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Al Predicts the Future of SolidWorks
If you are active in the CAD world and haven’t heard of Al Dean and Develop3D, then you are seriously missing out. Al does a great job of looking at the MCAD Industry as a whole and his latest article lays out what I think is a spot on prediction of the future of SolidWorks. …
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SolidWorks World Sunday Part 2
Well, Sunday has now wrapped up and everyone is getting geared up for the first General Session tomorrow morning starting at 8:30am PST. The rest of my day included a few more Roundtable Sessions followed by the opening of the Partner Pavilion. To me, this looks like the BIGGEST Partner Pavilion ever! As usual there…
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Dassault Systemes in NASCAR
If you are a NASCAR fan and a CAD user like myself, you might have noticed a little something different at this weekend’s race at the California Speedway. Dassault Systemes was the primary sponsor for A.J. Allmendinger’s Richard Petty Motorsports (RPM) entry. As far as I can tell, this was the first entry by DS…
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SolidWorks 2010 Beta Details
Spring is just around the corner (or already here for some) and usually that means it’s Beta Testing Time for many SolidWorks users. A few days ago I contacted SolidWorks to see if I could get some details on the SolidWorks 2010 Beta Contest and they were gracious enough to provide some information that I…
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SolidWorks Tip: Heli-Coil Tap Drills
Here’s a GREAT SolidWorks Tip that was brought to my attention on the latest project I am working on. When you work in the commercial design world, you don’t often run across the need for the use of Heli-Coil inserts. As I have learned recently, they are used quite a bit in military and space…
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3 Dudes Gone 3D – SolidWorks Video Series
Ok…without elaborating too much, it has been a stressful week for me so far. Lots of things going on which IS good thing. As I was reading my Twitter feed tonight, I came across a tweet from SolidWorks founder and former CEO Jon Hirschtick talking about a new marketing video series that was just released…
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SolidWorks World 2009 Monday: A Special Honor for a Special Guy
At the end of the day Monday the 2009 SWUGN International User Summit was held. It is the annual User Group Meeting held at SolidWorks World that is open to SolidWorks User Group Leaders, Members, and any other conference attendee who wants to attend. This year’s Summit had a special ending this year. About six…
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The S Key Experiment – Part 3
The S Key Experiment continues for me and in this post we dive into Part 3 which covers using the S Key shortcut menu in the Drawing environment of SolidWorks 2009. In case you missed it, I covered the Part Environment in Part 1 and the Assembly Environment in Part 2. I have found the…
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Richard Branson to be Keynote Speaker at SolidWorks World 2009
Hot off the presses today is the news that entrepreneur extraordinaire Richard Branson will be a Keynote Speaker at SolidWorks World 2009. Richard is the man behind the Virgin Group which started as a record company but has since expanded to include airlines, mobile phones, broadband, and commercial space flight just to name a few.…
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Ben Eadie on Revision3
Ben Eadie of SolidMentor recently filmed an episode with Patrick Norton at Revision3.com showing off his home built laser scanner. Click the image above to check out the episode! Congrats to Ben for making his first appearance on Revision3!
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SolidWorks Name Change
Yes, you read the headline correctly. SolidWorks is changing its name….but only slightly. The new name is Dassault Systemes SolidWorks Corporation. The “DS” has been in their logo for years so is this really that big of a change? Everyone at SolidWorks I have talked to about this says it’s not. This puts it more…
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BigDog
A coworker of mine sent this to me today. (Thanks Johnnie!) This is one of the coolest looking Robotics projects I have seen to date. Check out the Boston Dynamics site to find out about BigDog. The video is definitely a must see. I wonder if BigDog was designed in SolidWorks? A little Google searching…
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SWUGN Technical Summit Nashville – 2008
The 2nd SWUGN Technical Summit of 2008 was held in Nashville, TN today. An enthusiastic crowd of 86 SolidWorks users came out to see presentations on both general and specialty topics. Richard Doyle, who is the User Community Manager for SolidWorks, had a last minute scheduling conflict and had to miss this year’s Summit in…
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2008 SWUGN Technical Summit – Nashville
In just over a week (Wednesday April 9, 2008) SolidWorks users from all over the Southeast will gather in Nashville, TN for the 2008 SWUGN Nashville Technical Summit. Last year’s event set a record for attendees with over 115 people! If you live and work anywhere near this event, you don’t want to miss it! …