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Paper Pilot Game
You know, you’ve got to hand it to the SolidWorks Marketing department for coming up with some really innovative ideas. Their latest creation is an online game called Paper Pilot. This game allows you to test your skills in constructing and throwing a virtual paper airplane. There are three different plane types you can select…
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Vista….and more Vista
With the full release of Microsoft’s Windows Vista operating system, many articles are appearing across the internet talking about the good, the bad, and the ugly. (OK…I know I used this analogy in my SWW presentation…but it just fits here too!) I have somewhat of a test machine that I have been working with a…
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Two new Bloggers!
I’d like to take a moment to welcome two new SolidWorks Bloggers. Brian McElyea – CADFANATIC I’ve known Brian for almost 4 years now. Like me, he resides in the Huntsville, AL area and is one of the biggest supporters of our local user group. Brian’s Blog will contain SolidWorks information from a CAD Manager’s…
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SolidWorks World Interview: Mark Biasotti
A few weeks back on February 5th, at SolidWorks World 2007, I had the chance to sit down and interview Mark Biasotti from SolidWorks Corporation. If you have been using surfacing in SolidWorks for any length of time, you probably have heard Mark’s name before. Here is a chance to get to know him a…
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Importing and Repairing Models in SolidWorks
My Importing and Repairing Models in SolidWorks presentation from SolidWorks World 2007 is now available for download for anyone interested. If you didn’t get a chance to catch it, it highlights the features in SolidWorks commonly used to repair models that do not import as a solid body. It also includes three case studies which…
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Model Mania & Design Contest Winners
Below you will find the winners of Model Mania and the Design Contest from SolidWorks World 2007. Model Mania: Reseller winners First Place – Jason Pancoast, Computer Aided Products, Manchester, MA Second Place – Heikki Leivo, CadWorks OY, Finland Third Place – Juan Jose Jimenez, CimWorks, Spain Customer Winners First Place – Jeremy Regnerus, General…
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Truly an honor
On Monday afternoon I had the honor of receiving the SWUGN User Group Leader of the Year award for 2006. I am still pretty much at a loss for words. All I can say is that when you are honored by your peers, it really means a lot. Thanks guys. User groups are only successful…
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NASWUG at SolidWorks World
The North Alabama SolidWorks Users Group (NASWUG) had six representatives at SolidWorks World 2007. I’ve know some of these guys for quite a few years and this was the first time that I have had a chance to really hang out with them. We all got together usually at least once every day and hung…
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SolidWorks World: Wednesday General Session
In today’s General Session, SolidWorks gave the 3500+ users a sneak peek of SolidWorks 2008. The session was kicked off with a REALLY cool video that Mark Biasotti put together (on his own time). The video shows a rocket launching from Concord, MA in 1995 signifying the debut of SolidWorks 95. A time clocked was…
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SolidWorks World: Monday General Session
Sorry it has taken so long to post this. It’s been a busy day and there hasn’t been much time to write. On top of that I had four pages of notes from the General Session and I wanted to include everything. Even though SolidWorks World officially began yesterday with the Welcome Reception and Super…
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SolidWorks Labs
SolidWorks today announced the launch of the SolidWorks Labs website. This site includes several innovative R&D projects that users can use in a variety of ways. For the launch, four different software tools are available which provide a variety of functions across the CAD spectrum. Drawings Now is a service that allows you to upload…
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SolidWorks 95 at SolidWorks World 2007
Richard Hall is one of our longtime supporters and members of the North Alabama SolidWorks Users Group (NASWUG). Richard has the unique honor of being one of the first in Huntsville to purchase SolidWorks. The version of SolidWorks he started on was SolidWorks 95. Early last year Richard brought his SolidWorks 95 CD and User’s…
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SolidWorks World: Sunday PM
First up for Sunday afternoon was Greg Jankowski’s CAD Manager’s Boot Camp. This was a heavily attended session as it is most every year. Greg’s presentation outlines important information for users who manage seats of SolidWorks in an organization. Not all of the information presented applied to “multi-seat” users. A vast amount of information was…
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SolidWorks World 2007: Sunday AM
Sunday is upon us and the Morial Convention Center is really starting to crank up with activity. More and more people are starting to arrive (including some of my fellow NASWUG members!). Roundtable discussions will be occuring throughout most of the day today. One event that is always popular with users is Greg Jankowski’s “CAD…