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SWUGN Awards – Partner of the Year
The SWUGN Participating Partner of the Year award is a special honor recognizing an unparalled level of support for user groups worldwide. Plenty of SolidWorks Partner companies make great products, and participate in the success of SolidWorks User Groups by
... ContinuedSolidWorks World News Already
We’re just getting started here in San Diego and Mike Puckett is already off and running with news and pictures of SolidWorks World 2008. Me? I’m handing out the free t-shirts.
... ContinuedA Terrific Twosome
Two of my favorite SolidWorks folks – SolidWorks Founder Jon Hirschtick, and the Creator of eDrawings Rick Chin, are teaming up for a unique “engineer to engineer” webcast tomorrow at 10:00am Pacific (US) time. Jon And Rick both share a
... ContinuedSolidWorks World 2007 – What to Expect on Tuesday
Everyone should be well rested and ready to start day 2. Well..that is except the CSWP’s – they’re dragging in from Monday’s off-site event. General Session The keynote speaker for SolidWorks World 2007 has been announced, and the buzz surrounding
... ContinuedSWUGN Summit – Charlotte
Matt Lombard sums it up nicely. Matt Speaks
... ContinuedSolidWorks Celebrity Sighting in Austin
Matt Lombard paid a visit to the Central Texas SolidWorks User Group last night and thrilled the crowd with his Hybrid Modeling presentation. Matt’s at his best when shooting from the hip, and the attendees took full advantage of his
... ContinuedSolidWorks World 2007 Update
The SolidWorks World website is now live. The agenda is still being developed, but there’s plenty of good reasons to visit the site: Call for Papers If you’re still thinking about speaking at SWW, the call for papers is still
... ContinuedA Week in Boston
I left Austin, Texas Monday for my bi-annual trip to SolidWorks corporate, leaving behind 90 degree weather only to arrive to 91 degrees and 65% humidity. So much for cool, early summer weather up north. The week started with the
... ContinuedSolidWorks Customer Portal Announcement
In our continued effort to supply a much higher level of service and increased value to our subscription customers, we are happy to announce the availability date of the new Customer Portal. This site will be available the week of
... ContinuedBeta program is in full swing.
The beta program for SolidWorks 2007 is currently underway. If you are a current subscription service customer and would like to partisipate, visit https://beta.solidworks.com/ and sign up. This program was created to help get early feedback and comments on the
... ContinuedFriends don't let friends design in 2D
Know engineer’s still designing in 3D or are you looking to start the transition yourself? There are some useful resources and referral programs you and your colleagues can use as a reference for making the move to 3D. One of
... ContinuedMicrosoft security update 912945
Before updating to Microsoft security update 912945 you should know what this update actually does to your browser. (see https://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=912945 for more details) This update was to address a patent infrigement and will cause a ActiveX controls to see a
... ContinuedNews and notes from the SolidWorks User Group Network
The Lower Alabama SolidWorks User Group is holding its first meeting March 23rd – https://www.swugn.org/pages/calendar/UGdetails.html?id=338 The Seattle Area SolidWorks Power User Group celebrates its 10th anniversary with a meeting on April 18th – https://www.swugn.org/pages/calendar/UGdetails.html?id=127 The Eastern Michigan SolidWorks User Group
... ContinuedSolidWorks Early Visibility (EV) program
At SolidWorks, we place a high value on the opinion of our customers. The Early Visibility program provides you an opportunity to review and validate a Service Pack before general release. This program is for active subscription service customers. The
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