Author Archives: Richard Doyle
50,000 and Counting
Devon beat me to the punch (and thanks Brian Lindahl for the heads up), so I’ll just reiterate how cool it is that the SolidWorks Discussion forums reached 50,000 members today. What’s even more amazing is the number of folks
... Continued10,000 Lakes and 1 SWUGN Summit
Registration for the SWUGN Summit – Minneapolis is now open! Dan Podzimek has put together quite a list of speakers for the August 19th event, and the event will be represented by at least three area SolidWorks user groups. For
... ContinuedHangin' with the Press
There is a great deal of things I like about SolidWorks World – if you know me that’s a no-brainer statement. For the past couple of years, SolidWorks World has also meant hanging around near the press room on occasion
... ContinuedA New Name and a New Leader in Cincinnati
The Tri-State SolidWorks User Group has been around for a long time. I finally got to meet some of the group members, and the former group leader, at a SWUGN Summit event last September. Dave Burbrink had already informed me
... Continued12, 48, 67
Nope, they’re not football signals. The numbers represent the attendance for the past three meetings of the New Hampshire SolidWorks User Group. Thanks in great part to the efforts of Cindy Berend, NH-SWUG has emerged as a force to be
... ContinuedThis Group Protected by Smith & Wesson
One of the best SWUGN success stories over the past few years has been the Central MA/Northern CT SolidWorks User Group. Superbly managed by a 4 person committee – Ed "The Mad Scientist" Gebo, Randy "The Traveler" Lennox, Tom "The
... ContinuedNow It's Time for Some Crab Cakes
While the attendance at the Baltimore Summit won’t break any records, we did have a great bunch of SolidWorks users show up. The presenters were top-notch…my thanks to Devon Sowell, Matt Lombard, Derek Meyers, Greg Jankowski, and Joe Galleria for
... ContinuedEveryone's Doing the Download Thing
SolidWorks 2009 Beta is now available for download to subscription service customers. Visit the Customer Portal to get your hands on it now! The beta forums are heating up as well – so far a lot of messages wondering when
... ContinuedSWUGN Summit – Baltimore
Registration is open for the SWUGN Summit – Baltimore. The event will be held on Tuesday, June 17th (near the BWI Airport) and features some really good presenters, including Greg Jankowski who will be doing sessions on CAD Management and
... ContinuedSLC Joins the SolidWorks User Group Network
It’s official, Salt Lake City joins SWUGN with the Northern Utah SolidWorks User Group. Colin Heald and Chad Clarke head up the new group which is planning its first meeting for August 20th. In addition, Colin and Chad will be
... ContinuedWatch What You Wear
Gabi Jack learns the hard way what might happen when you’re sporting your SolidWorks attire. Has this ever happened to you?
... ContinuedSESWUW Wrap Up
Matt does a nice job of wrapping up the Southeast SolidWorks User Workshop in Columbia, SC. I’ll add my congratulations to Tony Cantrell for pulling together a great event. Tony’s already looking forward to doing it again next year. On
... ContinuedThe End of the Two-Day User Events? Hardly.
When Mark Peters retired last year from the SWUGN Committee, I thought it would also be the end of two day, user run events. The Midwest SolidWorks User Conference outlasted them all, running for five straight years and helping hundreds
... ContinuedMr. Tips and Tricks and the Red River Rivalry
Phil Sluder, aka "Mr. Tips and Tricks", spent a good deal of time last week shuffling between Texas and Oklahoma. Phil was one of the terrific presenters at the SWUGN Summit – Oklahoma City attended by more than 60 SolidWorks
... ContinuedSWUGN Spotlight – Twin Cities COSMOS User Group
What do you get when you take a (self-admitted) rookie SolidWorks user with little or no FEA experience, a huge metro area with two terrific user groups (1 and 2), and a bunch of COSMOS users without a place to
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