Ending the Year on a High Note
This time of the year typically signals a slowdown in user group meetings. There are currently nine meetings scheduled for December, all in the first two weeks. I guess even user group leaders take some time during the holidays. A
... ContinuedSolidWorks User Group – Pune
I finished up my trip to India with a visit to the SolidWorks User Group of Pune on Thursday. The Pune group is the longest running group in India, having formed in 2005. This was their third meeting and it
... ContinuedSolidWorks User Group – Chennai
On Wednesday morning, I took a quick 35 minute flight to Chennai with Ravi Varadarajan, our TTM for India. We were met at the airport by Mr. Mohan Santhanam of Barry-Wehmiller who would be our host for the day. The
... ContinuedSolidWorks User Group – Bangalore
I attended the first of three India user group meetings Tuesday afternoon in Bangalore. Attendance was light, but the users that were there were very interested in the group, very attentive during my presentation, and anxious to see the group
... ContinuedSolidWorks World 2007 – What to Expect on Wednesday
Wednesday morning marks the beginning of the end, but that doesn’t mean the final day of SolidWorks World is any less special. With shortened exhibit hours, and nothing off-site to contend with, Wednesday is all about the technical sessions. BreakfastMost
... ContinuedSafe and Sound in Bangalore, India
I’m blogging from the SolidWorks office in Bangalore, looking out over the city from the Raheja Towers. It took nearly 26 hours to get here from Austin via Chicago and London. My return trip takes me through Frankfurt, Germany so
... ContinuedPassport..check, Visa..check, Universal Power Adapter..
check. I’m off tomorrow to visit with three of our user groups in India, traveling to Bangalore, Pune, and Chennai over the next week. Since my international travel experience to date is limited to Canada, you can imagine I’m a
... ContinuedSolidWorks World 2007 – What to Expect on Tuesday
Everyone should be well rested and ready to start day 2. Well..that is except the CSWP’s – they’re dragging in from Monday’s off-site event. General Session The keynote speaker for SolidWorks World 2007 has been announced, and the buzz surrounding
... ContinuedSearch for the refined user
Back in August I wrote about the new innovative Search capabilities included in SolidWorks 2007. Many of you gave the new Search a try and found it to be a very handy tool.So I thought I’d expand on it’s capabilities
... ContinuedSWUGN Summit – San Diego
Devon does a nice job of summing up the event, but there’s a back story I would like to share. Wayne Tiffany showed why the SolidWorks Community is the best. A couple of our attendees arrived too late to see
... ContinuedSolidWorks World 2007 – What to Expect on Monday
By Monday morning everyone has arrived and the conference really gets going. Breakfast starts at 7:00am sharp (and the boss back home won’t like it if you’re sleeping in anyway). Since the breakfast format has changed some from year-to-year, I
... ContinuedWhat’s Changed
Many times in the course of modifying designs you look at two versions of a design and wonder…. ‘…these look exactly alike – what’s changed?…” You could have kept a log of changes in the Design Binder or if you
... ContinuedSolidWorks World 2007 – What to Expect on Sunday
There are usually a few people kicking around on Friday and Saturday, but SolidWorks World officially begins on Sunday. Some highlights… RegistrationRegistration is a highlight? Sure…you get to meet some very nice people that will hook you up with your
... ContinuedSolidWorks World 2007 – What to Expect
Even a seasoned SolidWorks World veteran can be overwhelmed by the sheer magnitude of the conference. 130 technical sessions, 100+ exhibits to see, general sessions, thousands of attendees, and 200 or so SolidWorks employees running around makes for an exciting
... ContinuedFix it instead of throwing it away
From time to time I get some interesting thoughts shared from other product managers at SolidWorks. Below are some thoughts from Mark Biasotti another product manager here at SolidWorks. Enjoy Fielder One of the mottos that I like to espouse
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