Five Questions Friday with George DuBois of Island Sky
Name: George Dubois Title: Vice President of Engineering Company: Island Sky, based in Hollywood, Fla., USA Web site address: https://www.islandsky.com/ Company description: Island Sky has developed patented technology for transforming water vapor from the atmosphere into potable water. More than
... ContinuedHow long is the flow?
I was asked yesterday if it was possible to calculate how long the flow lasts inside the domain during a flow simulation? Think of this another way and it is easy to solve; how long does it take a particle
... ContinuedSolidWorks Time-Saving Tips: Templates and Mate References
Here are the next two videos in our time-savers series, focusing on templates and mate references. Who knows, you might just learn something.
... Continued10 Years of SWUGN Committee Members
Since the formation of the SWUGN Committee, there have been a few changes. Originally a 4 person board, the SWUGN committee has expanded to 8 members - 5 US based and 3 international. Even the name has changed – from SNUG
... ContinuedFive Questions Friday with Eric Golden of Equipois Inc
Name: Eric Golden Title: President & CEO Company: Equipois Inc. (www.equipoisinc.com) Hometown: Washington, D.C. 1) Why did you choose to do the work you do? I find the idea of building something enduring very compelling. At Equipois, we are building
... ContinuedFrom SWUGN Founder to Tarantulas
Of the four original founding members of SWUGN, Scott Bemis is somewhat a mystery. His contribution to the SolidWorks Community can still be seen in some of the support documentation provided to user group leaders, but shortly after 2000, work pressures forced Scott to step
... ContinuedMark Peters – Living the Dream
Any time I get a chance to talk to Mark Peters, I always ask him the same question - "How are you". The answer is always the same…"I'm Living the Dream". Mark Peter's contribution to the SolidWorks Community cannot be measured by the success of his user
... ContinuedSolidWorks World 2010 Presentations Available Now
Good news. Our SolidWorks World 2010 proceedings website went live last week. You can go there to check out pictures and videos from the show, but even better, all of the breakout presentations are available. If you attended the show,
... ContinuedMama always said "Feed Your Guests." Thanks Michelle, I will.
When I was first considering starting a SolidWorks User Group in Central Texas, I turned to Michelle Pillers of the Seattle Area SolidWorks Power Users Group (SASPUG) for advice. Michelle was kind enough to send me a wonderfull email full of great
... ContinuedThe SolidWorks User Group Network Turns 10
In the fall of 1999, several SolidWorks user group leaders were contacted by Carol Faiola, a Marketing representative at SolidWorks Corporation. I was one of the lucky ones along with Mark Peters, Michelle Pillers, and Scott Bemis that were asked to travel to
... ContinuedThe SWUGN Technical Summits Are Back!
I am one of those people who likes to try to pinpoint a moment in time that sets about a series of events that all lead to something. In this case it's how did I end up working at SolidWorks. Well
... ContinuedFive Questions Friday with Rick Woodbury of Commuter Cars Corp.
We’re starting a new weekly series here called “Five Question Friday” that will feature SolidWorks customers, resellers, employees, etc. all answering the same five questions. We’re hoping to give our readers a little more insight into the people who make
... ContinuedMarch is SolidWorks Time-Savers Month
One of the eager young go-getters around here decided to put together a series of videos all about little tips and things that can save you time in your day-to-day work. We'll be posting two a week to our YouTube
... ContinuedResearch Retrospective – Play SolidWorks
Do you want to "Play SolidWorks" ? An area we've explored in the past was whether it is possible to use a game controller to drive SolidWorks. This evolved from a Research investigation to determine whether a user could effectively
... ContinuedMore on the new technology shown at SolidWorks World 2010
Earlier this month at SolidWorks World 2010 in Anaheim, we gave attendees a glimpse into some powerful new solutions that we’re currently developing. Over the past few weeks we’ve been watching and reading all of the various blogs, forum posts,
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