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Re: Game ON. Inventor Fusion Tech Preview Ready for Direct/Parametric Mashup

danielwng — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:11:46 -0000

Thanks for the heads up for the Inventor Fusion beta. Will definitely have to play around with this some more.

The circular context menu is neat. I see that Solidworks 2010 Beta also has a Mouse gesture support to execute the most relevant commands. Per the what's new PDF: You can use a mouse gesture as a shortcut to execute a command, similar to a keyboard shortcut. Once you learn command mappings, you can use mouse gestures to invoke mapped commands quickly.

To activate a mouse gesture, from the graphics area, right-click and drag in one of eight directions: Straight up or down, straight left or right, or along a diagonal.
When you right-click and drag, a guide appears, showing the command mappings for the eight gesture directions and highlighting the command you are about to select.

Re: Ask the Reader: What Would You Do if You Got Laid-Off?

joshmings — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 08:04:39 -0000

Daniel! Love it man! I bookmarked that yesterday to link here if no one mentioned it!! Awesome. Everyone check this out FOR SURE. It may give you some ideas.

For blogging after getting laid-off, I'd suggest something that could at least bring in a little cash :) - see thekeywordacademy.com - takes a little bit 4-6 months but it's definitely possible to make some cash off blogs.

Re: Ask the Reader: What Would You Do if You Got Laid-Off?

danielwng — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 23:29:52 -0000

Besides the obvious networking, update resume, and getting back into the corporate rat race, I'm surprised no one has mentioned making it on your own as an entrepreneur? Forbes has a recent article on exactly this topic:

http://www.forbes.com/2009/01/08/mitra-laidoff-...

Or be like Josh and start a cool blog! =)

Re: The Big Book of SolidWorks Selections Tricks (In One Little Post)

danielwng — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 09:36:46 -0000

This is great stuff! While reading this, I'm reminded of a tip from the conference about selecting internal edges when you are converting edges from sketch mode. Typically, when you select a face, it will grab only the outside edges, but if you select that face and any internal edge, you convert the inside edges instead. Maybe this is common knowledge, but it was a revelation for me!

Re: SolidWorks World 2010: Sappy Self-Help? Nope, Just Get There

joshmings — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:45:20 -0000

Daniel! I'm so glad I got to meet you there! AMAZING story. ha!! definitely on the resourceful side.

I'm not sure about exhibitors. Seems like that would be the case.

Re: SolidWorks World 2010: Sappy Self-Help? Nope, Just Get There

danielwng — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:38:33 -0000

Josh,

These are all good tips... I was one of those that had to think 'outside the box' to make it down to the conference. =P

What about if your company becomes an exhibitor? I think you get some free passes as well?

Re: SMACK! The Holiday Gift Guide for CAD Jockeys and Tech Geeks

joshmings — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:24:16 -0000

Man Daniel! two more great suggestions. I'm thinking I need to add those. the Wacom would just be awesome to have.

Re: SMACK! The Holiday Gift Guide for CAD Jockeys and Tech Geeks

danielwng — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:22:52 -0000

A Thinkpad W700 for the ultimate CAD portability. How about that built in WACOM tablet!

Re: PhotoView 360: The New SolidWorks Rendering Machine Now Available

danielwng — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:06:37 -0000

You are right about this thing sucking power!

Re: Friday Smackdown: I Eat Atoms

Daniel — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:05:49 -0000

Josh, it never ceases to amaze how you accumulate these links. Thanks for sharing all this!