http://www.razorleaf.com Innovative Process Solutions. Bottom-Line Results. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:36:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/07/cad-models-design-automation/ http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/07/cad-models-design-automation/#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:00:45 +0000 Paul Gimbel http://www.razorleaf.com/?p=7941 The purpose of a design automation system is to control different aspects, or parameters, of your CAD models. These could be dimensions, features, component instances, and more. Creating a truly powerful and profitable automation requires a good number of parameters. Keeping track of these parameters can get tricky, so some CAD model organization techniques are [...]]]> http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/07/cad-models-design-automation/feed/ 7 http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/05/dw-ui-tips-and-tricks/ http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/05/dw-ui-tips-and-tricks/#comments Fri, 28 May 2010 19:08:49 +0000 Paul Gimbel http://www.razorleaf.com/?p=4286 Your typical DriveWorks user interface (UI) is unfortunately pretty boring. Administrators will occasionally throw in a logo, but other than that, the UI remains a jumble of controls or a collection of columns. At Razorleaf, our user interfaces try to focus on providing a simple data entry flow for basic users that does not overwhelm them. At the same time, we provide subtle dynamics (using VISIBLE rules) to allow more advanced users to expand the forms and their input power. One key to keeping this balance and providing a more professional appearance to the UI is the use of the picture box control within DriveWorks. ]]> http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/05/dw-ui-tips-and-tricks/feed/ 0 http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/04/driveworks-live/ http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/04/driveworks-live/#comments Sat, 01 May 2010 01:36:24 +0000 Paul Gimbel http://www.razorleaf.com/?p=7329 When users start out with DriveWorks, the focus is frequently to save some mouse clicks and File -> Save As commands in SolidWorks. But it doesn’t take long for people to realize the greater potential with design automation (DA). Many times, the biggest business gain from design automation comes in the ability to quickly capture complete and accurate [...]]]> http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/04/driveworks-live/feed/ 0 http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/04/tacton-tc-site/ http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/04/tacton-tc-site/#comments Thu, 29 Apr 2010 02:07:54 +0000 Paul Gimbel http://www.razorleaf.com/?p=7417 Sales Configurators configure products. They understand product structure. They understand the interrelations between and within components in your product. And they guide your users through the process of developing an optimal and completely manufacturable way for you to make money. But when it comes to generating a quotation with multiple line items and multiple configured [...]]]> http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/04/tacton-tc-site/feed/ 0 http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/04/tactonworks-weldment/ http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/04/tactonworks-weldment/#comments Mon, 19 Apr 2010 11:30:09 +0000 Paul Gimbel http://www.razorleaf.com/?p=7178 The latest incarnation of the TactonWorks product, release 4.2.2, has introduced an additional level of control over SolidWorks models. Companies that leverage the SolidWorks weldment functionality can now use the Tacton configurator to allow users (or the Tacton configurator engine) to select the structural member profile of their choice.  When mapping Tacton components to SolidWorks models, you [...]]]> http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/04/tactonworks-weldment/feed/ 0 http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/04/dw-7-update-course-details/ http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/04/dw-7-update-course-details/#comments Mon, 05 Apr 2010 13:30:02 +0000 Paul Gimbel http://www.razorleaf.com/?p=7014 DriveWorks 7 – a revolutionary step in the life of the Design Automation tool – is now available with a host of major functional and architectural changes. As with any mission-critical system, it’s important to have a full understanding of the changes in any new version before making the move. To prepare you for the [...]]]> http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/04/dw-7-update-course-details/feed/ 0 http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/03/dw7-update-training-planned/ http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/03/dw7-update-training-planned/#comments Mon, 29 Mar 2010 16:30:58 +0000 Paul Gimbel http://www.razorleaf.com/?p=7023 Razorleaf is planning a series of DriveWorks 7 Update Training courses to help educate the DriveWorks community on this important new release of the software.  DriveWorks 7 includes multiple significant changes, so existing and prospective customers alike should attend to see what version 7 of the product offers and how these features can be applied [...]]]> http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/03/dw7-update-training-planned/feed/ 0 http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/03/dw-ui-navigation/ http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/03/dw-ui-navigation/#comments Sun, 28 Mar 2010 02:30:37 +0000 Paul Gimbel http://www.razorleaf.com/?p=6508 An interesting situation arose with one of our clients that highlights the way that the DriveWorks Excel design master handles input controls. ]]> http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/03/dw-ui-navigation/feed/ 0 http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/02/design-automation-and-pdm/ http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/02/design-automation-and-pdm/#comments Sun, 28 Feb 2010 14:00:32 +0000 Paul Gimbel http://www.razorleaf.com/?p=6564 The purpose of design automation is to more quickly and easily generate vast amounts of outputs. ]]> http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/02/design-automation-and-pdm/feed/ 0 http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/02/whats-new-driveworks-7/ http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/02/whats-new-driveworks-7/#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:00:21 +0000 Paul Gimbel http://www.razorleaf.com/?p=6498 To say that DriveWorks 7 is a radical leap in the product’s development is not a stretch in any way. The DriveWorks development team has poured an immense amount of effort into the newest version of their flagship product.]]> http://www.razorleaf.com/2010/02/whats-new-driveworks-7/feed/ 0