Cincinnati is Doing Just Fine
Admittedly a little nervous, Jeff Arthur handled his first meeting as President of the Greater Cincinnati SolidWorks User Group with the ease of a veteran. Hosted by Richards Industries, the meeting featured a terrific tour of the manufacturing facility, some
... ContinuedUnder New Management
One new SolidWorks User Group, and a couple of new user group leaders make their debuts over the next week. First up, Kelly Frazier takes over the helm at the Colorado SolidWorks User Group tonight in Boulder, CO. Next in
... ContinuedWhat do You do on Your Birthday?
Gabi Jack blogs and "Twitters". Happy Birthday Gabi!
... ContinuedSolidWorks 2009 "Reigns" in Spain?
Jeff Rowe is one of my favorite CAD journalists (and people), but the title of his report on the SolidWorks 2009 Launch Event in Barcelona left me wondering about him. Read it here.
... ContinuedSWUGN Summit – Salt Lake City
Part of the criteria when deciding SWUGN Summit cities is the presence or lack of a local SolidWorks User Group. In cities where a group exists, good attendance is almost assured. When an area lacks a local user group, there’s
... ContinuedWhere in the World is Gerald Davis?
I’ve gotten used to hearing from Gerald Davis on a regular basis, whether to share user group related information, or even calling me out for a lousy idea on occasion. SolidWorks users that frequent the SolidWorks discussion forums also know
... ContinuedI'm in Barcelona, My Luggage is in Paris, and My Mind is Still in Finland
The Finnish SolidWorks User Group has been around for a while, but only virtually. Markku Lehtola has actually been running his user group on line for the past two or three years. I spoke with him earlier this year and
... ContinuedThings to do in Denmark When You Don't Speak Danish
For the first two hours of today’s SWERFA meeting, I heard two words I understood – "SolidWorks" and "SpaceBall". Things got a little better when presentations by local resellers included "DriveWorksExpress", "3DVia Composer", and "PDMWorks Enterprise". Now I was up
... ContinuedI'm Going to Dublin
But not Dublin, Ireland (interesting coincidence). On September 10th, I’ll be in Dublin, California for the Tri-Valley SolidWorks User Group meeting where I’ll meet up with some real superstars of the SolidWorks Community. Kenneth Barrentine, Matt Lorono, and Gabi Jack
... ContinuedThe Luck of the Irish
SolidWorks users in and around Dublin, Ireland are about to get a new SolidWorks user group. Philip Prendeville leads the newly formed SolidWorks User Group of Ireland, and is busy putting together the inaugural meeting. Philip has been active in
... ContinuedSal Lama Makes People Stay Late
Last night’s CTSUG meeting was officially scheduled to end at 8:45pm. When the first session ran a little long, it didn’t leave Sal Lama a lot of extra time to do his presentation. At 9:00pm the room was still full,
... ContinuedI Think Craig Was Excited
I forgot to tun off the office phone ringer last night, and when it rang at 8:15pm, I had to run across the house to answer it. I’m glad I did. Craig Bilenki, group leader for the new B-MORE SolidWorks
... ContinuedGabi Jack ensina o SolidWorks em Português
I was perusing the usual forums today and came across a message at the SolidWorks Yahoo group that looked a little…uhhmm..foreign to me. Turns out the question was written in Portuguese. But wouldn’t you know it, there was a response
... ContinuedIt's Always Good in San Antonio
Last night’s SASUG (pronounced "sausage" by the members) meeting was great as usual. Some familiar names were on hand to present – Webb Shoenfeld and Bruce Buck did terrific presentations (get those abstracts in guys), the BBQ was good (no
... ContinuedSolidWorks Website Gets a Makeover
Take a look.
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