Officially on holidays today (for a week+) but that’s no excuse not to keep up with updates. Highlight this week was a live stream on SolidWorks Appearances! Thanks to those from here that joined or viewed afterwards. There were a couple of niche situations that I didn’t cover, which I will record and edit together with the original stream. I’ve also scheduled a new DIY Project video this week, which I’ll share here once it’s live. Hope you enjoy Have a great week all

NEW Video. In response to a member request (possibly @Wayne Hinrichsen ?) regarding some content on drawings. This video covers what happens next after modelling: how your design goes from file to manufactured part. For product and industrial design students and early-career designers who want to understand not just how to place views, but why the drawing file works the way it does. The video leads in my existing Pulley Drawing series of lessons which provides resources and 2.5hrs of instruction on how to create SolidWorks drawings. Let me know what you think!

When I started Fully Defined, I wasn't sure who'd show up. Turns out, it's exactly the kind of people I wanted to build this for: designers and engineers who actually care about doing SolidWorks properly. 100 members on Skool feels worth marking. To celebrate, I'm giving away a copy of a book I co-authored: the SolidWorks Fundamentals Workbook by CADclass. It covers the core tools and workflows you need to build real competency in SolidWorks, not just get through exercises. (Not publicly available yet) To enter: Leave a comment below answering this question. What's the one SolidWorks skill or topic you most want to level up? One winner, drawn at random from the comments. Winner will receive a digital copy of the book (PDF). Winner announced 1 week from today Seriously. Thank you for being here!

Still a bit of refinement to go on my end. If anyone does watch and has feedback, please comment below. Video is available for two weeks.

See my presentation on 3D Printing Best Practices & SolidWorks tools before anyone else! In preparation for an upcoming SolidWorks User Group presentation to @Edward Zacharia 's group in Tanzania, I'll be doing a practice run here for the community. Please drop by the live call or watch the replay after (assume the recording works). Topics include: DFAM Philosophy, 3D Printing Best Practices and SolidWorks tools for 3D printing.