Author Archives: Matthew West
Still need help convincing your boss to send you to SolidWorks World?
We can’t twist your boss’ arm or anything like that, but we can give you some more tools to use. Show your boss this video so he or she can see how much useful stuff you’ll learn. According to the
... ContinuedDetails on SolidWorks World 2009 TweetUp / blogger social – updated
OK, so I have some more info for anyone planning on attending the TweetUp. Here goes. Date: Saturday, February 7Time: 7 pm – wheneverWhereDolphin hotel lobby lounge If you plan to attend, please leave a comment on
... ContinuedSolidWorks World 2009 podcast: Mark Biasotti
Welcome to the first installment in the SolidWorks 2009 podcast series. Today we'll hear from Mark Biasotti, Product Manager of New Product Concepts at DS SolidWorks Corp. Mark talks about the breakout sessions he's conducting, as well as his thoughts
... ContinuedSolidWorks World 2009 Flickr group
I'm trying to get a jump on all of the coming image and video goodness, so I've created a SolidWorks World 2009 group on Flickr. It's open to anyone, so please feel free to upload any and all of your
... ContinuedSolidWorks World 2009 blogger social / Tweetup – save the date
OK, so I'm still working out the details on this, but it's looking like I'm going to be shooting for early Saturday evening (February 7) for the first ever SolidWorks World blogger social & Tweetup. Not sure what that means?
... ContinuedVote for SolidWorks enhancements online
This year we want to add a new level of accessibility and transparency to the way top ten enhancements are gathered and ranked. To that effect, Bill Taylor and the SolidWorks web gurus have built a new tool that allows
... ContinuedWhat do you want to know about SolidWorks World?
Tomorrow I’ll be sitting down with Jeff Ray and Jon Hirschtick to record a joint interview for our SolidWorks World podcast series. I have a list of my own questions, but I want to know what you want to hear
... ContinuedSomething funny happened on the way to SolidWorks World…
We’ve been hearing stories from some of you about how you’re having to get…creative…in order to get to SolidWorks World 2009. But so far, it’s mostly second-hand information. So we want to hear it directly from you. Did you have
... ContinuedAnd the SolidWorks World Mystery Guest is…
Sir Richard Branson. He’ll be speaking in the general session on Feb. 9, 2009, which begins at 8:30 a.m. EST. Here’s a bit more info from his official bio: Richard Branson is founder of the Virgin Group, consisting of more
... Continued#SWW09 Twitter widget
For anyone who’s interested, I’ve created a widget you can put on your site that will display Twitter posts that include the #SWW09 hashtag. It’s on the left-hand column of the blog here, and if you want one for your
... ContinuedFree SolidWorks SimulationXpress online training
As I’m sure most of you are already aware, every seat of SolidWorks includes SimulationXpress, formerly known as COSMOSXpress. It can provide basic analysis functionality for those of you who don’t use FEA tools regularly, or who aren’t ready to
... ContinuedDusting off the cobwebs.
Wow, it’s been a log time since anyone has written here, huh? Well, that’s about to change. In the next few days and weeks, look for new posts, new bloggers, and new topics. Keep your eyes open!
... ContinuedNews and notes from the SolidWorks User Group Network
The Lower Alabama SolidWorks User Group is holding its first meeting March 23rd – https://www.swugn.org/pages/calendar/UGdetails.html?id=338 The Seattle Area SolidWorks Power User Group celebrates its 10th anniversary with a meeting on April 18th – https://www.swugn.org/pages/calendar/UGdetails.html?id=127 The Eastern Michigan SolidWorks User Group
... ContinuedSolidWorks Early Visibility (EV) program
At SolidWorks, we place a high value on the opinion of our customers. The Early Visibility program provides you an opportunity to review and validate a Service Pack before general release. This program is for active subscription service customers. The
... ContinuedSWUGN Technical Summits
Monthly Technical Events around the US The SolidWorks User Group Network (SWUGN) has announced the schedule for the 2006 SWUGN Technical Summit days. These one-day events are being held monthly in cities across the US and feature a choice of
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