The Hot Rod Baby Buggy – Stepping Back from the Nuts and Bolts
Let’s Go Design’s Hot Rod Baby Buggy is almost complete. However, in episode 7, the team took on an incredibly important task: the design review. While we’ve been working on the design of the vehicle in pieces and developing the
... ContinuedBend It Like a Football Star – With SolidWorks Simulation
Watching my son play indoor 6-a-side football (or soccer, as some of you might call it), is both an exhilarating and nerve-racking experience. The father in me wants him to enjoy ‘the beautiful game,’ the competitor in me wants him
... ContinuedWe have a winner in the SolidWorks World 2012 International Intrigue Contest
Two weeks ago, we gave SolidWorks users outside of the US a chance to attend SolidWorks 2012 for free, complete with air and hotel. The only thing you had to do was answer a few questions and make the best
... ContinuedDIY Design at Cedarville University
I first learned about Jay Kinsinger, professor of engineering at Cedarville University, from the school's VAR, 3D Vision. They told me about how in addition to pushing design to its limits using the tools at hand with his students' projects, he also designs steel-frame bikes on his own time.
... ContinuedNow available – Episode 7 of the Hot Rod Baby Buggy
We’re in the home stretch now as the baby buggy comes together and we build up to the big reveal. But first, the team needs to work a few bugs out of the buggy. While host Jeremy Luchini faces a
... ContinuedHow to Turn a Battleship Replica into a Naval Inventory Tool
Ever think that a dream of yours is impossible? That it will just take far too long to complete so why bother? No? SolidWorks users never cease to amaze us with their creativity, drive and determination. Today we revisit a story that embodies this sentiment.
Last May we looked at SolidWorks user Donn McKinney’s 30+ year dream to recreate a fully operational replica of the U.S.S. Missouri. (On a smaller scale, of course.) Donn is part of a team engaged in producing operational replicas of the Iowa Class Battleships with the goal to put these operational ships on display for the education and enjoyment of the general public, in various locales.
However, the development of fully operational battleship replicas is only part of Donn’s story. During his creation of these naval models, Donn also discovered another use for SolidWorks that may help naval engineers. Through his efforts to recreate the Missouri, Donn developed the ability to take hard copy designs and convert them into electronic media. This electronic media can then be modified in both design and engineering systems, and then turned back into a hard copy at any scale desired (think “Honey I Shrunk the Kids”, but for full scale vehicles).
... Continued500+ CSWEs and CSWPs To Visit The USS Midway Aircraft Carrier At SolidWorks World 2012
On Monday night, February 13th, 2012, CSWEs and CSWPs in attendance at SolidWorks World 2012 will board a bus and make the short drive to the U.S.S. Midway Aircraft Carrier Museum in San Diego Bay. The annual gathering of Certified
... ContinuedSolidWorks World 2012 Partner Profile: Dell Inc.
One of the things we've heard from SolidWorks World attendees over the past few years is that you'd like to learn more in advance about the SolidWorks partners who set up booths in the Partner Pavilion. So now through SolidWorks World 2012, we'll
... ContinuedWrapping Up the 2011 SWUGN Technical Summits
Just a couple of hours from now I'll be standing in front of a room full of people, talking about SolidWorks User Groups, SolidWorks World, and the SWUGN Summit – Tampa. The 2011 SWUGN Technical Summits were very successful. We
... ContinuedSubmit your ideas for the SolidWorks World 2012 Top Ten List
Every year, we give our users a chance to submit their ideas for what they would like to see in future versions of SolidWorks software. Then, we let them vote on all of the ideas and unveil the ten most
... ContinuedThe SWUGN Summit at SolidWorks World
In 2000, roughly 30 SolidWorks user group leaders met for a roundtable discussion with SolidWorks folks and the members of the newly created SNUG (now SWUGN) committee. The purpose of the meeting was to bring together user group leaders to
... ContinuedAnnouncing the SolidWorks World 2012 International Intrigue Contest
Are you a SolidWorks user 21 or older residing outside of the United States? Do you enjoy design, international intrigue and rubbing elbows with some of the most accomplished designers in your field? Would you like to attend SolidWorks World
... ContinuedSolidWorks World – These Folks Present. A Lot.
Since SolidWorks World 2006 (Las Vegas), there have been approximately 1070 user technical sessions presented at SolidWorks World conferences – an average of 214 per event. Every year brings new presenters and topics, but every year also brings back SolidWorks World
... ContinuedSolidWorks World – Sometimes it's About the Fun
Up at 6:00am, and off to breakfast at 7:00am. Join the herd at the doors, rush in with the crowd, and sit down for the 8:30am to 10:00am general session. You get a short break before heading to the first block
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