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... ContinuedPost Conference Materials for SolidWorks World
For those of you who attended SolidWorks, here is some information on the post conference materials: Next week an email with a link to access the end-user breakout session presentations will be sent to all full conference attendees At the
... ContinuedIs this the latest revision?
Have you ever wondered if the version of the design document you are working on is the latest? A few users at SolidWorks World told me stories of sending the wrong version of a document to a supplier or worse
... ContinuedInterview with Suchit Jain, Vice President of Analysis Products
I caught Suchit Jain in the press room at SolidWorks World long enough to throw a few questions at him. Suchit has been working with the COSMOSWorks product line for 12 years, and now works out of the SolidWorks office
... ContinuedInterview with SolidWorks COO Jeff Ray
I had a few minutes during SolidWorks World to sit down and talk with Jeff Ray, chief operating officer of SolidWorks. Jeff’s been with the company for two years now, and this is his second SolidWorks World event. Jeff is
... ContinuedSolidWorks World: Day 3
Jeff Ray kicked off the morning’s General Session. He showed a hilarious video taken in the arcade at the off-site event of the heads of John McEleney and two others on top of these little cartoon bodies dancing to the
... ContinuedSolidWorks World Wen 1-23
Last day of the show and we saved one of the favorite items for many attendees, an introduction to the next version of SolidWorks, SolidWorks 2007. The format was the dating game, and it was both hilarious and informative. The
... ContinuedSolidWorks World Tues 1-23
The general session today feature the design duo of Seymour & Powell. They gave us some interesting perspectives on design and how to look at things in different ways. I gave three presentations today on the Design Checker, Large Assembly
... ContinuedInterview with SolidWorks CEO John McEleney
John McEleney is the CEO of SolidWorks, a position handed down to him by company founded and former CEO John Hirschtick five years ago. This month McEleney celebrates his ten year anniversary at SolidWorks. Although his title may sound intimidating,
... ContinuedStraight Talk with User Group Founder Rob Rodriguez
I had a nice chat at SolidWorks World with Rob Rodriguez, who is the president and founder of the Northern Vermont SolidWorks user group. Rob started the group just over a year ago. His day job is as CAD designer
... ContinuedStraight Talk with SWUGN Regional Director Mark Peters
During the 2006 SolidWorks World conference, I had a chance to talk to Mark Peters, regional director for the SolidWorks User Group Network (SWUGN) the Midwest territory. Marks is also the president/CEO of IMPACT Engineering, a 65-member engineering support and
... ContinuedSolidWorks World Mon 1-23
When I walked in the 1st general session Monday morning it amazed me as to the size and vibrancy of the SolidWorks community represented in the hall. Caught a quick sneak peak at the 2007 as John McEleney showed a
... ContinuedSolidWorks World: Day 2
Tuesday Morning General Session Richard Seymour and Dick Powel delivered a fantastic keynote this morning on how to harness creative energy to design products for the future. The London duo were hosts on the popular British television show “Better by
... Continued7th Annual SWUGN Summit
Every year SolidWorks User Group leaders from around the world gather to meet and discuss the state of SolidWorks user groups. Group leaders and the SWUGN Committee share thoughts and ideas to increase meeting attendance, attract new members, and make
... ContinuedMonday Morning’s General Session
Monday Morning’s General Session I woke up around dawn this morning and hustled over to Caesar’s (I’m actually stationed at Bally’s Hotel across the road) so as not to miss the 7:30AM breakfast but nearly did anyway. Hundreds of SolidWorks
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