SolidWorks:HEARD! - Episode 415 - WN2013 - Display, Routing & Sustainability

WN2013 - Display, Routing & Sustainability:

This podcast dissects the What's New PDF, outlining all the new functionality in SolidWorks 2013 with tips, tricks and insights in the new major release.  Topics covered in this show:

Chapter 15: Model Display:
- Appearances
- PhotoView 360

Chapter 19: Routing:
- Auto Route Tool Supports Routing Along Existing Geometry
- Creating Drawings for Flexible Tubing Routes
- Enhanced Pipe Penetration
- Enhanced Support for Exporting Pipe and Tube Data
- Improvements for Flattened Routes
- Improvements for Ribbon Cable Routes
- Adding Slopes for Pipe Routes
- Support for Tubing in P&ID Files
- Validation Check for Routing Component Wizard

Chapter 23: Sustainability:
- Environmental Impact of Painted Parts
- Exporting Settings for a SolidWorks Sustainability Study
- Financial Impact of Material Choices
- Improved Calculation Consistency
- TRACI Impact Assessment Methodology
- Selecting Unity in the Find Similar Dialog Box

Model Display, Routing and Sustainability covering chapters 15, 19 and 23 of the What's New PDF,  outline changes/enhancements to the SolidWorks product line since the previous release.  If you have not done so, please download this PDF and walk through the areas that are most important to you.

The goal of this series is to provide a portable, audio version of the 2013 What's New, providing a quick way to evaluate new features that have been changed/added/removed in the SolidWorks product line.  We all fall victim to the "ruts" of using SolidWorks from release to release and knowing what's to come brings awareness early.

I will be releasing an additional show a week as well as the usual monthly Tech News shows (up to 3 a week) in order to cover the entire What's New PDF before FCS (First Customer Ship). Between the podcast, blog and other posts around the web, there will be no shortage of SolidWorks 2013 content to come!

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SolidWorks:HEARD! - Episode 413 - WN2013 - Parts, Features & Sheet Metal

WN2013 - Parts, Features & Sheet Metal:

This podcast dissects the What's New PDF, outlining all the new functionality in SolidWorks 2013 with tips, tricks and insights in the new major release.  Topics covered in this show:​

Chapter 14: Import/Export:​
- Import Performance Enhancements

Chapter 17: Parts and Features:
- Edge Selection Toolbar Available for Fillets
- Enhanced Support for Mounting Bosses
- Enhanced Support for Thin Extrudes
- Enhancement for Inserting Cosmetic Threads
- Enhancements to Part Reviewer
- Highlighting Related Bodies or Surfaces in Multibody Parts
- Inserting Dowel Holes with the Hole Wizard
- Linking a Defeature Model to Original
- Mass Properties in Parts
- Modifying Geometry with the Intersect Tool
- Multibody Library Features
- Selecting End Conditions for Extruded Features
- Show hidden Bodies
- Smarter Configuration Switching
- Transferring Custom Properties
- Varying Dimensions Patterns
- Weldments

Chapter 20: Sheet Metal:
- ​Bend Notes
- Forming Tools
- Multibody Parts

Chapter 22: Sketching:
- ​Conic Curves
- Dimensions

​Parts, Features and Sheet Metal covering chapters 14, 17, 20 and 22 of the What's New PDF,  outline changes/enhancements to the SolidWorks product line since the previous release.  If you have not done so, please download this PDF and walk through the areas that are most important to you.

The goal of this series is to provide a portable, audio version of the 2013 What's New, providing a quick way to evaluate new features that have been changed/added/removed in the SolidWorks product line.  We all fall victim to the "ruts" of using SolidWorks from release to release and knowing what's to come brings awareness early.

I will be releasing an additional show a week as well as the usual monthly Tech News shows (up to 3 a week) in order to cover the entire What's New PDF before FCS (First Customer Ship). Between the podcast, blog and other posts around the web, there will be no shortage of SolidWorks 2013 content to come!

