LearningCategory Archives

New! solidThinking Tips & Tricks

Whether you are new to the solidThinking community or a veteran user, every software tip and trick can add up to make a world of difference when working on a design. In an effort to offer our loyal customers useful information and foster collaboration, we are offering a featured tip or trick every month.

This month we offer you a brief series of keyboard shortcuts to help you be more efficient when using solidThinking.  We invite you to watch the video below to see these keyboard shortcuts in action.

                Keyboard Shorcuts               
                Ctrl+Spacebar – re-activate the previous modeling tool
                Alt+Spacebar – toggle between Edit Parameters mode and Edit Points mode
                Alt+Left Click – select objects while in Edit Parameters mode
                Ctrl+T  (Command+T)mac – fit selected object to the current view
                H – Hide/Unhide selected objects
                Ctrl+Alt+D – turntable animation

 

Register for solidThinking Inspired Webinar

Register for FREE attendance to solidThinking’s next webinar:

solidThinking Inspired: Morphogenesis for Architects and Designers A live training session describing how solidThinking Inspired and its unique morphogenesis form-generation technology can provide inspiration to architects and product designers.

September 29, 2011 – 1:00 PM EST (Eastern Standard Time)

solidThinking Essential Videos Now Available in Ten Languages!

With the release of solidThinking 8.5 six essentials videos, which can help users get up and running quickly and independently, are now available in ten languages. Supported languages include English, Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Spanish.

Register for solidThinking Webinars

Register for FREE attendance to solidThinking’s next webinars: Introduction to solidThinking, a live training session that introduces the concepts and tools offered by solidThinking.
Duration: 1 hour.

February 3, 2011 – 1:00 PM EST (Eastern Standard Time)
February 17, 2011 – 1:00 PM EST (Eastern Standard Time)

Introduction to solidThinking Webinars: September 2010

Register for FREE attendance to the next Introduction to solidThinking, a live training session that introduces the concepts and tools of solidThinking.

Duration: 1 hour.

Dates:

September 7, 2010 – 10:00 AM EDT (Eastern Daylight Time)

September 23, 2010 – 2:00 PM EDT (Eastern Daylight Time)

Introduction to solidThinking Webinars: August 2010 schedule

Register for FREE attendance to the next Introduction to solidThinking, a live training session that introduces the concepts and tools of solidThinking.

Duration: 1 hour.

Dates:

August 12, 2010 – 2:00 PM EDT (Eastern Daylight Time)

August 17, 2010 – 10:00 AM EDT (Eastern Daylight Time)

August 26, 2010 – 2:00 PM EDT (Eastern Daylight Time)

How to Model Video: Modeling a Razor

A new demo showing how to model an electric razor has been added to solidThinking’s YouTube Channel.

See how you can quickly model the razor, change details and perfect its design in complete freedom thanks to solidThinking’s unique ConstructionTree technology.

FISHER-UNITECH Webcast for North America: solidThinking 3D Tool for Industrial Design

FISHER/UNITECH, a leading provider of Product Lifecycle Management solutions, will host a FREE, one-hour webcast to demonstrate how you can enrich and accelerate your design inspiration using solidThinking on February 4, 2010 – 7:00 AM EST (Eastern Standard Time).

You’ll learn about:

  • Morphogenesis form-generation technology – a filter used to replicate natural processes using algorithms
  • New 3D manipulators for translation, scaling and rotation
  • Real-time and progressive rendering
  • A new materials library with environment maps and scene sets
  • New complex reflectance shaders for generating lifelike visual elements
  • High Dynamic Range Imaging (HDRI) capabilities

Click here to register.

February QuickStart Sessions for solidThinking

solidThinking Product Day on November 2, 2009 Ludwigsburg, Germany

You are invited to the first solidThinking Day on November 2nd at the “Forum am Schlosspark” in Ludwigsburg, Germany.
The information day is part of the 3rd European HyperWorks Technology Conference 2009 (www.altairhtc.com/europe), which you might be visiting (register is free).
The solidThinking day is dedicated to all creative trend-setters of the design community in Europe and will offer networking with the developers of solidThinking and solidThinking Inspired and experiences from real customer use cases.
The solidThinking day will start at 11.00 am on November 2nd and will include workshops and papers from solidThinking spokespeople and users. It will end at 18:00 with the Welcome reception of the 3rd EHTC with refreshments, to which all attendees of the solidThinking day are invited.
Ludwigsburg is located in Baden-Wuerttemberg, not far from Stuttgart. Baden-Wuerttemberg is one of the largest tourist states in Germany. It is situated in the very heart of Europe and is just as famous for its delicious cooking as for being the industrial home of globally renowned companies like Daimler, Bosch, Porsche, Boss, Adidas or Puma.
Ludwigsburg has a lot to offer. In the baroque centre of the town you can see the baroque quarters, which host the birth houses and residences of famous poets i.e. Morike and Schiller, you can stroll around in the castle park or go shopping and try out the local restaurants.
The solidThinking Information Day is FREE of charge.

Product Day
You are invited to the first solidThinking Product Day on November 2nd at the “Forum am Schlosspark” in Ludwigsburg, Germany.

The information day is part of the 3rd European HyperWorks Technology Conference 2009 (www.altairhtc.com/europe), which you might be visiting (registration is free).

The solidThinking day is dedicated to all creative trend-setters of the design community in Europe and will offer networking with the developers of solidThinking and solidThinking Inspired and experiences from real customer use cases.

The solidThinking day will start at 11.00 am on November 2nd and will include workshops and papers from solidThinking spokespeople and users. It will end at 18:00 with refreshment at the Welcome reception of the 3rd EHTC, to which all attendees of the solidThinking day are invited.

Ludwigsburg is located in Baden-Wuerttemberg, not far from Stuttgart. Baden-Wuerttemberg is one of the largest tourist states in Germany. It is situated in the very heart of Europe and is just as famous for its delicious cooking as for being the industrial home of globally renowned companies like Daimler, Bosch, Porsche, Boss, Adidas and Puma.

Ludwigsburg has a lot to offer. In the baroque centre of the town you can see the baroque quarters, which host the birth houses and residences of famous poets, such as Morike and Schiller, and you can stroll around in the castle park or go shopping and try out the local restaurants.

The solidThinking Information Day is FREE of charge.

Register today at: http://www.solidthinking.com/forms/EventList.aspx

Directions Map