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SOLIDWORKS User Group Leaders Will Teach You Stuff
One of the many benefits of leading a SOLIDWORKS User Group is free admission to the annual SOLIDWORKS World Conference, and 100+ of our SWUGN leaders take advantage of that each year. And that’s it – no further requirements. You
... ContinuedKeynote Speakers at SOLIDWORKS World 2015 Inspire Engineers and Designers to Imagine the Possibilities
What if you could expand the limits of product design and innovation into new territories? Design for all five senses, not just sight and touch? Harness the inner workings of the human brain to better design the products of tomorrow?
... ContinuedTyler Beck Wants You to Do Stuff Faster
Tyler Beck’s SOLIDWORKS World presentations carry a common theme – doing things faster. Tyler first presented at SOLIDWORKS World 2012 with “Faster Modeling” and “Better, Faster Sketching”. Both sessions were rated very highly by the attendees. After a break in 2013, Tyler
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS World 2015 – By the Numbers
Did you know, there is a place where great things happen and where more than 5,000 of your peers go to find answers to everyday design and engineering challenges? They go to learn about the industry, network with other designers,
... ContinuedBrian's SOLIDWORKS World Session Gets Better With Age
The Property Tab Builder is a stand-alone utility in SOLIDWORKS that is used to create a customized interface for entering custom property information into SOLIDWORKS files. It was introduced in SOLIDWORKS 2010. Not long after the release, Brian Long took
... ContinuedGet a Solid Return on SOLIDWORKS World 2015
Wondering what you can get yourself this holiday season? Or even better, what you can get for your company? How about a solid ROI on your attendance at SOLIDWORKS World 2015, taking place in Phoenix, Arizona February 8th-11, 2015! You
... ContinuedThe Big Three are Back at SOLIDWORKS World 2015
When I snapped this picture at SOLIDWORKS World 2014 in San Diego, I knew that it would show three of the best presenters of the year – Phil Sluder, Ed Eaton, and newcomer Andrew Lowe. The “Big Three” are back once
... ContinuedAre You Ready for SOLIDWORKS World 2015?
With an average high temperature of 71 degrees in February, Phoenix is a great place to spend a few winter days. The fact that SOLIDWORKS World 2015 will be held there just makes it better, don’t you think? Even though
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS World Japan in Pictures
My first ever trip to Japan was a memorable one. Here’s why. I attended not one, but two SOLIDWORKS World Japan conferences in Tokyo and Osaka. There were over 1000 attendees in Tokyo, and just over 500 in Osaka.
... ContinuedWhat?? I Was in Tulsa??
I love traveling for my job and visiting SOLIDWORKS User Groups all over the world, and I tend to remember vividly each meeting I attend. Not so for my April 2014 trip. While in Oklahoma last week with Suchit Jain,
... ContinuedThe Long Trip Begins
The first leg of my 13 day trip has begun, and in a couple of hours I’ll be visiting the North Texas SOLIDWORKS User Group and the Fort Worth SOLIDWORKS User Group for their combined meeting tonight. Suchit Jain is
... ContinuedOctober Recap – Some Big Meetings and a Safe Car Crash
With the exception of the gentleman working his smartphone, this crowd is anticipating something that’s never happened at a SOLIDWORKS User Group meeting – a car crash (video at the end of this post). More than 75 people turned out
... ContinuedEast Meets East
Combined SOLIDWORKS User Group Meetings are fairly uncommon, but they do happen. Often it’s due to a special guest or presenter that’s in the area, but the groups are usually in close proximity to each other. Calgary and Edmonton, Chicago and
... ContinuedLong Island is Big, so is it's SOLIDWORKS User Group
David Antanavige started his SWUGN life by ascending to the leadership of the Tech Valley SOLIDWORKS User Group when Rachel York left for life as a reseller AE. After doing a great job with the group, he turned it over
... ContinuedI'm Going to SOLIDWORKS World (Japan)
In May of 2011, Yoshihiro Dobashi started the first independent SOLIDWORKS User Group in Japan. The group has been growing ever since, and that’s caught the attention of a few folks in Japan. During the week of November 10th, I’ll
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