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SolidWorks:HEARD! - Episode 412 - WN2013 - Simulation

WN2013 - Simulation:

This podcast dissects the What's New PDF, outlining all the new functionality in SolidWorks 2013 with tips, tricks and insights in the new major release.  Topics covered in this show:​

Chapter 13: SolidWorks Flow Simulation:​
- Compare Configuration Mode
- Erosion Plot
- Evenly Spaced Surface Streamline Algorithm
- Improved Feature Tree
- Improved Geometry Handling
- Low Temperature Condensation
- Parametric Study Mode
- Improved eDrawings Plots

Chapter 16: Motion Studies:
- Motion Studies Tutorials

Chapter 18: SolidWorks Plastics:
- Plastic Part and Injection Mold Design Optimization​

Chapter ​​21: SImulation:
- Beams
- Contact
- Incremental Meshing
- Materials in Design Studies
- Results
- Sensors
- Submodeling

SolidWorks Simulation covering chapters 13, 16, 18 and 21 of the What's New PDF,  outline changes/enhancements to the SolidWorks product line since the previous release.  If you have not done so, please download this PDF and walk through the areas that are most important to you.

The goal of this series is to provide a portable, audio version of the 2013 What's New, providing a quick way to evaluate new features that have been changed/added/removed in the SolidWorks product line.  We all fall victim to the "ruts" of using SolidWorks from release to release and knowing what's to come brings awareness early.

I will be releasing an additional show a week as well as the usual monthly Tech News shows (up to 3 a week) in order to cover the entire What's New PDF before FCS (First Customer Ship). Between the podcast, blog and other posts around the web, there will be no shortage of SolidWorks 2013 content to come!

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SolidWorks:HEARD! - Episode 411 - WN2013 - Workgroup & Enterprise PDM

WN2013 - Workgroup & Enterprise PDM:

This podcast dissects the What's New PDF, outlining all the new functionality in SolidWorks 2013 with tips, tricks and insights in the new major release.  Topics covered in this show:​

Chapter 12: SolidWorks Enterprise PDM:​
- Administration Tool
- File Explorer and SolidWorks Add-in

Chapter 24: SolidWorks Workgroup PDM:
- Limiting Export to Files in the Current Revision Scheme
- Vault Service Management

​SolidWorks Workgroup and Enterprise PDM covering chapters 12 and 24 of the What's New PDF,  outline changes/enhancements to the SolidWorks product line since the previous release.  If you have not done so, please download this PDF and walk through the areas that are most important to you.

The goal of this series is to provide a portable, audio version of the 2013 What's New, providing a quick way to evaluate new features that have been changed/added/removed in the SolidWorks product line.  We all fall victim to the "ruts" of using SolidWorks from release to release and knowing what's to come brings awareness early.

I will be releasing an additional show a week as well as the usual monthly Tech News shows (up to 3 a week) in order to cover the entire What's New PDF before FCS (First Customer Ship). Between the podcast, blog and other posts around the web, there will be no shortage of SolidWorks 2013 content to come!

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SolidWorks:HEARD! - Episode 410 - WN2013 - Drawings & Detailing

WN2013 - Drawings & Detailing:

This podcast dissects the What's New PDF, outlining all the new functionality in SolidWorks 2013 with tips, tricks and insights in the new major release.  Topics covered in this show:​

Chapter 10: Drawings & Detailing:​
- Balloons
- Dimensions
- Drawing Views
- Layers
- Other Annotations
- Tables

Chapter 11: eDrawings:
- eDrawings for iPad
- Exploded Views
- Saving and Sending Files in eDrawings 64-bit Installations
- Sterographic Viewing
- Version Support for Mac and PowerPC

​Drawings, Detailing and eDrawings, covering chapters 10 and 11 of the What's New PDF,  outline changes/enhancements to the SolidWorks product line since the previous release.  If you have not done so, please download this PDF and walk through the areas that are most important to you.

The goal of this series is to provide a portable, audio version of the 2013 What's New, providing a quick way to evaluate new features that have been changed/added/removed in the SolidWorks product line.  We all fall victim to the "ruts" of using SolidWorks from release to release and knowing what's to come brings awareness early.

