Solidity for SolidWorks?

What all we SolidWorks users & Company's who buy their Software should
all be doing is WRITING letters to SolidWorks insisting that Software
Quality-Bug fixes become the #1 priority for a truly solid SolidWorks,
before the software is released!

The lack of the care in initial programming & fixes costs us DEARLY in
time losses. These are hard dollar losses in the productivity of some
of the more highly paid staff.

#2nd, Solidworks needs a stated plan for OS migration if Microsoft
keeps screwing up their OS security, speed and ease of use. Vista
being panned, MS says Win7 will hit in 2009. Maybe, but given MS
failure to deliver an "industrial strength OS", I don't believe them.
I know software developers who quietly under their breath bemoan
having believed the Gates' line in the early-mid 90s and wrote for
Windows, only to be let down time and again (not even considering
security issues).

Unigraphics trusts Unix flavors HP-UX, SGI IRIX, IBM AIX and Sun
Solaris. Unix has and is being done right. So when is SolidWorks
going to get on board?

Writing letters carries more weight than email.

Thanks - Bo

 

There are countless threads on every news group regarding the UI v.
Bugs issue. Unfortunately, flashy new features sells software,
stability does not.

 

Which is why we need to write.

Bo

 

What is your take on the news from SWW?

 

I only know that reading a note said that the new CEO, Mr. Ray, CEO
of SolidWorks is promising more stable and well designed software in
the future.

 

and unfortunately after so long users complaining about these things and not
getting anywhere the idea that a SW CEO might actually deliver on something
asked for meets with a "yeah, right.." response which in itself is an
unfortunate comment on relations

but ok on reflection I am prepared to give the new man a chance - over the
next release will all be able to see whether his words were just slick
ointment for SWW...

if he means it and delivers Mr Ray will have the honour of being 'the'
industry leader who recognised CAD times have changed and it requires a
different approach and all users will thank him because the whole CAD
industry will have new rules to play by.

of course I will still keep telling him what to do and say lest he messes
up.. ;o)

 

buggs in the software, that do not seem to get fixed.

using versions of OS that are know to cause problems.

lack of real support to our internal issues, not to mention actaul
statements from SolidWorks corp. that they will not be doing anything
to some of our internal issues, no future advancements to support
these issues.

crashing issues that cannot be reproduced.

degrading software the more we use it forcing us to rebuild computers
multiple times in the year.

service packs issues.

issues with gold partner add-in packages.

different issues depending on how i install to same service packages.

lack of in-house support to help with issues, free or paid by us. i
am being told that this will never happen.

i can continue, but i have other things to do. this is forcing our
company to look at other software packages.

i have had issues with CAD programs that forced a company to change
software but never from functional/support/problem issues. i want you
to know that talking with other CAD vendors, they are gobbling these
issues up.

it just goes to show you that "never follow a winner, always follow a
loser. you will look far much better." iQ

 

iQ, you have many valid concerns for all us users.

One of the most serious issues is whether we can rely on the OS, and
the OS doesn't contribute to the instability of the applications,
which is sometimes hard to track down. Hopefully the OS is so stable
in the future we would not have to "rebuild" our computers.

That is specifically why I wonder about using UNIX.

Unless their programming environment at SolidWorks allows for easy
compiling in another OS environment, my guess is we are stuck with
WinXP Pro for quite awhile, unless we add another CAD program on a
Unix box and start migrating.

I'm sorry, but I lost all the high esteem I had at one time for Bill
Gates. All he seemed to want to do was milk the cash cow to store
billions away for acquisitions, and the major OS behind everything
remained an unfinished piece of work, in spite of having the
Bill(Gatesian)ions to put into serious OS development.

MS is truly sick on that account, because there is no law that your
software has to do what you say it will do & the EULA's they write
themselves exempt themselves from virtually everything, except
possibly a refund of the software price (good luck even on that).

Bo

 

For several years, I've been amazed that someone in India, wherever, hasn't
gotten into the mcad market.
With all the programming done overseas (and the piracy), you'd think all the
kernels and mods in a cad package are available, at least in the grey
market.

