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SolidWorks World 2011 Day 2 – General Session Update
The second day of SolidWorks World 2011 started off with Richard Doyle, who manages the SolidWorks User Group Network, hailing the local SolidWorks user communities. The "User Group of the Year Award" went to the Chicago SolidWorks User Group and was
... ContinuedSolidWorks World 2011 Day 1 – General Session Update
The first general session of SolidWorks World was full of excitement, as always. The show opened with former SolidWorks CEO Jeff Ray introducing some customers who assisted with the rescue of the Chilean miners last year. You might recall Schramm
... ContinuedBehind The Scenes At SolidWorks World 2010: General Session Stage
I remember back to 2006 when I attended my first SolidWorks World in Las Vegas. Everybody that had already been to one told me I would be blown away at the general sessions that are held each morning. I was
... ContinuedSolidWorks World 2011 coverage starts tomorrow #sww11
Well, after an hour of driving on snow-covered highways and spending an hour on the runway in Boston while the plane got de-iced, I've made it here to San Antonio. Start checking in for updates tomorrow, running through next Wednesday.
... ContinuedFive Questions Friday with Mark Gibson of SolidWorks
Name: Mark Gibson Title: Principal interactive design engineer Company: DS SolidWorks Corp. Job Description: I'm a member of DS SolidWorks’ user experience group, which works with the product definition group to address SolidWorks users’ needs with elegant solutions. My primary
... ContinuedA conversation with Jeff Ray and Bertrand Sicot
Yesterday morning, we announced that Jeff Ray, who has been the SolidWorks CEO for the past four years, has been promoted to a new role at Dassault Systèmes corporate headquarters in Vélizy, France. Taking Jeff’s place is Bertrand Sicot, who
... ContinuedFrom Bertrand Sicot: a new chapter at SolidWorks
Hello everyone, It’s an honor to talk with you for the first time as the CEO of Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks Corp. I know you all join me in wishing Jeff Ray the best as he begins his new position within
... ContinuedAn update on the organizational changes at SolidWorks
I have some news to share with everyone today. After nearly eight years here at SolidWorks, including four as CEO, I have accepted a new position at Dassault Systèmes headquarters in Vélizy, France. In the next few days, I’ll be
... ContinuedKnee Surgery In 1 Hour — Seriously
Great customer visit yesterday to Mako Surgical in Florida www.makosurgical.com. Knee surgery in 1 hour. Home same day. Walk that night. No kidding. An absolutely amazing collection of many cool technologies. CAT scans, complex SolidWorks surfacing, their own high-accuracy robot
... ContinuedApollo 13 Heroes to Headline SolidWorks World 2011
Two men who helped save the Apollo 13 crew 40 years ago by finding ingenious solutions to catastrophic mechanical problems will headline SolidWorks World 2011, the world’s largest gathering of the engineering and design community. Their heroics provide an inspirational
... ContinuedAnd the winner of the SolidWorks World 2011 Trivia Contest is…
We got a lot of responses to our trivia contest. If you recall, the question was this: How many people from Texas attended SolidWorks World 2008? The responses ranged from 95 on the low end to 3,625 on the high
... ContinuedAnnouncing the SolidWorks World 2011 Trivia Contest
Well, the first early bird deadline and blog contest have passed (congrats to Todd B. again). If you still haven't registered and are holding out hope of getting in free, you're in luck. If you're interested in winning a free
... ContinuedAnnouncing the SolidWorks World 2011 Early Bird Contest!
So the first big deadline for SolidWorks World 2011 is coming up at the end of this week. If you register by this Friday, October 29, you can save $200 on registration for the show. So to call attention to
... ContinuedNew for 2011 – SolidWorks Enterprise PDM Enhancements
At SolidWorks, we develop more than just CAD. Enterprise PDM is our flagship data management product, and it helps teams keep track of design data and more. For 2011, folders in the vault are enhanced to include file previews, data
... ContinuedNew in SolidWorks 2011 – SolidWorks Sustainability Updates
SolidWorks Sustainability is our newest product, introduced with the 2010 product launch. It helps you make more educated decisions about the environmental impact of the products you design. It also make it simple to make better decisions about the materials
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