Latest Solidworks pdm Podcast Episodes
What CAN'T You Automate?
CADCAST - March 09, 2023 22:00 - 40 minutesI finally got Paul Gimbel on the podcast! This week, Paul joins the show to talk about his adventures as a DriveWorks implementer, and some of the coolest things he's done with the tool. Stay tuned for some great reasons why you should attend DriveWorks World 2023 and what sessions you can look ...
3DEXPERIENCE World 2023 Recap with Darin Grosser
CADCAST - March 01, 2023 16:00 - 36 minutesBack for 2023 with a new episode recapping 3DEXPERIENCE World 2023 in Nashville! We had a ton of fun in Nashville with everyone and learned a lot about the future of the Platform and the strength of the community. Tune in to find out what Darin and I took away from the conference and what's comi...
How Many Unicorns Actually Exist? - SOLIDWORKS PDM 2023
CADCAST - December 21, 2022 16:00 - 31 minutesIt's a valid question and one that Nick posed when talking about SOLIDWORKS PDM 2023. But Jeff's back for another episode because who else would be the guest for a SOLIDWORKS PDM 2023 discussion? Find out which enhancement neither of us originally included in our top 5 enhancements but is probab...
Simplifying "Swoopy Curvy Parts" with SOLIDWORKS 2023
CADCAST - November 30, 2022 20:00 - 37 minutesWe're back with a new episode! This week, Brian Reel, our director of design engineering solutions, joins the show to talk about his 5 favorite enhancements in SOLIDWORKS 2023. The best part? These are 5 examples that almost everybody is going to love and they will make your models way easier to...
Imagining a World Without Printers - 30 Years of Data Management
CADCAST - September 14, 2022 16:00 - 37 minutesCan you imagine never needing to get ink cartridges for that annoying printer ever again? That would be amazing! Well, 30 years ago, nobody was thinking that way. In fact, we've gone from needing paper copies of every drawing to using things like Google Photos to store our family photo albums! ...
From Bag Phones to Electrical Schematics
CADCAST - August 31, 2022 16:00 - 31 minutesI'll admit it, I honestly wasn't aware that bag phones were a thing in the 1990s... But what I am aware of is SOLIDWORKS Electrical and how it makes schematic designs in 2D and 3D much easier than it was 30 years ago when we had to draw everything on paper! This week, Corey Kubichka joins the sh...
Got a Headache Yet?
CADCAST - August 03, 2022 20:00 - 37 minutesMaking the decision to move to a new CAD tool can be difficult. What are you going to do with all that legacy data? What about the new system, will it handle your files cleanly? Luckily, if you're looking at transitioning to a Dassault tool, we've got you covered. This week, Brandon Nelms and Ke...
We Aren't Gonna Rage Quit Our CAD
CADCAST - July 06, 2022 20:00 - 41 minutesI promised this a while back and we're finally getting around to putting this episode out there. This week, James Reeher joins CADCAST to talk with me about large assembly performance, video games, and why you shouldn't rage quit your CAD software. Sometimes, having the right tool for the job is...
Pink Purple Elephant on Sunday - A DELMIA Introduction
CADCAST - June 16, 2022 14:00 - 26 minutesCan you imagine what it would be like to know the status of anything about your company without having to be physically at work? That's the power of DELMIA, being able to understand your manufacturing process without that whole pesky "you gotta be here" restriction. This week, Mike Buchli from D...
Does 3DEXPERIENCE Change Your CAD?
CADCAST - April 27, 2022 19:00 - 26 minutesA few months ago, I talked about 3DEXPERIENCE and how it's going to affect people going forward. From a PDM perspective, they're certainly different tools, but how is SOLIDWORKS CAD affected by the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform? The short answer is... not much! Sure, the data management changes and how ...
You made a Pokemon in SOLIDWORKS??
CADCAST - April 06, 2022 20:00 - 29 minutesHave you ever seen something in gone, "how did they make that?" Well, that's exactly what I thought when I saw Kit MacDonald's LinkedIn post about making a Koffing. I thought it was so cool that I had to bring him on the podcast. This week, Kit joins me and we talk about the best Pokemon, how to...
Ay Ay Mate-y - Behind The Scenes
CADCAST - March 30, 2022 18:00 - 21 minutesEver wonder what goes into making a Top 5 3DEXPERIENCE World Presentation? Well, wonder no more! This week, Ryan Field joins the podcast to talk about what his inspiration was behind a presentation all about mates. Stick around for some talk about mates in SOLIDWORKS and how you can make the mos...
Sorry, my dog is going nuts...
CADCAST - March 17, 2022 19:00 - 27 minutesWe've all heard it over the last 2 years. With constant Zoom calls, Team's meetings, and Skype discussions, we've had to adjust and adapt to working from home. This week, Chris Snider joins the show to talk about some of the challenges we've had to overcome and how we can make this hybrid work e...
It's All Relative
CADCAST - March 09, 2022 13:00 - 36 minutesHave you ever opened a large assembly and thought, "man, this is slow!"? Well I promise you, you aren't alone. That's one of the most common questions I used to get on support. "My SOLIDWORKS is slow, how do I make it faster?" Brandon Nelms joins the show to talk about large assemblies and how w...
What's a Floppy Disk?