I think Microsoft operating systems are getting much worse for technical
usage, and that trend doesn't seem to be losing momentum.
If a gimmic free engineering package were introduced (a modern
rewrite/downsize of UG, maybe?) that ran on linux pc's, it would sell big.

Bill




iQ, you have many valid concerns for all us users.

One of the most serious issues is whether we can rely on the OS, and
the OS doesn't contribute to the instability of the applications,
which is sometimes hard to track down. Hopefully the OS is so stable
in the future we would not have to "rebuild" our computers.

That is specifically why I wonder about using UNIX.

Unless their programming environment at SolidWorks allows for easy
compiling in another OS environment, my guess is we are stuck with
WinXP Pro for quite awhile, unless we add another CAD program on a
Unix box and start migrating.

I'm sorry, but I lost all the high esteem I had at one time for Bill
Gates. All he seemed to want to do was milk the cash cow to store
billions away for acquisitions, and the major OS behind everything
remained an unfinished piece of work, in spite of having the
Bill(Gatesian)ions to put into serious OS development.

MS is truly sick on that account, because there is no law that your
software has to do what you say it will do & the EULA's they write
themselves exempt themselves from virtually everything, except
possibly a refund of the software price (good luck even on that).

Bo

 

There is a new focus on improving the quality of the product,
supposedly. The presumption is that they will start making quality a
higher priortiy, but 2009 seems to have A LOT of new capabilities. So
who really knows. That said, the changes announced for 2009 so far
are awesome and I can't way to get my handed on it.

Matt Lorono
http://sw.fcsuper.com

 

Where are the improvement to the Feature Manager in SolidWorks 2009?

Jon Banquer
San Diego, CA

 

" I dropped out of high school <snip> and never went back" - Jon
Banquer - Dec 28, 2002

It shows................

 

I'm a fucking idiot and it often shows................

Now it's correct Brewer.

Ignorant:

"Jon, I never forgot any of your postings about SDRC I made the wrong
decision in spite of what you said. There have been a number of times
that my Wife has told me to be careful in dealing with someone and
after words says "I told you so". She earned the right to say it as
well as you have earned the right to say I TOLD YOU SO. I made a
decision that went against my better judgment and as usual it turned
out poorly." .... Tom Brewer

Ignorant:

"I do not purchase programs unless I know before hand that they are
what I want and/ or need."... Tom Brewer who can't follow his own
advice. See above.

Ignorant:

Tom Brewer thinking he and his pals like Joe788 can play their Usenet
staking games, lie on a repeated basis and suffer no consequences for
doing so.

Ignorant:

"I have shot myself in the foot, not an easy thing to do when it is
in your mouth and your head is in your ass."... Tom Brewer admitting
what he's often like.

Ignorant:

Someone who has a proven track record of not being able to deal with
or accept the kind of change that occurs in the cadcam market... now
that's ignorant or should we say that's Tom Brewer.

Ignorant:

Someone who doesn't live in San Diego yet insists there is no shortage
of CNC machinists here... now that's ignorant or should we say that's
Tom Brewer.

Ignorant:

Someone who criticizes someone on SolidWorks but has never helped
anyone with specific SolidWorks answers. Someone who is not able to
answer any questions that "Vinny" had on master modeling or skeletal
modeling. Someone who has never posted any models they have done...
now that's ignorant or should we say that's Tom Brewer.

Ignorant:

Tom Brewer's failure to understand who Matt Lombard really is.

Ignorant:

Tom Brewer's unable to comprehend what's on the cover of the
SolidWorks Bible:

"Whether you're a new, intermediate, ...."

Ignorant:

Someone who can't understand more than a simple "I love it!" or "I
hate it!" type of comment ... now that's ignorant or should we say
that's Tom Brewer.

Ignorant:

Tom Brewer implies that because you acknowledge that the $25
SolidWorks course covers subjects / topics that the $650 SolidWorks
course didn't that you're now somehow an idiot and got screwed when
you decided to purchase the $650 SolidWorks course.

Tom Brewer Writing About SmartCAM:

"I ended up paying a consultant $40.00 per hour for two weeks."

