There were 183 of us freshmen, and a bowling ball hanging from the three- story ceiling to just above the floor. Feynman walked in and, without a word, grabbed the ball and backed against the wall with the ball touching his nose. He let go, and the ball swung slowly 60 feet across the room and back — stopping naturally just short of crushing his face. Then he took the ball again, stepped forward, and said: "I wanted to show you that I believe in what I'm going to teach you over the next two years.“

What’s Old in SolidWorks 2011 Phil Sluder TriAxial Design and Analysis When things are going well, something will go wrong. When things just can't get any worse, they will. Anytime things appear to be going better, you have overlooked something. Richard Feynman

Convert / Offset entities tool on a model edge in a sketch, drag the endpoints for adjustment.

3D Sketcher Triad

Remove Icons and Move Icons within / between Toolbars Anytime (Alt-Drag)

Replace Components

Combine - Common

Virtual Sharps Parts / Assemblies: Virtual Sharp in a sketch Intersection of two edges and point Drawings: Just select two lines

Pack and Go from Windows Explorer Note to Phil; Hyperlink Left Intentionally Blank

Collapse Items in FeatureManager Design Tree

Projected Curves / Combine Bodies - Common

Sweep Dog (Alice in Wonderland Reference) 2D Path (single) 2D Path (multiple) 3D Path (single) 3D Path (multiple) 2D Profile (single) Yes 2D Profile (multiple) Yes 3D Profile (multiple) Yes Why?No 30min

Boundary + Selection Manager + Sweep Dog

Drag an Equation driven sketch and it recalculates

Chamfer Dimensions

Explain why “Do not link to Display States to Configuration” will not work when hiding bodies in part configurations

Tools, Hole Alignment

Insert, Component, Copy with Mates

Multi-Mate (this was a huge hit)

Fully Define Sketch, Slots, “Zero" Dimension, Negative Dimension, Stretch Entities

Corner Fillet, Boundary, Surface Fill

Annotations in Design Library (Remember Shift-Drag) 60min

FeatureManager Design Tree Filter

Convert to Sheet Metal, Multibodies, Sleazy Sheet Metal

Insert, Mirror Part, Break Link to Original Part, Gotcha! Two alternate methods?

Vary Sketch – Linear Pattern

180°Linear Pattern (What is Pattern seed only?)

Cursor Feedback - Vertex and Point Entity

Extend with the Trim Tool (Have you noticed the lack of an Extend icon on my toolbars?)

Angle Dimension / Arc Length Dimension (and a Jon Hirschtick Story)

Sketch Contours, Sketch Regions, and Instant 3D

Custom Property Tab (Copying custom properties form one file to another) Template File(s) Location Create, Edit Using, More Properties, Template Options Reload Part Copying with Clipboard (except Material) Attaching Material, Weight Have Need

If an apple was magnified to the size of the Earth, then the atoms in the apple would be approximately the size of the original apple. Richard Feynman