CADCAST - February 23, 2022 21:00 - 40 minutesAny time we can get a computer to do our job for us, it's a good day. This week, Joe Blubaugh and Don Glaske join the podcast to talk a little about SOLIDWORKS CAM and CAMWORKS and demystify this really cool product. Learn along with me as we talk about what the tool does, how it works, and how ...
I think Einstein said it?
CADCAST - February 16, 2022 20:00 - 40 minutes"Never remember something you can easily look up." If there's one thing to take away from this episode of CADCAST, it's keep a backlog of your work so that you can plan for what's next. That's what Derek Lawson and I talk about on this episode. We talk about planning out any project and what we'...
3DEXPERIENCE World 2022 - Key Takeaways
CADCAST - February 10, 2022 18:00 - 20 minutes3DEXPERIENCE World 2022 has come and gone and there's a lot they covered this week! Throughout the conference, I was taking note of some key points that I think will be important going forward and that's what I want to talk through today. This week, we recap 3DEXPERIENCE World and talk about wha...
Do We Still Need Drawings?
CADCAST - February 02, 2022 22:00 - 29 minutesDo we really need drawings anymore? Why can't we just interrogate our 3D models and use something like eDrawings to review our dimensions? Well that's what I want to talk about today. Jay Pinheiro and Bryan Pawlak join the podcast and we dig into if we really still need drawings and what it coul...
My Blog is Wrong??
CADCAST - January 26, 2022 19:00 - 25 minutesDoes CADCAST have a 5-Timer club like SNL? If it does, we've got our first member of the club! Jeff Sweeney joins the podcast once again to go through his top enhancements for the latest release of SOLIDWORKS PDM. He starts off by telling me about my biggest omission for my what's new list and t...
Welcome to CADCAST
CADCAST - January 19, 2022 21:00 - 23 minutesWe're back! Under a new name and a whole new (well kinda new) set of topics, the CATI podcast has returned. To kick off the CADCAST era, Nick Sweeney breaks down what you should expect from our new podcast. Then, he gets into an interview with the President and CEO of CATI, Rich Werneth. They di...
What to Expect When You're Expecting!..... PDM
CADCAST - June 11, 2021 20:00 - 23 minutesNo, I don't have any news to share with all of you, but I do have some information! People always want to talk about how they can prepare for a SOLIDWORKS PDM implementation. When should they have their servers ready? What should they be doing with their data? All good questions, so I dove into ...
Innovation3D Preview
CADCAST - May 28, 2021 21:00 - 17 minutesGet ready for Innovation3D! CATI's event all about innovation is already underway with exciting presentations happening each day. Next week, I'm doing 2 presentations and wanted to give you a sneak preview. First, we'll talk about getting ready for your PDM implementation. Then, we'll dive into ...
It's All About Sharing Knowledge
CADCAST - May 14, 2021 19:00 - 37 minutes"Let me Google that for you." That's one phrase that works for almost any question. So it's no wonder people are hesitant about calling support sometimes. What if they could have found the answer themselves? That's what we're talking about this week, how you can find answers yourself. Justin Max...
Engineers Like to Break Things
CADCAST - April 30, 2021 21:00 - 22 minutesLet's be honest, it can be fun to break stuff! Sometimes it's a great way to blow off steam, sometimes it's just interesting to see how it breaks. I love simulation tools because it makes it so we can break things virtually, without worrying that maybe it's a little excessive. This week, Joe For...
How To Deploy (and Get Users to Fall in Love With) PDM
CADCAST - April 23, 2021 20:00 - 17 minutesThere are 2 main steps for getting started with SOLIDWORKS PDM. The first is installing and configuring the tool, server side. The second is getting users set up and to buy into the new solution. We're going to talk through that second point. Let's talk through setting up your users, what the in...
Answering some "Why does PDM do....?" Questions
CADCAST - April 09, 2021 20:00 - 13 minutesWhy? It's a question even a little kid can ask. Well with PDM, every engineer is like a little kid again. "Why do I need a license?" "Why are we using these big workflows?" You get the idea. This week, I tackle 3 common questions I've been getting a lot lately. Today, let's talk about templates,...
How DriveWorks Solo Saves You Time
CADCAST - April 02, 2021 21:00 - 55 minutesI did a presentation earlier this week that was diving into how DriveWorks Solo saves you time and money. I thought the content was worth sharing with all of the InPOD listeners as well, so let's talk about what makes Solo such an appealing tool. I start off talking about how you should think ab...
An Ounce of Prevention...
CADCAST - March 24, 2021 19:00 - 24 minutesIs worth a pound of cure. Whether we like to acknowledge it or not, disaster can strike any company at any time. When that happens, it's incredibly important that we have a disaster recovery plan in place. The biggest key to that? Backups! This week, Joe Frank joined the podcast once again to ta...
Be Open to Change with Lynn Allen
CADCAST - March 12, 2021 22:00 - 39 minutesNobody likes change. So it's no wonder that whenever I talk with engineers about new tools, they're a little hesitant. This week, Lynn Allen was kind enough to join the podcast to talk about her latest substitute to AutoCAD - DraftSight! If you've never heard about DraftSight, this is the perfec...
Work From Anywhere
CADCAST - March 03, 2021 22:00 - 18 minutesWe've all had to make adjustments this last year to how we work. One of the biggest ones is learning how to work from anywhere. That's what I want to talk about today, working from anywhere with your data management tool. This week, I talk about cloud hosted vs on-premise. Additionally, I talk a...
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