SolidWorks 2011:  Weld Bead – Part 1
Mon, 09/6/10 – 11:17 PM | View Comments

So why would one “new” feature necessitate having a Part 1 and Part 2?  Its mainly due to the many different ways the feature can be applied.  SolidWorks 2011 introduces a new “Weld Bead” feature.  While …

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SolidWorks Labs
Monday, 02/5/07 – 8:00 AM | View Comments
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 …

SolidWorks 95 at SolidWorks World 2007
Monday, 02/5/07 – 5:39 AM | View Comments
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 …

SolidWorks World: Sunday PM
Monday, 02/5/07 – 5:25 AM | View Comments

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 World 2007: Sunday AM
Sunday, 02/4/07 – 8:50 AM | View Comments

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 …

SolidWorks World: Meeting of the Bloggers
Sunday, 02/4/07 – 7:09 AM | View Comments
SolidWorks World:  Meeting of the Bloggers

One of the great things about SolidWorks World is getting to meet the people that you communicate with on sometimes a daily basis as part of the SolidWorks Community. A great example of this …

SolidWorks World: Saturday
Sunday, 02/4/07 – 6:24 AM | View Comments
SolidWorks World:  Saturday

It was an early start to the day for me as my flight leaving Huntsville was at 6:00am. Add to that the fact that I had to run by work to pickup those all important …

Matt Speaks….in Huntsville
Wednesday, 01/31/07 – 10:04 PM | View Comments
Matt Speaks….in Huntsville

The North Alabama SolidWorks Users Group (NASWUG) started off 2007 with a strong turnout tonight. Matt Lombard was in town to present his Misc. Debris: Tips and Trix SolidWorks 2007 Presentation. We had 33 …

Are we there yet!
Wednesday, 01/31/07 – 9:53 PM | View Comments

Three days away from the start of SolidWorks World.  Am I excited?  OH YEA!
I feel like a kid in the back seat of his parent’s car that has to fight the urge to ask those …

Countdown to SolidWorks World….literally
Tuesday, 01/23/07 – 8:59 PM | View Comments

Richard Doyle and I have been talking about getting a countdown clock added to our Blogs for SolidWorks World.  If you take a look at the “vertical link bar” on this Blog or Richard’s Blog …

2007 SWUGN Summits Announced
Tuesday, 01/23/07 – 8:47 PM | View Comments

The SolidWorks User Group Network (SWUGN) today announced the dates and locations for their 2007 Technical Summits. Click HERE to see a complete list of the events.
One particular date and location I am excited about …

Richard Doyle’s SolidWorks World Podcast
Friday, 01/19/07 – 1:04 PM | View Comments

Richard Doyle’s Countdown to SolidWorks World Podcast went live today.  For those of you who don’t know Richard, he is the User Community Coordinator for SolidWorks Corporation.  Richard is also heavily involved in organizing SolidWorks …

SolidWorks Tip: Converting Drawing Views
Monday, 01/8/07 – 6:00 PM | View Comments
SolidWorks Tip:  Converting Drawing Views

When working in SolidWorks sometimes it is necessary to convert Model Views in a Drawing to Vector entities (lines and arcs) so that the view is NOT tied to the geometry of the solid model. …

Experience SolidWorks World – FOR FREE!
Saturday, 01/6/07 – 7:18 PM | View Comments

Are you having a hard time gathering funds to attend SolidWorks World?  Well, here is a deal for you!  What if you could experience parts of the conference for FREE?  The great news is you …

New Boundary Surface Video
Wednesday, 01/3/07 – 12:12 PM | View Comments
New Boundary Surface Video

Mark Biasotti has posted a really nice Boundary Surface Video Tutorial.  If you use surfacing at all, I highly recommend you check it out.  With Mark’s permission, I have made the model available for download …