Spotlight
How Rugby’s Tech is World-Class
It’s physical, it’s aggressive and it’s hard-hitting. But rugby is also surprisingly gentlemanly. The scrum-tastic scramble to victory is often credited with a nature as friendly as the game is tough. Yet when international rivalries come into play, all that
... ContinuedReality Check: the Astonishing Future of VR
What image does the phrase ‘virtual reality’ conjure? Chances are it’s someone in an oversized helmet, clumsily navigating their way through a videogame. Is that right? Well, adjust your expectations. VR has made generational leaps in a very short space
... ContinuedWhite Coats can Jump: How Science and Technology are Shaping the Future of Basketball
Five versus five. Two very high goals. And the bounciest ball in all of team sports. Basketball is one of the most distinctive and instantly recognisable games across the globe. It’s a multi-billion dollar industry. It inspires slavish devotion from
... ContinuedThe Evolution of the Fashion Industry – and Where Tech is Taking it Next
Clothing: a billion-dollar industry. We all wear clothes, whether you’ve an ounce of fashion sense in your body or not. If sartorial trends aren’t your thing, you may not have noticed that it’s an industry moving fast with the digital
... ContinuedHow Technology Continues to Revolutionise the Film Industry
Cinema might be over a century old. But it’s showing no sign of slowing down. Even a quick glance through its history tells its own filmic story of technology’s progress through the decades. From humble, silent monochrome beginnings, through to
... ContinuedHow Design is Reimagining Transport in a Clogged World
People. There are over seven and a half billion of them sharing this planet, and over half live in cities. That’s three billion people with transport needs. With our burgeoning population expanding exponentially, the need to re-think urban transportation is
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Women in Engineering Series: Annette Norris
Annette Norris Has a Passion for Changing Lives for the Better by Developing Educational Programs Related to Manufacturing What do the following all have in common: FIRST Robotics teams, apprenticeship programs, STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) curriculum development, summer
... ContinuedKeep On (Monster) Truckin’: Building Begins
When the SOLIDWORKS team was introduced to the Magic Wheelchair organization at Maker Faire, we found our new design-make project! Magic Wheelchair builds epic costumes for kiddos in wheelchairs at no cost to families. SOLIDWORKS is a proud sponsor of the Magic Wheelchair organization, providing SOLIDWORKS software
... ContinuedSWUGN Group Leader Spotlight: Rodney Hall
“I have learned that we never stop learning. There is always something we can learn from others, especially if we open our ears and actually listen to what others have to say.” Rodney Hall, Augusta, GA SOLIDWORKS User Group leader. This
... ContinuedSWUGN Group Leader Spotlight: James Adkins
“The user group community provides an invaluable resource for users to brainstorm and resolve issues with design approaches and models and in general, communicate with like-minded professionals. Most of the users are willing to offer suggestions, ideas, and/or techniques which will
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Meets Vintage Works: Speeder Bike Motorcycle
Our customers range from cool to coolest. Recently, we had a conversation with Vintage Works founders Paul Nelson and Dave Wall about their vision and some of the projects they’ve tackled over the past couple of years. If you’ve seen
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Meets Eaton’s Ephesus: Relighting the Game
Imagine that you had the perfect seats at the ultimate National Football League (NFL) game, Super Bowl XLVII. Not only are Super Bowl tickets hard to come by, but these particular tickets were something extraordinary. You were about to watch
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Meets the Icon Explore
Christian Bagg once identified himself as a journeyman machinist, but more recently, he’d tell you he’s an inventor and entrepreneur by trade; “I design and build things. That’s the easiest way that I can tell people what I do. I
... ContinuedSWUGN Group Leader Spotlight: Scott Geller
Scott Geller re-started the South Atlanta User Group a year ago after dividing the Atlanta User Group into North and South to make meetings more accessible to folks in the area. By day, Scott works with a team of SOLIDWORKS
... ContinuedSWUGN Group Leader Spotlight: Chase Draper
SWUGN Group Leader Spotlight: Chase Draper Chase Draper is the leader of the Central Alabama SOLIDWORKS User Group. He is a project engineer where he designs process equipment for grinding and separating aggregate powders. He’s been a CSWE since 2014. Chase
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