In part 1 of this series, I laid out the steps for creating a SolidWorks administrative image.  In this article, I will describe how to apply a service pack to create a new image that will automatically roll out to your users.  Again, the SolidWorks version shown in this series is Solidworks 2008, but based on my experience, the procedures for creating a SolidWorks 2009 Administrative Image is similar.
First off, prepare your file folders.  In this case, I am upgrading from SolidWorks 2008 Service Pack 3.1 to 4.0.  So I …

The free sheet metal certification exam offer ends this coming Tuesday, September 30.  The code to get the free exam was originally emailed out to all Certified SolidWorks Professionals (CSWP’s), but it was also posted in the last (September 23) issue of SolidWorks Express (under NEWS and EVENTS).
Don’t think you have what it takes?  Work through the tutorials and take the sample exam.  I don’t really do much sheet metal, a part here or there, but I ran through the sample exam before taking the exam, and I just passed …

If you are attending SolidWorks World 2009 in Orlando, Florida, this next February and were planning on visiting DisneyWorld or some of the other attractions in the area, SolidWorks has made arrangements for anyone attending to get discounted tickets.  This site will allow you to order tickets at a cheaper price than what you can get at the gate or ordering online.
They ship the tickets directly to you, so you must submit your completed order form no later than January 16, 2009.  They will also be onsite at the conference, …

SolidWorks provides the ability to create administrative install images that can be used to make a CAD administrator’s job much less stressful by allowing quick and easy installation of SolidWorks.  There are several benefits to using an administrative image, such as:

standardizing installations across multiple seats/locations.
pushing out file locations and/or customizations.
performing pre- and post-install maintenance or other tasks.
easily apply service packs.
ability to quickly and easily roll back to an earlier service pack if there are any problems with a service pack.

The creation of these administrative images used to have to be …

Well, today was a long day…but it was very interesting!  There was a few of us blogging live from the press event.  I took notes and want to formulate my thoughts a little (plus, I’m really tired!), so I will have a few posts coming up on the goings-on in Barcelona.  I just wanted to give an overview of the day’s happenings.
The day started off with Jeff Ray, CEO of DS SolidWorks, delivering the keynote, “Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks Initiatives”.  The theme was:
“Provide our customers with all the necessary tools to …

Ok, so after playing around with Disqus after some of the other bloggers started using it, I decided that I wanted to use it for comments here.  I really like the threading and social aspects of it, and you can edit your comments too!
I also like the fact that once you authenticate, you can comment on any other Disqus community blog without having to log in again.  So if you don’t already have a Disqus account, go create one to get started; and leave a comment! 
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