"FYI, when I said "Solid modeling" in reference to SmartCam it was
tongue in cheek. What you could not see is that when I was typing that
I was laughing to myself. Anyone that uses SmartCam and Solid
Modeling in the same sentence cannot be taken seriously."

Recently Tom Brewer said SmartCAM had no user interface problems and
yet the record shows Tom Brewer thinks SmartCAM does indeed have user
interface problems:

"The only real problem that I run into is that the screen can get
cluttered and it becomes difficult to pick and choose elements in Free
Form. I just use the utility masking feature to hide what is in the
way, that cures the problem but it does add work (I tried the snap
filtering and snap options but for me it was not the best way), I
have seen other packages that handle picking and choosing in better."

Conclusion:

Tom Brewer thinks he's a SolidWorks expert. A SolidWorks expert is
someone who knows more and more about less and less until he knows
absolutely everything about nothing.


Jon Banquer
San Diego, CA

 

I actually think MS started losing the technical battle BECAUSE they
tried to create a whole new OS. MS was never a company that
originally created an OS & had a system in place to do such things.
Initially they Bought theirs.

Then when MS sought to get software developers to write for their OS,
they told developers they would create an "Industrial Strength OS" in
NT, and touted the features it would have. They failed to deliver
some features entirely (ala Longhorn differences with Vista).

MS seems to have always promised the moon, but delivered just a
satellite.

Bo

 

On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 05:46:46 -0800 (PST), jon_banquer

Unlike your new tactic of forging quotes these are real quotes from
your posts:

"I have no complaints about the position I'm in. Very happy and doing
very well. Michele is also doing very well. Are you happy with the
position your crack addicted whore mother puts you in when she fucks
you in the ass with her strap-on? You like being bent over and taking
it in the ass don't you?"-Jon Banquer -

"Try a doughnut with you pathetic whining you obnoxious stupid little
****" - Jon Banquer

"By any chance did you start banging Joe788's crack whore mother?"-Jon
Banquer-

"It fits tighter than a nuns ****." -Jon Banquer-

"What an inconsiderate **** that little stalker bitch is." -Jon
Banquer-

"**** off and die asshole."-Jon Banquer-

"Get use to being owned, bitch."-Jon Banquer-

"Jam it up your ass, Looghe. Not everyone is Christian and not
everybody wants to be a Christian Numb Nutz Putz. Suggest you go back
to sodomizing dairy cows, Pete."-Jon Banquer -

"Shove your double standards up your fucking ass, It's would be better
if you died... soon." -Jon Banquer-

"If someone doesn't understand where I'm coming from by now (you for
instance) they can go **** themselves as well." - Jon Banquer -

"suggest you get back on your knees where a lying **** like you
belongs." -Jon Banquer-

"How much money do you OWE not including your outstanding tab with
your crack whore mother?"-Jon Banquer-

"You don't love what your crack whore mother does to you? Does it have
something to do with how much your father laughs at you while your
bent over taking it in the ass? Being on your knees taking it in the
ass is your natural position. Suggest you be proud of who you and your
mother are." -Jon Banquer-

" I backup what I post on a daily basis. You back up when your crack
whore mother fucks you in the ass with here strap-on." - Jon Banquer-

"Speaking of sharing. Your father shares your crack whore mother with
anyone who has $5." -Jon Banquer -

"How about using your crack whore mother? Everyone else does." -Jon
Banquer-

"I OWN you! You ain't worth much but I make the most of your worthless
ass. Now get back on your knees you dumb ****." -Jon Banquer -

"Suggest you shut the **** up already and take what your crack whore
mother is giving you without squealing like a little pig. You're my
bitch and I own you. Suggest you accept reality for once and deal with
it." -Jon Banquer-

"Has something to do with being born to a crack whore mother and
having no idea who his daddy really is. At least he knows he's my
bitch and I enjoy using him on a daily
basis." -Jon Banquer -

"inches of strap-on dildo that your crack whore mother shoved up your
ass as you begged you father to tell her to stop." -Jon Banquer-

"The only thing bottom of the barrel is where these motherfuckers will
be found by the time I'm done fucking with them." -Jon Banquer-

"Figure it out for yourself or have your worthless crack whore mother
explain it to you while your father is pimping her out to John
Carroll." - Jon Banquer-

