This past Tuesday I had the pleasure of attending the first ever meeting of the North Mississippi SolidWorks User Group (NORMSWUG) in Tupelo, MS. All total there were 20 users in attendance which is an …

After 10 months of using a basic TypePad template, it was time for a change.  Welcome to the NEW LOOK Ricky Jordan’s Blog!  The new wider format should make things a bit easier to find.  …

It’s that time of the year again and SolidWorks 2008 Beta is just around the corner.  For those not familiar with the SolidWorks Beta program, anyone SolidWorks user that has a license on Subscription Service …

Comments left on Blogs can definitely drive content.  Here is one example.  A comment left by Tyler last week on one of my other Blog postings got me thinking a bit.  Tyler’s question dealt with …

The North Alabama SolidWorks Users Group met tonight for our second evening meeting of the year. Tonight’s main agenda featured a COSMOS FloWorks demonstration by Dana Parrish of SolidWorks Corporation. Dana is the South Region …

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SolidWorks CEO John McEleney will be coming to Alabama, North Carolina, & Georgia in June 2007 to speak at three SolidWorks User Group events.
On Monday June 11th, John will be making his first stop in …

Just prior to SolidWorks World 2007, an all new 3D ContentCentral was announced. The website has been updated to include many new enhancements in content and navigation. Just in case you haven’t ever visited …

Registration is now open for the SWUGN Technical Summit in Nashville, TN on Tuesday May 22, 2007. To register and see all the event details click HERE.  Richard Doyle, Matt Lombard, and “yours truly” are …

Over the past few years I’ve seen questions raised on several internet newsgroups on how to drive designs from a single sketch.  This can be done in several different ways with SolidWorks and today …

One of the questions I ask from time to time at User Group meetings is “How many of you have ever filled out a SolidWorks Enhancement Request?”  On a good night, I might get 20% …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …