Part VIII: Appendixes
Some SolidWorks blogs to check out include:Matt Lombard at http://www.dezignstuff.com/blog
Ricky Jordan at http://www.rickyjordan.com
Rob Rodriguez – Rendering in SolidWorks at http://www.robrodriguezblog.com
Devon Sowell at http://designsmarter.typepad.com/devonsowell/
Devon Sowell – SolidWorks PDM at http://pdmsolutions.blogspot.com/
Jeff Cope – API at http://extensiblecad.com/words/
Lenny Kikstra — API at http://designsmarter.typepad.com/lennyworks/
Josh Mings at http://www.solidsmack.com
Matt Lorono at http://www.fcsuper.com/swblog/Many other blogs exist, and you should be able to find most of them from the links on my blog
and the others listed here. These blogs do not all fit the same mold. Some are highly optimistic;
others focus on tech gadgets, social networking, tech tips, or CAD news; some simply parrot news
releases; and so on. For the best list of other CAD, design, 3D, rendering, and engineering blogs,
view the blog roll in the right column of my blog.Forums
Some forums are commercial, which means they are likely to contain advertising. These forums
include:l https://forums.solidworks.com. This is SolidWorks’ site with official forums.
The forums are very active in a wide range of topics and lightly moderated. This requires a
login, but do not require current SolidWorks subscription.l (^) http://www.mcadforums.com. This site has a lot of traffic and content, but also uses Flash
advertisements.
l (^) http://www.eng-tips.com. This forum has plenty of traffic, but has an irritating sign-in
popup and is highly censored. My posts in response to a question about how to become a
consultant were removed.
l http://www.3dcadtips.com. This site has new owners, and in general has a lot of information
on general engineering topics as well as CAD.
Non-Commercial Web Sites
The sites listed here are run by individuals, lack advertising, and contain information created by
the owner of the site. They are my favorite types of places to find information. Even though most
of these folks are not professional HTML coders, the information is useful and presented well.