COFES Report: Bo Burlingham and Business Mojo
Saturday morning speaker at COFES in Scottsdale: Bo Burlingham, author and journalist from Inc Magazine. He talked (actually talking as I write this) about companies that choose to be great — not necessarily big. Entrepreneurs who choose to do the
... ContinuedCOFES Report: Can CAD guys change the pharmaceutical industry?
Friday morning at COFES in Scottsdale Arizona we had a very unusual speaker: Omid Moghadam Research Fellow Harvard Medical School That's right — Harvard Medical School. So why a Harvard Medical School guy at the Congress On the Future of
... ContinuedThe COFES Conference, Scottsdale Arizona
Once again I am attending COFES — the Congress On the Future of Engineering Software. Approximately 200 people from the CAD/CAE software industry. Not many customers — mostly software developers, press, and industry consultants. COFES draws me back year after
... ContinuedFive Questions Friday with Alex Ruiz (The SolidWorks Geek)
Name: Alex R. Ruiz Title: Blogger / Author Company: The SolidWorks Geek Hometown: Anaheim, Ca 1) Why did you choose to do the work you do? When I was younger I always wanted to become an artist. Unfortunately, I was unable
... ContinuedSolidWorks customer Montech AG puts another loop in the ‘green’ belt
Montech AG doesn't look like a “green” company at first glance. Based in Switzerland, the SolidWorks customer designs and manufactures conveyor systems for production facilities – a pretty standard product in an industrial economy, albeit with the many innovations Montech
... ContinuedIntroducing Let’s Go Design, our new interactive video series
Back at SolidWorks World 2010, Jeremy Luchini, the brains behind our certification programs, announced that he would be hosting a new video series called Let's Go Design. We're happy to announce that the series is now live. Over the course
... ContinuedFive Questions Friday with Dave Pancoast of SolidWorks
Name: Dave Pancoast Title: Training Manager Company: Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks Corp. Hometown: Born in Rochester, NY. Lived in New England since 1975, most recently in Atkinson, NH since 1999. 1) Why did you choose to do the work you do?
... ContinuedResearch Retrospective – Play SolidWorks II
Still on the theme of determining whether a game-controller is a suitable device for driving SolidWorks, an investigation from a few years ago at the DS SolidWorks UK Cambridge Office, explored using the Wiimote game-controller. The Wii is a game
... ContinuedSolidWorks Time-Saving Tips: Design Library and View Manipulation
Well, this is the last of them. The final two. Watch them, enjoy them, then shed a tear because you know there won't be any more. Well, at least not this month.
... ContinuedFive Questions Friday with Josh Mings of SolidSmack
Name: Josh Mings Senior Engineer – Cabin Innovations Editor/Blogger – SolidSmack.com Hometown: Tulsa, Oklahoma 1. Why did you choose to do the work you do? It started in a training session I was giving for SolidWorks. Besides putting people to
... ContinuedSolidWorks Time-Saving Tips: Command Navigation and Interface Customization
OK, what we have for your viewing pleasure today are entries seven and eight in the time-savers series. These focus on command navigation and interface customization. Get your learnin' right here folks!
... ContinuedHave you got 15min? Network with the SolidWorks community
Our first online conference opened its door last week. We invite you all to come along and learn all you can about 3D design. The exclusive presentations are available at your fingertips 24 hours a day, seven days a week. New product
... ContinuedFive Questions Friday with Anna Wood of Auer Precision
Name: Anna Wood Hometown: Mesa, AZ Title: Design Engineer Company: Auer Precision (www.auerprecision.com) Auer Precision is a leading global provider of engineered process solutions for the life sciences, medical, microfluidics, semiconductor, defense, automotive, and industrial markets. Auer Precision's specialized products
... ContinuedThe SolidWorks Engineering Stimulus Package ends in one week
Just a quick update. If you've been thinking about taking part in the Engineering Stimulus Package (ESP) but are putting it off, don't wait too much longer. The program will no longer be available for download after March 31, so
... ContinuedHow To Remove A Battery, Using 3DVIA Composer
Last week I had the chance to attend the 4-day 3DVIA Composer training course here in Concord. Two of those days were the introduction class, and the second two were the advanced class. So did I get anything out of
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