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Phil Sluder Writes Good Stuff
Here’s a good article by Phil on SolidWorks 2010. I like the bio at the end: Phil Sluder is a mechanical engineer, owner of TriAxial Design and Analysis, certified SolidWorks instructor, certified SolidWorks professional, a longtime member of the SWUGN committee,
... ContinuedSolidWorks Users Bring Stuff to SWUGN Summits
You're probably thinking that's a silly statement, of course SolidWorks users bring stuff to the SWUGN Technical Summit events. Notepads, pens, cell phones, and even laptops. But unless you are one of the presenters, would you think about bringing your
... ContinuedSolidWorks World – Is it Your First Time?
Every year when the SolidWorks World buzz really gets going, a lot of conversation focuses on "how many have you attended"? Plenty of SolidWorks users can say they've attended multiple events, far fewer can lay claim to every single one (four, based on my
... ContinuedNESWUC Was a Nor'easter (And That's a Good Thing)
Last Friday I attended the second annual NESWUC event and came away with a new appreciation for the good folks that manage the SolidWorks User Groups in the Eastern US. Everything ran smoothly, the technical sessions were outstanding, there was great
... ContinuedGo Big Red (Shudder)
As much as it pains me to utter that phrase, I’m compelled to use it because of the very nice gift I received from Lynnette Sabatka and the SolidWorks User Group of Nebraska yesterday. The football in the picture was designed. modeled,
... ContinuedIt's Pronounced "Nee-Swuk"
At least that's what I was told last year when the New England SolidWorks User Groups put on the first NESWUC event. I wasn't able to attend last year, but I'll be there tomorrow along with 399 (at last count)
... ContinuedSolidWorks Birthday Cake
Check out this forum post with pictures of Kevin De Smet's very cool birthday cake. (If you don't have a forum account, you will need to create one) Happy Birthday Kevin!!
... Continued12..10..5..2
12A little over 12 years ago, I attended my first SolidWorks training class. I remember it vividly because I was skeptical about being there at all. Believe it or not, I didn't think our company needed to move away from the current
... ContinuedMile High Energy
There was something a little different about yesterday's SWUGN Summit – Denver. It started at the opening session when the entire crowd voted unanimously to change the agenda for the day. It continued when we abandoned one of the smaller breakout
... ContinuedMedia Blitz, or SolidWorks Users Getting Excited?
Since yesterday's lifting of the NDA, SolidWorks bloggers have been churning out page after page of their favorite new features in SolidWorks 2010. I've read 19 articles already, and that's just the blogs that I follow regularly. There's more on the way. There's
... ContinuedDevon Sowell Somehow Gets 29 Hours in His Days
He must. How else could he run his business, write two blogs (here and here), write books, and take some really cool family vacations? I think his next project should be a book on time management. But first, Devon has decided to
... ContinuedBack to Colorado – But No Baseball This Time
It seems like just yesterday I was in Colorado, and it seems like tomorrow I'll need to go back. We're still a little over three weeks away though from the SWUGN Summit – Denver, but it feels like it's coming
... ContinuedMeeting Jay Guthrie
Way back in 1999, a fellow named Jay Guthrie wondered online how he could convince his boss to send him to SolidWorks World in New Orleans. My reply at the time was enough to make it happen, and I promised
... ContinuedSolidWorks World Registration is Live!!
HERE 'nuf said.
... ContinuedTraveling Internationally
I got an email from the airline yesterday morning offering to help me prepare for my upcoming international flight. With a Canadian wife, two half-Canadian children, and in-laws in British Columbia and Alberta, I hardly ever think about a flight
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