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Gambling is often considered a vice, and among some holy-rollers, it is a sin.Consequently, casino-style gambling is illegal in many places. Places where it is legal and widespread (e.g. Nevada, USA and Monte Carlo, Monaco) have a thriving tourist industry, and since the 1980s, numerous Native American reservations in the United States have been able to profit from casinos because tribal. The MIT Blackjack Team was a group of students and ex-students from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard University, and other leading colleges who used card counting techniques and more sophisticated strategies to beat casinos at blackjack worldwide. Aponte first played as a member of the MIT Blackjack Team in 1992, after passing the team’s big player test (the BP 'checkout'). In the big player team strategy, it is the BP that comes in and capitalizes on the advantage with big bets after spotters have identified a 'hot shoe' with a favorable count.

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SolidWorks (stylized as SOLIDWORKS) is a solid modelingcomputer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided engineering (CAE) computer program that runs on Microsoft Windows. SolidWorks is published by Dassault Systèmes.

According to the publisher, over two million engineers and designers at more than 165,000 companies were using SolidWorks as of 2013.^[2] Also according to the company, fiscal year 2011–12 revenue for SolidWorks totalled $483 million.^[3]

History

SolidWorks Corporation was founded in December 1993 by Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduate Jon Hirschtick. Hirschtick used $1 million he had made while a member of the MIT Blackjack Team to set up the company.^[4] Initially based in Waltham, Massachusetts, United States, Hirschtick recruited a team of engineers with the goal of building 3D CAD software that was easy-to-use, affordable, and available on the Windows desktop. Operating later from Concord, Massachusetts, SolidWorks released its first product SolidWorks 95, in November 1995.^[5][6] In 1997 Dassault, best known for its CATIA CAD software, acquired SolidWorks for $310 million in stock.^[5] Jon Hirschtick stayed on board for the next 14 years in various roles. Under his leadership, SolidWorks grew to a $100 million revenue company.^[7]

SolidWorks currently markets several versions of the SolidWorks CAD software in addition to eDrawings, a collaboration tool, and DraftSight, a 2D CAD product.

SolidWorks was headed by John McEleney from 2001 to July 2007 and Jeff Ray from 2007 to January 2011. The current CEO is Gian Paolo Bassi from Jan 2015. Gian Paolo Bassi replaces Bertrand Sicot, who is promoted Vice President Sales of Dassault Systèmes’ Value Solutions sales channel.

Release history

Market

DS Solidworks Corp. has sold over 1.5 million licenses of SolidWorks worldwide.^[8] This includes a large proportion of educational licenses.^[9] The Sheffield Telegraph comments that Solidworks is the world's most popular CAD software.^[10] Its user base ranges from individuals to large corporations, and covers a very wide cross-section of manufacturing market segments. Commercial sales are made through an indirect channel, which includes dealers and partners throughout the world. In the United States, the first reseller of SolidWorks, in 1995, was Computer Aided Technology, Inc, headquartered in Chicago. Directly competitive products to SolidWorks include Solid Edge, and Autodesk Inventor. SolidWorks also partners with third party developers to add functionality in niche market applications like finite element analysis, circuit layout, tolerance checking, etc. SolidWorks has also licensed its 3D modeling capabilities to other CAD software vendors, notably ANVIL.^[11]

Modeling technology

SolidWorks is a solid modeler, and utilizes a parametric feature-based approach to create models and assemblies. The software is written on Parasolid-kernel.

Parameters refer to constraints whose values determine the shape or geometry of the model or assembly. Parameters can be either numeric parameters, such as line lengths or circle diameters, or geometric parameters, such as tangent, parallel, concentric, horizontal or vertical, etc. Numeric parameters can be associated with each other through the use of relations, which allows them to capture design intent.

Design intent is how the creator of the part wants it to respond to changes and updates. For example, you would want the hole at the top of a beverage can to stay at the top surface, regardless of the height or size of the can. SolidWorks allows the user to specify that the hole is a feature on the top surface, and will then honor their design intent no matter what height they later assign to the can.

Features refer to the building blocks of the part. They are the shapes and operations that construct the part. Shape-based features typically begin with a 2D or 3D sketch of shapes such as bosses, holes, slots, etc. This shape is then extruded or cut to add or remove material from the part. Operation-based features are not sketch-based, and include features such as fillets, chamfers, shells, applying draft to the faces of a part, etc.

Building a model in SolidWorks usually starts with a 2D sketch (although 3D sketches are available for power users). The sketch consists of geometry such as points, lines, arcs, conics (except the hyperbola), and splines. Dimensions are added to the sketch to define the size and location of the geometry. Relations are used to define attributes such as tangency, parallelism, perpendicularity, and concentricity. The parametric nature of SolidWorks means that the dimensions and relations drive the geometry, not the other way around. The dimensions in the sketch can be controlled independently, or by relationships to other parameters inside or outside of the sketch.

In an assembly, the analog to sketch relations are mates. Just as sketch relations define conditions such as tangency, parallelism, and concentricity with respect to sketch geometry, assembly mates define equivalent relations with respect to the individual parts or components, allowing the easy construction of assemblies. SolidWorks also includes additional advanced mating features such as gear and cam follower mates, which allow modeled gear assemblies to accurately reproduce the rotational movement of an actual gear train.

