Author Archives: Matthew West
SolidWorks World 2010 Day 3: General Session
So here’s the quick and dirty rundown on what was covered today. The user group network awards were awarded Darren Henry and his team put on a CAD Smackdown, pitting two of our best modelers in a head to head
... ContinuedSolidWorks 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
... 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.
... 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
... ContinuedGetting to the SolidWorks World 2010 Tweetup
Just a quick note for those of you attending the Tweetup tonight. If you look for directions in Google Maps, the results you get won't actually get you to the House of Blues. Here's how you really need to go.
... ContinuedFutures… made of… Virtual Parts and Assemblies!
SolidWorks 2010 introduced some great new functionality to the area of Virtual parts and assemblies. First of all lets go back to basics: What are virtual parts and assemblies? A part or assembly that does not have a saved file
... ContinuedSigning off from Concord (plus some useful links)
OK, I'm all done with pre-show stuff. No more presenter spotlights, no more contests, no more People @ SolidWorks World. The vault has been emptied. So au revior for now, and stay tuned for updates from Anaheim starting, well, probably
... ContinuedPeople @ SolidWorks World 2010: Me
This is the last video in the People @ SolidWorks World series, so I hope you've enjoyed them. I actually hadn't planned to do this, but several people said they wanted to see it, so I gave in. So here
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Wrapping up our SolidWorks World 2010 presenter spotlight series is SolidWorks’ own Justin Kidder. Justin’s presentation “Configurations – An Insider's View,” is scheduled for Monday 2/1 at 10:30 am. Q: As a presenter, what do you enjoy most about SolidWorks
... ContinuedPeople @ SolidWorks World 2010: SolidWorks Partner Team
Shantanu Kedar and Heather Hasz make up half of our partner team. In this video they talk about what they do here at SolidWorks, what goes into running the Partner Pavilion at SolidWorks World, and few things about the event
... ContinuedWelded to the spot – and now edge…
One of the most common questions from people who have welded structures is, “can you model welds?”. Well, obviously! In 2010 we have a new edge weld connector, similar to the spot weld connector already available. The tool allows you
... ContinuedSolidWorks World 2010 Tweetup/Blogger social details
If you talk about SolidWorks on your blog, or you're a Twitter user attending the event (and you're at least 21), I'll be hosting a Tweetup / blogger social at SolidWorks World 2010 following the partner pavilion reception on January
... ContinuedPeople @ SolidWorks World 2010: Kishore Boyalakuntla
Kishore is a product manager for SolidWorks Simulation. In this video he talks about what he does, his favorite features in SolidWorks 2010, and what he'll be doing at SolidWorks World 2010.
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4:14 PM EST – There is now a hotfix for this situation. The following has been posted to the SolidWorks Forum. https://forum.solidworks.com/message/138978#138978 All customers with PhotoWorks on a 64-bit operating system with SolidWorks 2009 SP5, 2010 SP1, or 2010 SP2
... ContinuedSolidWorks World 2010: Catching up with the All-Stars
As we get closer to SolidWorks World 2010, we’ve taken some time to speak with the exclusive group of guys who have attended every SolidWorks World—this will be the 12th year for each of them. Richard Doyle, Jeff Setzer, Phil
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