Monthly Archives: February 2010
SolidWorks World 2010 Day 2: General Session
The big news out of general session today was (obviously) James Cameron talking to the 5000 attendees. He talked about starting out as a tool-and-die guy when he was in college, and how he and his team are constantly pushing
... ContinuedA mighty wind @ World
When a hurricane tore the roof off a customer’s plant, recalls Jason Williams, all that remained intact were some steel girders and an industrial fan – a Big Ass fan. Please pardon the language, but that’s not us cussin’. Big
... ContinuedMore about the electric hotrod
Here’s a quick interview with Jeremy Luchini, Mike North and Dave Smith talking about the electric hotrod shown today. I have a more detailed video of the car I’ll post later.
... ContinuedPartner Pavilion Showcase and Toys with Phil Sluder
Had a chance again to walk the floor of the Partner Pavilion here at Solidworks World. The product showcases here would make me want to start writing up my Christmas list. Plane. Check. Awesome Dune Buggy. Check. Massively over speced
... ContinuedSolidWorks World 2010 Day 1 General Session
This morning Jeff Ray took the stage for his annual Keynote. He got the crowd excited right off the bat by announcing that over 5000 people are registered for today at Solidworks World. In times of recession Solidworks Corp. seems
... ContinuedIn Line at the Morning General Session
With a small meal in my belly this got under way with this mornings General Session. Although I had a reserved seat I wanted to arrive early and make sure I knew what was going on. It seems a few
... ContinuedSolidWorks World 2010 Day 1: General Session
So the first general session of SolidWorks World 2010 has ended, and wow…talk about cool. If you couldn't be here, I'll list a few of the highlights: Dassault Systemes CEO Bernard Charles talking about his vision for he future of
... ContinuedPartner Pavilion, User Group Leaders and Tweetup
After a heavy day of tweeting and checking my schedule the trusty iPhone battery was ready to give out by about 5 O'Clock. Thankfully, with a convention hall full of booths displaying cutting edge 3D tech it was easy to
... ContinuedAmtrak has arrived at ‘World’
If you’ve luxuriated in the sleekness of Amtrak’s Acela, you can thank two SolidWorks Worlds 2010 attendees, Bruce Hoffman and John Campbell. They and their teams use SolidWorks software not to design new train cars – those last for decades
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