Finally, drawings can be created either from parts or assemblies. Views are automatically generated from the solid model, and notes, dimensions and tolerances can then be easily added to the drawing as needed. The drawing module includes most paper sizes and standards (ANSI, ISO, DIN, GOST, JIS, BSI and SAC).

File format

SolidWorks files (previous to version 2015) use the Microsoft Structured Storage file format. This means that there are various files embedded within each SLDDRW (drawing files), SLDPRT (part files), SLDASM (assembly files) file, including preview bitmaps and metadata sub-files. Various third-party tools (see COM Structured Storage) can be used to extract these sub-files, although the subfiles in many cases use proprietary binary file formats.

See also

References

1. 'The future of Solidworks'. September 27, 2011. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
2. ↑ Opening statement by CEO Bertrand Sicot at 2013 Solidworks World YouTube Video Link.
3. ↑ SolidWorks Fact Sheet, July 30, 2012.
4. ↑ Bob Tremblay (March 26, 2008). 'Former MIT blackjack team member talks about breaking the bank'. Galesburg Register News.
5. Solidworks Company History. Solidworks company website
6. ↑ Solidworks Company Information, Solidworks company website
7. ↑ 'Exclusive: SolidWorks vets raise $64 million for Onshape'.
8. ↑ 'Thanks for helping us reach our millionth license!'. SolidWorks. April 30, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
9. ↑ http://cadworkstations.strikingly.com/blog/solidworks-in-u-s-universities
10. ↑ 'Solid finds solution in business park switch'. The Sheffield Telegraph. December 10, 2009. Retrieved 2010-02-15.
11. ↑ 'ANVIL EXPRESS® SOLIDWORKS® Connectivity'. MCS ANVIL. September 2009. Retrieved 2011-04-15.

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Mike Aponte, also known as MIT Mike, is a professional blackjack player and a former member of the MIT Blackjack Team. Aponte was part of a team of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) students that legally won millions playing blackjack at casinos around the world by counting cards. He is the basis for one of the main characters, Jason Fisher, in the book, Bringing Down the House, by Ben Mezrich,^[1] which inspired the motion picture, 21.

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Growing up Aponte rarely played cards.^{[citation needed]} He was the son of a U.S. Army tactical instructor, and his family moved on a regular basis, both within the United States and overseas. He attended 11 different schools before graduating valedictorian from Ewing High School in New Jersey.^[2][3] That fall, he moved to Boston to attend MIT, where he studied economics and played on the school’s football team. In his senior year a friend told him about a team at MIT that used special mathematical techniques to win at blackjack.

In an interview with All In magazine, Mike recalled: “When I attended my first blackjack team meeting I was completely hooked. I was fascinated by the mathematics of card counting and of course the lure of big money and the high roller lifestyle. I was highly motivated to learn card counting and I practiced hard to develop my skills.”^{[citation needed]}

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Blackjack[edit]

Aponte first played as a member of the MIT Blackjack Team in 1992, after passing the team’s big player test (the BP 'checkout'). In the big player team strategy, it is the BP that comes in and capitalizes on the advantage with big bets after spotters have identified a 'hot shoe' with a favorable count. Aponte was one of the team's most successful big players, and was also the team's manager, responsible for recruiting and training new players, as well as coordinating team trips.^{[citation needed]}

Until 2000, Aponte and his colleagues achieved substantial success at casinos in the United States and other countries as well, eventually earning millions of dollars. The team practiced rigorously, maintained an intense travel schedule and planned their blackjack operations meticulously.

After his professional card counting career, Aponte went on to win the World Series of Blackjack championship in 2004, and co-founded a company that provides instructional products on how to win at blackjack.^[4] Mike has coached several notable players including Nathaniel Tilton, author of The Blackjack Life and his playing partner 'D.A.'.^[5] In 2007 Aponte became the first blackjack player ever to be depicted on a trading card in Topps' Allen & Ginter set.^[6] He now coaches blackjack, and speaks at universities and corporations.^[7]

References[edit]

1. ^Swogger, Rick 'Interview with MIT Mike' BlackjackInfo.com
2. ^Schwartz, Marc. 'Playing your hand at Blackjack', The Record (Bergen County), April 22, 2007. Accessed September 30, 2007. 'The Ewing high school graduate works with underprivileged kids in the Washington, D.C., area.'
3. ^Trently, Jeff. 'Recognize the face on this ace? Rebel gambler gets his own card', The Times (Trenton, New Jersey), September 3, 2007. Accessed September 30, 2007.
4. ^Rivlin, Gary. ' A Strategy Up Their Sleeves'The New York Times, December 30, 2007
5. ^'ThePOGG Interviews - Nathaniel Tilton author of 'The Blackjack Life''. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
6. ^Earhart, Cynthia 'Making it to the Topps', Midwest Gaming and Travel, November, 2007
7. ^Baker, Samantha. 'Card counter Comes to CSU'The Rocky Mountain Collegian, February 9, 2011

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