Every Windows executable binary file (EXE, DLL, etc) has a version consisting of the following elements and format: Major.Minor.Build.Revision. To many software users, this is just a random string of numbers. For those that develop and deploy software though, this version information is important, even crucial in troubleshooting situations. Have you ever wondered how the version is controlled or set, and how you can manage the version in your own Visual Studio projects? Continue Reading
For the past few years, the FileMon file access monitor and RegMon registry access monitor from Microsoft’s Sysinternals Team have been very
powerful utilities for troubleshooting performance and system error issues. These tools, however, are no longer available. They have been replaced by a new, unified Process Monitor.
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Like many technologies, the ending of support for a particular platform is, as Mr. Anderson is told in the Matrix, inevitable. Such is the way of Microsoft and VBA (Visual Basic for Applications). Microsoft announced a while ago it will no longer enhance or develop VBA (read as end-of-support), and will also no longer sell licensing to software developers (read as end-of-life). However, there is a replacement for this ubiquitous tool – Visual Studio Tools for Applications. Continue Reading
If you’re a veteran CAD designer getting to know 3DVIA Composer, you’ve probably already asked yourself the question, “Why doesn’t this tool let me maintain my CAD assembly constraints?” There’s actually a very good reason – they’re going to be more hindrance than help. Continue Reading
Razorleaf will present at SolidWorks World 2010 on February 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, 2010. Paul Gimbel from Razorleaf will be delivering three presentations, “Demystifying the SolidWorks API,” “Automated Design Validation with the SolidWorks API,” and “Automating with Excel: An Object-Oriented Approach.” Johnny Molica from Razorleaf will be presenting “3DVIA Composer: Monolithic Versus Fully Shattered Structures.” Continue Reading
John Molica
Razorleaf is pleased to announce an addition to our consulting team, Johnny Molica. Johnny joined Razorleaf’s EPDM group, and brings with him a long history in the industry, having worked in the SolidWorks VAR channel for more than 10 years with products like SmarTeam, SolidWorks, and EPDM. Continue Reading
With the release of the Dassault Systemes V6R2010 products (and some V6R2009x products) a new version of the DS license server is required, namely LUM 5.1.x. For those that have never seen prior LUM releases behave strangely, the 5.1 release seems to be a bit quirkier and more sensitive to its environment. Continue Reading
