Author Archives: Richard Doyle
SolidWorks World 2007 Update
The SolidWorks World website is now live. The agenda is still being developed, but there’s plenty of good reasons to visit the site: Call for Papers If you’re still thinking about speaking at SWW, the call for papers is still
... ContinuedYou Can Go Home Again
I’ll be on the road a lot starting next week and continuing through August. SWUGN Summit events will take me to Kansas City on July 25th, and Seattle the 22nd of August. I’ll be a speaker at the De Anza
... ContinuedUser Groups Around the World
The SolidWorks User Group Network is very happy with the success of local user group chapters in North America. More than 90 groups (and growing) in the US and Canada alone. Over the next few months, we’ll be focusing a
... ContinuedA Week in Boston
I left Austin, Texas Monday for my bi-annual trip to SolidWorks corporate, leaving behind 90 degree weather only to arrive to 91 degrees and 65% humidity. So much for cool, early summer weather up north. The week started with the
... ContinuedSolidWorks, Students, and Marie
We’ve talked here before about SolidWorks and education. A CAD Insider article introduces one of my favorite (former) educators and now Director of Education Markets at SolidWorks, Marie Planchard. Between writing books, running a very successful SolidWorks user group in
... ContinuedHouston..We don't have a problem
After struggling for a while, the Houston SolidWorks User Group is back and better than ever. There were more than 45 people in attendance this week and they were treated to three very good technical sessions, and one long-winded speech
... ContinuedMaking Friends in the SolidWorks Community
Devon Sowell of 3D Design Solutions in Carlsbad, CA registered early for the SWUGN Summit. While that’s not unusual, the Summit event he registered for was Boston, nearly 2600 miles from home. I asked Devon what made him decide to
... ContinuedMotivational video?
Evan Yares writes about marketing tactics. A friend of mine in the industry said it best: "I’m speechless" Richard
... ContinuedSWUGN Summit – Denver
The SWUGN Summit series continues to gain momentum, this time with more than 90 participants in Denver, Colorado. Bolstered by four presentations from local SolidWorks users, the session schedule was very well received. The most popular session? Kevin Van Liere’s
... ContinuedMy favorite time of the year – SolidWorks World
Anticipation gets started early this year, the SolidWorks World 2007 call-for-papers has been announced. I’ve written about why I attend SolidWorks World, I would like to hear why you attend. Richard
... ContinuedSolidWorks and Catia – again
Roopinder Tara talks about Dassault and SolidWorks not "talking", raising the question for the ten-thousandth time. John McEleney answers it for the ten-thousandth and first time (read his comments).
... ContinuedLucky Number 7
By all accounts, Matt Lombard is a busy guy. Matt runs his own consulting business, pops in on just about every SolidWorks discussion board offering help and advice, and represents the SolidWorks User Group Network in the Southeastern US. But
... ContinuedSWUGN Summit – San Jose
Another SWUGN Summit went off without a hitch last week as 80+ users converged on the Hilton – Santa Clara in sunny California. Most of the attendees were there to see the technical sessions and they weren’t disappointed. Phil Sluder,
... ContinuedMeeting with Students
Robert Meitzler, Eastern Michigan SolidWorks User Group Leader reports on a recent morning he spent with students at Southeastern High School of Technology (yep, high school) in Detroit, Michigan. “I had the pleasure of speaking with students at the first
... ContinuedSWUGN Summit – Houston
One down, eight to go The first of nine SWUGN Technical Summits was held in Houston, Texas last week. The event drew 65 users and featured ten different technical sessions, and a couple of vendor presentations during the sit-down lunch.
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