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There were 183 of us freshmen, and a bowling ball hanging from the three- story ceiling to just above the floor. Feynman walked in and, without a word, grabbed the ball and backed against the wall with the ball touching his nose. He let go, and the ball swung slowly 60 feet across the room and back stopping naturally just short of crushing his face. Then he took the ball again, stepped forward, and said: "I wanted to show you that I believe in what I'm going to teach you over the next two years.

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Whats Old in SolidWorks 2011 Phil Sluder TriAxial Design and Analysis When things are going well, something will go wrong. When things just can't get any worse, they will. Anytime things appear to be going better, you have overlooked something. Richard Feynman

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Convert / Offset entities tool on a model edge in a sketch, drag the endpoints for adjustment.

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3D Sketcher Triad

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Remove Icons and Move Icons within / between Toolbars Anytime (Alt-Drag)

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Replace Components

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Combine - Common

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Virtual Sharps Parts / Assemblies: Virtual Sharp in a sketch Intersection of two edges and point Drawings: Just select two lines

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Pack and Go from Windows Explorer Note to Phil; Hyperlink Left Intentionally Blank

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Collapse Items in FeatureManager Design Tree

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Projected Curves / Combine Bodies - Common

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Sweep Dog (Alice in Wonderland Reference) 2D Path (single) 2D Path (multiple) 3D Path (single) 3D Path (multiple) 2D Profile (single) Yes 2D Profile (multiple) Yes 3D Profile (multiple) Yes Why?No 30min

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Boundary + Selection Manager + Sweep Dog

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Drag an Equation driven sketch and it recalculates

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Chamfer Dimensions

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Explain why Do not link to Display States to Configuration will not work when hiding bodies in part configurations

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Tools, Hole Alignment

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Insert, Component, Copy with Mates

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Multi-Mate (this was a huge hit)

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