"Here is your "apology": **** off and die you worthless, lying fucking
drunk." -Jon Banquer-

"Yeah, I'll get right on spending my time educating a dumb mother
fucker like you right away. You will get what I choose to give you
when I choose to give it to you, bitch. -Jon Banquer-

"You really need to stop sucking dick Numb Nutz. Seriously you're a
major loser" Jon Banquer

"Your crack whore mother going down on anyone who might give her $5"
-Jon Banquer-

"Let me explain what humiliation is to you since you're so fucking
stupid that you have no clue what humiliation really is. Humiliation
is you being sodomized by your mother wearing a strap-on.
Did your father suck off your mother's strap-on before she sodomized
you?" - Jon Banquer-

"Now do what you do best and go back to playing with your nuts, son."
- Jon Banquer

"Seems like you wanna talk about you crack addicted whore of a mother
who fucks you in the ass with her strap-on instead." -Jon Banquer-

"I'm sure your crack addicted whore mother always tells you she loves
you when you're bent over and hiding your face in shame in the corner.
Do you tell her how successful you are and how many seats Mastercam
has sold? Do you think she cares? Is this the reason you now prefer
men? " -Jon Banquer-

"WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa... the sound you make
when your cracked addicted whore mother rapes you over and over and
over again." -Jon Banquer-

"Are you happy with the position your crack addicted whore mother puts
you in when she fucks you in the ass with her strap-on? You like being
bent over and taking it in the ass don't you? " -Jon Banquer-

"Why? You prefer men. The only exception you make is for your crack
addicted whore of a mother. " -Jon Banquer-

"Squeal like the raped little bitch your crack addicted whore mother
turned you into. It's so you! " -Jon Banquer-

"Your crack addicted whore mother cums hard when she has you in the
position she loves you to be in... on your knees in a corner squealing
like the lying little pig that you are. " -Jon Banquer-

"I feel sorry for your mother or whatever you call that crack whore
that spit you out." -Jon Banquer-

"Your mother does anyone. That's what happens when you're a crack
whore. Proud of her are you?" -Jon Banquer -

"You have every right to be proud of your crack whore mother. Look how
long she's been in business."-Jon Banquer-

"Of course that pails in comparison to your crack whore mother who is
still open for business 24/7/365. " - Jon Banquer -

and other JB classic's

 

I only know that reading a note said that the new CEO, Mr. Ray, CEO
of SolidWorks is promising more stable and well designed software in
the future.

It wasn't just Mr. Ray, although I was extremely happy to hear him pledge
that SWC would focus on doing a better job on existing functionality. A lot
of other SWC people were saying similar things.

I was disappointed that his statements didn't get a standing ovation.

Jerry Steiger

 

My best guess of what we will see from the new CEO at SW Corp...

.... do some background checking,... Hugh Jefferson (Jeff) Ray
III.....background = Sales and Global Sales.

Let's see,.. if I were a CEO leaving SW Corp,.. I would hire someone
who was very good at,... let see,.. sales!

There you have it... I really don't think performance or quality are
the main focus or will they ever be at SW Corp.

The main focus will be,... just staying ahead enough to keep your
complacent conservative and new 3D users interested.

Just another AutoDe$k making their mark, buying up technology and
using ideas from others to sell more licenses..

... (break it, fix it, break it, fix it,..... promise to do better,...
= great business plan = SALES!)

 

Ignorant:

"Jon, I never forgot any of your postings about SDRC I made the wrong
decision in spite of what you said. There have been a number of times
that my Wife has told me to be careful in dealing with someone and
after words says "I told you so". She earned the right to say it as
well as you have earned the right to say I TOLD YOU SO. I made a
decision that went against my better judgment and as usual it turned
out poorly." .... Tom Brewer

Ignorant:

"I do not purchase programs unless I know before hand that they are
what I want and/ or need."... Tom Brewer who can't follow his own
advice. See above.

Ignorant:

Tom Brewer thinking he and his pals like Joe788 can play their Usenet
staking games, lie on a repeated basis and suffer no consequences for
doing so.

Ignorant:

"I have shot myself in the foot, not an easy thing to do when it is
in your mouth and your head is in your ass."... Tom Brewer admitting
what he's often like.

