TrainingCategory Archives

Inspire Training in Huntsville

There were plenty of smiling faces at the morning and afternoon Inspire classes in Huntsville, AL today, and not just our own Nandeesh Madapadi. Why so happy? It takes just 4 hours of training to get design engineers ready to use Inspire on their own projects.

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Evolve for Architecture Students

Adel Matar started right at the beginning when he taught an Evolve class at the University of Architecture, Ferrara. I’m sure you recognize the “I have my license file. Activate now.” stage of the solidThinking license wizard.

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Wake Up with Evolve

Antonio Flores knows how to get a classroom full of students alert in the morning, the largest espresso cup you’ve ever seen! Antonio was teaching a group at Nantes Design School how to master 3D modeling and rendering in Evolve.3 2

Inspire Tips & Tricks: Sketch Tools and Boolean Operations

This month, solidThinking Inspire users will get an in-depth look at how to best benefit from the software’s sketch tools and Boolean operations. The team’s Nandeesh Madapadi provides insight on how to split a single part into design and non-design regions for concept design generation.

Click on the video below to see this tricks in action.

Tips & Tricks: Pixel Mapping

This month’s Tips & Tricks video provides insight into the pixel mapping process, including:

  • Techniques for using 2D images to create 3D geometry
  • Methods to create embossed logos and textures on a model for rapid prototypes

Click on the video below to see these tips in action.

Tips & Tricks: Applying Textures and Materials

In this month’s Tips & Tricks, Darren Chilton provides techniques for applying textures and materials to the individual surfaces of an object using:

  • Face Extract to group surfaces
  • Label to apply images and textures
  • Texture mapping tool to interactively control images and textures

Click on the video below to see these tips & tricks in action.

Tips & Tricks: Model Symmetry

In this month’s Tips & Tricks, Darren Chilton provides techniques for creating models that have symmetrical elements including:

  • Using the Mirror tool
  • Using Snaps and Grid as alignment aids
  • Options for creating simplified models and construction history

Click on the video below to see these tips & tricks in action.

Tips & Tricks: Using RenderQ

In this month’s Tips & Tricks, Darren Chilton discusses using RenderQ to process batch renderings, including batch rendering setup for images and animations.  Click on the video below to see these tips & tricks in action.

Webinar: What’s New in Evolve 9.0

Attend this FREE 1-hour webinar to learn about the new and updated features available in Evolve 9.0. This webinar will focus on the enhancements featured in Evolve 9.0 that were made under the following categories:

            – User Interface/Workflow
            - Modeling Interaction
            – Rendering
            – Input/Output
            – Plugins

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to learn all about Evolve 9.0, our most user-focused version yet.

July 24, 2012 – 9:00 AM EDT / 3:00 PM CEST

 

Register for a FREE Intensive Training Webinar

Getting started with solidThinking Inspire 8.5

This intensive 1-hour training webinar will demonstrate how solidThinking Inspire can be used to generate efficient structural concepts for your design problems. This training session will provide detailed instructions for each of the following steps in the Inspire process:

  • Reading geometry and assemblies
  • Organizing your model
  • Adding loads and constraint information
  • Specifying material properties
  • Applying manufacturing and symmetry constraints
  • Setting up and running the problem
  • Viewing and interpreting the results

May 24, 2012 – 1:00 PM EDT / 7:00 PM CEST
June 7, 2012 – 9:00 AM EDT / 3:00 PM CEST
June 19, 2012 – 1:00 PM EDT / 7:00 PM CEST

Getting started with solidThinking Evolve 9.0

This intensive 1-hour introductory training webinar will allow you to become familiar with the solidThinking Evolve 9.0 interface and workflow. This training session will focus on the basics of modeling and rendering in Evolve and highlight the following areas:

  • User-Interface
  • Basic Curve construction
  • Basic Surface construction
  • Model organization   
  • Using construction history to explore design alternatives
  • Applying and editing materials for rendering
  • Using environments to create more realistic renderings
  • Applying and editing lights for more dramatic renderings                         

May 9, 2012 – 1:00 PM EDT / 7:00 PM CEST
May 22, 2012 – 9:00 AM EDT / 3:00 PM CEST
June 5, 2012 – 9:00 AM EDT / 3:00 PM CEST
June 21, 2012 – 1:00 PM EDT / 7:00 PM CEST