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SOLIDWORKS World 2019 Call for Presentations is LIVE! Only 10 Days Left to Submit!
You are part of an amazing community of people representing expertise in countless industries and daily use cases for SOLIDWORKS and we need you to share your brainpower! Submit your SOLIDWORKS World 2019 presentation today!
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Meets Vintage Works: Speeder Bike Motorcycle
Our customers range from cool to coolest. Recently, we had a conversation with Vintage Works founders Paul Nelson and Dave Wall about their vision and some of the projects they’ve tackled over the past couple of years. If you’ve seen
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Meets Eaton’s Ephesus: Relighting the Game
Imagine that you had the perfect seats at the ultimate National Football League (NFL) game, Super Bowl XLVII. Not only are Super Bowl tickets hard to come by, but these particular tickets were something extraordinary. You were about to watch
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Meets the Icon Explore
Christian Bagg once identified himself as a journeyman machinist, but more recently, he’d tell you he’s an inventor and entrepreneur by trade; “I design and build things. That’s the easiest way that I can tell people what I do. I
... ContinuedExperience the BEST Community in CAD at SWW17
Each year we ask attendees why they come to SOLIDWORKS World and their top two reasons are always the same: networking and top-tier technical training. We know the power of the SOLIDWORKS community doesn’t stop at SOLIDWORKS World. In 2016,
... ContinuedGig ‘Em: How One Aggie is Changing the Way Students Navigate Campus
As a freshman at Texas A&M University, Tyler Wooten became involved in StartUp AggieLand. “StartUp AggieLand is our start up, incubator style learning program where students and alumni can learn how to be an entrepreneur.” One of his team members
... Continued#SWW17 Call for Papers – Time’s Running Out! Submit Today!
There are only 148 days left until SOLIDWORKS World, and planning is in full swing here at SOLIDWORKS. I might have the coolest role ever in planning the event – basically speaking, I get to orchestrate fun stuff: scavenger hunts, front
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Women in Engineering Series: Karly Nettleton
“I enjoy being part of an engineering team for the great successes, challenges, and knowledge that I gain every day.” Karly Nettleton is a mechanical designer, artist, mother, and our Women in Engineering recipient for the month of August! Karly’s
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Women in Engineering Series: Samantha Sanchez
First Generation A first generation college graduate, Samantha Sanchez is a cultural anthropologist from the University of California San Diego and our SOLIDWORKS Women in Engineering recipient for July 2016. When I began researching Samantha for our interview, the first
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Meets Chairslayer: Part II
Sliding sideways at full steering lock. A thunder cloud of smoke streaming off the rear tires. The howl of a straight-pipe monster screaming under the hood. RPMs held at the limiter like a Doberman snapping at the end of his
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Women In Engineering Series: Shari Robinson
Do you have a bucket list? That mental list of things you want to try…maybe…someday… I thought this was something we all experienced, a common thread of dreams we’ll eventually get around to. That was until I had the pleasure
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Meets Chairslayer: Part I
Sliding sideways at full steering lock. A thunder cloud of smoke streaming off the rear tires. The howl of a straight-pipe monster screaming under the hood. RPMs held at the limiter like a Doberman snapping at the end of his
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Meets FIRST Ambassador Liam Fay
This year, I attended my first-ever FIRST Robotics World Championship in St. Louis, Missouri. I needed a little help finding my way around and decided the best way to get started would be a guided tour. My student Ambassadors were
... ContinuedNate Andrews – A SOLIDWORKS Journey
I’m pretty passionate about SOLIDWORKS Technical Support and Certifications. If you’ve ever heard me talk about SOLIDWORKS Certification and creating your ‘Wall of Awesomeness’, you have an idea. I didn’t just wake up one day and become passionate about these
... ContinuedSWUGN Group Leader Spotlight – Richard Doyle
Several months ago, Richard Doyle and I began discussing ways we could highlight the fantastic SOLIDWORKS User Group Leaders in our community. Completely dedicated to their members, these leaders have been volunteering their time to inform and connect users in
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