Ignorant:

Someone who has a proven track record of not being able to deal with
or accept the kind of change that occurs in the cadcam market... now
that's ignorant or should we say that's Tom Brewer.

Ignorant:

Someone who doesn't live in San Diego yet insists there is no shortage
of CNC machinists here... now that's ignorant or should we say that's
Tom Brewer.

Ignorant:

Someone who criticizes someone on SolidWorks but has never helped
anyone with specific SolidWorks answers. Someone who is not able to
answer any questions that "Vinny" had on master modeling or skeletal
modeling. Someone who has never posted any models they have done...
now that's ignorant or should we say that's Tom Brewer.

Ignorant:

Tom Brewer's failure to understand who Matt Lombard really is.

Ignorant:

Tom Brewer's unable to comprehend what's on the cover of the
SolidWorks Bible:

"Whether you're a new, intermediate, ...."

Ignorant:

Someone who can't understand more than a simple "I love it!" or "I
hate it!" type of comment ... now that's ignorant or should we say
that's Tom Brewer.

Ignorant:

Tom Brewer implies that because you acknowledge that the $25
SolidWorks course covers subjects / topics that the $650 SolidWorks
course didn't that you're now somehow an idiot and got screwed when
you decided to purchase the $650 SolidWorks course.

Tom Brewer Writing About SmartCAM:

"I ended up paying a consultant $40.00 per hour for two weeks."

"FYI, when I said "Solid modeling" in reference to SmartCam it was
tongue in cheek. What you could not see is that when I was typing that
I was laughing to myself. Anyone that uses SmartCam and Solid
Modeling in the same sentence cannot be taken seriously."

Recently Tom Brewer said SmartCAM had no user interface problems and
yet the record shows Tom Brewer thinks SmartCAM does indeed have user
interface problems:

"The only real problem that I run into is that the screen can get
cluttered and it becomes difficult to pick and choose elements in Free
Form. I just use the utility masking feature to hide what is in the
way, that cures the problem but it does add work (I tried the snap
filtering and snap options but for me it was not the best way), I
have seen other packages that handle picking and choosing in better."

Conclusion:

Tom Brewer thinks he's a SolidWorks expert. A SolidWorks expert is
someone who knows more and more about less and less until he knows
absolutely everything about nothing.


Jon Banquer
San Diego, CA

 

It wasn't just Mr. Ray, although I was extremely happy to hear him pledge

Can we please get down to the specifics:

The problem is there is no substantive proof of change from SolidWorks
Corp. Instead they are showing even more new features for SolidWorks
2009.

Why is no one at SolidWorks Corp. talking specifics on how the
SolidWorks Feature Manager is going to be fixed so that it's easier to
figure out someone else's model? One shouldn't have to be an expert so
that when you try and modify someone else's model you don't end up
making the Feature Manager light up like a Christmas tree.

The Feature Manager is the heart of SolidWorks and it badly needs to
be made easier to use so that relationships are much easier to
understand. If the SolidWorks Feature Manager was easy to use and
understand products like SolidMap simply wouldn't exist.

Jon Banquer
San Diego, CA

 

And the above makes sense comimg from a person who speaks as follows?

"I have no complaints about the position I'm in. Very happy and doing
very well. Michele is also doing very well. Are you happy with the
position your crack addicted whore mother puts you in when she fucks
you in the ass with her strap-on? You like being bent over and taking
it in the ass don't you?"-Jon Banquer -

"Try a doughnut with you pathetic whining you obnoxious stupid little
****" - Jon Banquer

"By any chance did you start banging Joe788's crack whore mother?"-Jon
Banquer-

"It fits tighter than a nuns ****." -Jon Banquer-

"What an inconsiderate **** that little stalker bitch is." -Jon
Banquer-

"**** off and die asshole."-Jon Banquer-

"Get use to being owned, bitch."-Jon Banquer-



"Jam it up your ass, Looghe. Not everyone is Christian and not
everybody wants to be a Christian Numb Nutz Putz. Suggest you go back
to sodomizing dairy cows, Pete."-Jon Banquer -