I will be releasing an additional show a week as well as the usual monthly Tech News shows (up to 3 a week) in order to cover the entire What's New PDF before FCS (First Customer Ship). Between the podcast, blog and other posts around the web, there will be no shortage of SolidWorks 2013 content to come!

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SolidWorks:HEARD! - Episode 409 - WN2013 - CircuitWorks, Configs & Costing

WN2013 - CircuitWorks, Configs & Costing:

This podcast dissects the What's New PDF, outlining all the new functionality in SolidWorks 2013 with tips, tricks and insights in the new major release.  Topics covered in this show:​

Chapter 7: CircuitWorks:​
- Importing and Exporting ECAD File Features

Chapter 8: Configurations:
- Design Tables
- Managing Configuration Data
- SpeedPak
- Transferring Custom Properties When Inserting Configured Parts

Chapter 9: SolidWorks Costing:
- Converting Simple Drilled Holes to Milled Pockets
- Multibody Parts
- Turned Parts
- User Interface
- Volume Features

​CircuitWorks, Configurations and SolidWorks Costing, covering chapters 7, 8 and 9 of the What's New PDF,  outline changes/enhancements to the SolidWorks product line since the previous release.  If you have not done so, please download this PDF and walk through the areas that are most important to you.

The goal of this series is to provide a portable, audio version of the 2013 What's New, providing a quick way to evaluate new features that have been changed/added/removed in the SolidWorks product line.  We all fall victim to the "ruts" of using SolidWorks from release to release and knowing what's to come brings awareness early.

I will be releasing an additional show a week as well as the usual monthly Tech News shows (up to 3 a week) in order to cover the entire What's New PDF before FCS (First Customer Ship). Between the podcast, blog and other posts around the web, there will be no shortage of SolidWorks 2013 content to come!

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SolidWorks:HEARD! - Episode 408 - WN2013 - Install & Assemblies

WN2013 - Install & Assemblies

This podcast dissects the What's New PDF, outlining all the new functionality in SolidWorks 2013 with tips, tricks and insights in the new major release.  Topics covered in this show:​

Chapter 5: Installation:​
- Push Install and Uninstall Method Using the Option Editor

Chapter 6: Assemblies:
- Assembly Visualization
- Breaking All External References at Once
- Deleting Components from Subassemblies
- Derived Components
- Envelopes (Nice tweaks)
- Multiple Exploded Views per Configuraiton (my fav)
- Inserting Components
- Interference Detection
- Large Assemblies
- Mass Properties in Assemblies
- Mates in Mirrored Subassemblies
- Replacing Components
- Selecting Subassembles in the Graphics Area
- Snapshots
- Swept Cut Assembly Features

​Installation and Assemblies, covering chapters 5 and 6 of the What's New PDF,  outline changes/enhancements to the SolidWorks product line since the previous release.  If you have not done so, please download this PDF and walk through the areas that are most important to you.

The goal of this series is to provide a portable, audio version of the 2013 What's New, providing a quick way to evaluate new features that have been changed/added/removed in the SolidWorks product line.  We all fall victim to the "ruts" of using SolidWorks from release to release and knowing what's to come brings awareness early.

I will be releasing an additional show a week as well as the usual monthly Tech News shows (up to 3 a week) in order to cover the entire What's New PDF before FCS (First Customer Ship). Between the podcast, blog and other posts around the web, there will be no shortage of SolidWorks 2013 content to come!

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SolidWorks:HEARD! - Episode 407 - WN2013 - Fundamentals & Admin

WN2013 - Fundamentals & Admin:

This podcast dissects the What's New PDF, outlining all the new functionality in SolidWorks 2013 with tips, tricks and insights in the new major release.  Topics covered in this show:​

Chapter 3: Fundamentals:​
- API
- Controlling the Save Reminder
- Documentation
- Equations
- Manipulating Views
- Measure Tool
- Opening Files (quick filter buttons)
- Previous Release Interoperability
- Searching SolidWorks Options
- Selecting a SolidWorks Version When Opening a File
- SolidWorks Sounds (you can imaging the creativity...)
- SolidWorks Startup
- Transferring Custom Properties when Inserting Configured Parts

Chapter 4: Administration
- Converting Files to SolidWorks 2013
- Interoperability Between SW2012 SP5 & SW2013
- Save and Restore User Settings
- SolidWorks CAD Admin Dashboard

​​Fundamentals and Administration, covering chapters 3 and 4 of the What's New PDF,  outline changes/enhancements to the SolidWorks product line since the previous release.  If you have not done so, please download this PDF and walk through the areas that are most important to you.

