Houston Means That I'm One Step Closer….
I drive around the State of Texas frequently to visit user groups in San Antonio, Dallas, and even right here in Austin. But my favorite drive is the one to Houston. Unlike the San Antonio and Dallas trips which are 100%
... ContinuedWhat do you see?
A friend of mine recently sent me a video of a fascinating study that looked at the limits of perception, attention and awareness. The study was on inattentional (or perceptual) blindness. It was done by Daniel Simons, University of Indiana
... ContinuedWhy Amazon Will Save the World
Wow, no caffeine-induced euphoria in that hyped message, is there? As a matter of fact, I’ve been living with an Amazon Kindle now for the past few months and the romance just continues to bloom. There are so many things
... ContinuedCentral Texas Gets GD(and)T
Bill Casnovski called it "the best presentation I have ever seen on the difficult subject of GD&T." He was talking about Thomas Allsup's SolidWorks World session, and now the folks at the Central Texas SolidWorks User Group will get to see
... ContinuedGreenville, SC – History in the Making
In 1871, James P. Moore became the 6th mayor of Greenville, South Carolina, and the first to sport a clean-shaven face. It wasn't until 1903 that another mayor-sans-facial-hair was elected. But after 1915, not a single whisker has graced the face of
... ContinuedSWUGN Lifetime Achievement Awards
The Lifetime Achievement Award is presented annually to former user group leaders or SWUGN Committee members that have shown outstanding service to the SolidWorks Community for an extended period of time. Two new names grace the SWUGN Lifetime Achievement plaque
... ContinuedThe “DOT it” Student Design Project
The winter in New England is especially cold, snowy, and icy this year. But for one day sunny warm day last week, I was fortunate enough to visit a small café in Cambridge, Massachusetts and sit with a group of
... ContinuedProduct Data Management (PDM) Basics II
Thanks for reading and commenting on this blog. In this installment, we will explore three important areas of Product Data Management (PDM) – Where Used, Contains and Bill of Materials (BOM). Where Used? Whenever a change is being made to
... ContinuedOnly 344 days days until…
SolidWorks World 2010. But before we get going on next year, let’s take a look at SWW 2009, held last week in Orlando. Some miscellaneous thoughts and wanderings: I was blown away by the attendance figures and energy. We were
... ContinuedCool PDM tool: embed an SQL query within Excel
One of the things I love most about attending SolidWorks World (SWW) is the learning. As someone who teaches regularly, it’s great to meet up with colleagues and customers and learn from them how they have applied their learnings to
... Continued2008 SWUGN User Group Leader of the Year
"…a really terrific guy…." That's how I introduced Rob Jensen as he walked to the stage at SolidWorks World to accept the 2008 Group Leader of the Year award. Rob is one of those special SolidWorks users that is always
... Continued2008 SWUGN User Group of the Year
The criteria for the User Group of the Year award includes things like quality meetings, steady or increasing attendance, and a leadership that takes an active role in the SolidWorks Community. The Central MA/Northern CT SolidWorks User Group is all
... ContinuedSolidWorks Releases New Advanced Certification Exam
Last week at SolidWorks World 2009 in Orlando, the SolidWorks Certification Team released the new Advanced Surfacing Exam (CSWP-SURF). This is the third advanced topic exam released, and is available to individuals who have passed the CSWP-Core Modeling exam. The
... Continued10th Annual SWUGN Summit at SolidWorks World
Here are some additional highlights from the 10th Annual SWUGN Summit at SolidWorks World. SWUGN ElectionsCongratulations to Ontario SolidWorks User Group leader Chris White who is now the SWUGN Committee representative for Canada. Chris becomes the first non-incumbent to be elected to the
... ContinuedSolidWorks World 2009 – Wednesday General Session featuring the Top Ten list
In the final general session, all kinds of great stuff in revealed, including the location of next year’s SolidWorks World. SolidWorks World 2009 – Day 3 General Sessionby SolidWorksCorp
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