To Blog or not to blog.... why do we do this?

http://paulsalvador.blogspot.com/

Not hard to do,... maybe I should get a sponsor... 8^)

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bob z. has had a blog for a little while. he doesn't spend a lot of
time on it, though. he would post a link to it, but no one would like
him anymore after they read it. (it isn't swx related. yet.)
:~(

bob z.

 

I've never quite gotten the point of blogging. If I have something to
say I'd rather say it in a Usenet forum or other private forum that's
dedicated to a topic and which might actually attract some kind of
notice, and otherwise if I don't wanna argue I can just post my opinions
on my Web site (which I do plan to do sometime when I have plenty of
spare time).

But as regards your post entitled "SolidWorks Suks" . . . and since I
don't care to create a Google account for the mere privilege of
blogging:

Well, admittedly SolidWorks DOES suk. At least the Company, IMHO, if
not the software. I've been fed up with it for years now and I've
stopped playing victim. Since the Company can't seem to get their S___
together and get all those outstanding SPRs actually FIXED I no longer
pay for subscription service . . . and I still use SolidWorks 2005 with
all its bugs and limitations, which are probably no worse than the new
bugs and regressions, and the probably-only-slightly-alleviated
limitations of the newer releases. How do I suffer? I don't, except by
the problems I've been suffering with all along! Fortunately I'm seldom
sent later versions of SolidWorks files expecting me to deal with them.
When it does happen, I tell 'em I can't deal with them . . . except as
"dumb solids" and wave them on their way. But if I DID have the problem
you industrial designer types have with different file versions I'd buy
myself some REAL software that would do a much better job of importing
and editing dumb solids. No regrets, and I'm not even jealous of those
with the newer versions. If I wanted something better for mechanical
design, I'd buy Inventor.

Had the chance recently to go tell McEleney what I really think at a
SWUG meeting in this area -- and I passed it up because there's
absolutely no point. They ain't gonna change for the sake of us users.
They'll only change for the sake of the almighty dollar. Ain't gonna be
MY dollar, though.

Best regards to you out there in Californy. Sorry for your pain, but
there IS a 'final solution'.

'Sporky'

 

Much like bob z., I to have a blog that prolly wouldn't be every
helpful regarding SolidWorks activities. It is good for those who
want to know superfacially what's going on in my head and in my life.
lol I'm not about to post its link here though. Someone with enough
time on their hands would be able to find it on their own anyway.

I've thought about SW Blogging, but don't really feel I have anything
to add in that regard that would be any different that the terrific
coverage by the likes of M. Lombard. I work for a company, so I would
have to keep my posts generic. I wouldn't be able to talk about
projects I'm working on or get into specifics about challenges I'm
tackling. Hmm, who knows, maybe I'll think of something Blogable
sooner or later. In the meantime, I'm building up raw content on my
site.

Matt
http://sw.fcsuper.com
Co-moderator of http://groups.yahoo.com/group/solidworks/

 

"Even considered picking up KeyCreator because of what I've heard
about their direct editing."

The ability to work with non-native data is not a special case or some
kind of fringe market. Why should a SolidWorks user have to buy
another CAD product to get what should be in SolidWorks in the first
place?

The reverse problem exists in KeyCreator. Shouldn't KeyCreator have
parametrics?

How does it somehow become acceptable that one needs two different
modelers... one with parametric tools to model with an another modeler
with tools to allow you to directly edit geometry. When I say tools to
directly edit geometry I'm referring to high level tools like
Kubotek's Direct Dimension Editing rather than low level tools like
replace face.

IMO, it's probably best to wait for the release of KeyCreator V7 and
then make the move.

I'm surprised that IronCAD hasn't created a Direct Dimension Editing
type tool yet.

Jon Banquer
San Diego, CA

 

Why are YOU always trying to push some OTHER CAD product you
know about nothing about beyond having seen an ad?
Not that YOU can actually use any of them (or CAM stuff either).

And, to toss out most of SW just to get to do one silly thing ... <sheesh>.

 

<SNORT>
Not too bright, are you?
Since when is a *simple* "editing" interface "high level tools"?