Developer Day


Developer Day is designed to help you get the most out of the Solid Edge API.  If you are looking to automate tasks and improve the productivity of your design team or create your own Solid Edge Apps, these classes will put you on the right track. Last year, we had many requests for more hands-on training for Solid Edge Developer Day.  We are excited to be doing just that for 2013!  To get the most out of these hands-on classes, you will need to bring a laptop with both Solid Edge ST5 and Visual Studio installed (see below for the exact specs and download information).

Below is the agenda for the classes and hands-on sessions.  We will run two separate tracks based on your experience.  Customers, VARs, and Technology partners are all welcome to attend.

System Requirements

  • Operating system
  • Windows 7 SP1 (x86 and x64)
  • Supported architectures
  • 32-bit (x86)
  • 64-bit (x64)

 

Minimum Hardware Requirements

  • 1.6 GHz or faster processor
  • 4 GB of RAM (2.0 GB if running on a virtual machine)
  • 5 GB of available hard disk space
  • 7200 RPM hard disk drive
  • DirectX 9-capable video card running at 1024 x 768 or higher display resolution
  • 64-bit (x64)

 

Minimum Software Requirement

  • Visual Studio 2010 Express or Visual Studio 2012 Express. If your laptop does not have a license for these products, you can download an express version from: http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/eng/products/visual-studio-express-for-windows-desktop
  • Solid Edge ST5 (32-Bit or 64-Bit).  If your laptop does not have a license for this version, you can download the trial version here. Please note, this must be done within 45 days of the class.
  • http://www.plm.automation.siemens.com/en_us/products/velocity/solidedge/free-solid-edge.shtml
  • Microsoft Word – 2003 or higher
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader

 

If you are just getting started with VB programming and Visual Studio, it is highly recommended you visit the Microsoft site and work though some of the tutorials here:  MS Getting Started Tutorials

 

Time

Topic


8:00am - 8:15am


Introductions and Day's Agenda


8:15am - 9:00am


Review Pre-requisites and Licensing

9:00am - 10:00am


Hands-On:  Visual Studio 2012 Getting Started


10:00am - 10:15am


Break


10:15am - 11:15am


Hands-On:  My First Solid Edge Automation


11:15am - 12:15pm


Program to Create an Assembly and Generate Drawing


12:15pm - 1:00pm


Lunch


1:00pm - 2:00pm


Understanding Solid Edge Type Libraries


2:00pm - 3:00pm


Hands-On:  My First Solid Edge Macro


3:00pm - 4:00pm


Exercise:  TBD


4:00pm - 4:15pm


Break


4:15pm - 4:45pm


Ready-to-Use Samples (Codeplex)


4:45pm - 5:00pm


Evaluation