 2010.

Re: Indulge Your Sweet Tooth ~ Part1

Alex R. Ruiz — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 22:41:26 -0000

Hi Gabi,

I used this approach just to save time when applying the appearances. I felt like it was easier to select 14 solid bodies instead of 70 faces. I debated for a while on what approach to use and my laziness won out. :)

Thanks for the kind words. I can wait to see all my friends again at SWW.

Re: Undercover SolidWorks Geek – Autodesk University Day 1

Alex R. Ruiz — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 16:30:50 -0000

Good to see that you are still a fan Jon. I must thank you for all of your advice. My first book comes out March 8th, let me know if you would like a signed copy.

Re: Mating in SolidWorks – Standard Mates

Alex R. Ruiz — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:30:18 -0000

Hi John,

That is a good point. i actually wrote a post about that very topic earlier. http://www.theswgeek.com/20...
I actually go through the steps up setting up the Mate References for parts. Thanks for the reminder :)

Re: Creating Your BOM Template

Alex R. Ruiz — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:33:25 -0000

Hi Robert,

There are a couple of things you can do. First, you can cut and paste
the entire BOM onto another sheet of the drawing. Select the Cross in
the upper left corner of the BOM and select CTRL-X. Change sheets and
press CTRL-V to paste the BOM.

You can also split the BOM and paste only half of the BOM on a second
sheet. Check out this post on splitting a BOM:
http://www.theswgeek.com/20...

Re: Video – Splitting a Part in SolidWorks

Alex R. Ruiz — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:22:28 -0000

Hi James,

I sent you an email but a good site to check out would be my friend Brian Slick at http://clingingtoideas.blog... . I believe he made the transistion last year....but I could be wrong.

Re: Building a Stapler – Arm Spring

Alex R. Ruiz — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:35:20 -0000

Beat me to it. :) I was just working on a response.

Re: Building a Stapler – Arm Bracket (Sheet Metal)

Alex R. Ruiz — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:41:25 -0000

Glad to hear you like the tutorial. :)

In order to change the dimple, you'll need to delete the feature created by the forming tool. Then edit the form in the design library prior to adding it to the part again.

Re: Review: 3Dconnexion SpacePilot PRO 3D Mouse

Alex R. Ruiz — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:51:32 -0000

It's not that I didn't like the LCD, I think it is a great idea but i feel like it won't really meet its potential till some third-party developers get a hold of the API. Like I mentioned in the article, I found that I wasn't looking down at the screen to see my email or calendar events since I get on-screen notifications. I mostly leave the function key list up to remind me of the keys.

As far as setting up the function keys, the only mod I made was changing the one button to my Shortcut Toolbar. I did notice that when I opened the menu from the desktop it would reset my function keys to the default, which was kinda annoying.

Re: Review: 3Dconnexion SpacePilot PRO 3D Mouse

Alex R. Ruiz — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:48:07 -0000

Thanks a lot Lars. This is the first time I have ever done a hardware review. Not as easy as I thought it would be :) good to know that my approach worked.