My SolidWorks World Sessions – Day 2, 10:30am to 12:00pm
After a whirlwind Monday full of technical goodness, it doesn't get any easier to choose sessions on Tuesday. Some of the top-rated presenters of all time are on the agenda, and the first session block presents quite a challenge. What Sheet Metal
... ContinuedSolidWorks World – Bigger Than Last Year!!
Everyone was surprised by the attendance number at SolidWorks World 2009 in Orlando. When Jeff Ray announced the number on stage at the general session, the crowd murmur said it all (Wow. Whoa. Really?). Given the state of the US
... ContinuedSolidWorks World 2010 Tweetup/Blogger social details
If you talk about SolidWorks on your blog, or you're a Twitter user attending the event (and you're at least 21), I'll be hosting a Tweetup / blogger social at SolidWorks World 2010 following the partner pavilion reception on January
... ContinuedPeople @ SolidWorks World 2010: Kishore Boyalakuntla
Kishore is a product manager for SolidWorks Simulation. In this video he talks about what he does, his favorite features in SolidWorks 2010, and what he'll be doing at SolidWorks World 2010.
... ContinuedMy SolidWorks World Sessions – Day 1, 4:30pm to 6:00pm
Now that I've looked at the schedule closer, there's a hard break starting at 3:45pm. That's where you'll find the food and drinks, and hundreds of people. There are some great sessions starting at 4:30pm, so break away from the
... ContinuedUPDATE: Important notice for customers using PhotoWorks with 64-bit versions of SolidWorks 2009 SP5, 2010 SP1 or 2010 SP2
4:14 PM EST – There is now a hotfix for this situation. The following has been posted to the SolidWorks Forum. https://forum.solidworks.com/message/138978#138978 All customers with PhotoWorks on a 64-bit operating system with SolidWorks 2009 SP5, 2010 SP1, or 2010 SP2
... ContinuedMy SolidWorks World Sessions – Day 1, 2:45pm to 3:45pm
There's a decent chance that fruits, cookies, and sodas will be lining the hallways as everyone makes their way to the next set of technical sessions. I'll grab some on my way to see one of these sessions. SolidWorks and
... ContinuedMy SolidWorks World Sessions – Day 1, 1:30pm to 2:30pm
Chooosing a session to attend after lunch doesn't get any easier. There are some really good choices and some really good presenters. I've decided not to take any specific track, but rather to pick a good cross section of sessions
... ContinuedMy SolidWorks World Sessions – Day 1, 10:30am to 12:00pm
Choosing sessions at SolidWorks World is never easy. Do I pick a "track" and stick with it? Maybe I should sit in on sessions covering functionality I don't normally use. I guess I could attend sessions based on the presenter's
... ContinuedWhich Sessions Should I Attend?
Ahhh..Monday morning at SolidWorks World. You're looking over the agenda and trying to decide which technical session to attend. But wait…there are twenty of them to choose from between 10:30am and 12:00pm. 2-0. TWENTY. And that's just the morning sessions.
... ContinuedSolidWorks World 2010: Catching up with the All-Stars
As we get closer to SolidWorks World 2010, we’ve taken some time to speak with the exclusive group of guys who have attended every SolidWorks World—this will be the 12th year for each of them. Richard Doyle, Jeff Setzer, Phil
... ContinuedWhat do you want to see in future versions of SolidWorks? It’s time to vote!
Every year we let our customers vote on what they want to see in future versions of SolidWorks software, and then announce the top-ten most requested things at SolidWorks World. Last year we rolled out a new brainstorm tool to
... ContinuedSolidWorks World 2010 Presenter Spotlight: Adrian Fanjoy
Adrian Fanjoy is a seven-year presenter at SolidWorks World. He’s Technical Services Manager at Computer Aided Technology, and his presentation “Tackling Administrative Images: Deploying SolidWorks to the Masses,” is scheduled for Wednesday 2/3 at 1:30 pm. Adrian was nice enough
... ContinuedBrainstorm is Back!
Just in time for SolidWorks World, the Brainstorm site is back. Follow this link and use your Customer Portal login to participate. You can add a new idea, review existing ideas, and vote up or down on any of them.
... ContinuedA Little Over 10,000
A few years ago (2006 actually) we started looking total attendance at user group meetings as a yardstick to gauge interest. I'm not sure the numbers mean that much, other than to look at the overall trends. As I was compiling the data from 2009, I
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