CADCAST
CADCAST is your all-CAD podcast. On this show, Nick Sweeney takes you around the world of CAD to talk about SOLIDWORKS, PDM, 3DEXPERIENCE, 3D Printing, Simulation, and everything in between. Guests will be a fixture on the podcast as well. We'll be bringing in professionals from GoEngineer and all around the Dassault channel community.
Episodes
72 episodes
What CAN'T You Automate?
I 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 D...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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40:07
3DEXPERIENCE World 2023 Recap with Darin Grosser
Back 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...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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36:55
How Many Unicorns Actually Exist? - SOLIDWORKS PDM 2023
It'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 origina...
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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31:56
Simplifying "Swoopy Curvy Parts" with SOLIDWORKS 2023
We'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 ...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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37:35
Imagining a World Without Printers - 30 Years of Data Management
Can 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 li...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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37:33
From Bag Phones to Electrical Schematics
I'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 everyth...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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31:28
Got a Headache Yet?
Making 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...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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37:08
We Aren't Gonna Rage Quit Our CAD
I 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 softw...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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41:10
Pink Purple Elephant on Sunday - A DELMIA Introduction
Can 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...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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26:42
Does 3DEXPERIENCE Change Your CAD?
A 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... ...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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26:13
You made a Pokemon in SOLIDWORKS??
Have 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...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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29:15
Ay Ay Mate-y - Behind The Scenes
Ever 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 ab...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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21:46
Sorry, my dog is going nuts...
We'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 ha...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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27:34
It's All Relative
Have 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 joi...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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36:07
What's a Floppy Disk?
Any 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 t...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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40:12
I think Einstein said it?
"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....
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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40:37
3DEXPERIENCE World 2022 - Key Takeaways
3DEXPERIENCE 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 ...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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20:08
Do We Still Need Drawings?
Do 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 in...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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29:57
My Blog is Wrong??
Does 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...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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25:36
Welcome to CADCAST
We'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 ...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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23:31
What to Expect When You're Expecting!..... PDM
No, 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 ...
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Episode 51
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23:34
Innovation3D Preview
Get 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...
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Episode 50
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17:09
It's All About Sharing Knowledge
"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...
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Episode 49
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37:10
Engineers Like to Break Things
Let'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 th...
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Episode 48
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22:28
How To Deploy (and Get Users to Fall in Love With) PDM
There 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. L...
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Episode 47
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17:55