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Phil Sluder, aka "Mr. Tips and Tricks", spent a good deal of time last week shuffling between Texas and Oklahoma.  Phil was one of the terrific presenters at the SWUGN Summit – Oklahoma City attended by more than 60 SolidWorks

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When it comes to SolidWorks (and engineering in general), what does Community mean to you?  User Groups? Forums? 3D Content Central? None of the above? That’s what we’d like to find out.  SolidWorks Corporation has developed a comprehensive survey to

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..or more precisely, fettuccine.  Richard Williams is bridging the gap between mechanical engineering and pasta. I got some new pictures from Richard last night showing the progress he’s made – I hope they make it into his blog soon.

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Tony Cantrell runs a little ol’ user group in Columbia, SC, home of the South Carolina Fighting Gamecocks, the 2005 NCAA Equestrian National Champions.  They’ve also had a couple of well known football coaches (Lou Holtz and Steve Spurrier).  But

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There’s been a bit of hubbub the last couple of days regarding access to SolidWorks World 2008 proceedings. As is common with many technical conferences that people pay good money to attend, conference proceedings have been limited to attendees.  Right

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As a die-hard Texas Longhorn fan, it’s a little tough for me to venture north of the Red River, but this is a SWUGN Summit event, so I’m very happy to go. A great lineup of presenters awaits attendees at

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Here are a few of my favorite SolidWorks blogger posts from this week: Ricky writes about 3DVia. Mike Puckett got a DVD and installed it right away. Gabi never stops doing stuff. Matt explains templates and formats. Josh doesn’t like

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I arrived in Nashville for the SWUGN Summit last Tuesday looking forward to another stellar event.  Alas, it wasn’t to be – a medical emergency at home left me scrambling for a quick return flight that night. So, what do

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A long (long) time ago, I used to design Printed Circuit Boards.  In those days, my tools including colored pencils, mylar, donut pads, and black crepe tape of varied widths (I told you, it was a long, long time ago). 

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Last year the SWUGN Summit – Nashville set the high mark for attendance, and Ricky Jordan is working hard to beat it.  Ricky is REALLY good at working with local resellers and user groups in the area to help spread

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You might if they are using SolidWorks to design solar powered model cars.  That’s what the 11-year old students at Brookside Middle School are doing these days.  According to a SolidWorks press release, the kids at Brookside can’t wait to

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The SWUGN Technical Summit series of events kicks off March 18th in Orlando, Florida.  Special guests include SolidWorks User Group leaders Casey Gorman, Ken Elliott, Rodrigo Lima, and Jesse Heredia.  Matt Lombard, SWUGN Regional rep will also present.  There are

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Mike Puckett interviews Bill Taylor, SolidWorks Community Marketing Manager, to get the schtick on the stick.  Once you see what it is, you’ll have to get your hands on one.  How? I have it on good authority that some of

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If you receive the TenLinks Daily email, you’ve probably seen the links to many a SolidWorks blog.  Now you can add Gabi Jack’s blog to the list of Roopinder’s daily list of worthwhile reads. Very nice Gabi!

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