The goal of this series is to provide a portable, audio version of the 2013 What's New, providing a quick way to evaluate new features that have been changed/added/removed in the SolidWorks product line.  We all fall victim to the "ruts" of using SolidWorks from release to release and knowing what's to come brings awareness early.

I will be releasing an additional show a week as well as the usual monthly Tech News shows (up to 3 a week) in order to cover the entire What's New PDF before FCS (First Customer Ship). Between the podcast, blog and other posts around the web, there will be no shortage of SolidWorks 2013 content to come!

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SolidWorks:HEARD! - Episode 406 - WN2013 - Release Notes & UI

Release Notes & UI:

This podcast dissects the What's New PDF, outlining all the new functionality in SolidWorks 2013 with tips, tricks and insights in the new major release.  Topics covered in this show:​

Release Notes:​
- System Requirements
- Installation
- Technical Alerts
- Functionality
- Documentation

​​Chapter 1: Welcome to SolidWorks 2013
- Highlights
- Top Enhancements
- For More Information

Chapter 2: User Interface
- Customizing Shortcut Bars
- Easier Access to Troubleshooting and Administrative Tools
- FeatureManager Design Tree
- Scrolling Through CommandManager Tabs​

​​Welcome and UI, covering chapters 1 and 2 of the What's New PDF, outlines changes/enhancements to the SolidWorks product line since the previous release.  If you have not done so, please download this PDF and walk through the areas that are most important to you.

The goal of this series is to provide a portable, audio version of the 2013 What's New, providing a quick way to evaluate new features that have been changed/added/removed in the SolidWorks product line.  We all fall victim to the "ruts" of using SolidWorks from release to release and knowing what's to come brings awareness early.

I will be releasing an additional show a week as well as the usual monthly Tech News shows (up to 3 a week) in order to cover the entire What's New PDF before FCS (First Customer Ship). Between the podcast, blog and other posts around the web, there will be no shortage of SolidWorks 2013 content to come!

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SolidWorks:Heard! - Episode 403 - SolidWorks 2013 Sneak Peak

SolidWorks 2013 Sneak Peak:

This podcast covers a few sneak peak features slated for the new SolidWorks 2013 release due out on September 10, 2012.  For the past couple of weeks, SolidWorks has been leaking out a few tidbits to get the the momentum moving for the launch next month.  Topics covered:​

- Referencing center of mass in drawings and assemblies​

- Automatic routing along existing geometry​

- Autodimension while sketching​

- Insert multiple components in assemblies​

Although most of the sneak peaks thus far​ have been additions to existing functionality, they do add that little "rounding of the edges" that we all like to see.  I enjoy more enhancements to existing functionality than new features so for me these were nice to see.  That is not to say that we won't see plenty of new functionality, especially since they debuted two brand new products in Plastics and Electrical.

It is interesting that the ship times seems to be around the same time but the trends in path to FCS (First Customer Ship) seem to be different than in past.  Many of you might remember the days of 3 to 4 betas and then 2 pre-releases before we saw the final bits.​ Another trend is happening with me... I am doing less and less beta testing since I am too busy to simply dig in and find bugs, although I do miss finding the easter eggs...

I will be curious to see at what point Windows 8 will be supported since this is not my only operating system even though it has only hit RTM (Release To Manufacturing).  I vaguely remember that when Windows7 shipped it was not till the first major SP that support came.  Thus far I have not found any issues but an official stamp would be nice to see sooner than later!  ~Lou​

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​**UPDATE**  I mention in the cast that the bits would be shipping on 9/10/12 when it is just the launch date when the embargo of beta will be lifted and everyone can talk about it.  It has not been said when the exact date of FCS (first customer ship) will be....