"Shove your double standards up your fucking ass, It's would be better
if you died... soon." -Jon Banquer-

"If someone doesn't understand where I'm coming from by now (you for
instance) they can go **** themselves as well." - Jon Banquer -

"suggest you get back on your knees where a lying **** like you
belongs." -Jon Banquer-

"How much money do you OWE not including your outstanding tab with
your crack whore mother?"-Jon Banquer-

"You don't love what your crack whore mother does to you? Does it have
something to do with how much your father laughs at you while your
bent over taking it in the ass? Being on your knees taking it in the
ass is your natural position. Suggest you be proud of who you and your
mother are." -Jon Banquer-

" I backup what I post on a daily basis. You back up when your crack
whore mother fucks you in the ass with here strap-on." - Jon Banquer-

"Speaking of sharing. Your father shares your crack whore mother with
anyone who has $5." -Jon Banquer -

"How about using your crack whore mother? Everyone else does." -Jon
Banquer-

"I OWN you! You ain't worth much but I make the most of your worthless
ass. Now get back on your knees you dumb ****." -Jon Banquer -

"Suggest you shut the **** up already and take what your crack whore
mother is giving you without squealing like a little pig. You're my
bitch and I own you. Suggest you accept reality for once and deal with
it." -Jon Banquer-

"Has something to do with being born to a crack whore mother and
having no idea who his daddy really is. At least he knows he's my
bitch and I enjoy using him on a daily
basis." -Jon Banquer -

"inches of strap-on dildo that your crack whore mother shoved up your
ass as you begged you father to tell her to stop." -Jon Banquer-

"The only thing bottom of the barrel is where these motherfuckers will
be found by the time I'm done fucking with them." -Jon Banquer-

"Figure it out for yourself or have your worthless crack whore mother
explain it to you while your father is pimping her out to John
Carroll." - Jon Banquer-

"Here is your "apology": **** off and die you worthless, lying fucking
drunk." -Jon Banquer-

"Yeah, I'll get right on spending my time educating a dumb mother
fucker like you right away. You will get what I choose to give you
when I choose to give it to you, bitch. -Jon Banquer-

"You really need to stop sucking dick Numb Nutz. Seriously you're a
major loser" Jon Banquer

"Your crack whore mother going down on anyone who might give her $5"
-Jon Banquer-

"Let me explain what humiliation is to you since you're so fucking
stupid that you have no clue what humiliation really is. Humiliation
is you being sodomized by your mother wearing a strap-on.
Did your father suck off your mother's strap-on before she sodomized
you?" - Jon Banquer-

"Now do what you do best and go back to playing with your nuts, son."
- Jon Banquer

"Seems like you wanna talk about you crack addicted whore of a mother
who fucks you in the ass with her strap-on instead." -Jon Banquer-

"I'm sure your crack addicted whore mother always tells you she loves
you when you're bent over and hiding your face in shame in the corner.
Do you tell her how successful you are and how many seats Mastercam
has sold? Do you think she cares? Is this the reason you now prefer
men? " -Jon Banquer-

"WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa... the sound you make
when your cracked addicted whore mother rapes you over and over and
over again." -Jon Banquer-

"Are you happy with the position your crack addicted whore mother puts
you in when she fucks you in the ass with her strap-on? You like being
bent over and taking it in the ass don't you? " -Jon Banquer-

"Why? You prefer men. The only exception you make is for your crack
addicted whore of a mother. " -Jon Banquer-

"Squeal like the raped little bitch your crack addicted whore mother
turned you into. It's so you! " -Jon Banquer-

"Your crack addicted whore mother cums hard when she has you in the
position she loves you to be in... on your knees in a corner squealing
like the lying little pig that you are. " -Jon Banquer-

"I feel sorry for your mother or whatever you call that crack whore
that spit you out." -Jon Banquer-

"Your mother does anyone. That's what happens when you're a crack
whore. Proud of her are you?" -Jon Banquer -

"You have every right to be proud of your crack whore mother. Look how
long she's been in business."-Jon Banquer-

"Of course that pails in comparison to your crack whore mother who is
still open for business 24/7/365. " - Jon Banquer -

and other JB classic's


Don't really think so....