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Kubotek NewsletterJune 2011  
Welcome

 

Over the last few months, our focus has been on making sure we give you plenty of opportunities to use KeyCreator better and more efficiently.   We opened KeyCreator University which his chock full of KeyCreator knowledge that addresses all sorts of questions and problems.  That library of information is going to keep growing steadily.

 

Additionally, we have also added new training opportunities beyond our normal offerings.  Those are discussed in the newsletter below.   And as always, Walt Silva is always open to hearing from you in regards to your training requests.

 

With all this talk about training, don't forget that you can also contact our awesome Technical Support team.  Tech Support can be reached by email, on the phone at 1-800-372-3872, and for the real adventurous types, you can even chat online with them during most business hours.       

 

No matter what, we're here to help you and keep you in tip-top productivity shape.  After all, KeyCreator wouldn't be #1 in 3D Direct Modelring without you.

 

Enjoy your summer and cheers!  

 

The Kubotek USA Team
Direct Modeling 101
Interactive e-Book 
Direct Modeling 101 Interactive Guide   

We recently published an interactive e-book to help illustrate unique direct modeling tools and capabilities.  Additionally, the e-book describes the advent of direct modeling technology and compares its advantages to older, parametric history-based CAD technology. 


Click here to view Direct Modeling 101 Interactive e-Book. 

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KeyCreator University is open and providing great bits of KeyCreator knowledge and expert instruction.  But wait.  You're not on maintenance.  You can't take advantage of everything in KCU, can you?  Maybe you should update your KeyCreator Software Maintenance!

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New Training Opportunities 

KeyCreator Industry Power Plays. 

Online, 75-minute classes.  Focused on the needs of your industry. 

 

Learn powerful techniques to help you to perform at superstar levels.  Industrial Power Plays give you the picks and clicks that simplify and speed up your design process for your industry.

 

Check out our training schedule to find a class and sign up. 

 

KeyCreator Workshops

Coming to a city near you.

 

Enjoy the camaraderie of fellow KeyCreator users during a live, in-person workshop.  We're making plans to visit several key geographical areas in the US and Canada.  We'll provide hands-on instruction and phenomenal discussions with our KeyCreator Training Ace, "Doc Walt." 

 

Contact Walt Silva for more information on either of these opportunities, or to discuss your own training situation/needs. 


Kubotek ECO Manager

Engineering changes driving you mad and increasing business costs?  How long is it taking you to find all the design changes in the ECO? Are you haunted by any changes that you've missed? detect-design-changes

 

If you've been wishing for a way to automate the ECO process, wish no more. 

Kubotek ECO Manager makes detecting and documenting engineering design changes as simple as pushing a button.


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Customer Image 

kCorner june cust imgThis K-Corner image was sent to us by Don Bedwell. Don has been a CadKey/KeyCreator user since V2.03 (1983). Don creates his models in KeyCreator and renders them using KeyShot.

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Send us your images!

We invite you to send us your own image, snapshot from KeyCreator or rendering with KeyShot to be featured in the newsletter and on our web site.

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Select one of the images below for your wallpaper. When the image opens right click on the image and select "Set as Background".

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MicroSlices Training 

Did you know that each month, we offer various 15 minute webinars aimed at showing you valuable ways to use KeyCreator? 

We call them KC MicroSlices.They are absolutely free - all you need to do is sign up! 


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KeyCreator Tips and Tricks by Doc Walt 

In this month's Tips and Tricks we'll take a look at using 2 Xform functions, Rotate and Mirror to quickly create a part.
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Frequently Asked Support Question

Q.  How do you program the right mouse button to function as an ACCEPT key?

A.  Go to TOOLS>CUSTOMIZE>VIEWPORT> Disable right mouse button viewport menus.


In This Issue
Direct Modeling 101 e-Book
Promotions
In the News
New Training Opportunities
Customer Image
Desktop Wallpaper
MicroSlices Training
Tips and Tricks
Frequently Asked Support Question
Recent Blog Posts
KeyCreator 2011 Trial Download
Upcoming Events 

 

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