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Colorado teenager Easton LaChappelle 3D prints the next generation of prosthetic limbs
A coworker recently sent me a story about Easton LaChapelle. Easton is a 17-year-old student from Colorado (in the western US) who has been doing some incredible work designing advanced prosthetics. Without telling the whole story, Easton met a young
... ContinuedIf you want to build the Iron Man suit, you can do that: engineering student immortalizes himself at Georgia Tech freshman convocation
With the new school year starting, I got to thinking about the reasons people choose to go into engineering. Is it to create the future design of the NASA space suit, become the next George Stephenson, or even just follow
... ContinuedCome Out and See Me – Here's Where I'll Be
My favorite part of the job is traveling too and speaking at SolidWorks User Group meetings. Throw in 10 (or so) SWUGN Summit events, and I can stay happy all year. The next few months are very busy, and there's
... ContinuedThis Week in the SolidWorks User Group Network (07/08 – 07/12)
I'm in the office this week, but that changes dramatically starting with the SWUGN Summit – Denver on the 16th, and continuing on through the SWUGN Summit – Minneapolis in late August. In between, I will visit SolidWorks User Groups
... Continued800 Miles From the Sea
It's been a terrific couple of weeks. I was fortunate to attend six SolidWorks User Group meetings, and travel around the country with Suchit Jain, VP, Strategy, User Advocacy & Community and Richard Allen, Director, Product Portfolio Management. The Brotherly
... ContinuedThis Week in the SolidWorks User Group Network
This is a holiday week here in the US, so there's only one meeting on the calendar – and it just happens to fall on our Independance Day. Western Cape SolidWorks User GroupThursday, July 4th – 6:30pm to 8:30pm User
... ContinuedThis Week in the SolidWorks User Group Network
Sorry for the late entry everyone – computer issues and travel have put me a little behind this week. And what a week it is… I'm traveling through the heartland with Rich Allen, DS SolidWorks Director of Product Portfolio Management,
... ContinuedThis Week in the SolidWorks User Group Network (SWUGN)
I'm hitting the road this week with Suchit Jain, DS SolidWorks VP of Strategy and Community. We'll be visiting SolidWorks User Groups in the Philadelphia area. We also plan to attend the annual Atlantic Design and Manufacturing show on Wednesday.
... ContinuedMagic Wands
It's not often that we see a father and son combination at a SolidWorks user group meeting, but when its Graham and Richard Wand, it's not that unusual. Graham and Richard are long-time SolidWorks users, and have been involved in
... ContinuedThis Week in the SolidWorks User Group Network (SWUGN)
Another busy week in the SolidWorks User Group Network, with 13 meetings on the calendar. Canada gets a special visitor, and meetings in San Diego and New York City mean we're coast-to-coast this week. DS SolidWorks Certification Specialist Mike Puckett continues to
... ContinuedSolidWorks CEO Bertrand Sicot Feels the Southern Heat
I was lucky enough to attend two user group meetings this week with SolidWorks CEO Bertrand Sicot. The weather in both Baton Rouge and Houston was pretty much the same…HOT! Temperatures were in the low 90's, while humidity was in
... ContinuedThis Week in the SolidWorks User Group Network (SWUGN)
Early summer is always a busy time for SolidWorks User Groups. Long days, nice weather, and lots of good stuff to talk about. There are 15 meetings scheduled for this week, here are some highlights. SolidWorks CEO Bertrand Sicot will
... ContinuedKnowing When to Contact Your Reseller for Support
It has always been our policy that customers are required to contact a local SolidWorks Value Added Reseller (VAR) for technical support. However, customers sometimes run into problems that don’t necessarily fall under the ‘support” umbrella, and are unsure about
... ContinuedNew SolidWorks Certification Logos And Certificate Designs Available
Every few years we undergo a redesign of our logos and certificate backgrounds which is done to keep them looking fresh. This week we released the latest version of both the certification logos, and the certificate backgrounds. New logos are
... ContinuedQ&A: Keeping up with the U.S. Department of Defense Design Requirements
The United States Department of Defense (DoD) has implemented a standard practice called MIL-STD-31000, that requires proper technical documentation to build, repair and maintain critical tools and equipment. I spoke with Rich Eckenrode, president of RECON Services Incorporated, Ed Miller,
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