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University of Istanbul Solar Boat Team Competing in This Week’s Solar Splash Competition
If you happen to be near Cedar Falls/Waterloo, Iowa this week, there’s an interesting event taking place this week you might want to check out. Starting Wednesday, June 8, teams from universities around the world will be racing solar and
... ContinuedA Mom, a Wife, and an Engineer Walk Into a….
After more than 4 years of helping thousands (and thousands) of SolidWorks users learn more about the software, Gabi Jack has announced her “retirement” from the SolidWorks Community. This week, I’ll take a look back at Gabi’s work (and life) in
... ContinuedDesigning the hot rod baby buggy: your help needed!
The Let’s Go Design team is moving full steam ahead on our third project, the Hot Rod Baby Buggy, and we're starting to design bigger pieces of the stroller. But there are always challenges when you're developing a new product,
... ContinuedA Visit With the Laney SolidWorks User Group
I recently had the pleasure of attending a pretty unique user group event at Laney College in Oakland, California. The group is run by Elise Moss, a long-time supporter of SolidWorks and instructor at the school. If you’re not familiar,
... ContinuedMeet the CEO at a SolidWorks User Group meeting
Hello all, I am writing to let you all know that I will be visiting several SolidWorks user groups in Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina next week, as follows: May 24 – Atlanta, GA May 25 – Greenville, SC
... ContinuedSolidWorks World is Only 277 Days Away (and counting)
Most of the folks in the SolidWorks Community are quite familiar with my passion for SolidWorks World. They also know that I don't usually get REALLY excited until the call-for-papers is announced. Not so this year. For a couple of
... ContinuedSolidWorks Solution Partner Spotlight: IGE+XAO
Today we're hearing from David Sobot of IGE+XAO, a company specializing in electrical CAD.
Why did you choose to work in this field?
Because it is very diverse and I have wonderful colleagues. Most of the IGE+XAO employees have been in the company for a long time, which means that I have known most of them for more than 14 years. We will celebrate our 25th anniversary very soon and are still working in a nice and dynamic atmosphere.
This Time You Get to Ask Questions…
Bertrand Sicot was introduced as the new CEO of SolidWorks in front of nearly 5,000 people at SolidWorks World 2010 in San Antonio. SolidWorks World is a great event, bit it isn't exactly the best place to have a question
... Continued2lbs of Bacon, 2lbs of Sausage, a Bottle of Sauce and a Bottle of Rub
Care to take a guess what that title means? Never mind, I'll just tell you. Those are the ingredients of something known as "The Bacon Explosion", a football-sized BBQ dish that packs a whopping 5000 calories and 500 grams of
... ContinuedSolidWorks Learning Resources in the Aggregate – swtuts.com
For a long time now, SolidWorks users have been creating "content" to help fellow users learn how to be more productive. SolidWorks World presentations, local User Group presentations, even things like YouTube videos and step-by-step guides. – all available free
... ContinuedBen Gulak and team design the next wave of personal transportation using SolidWorks
What do an electric unicycle that transforms into a full street bike and a skateboard/tank hybrid have in common? The answer is a guy named Ben Gulak and his team of co-conspirators.
Ben comes from Toronto, Canada. He’s currently a student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he’s a mechanical engineering major. When he’s not attending classes, he manages not one, but two, companies.
... ContinuedUsing Twitter to Change Your Oil
It's been more than a year since I installed a program called TweetDeck on my iPhone. Back than, I still didn't really get the whole "Twitter" thing (Oh My, What Have I Done?), and to this day I'm not sure
... ContinuedWho wants to help us design a hot-rod baby buggy?
It's hard to believe that the Let's Go Design series launched a year ago this month. Since then, we've seen Jeremy Luchini and the team design and build an Ultimate CAD Chair, and most recently, design a practice cage for
... Continued3D Connexion is (fc)Super
3D Connexion has enjoyed quite a couple of months. The company announced that they have reached 1,000,000 units sold, they've released the "3D Mouse Anywhere" driver, were recently spun off from Logitec in a private transaction, and their president, Dieter Neujhar,
... ContinuedBaker Drivetrain uses SolidWorks to accelerate design times by up to 75%
You might remember that back in 2009 we launched a section on our website dedicated to Baker Drivetrain, a new customer at the time. These guys work on some really cool parts for motorcycles–in fact, they developed the world's first
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