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Happy Thanksgiving to everyone.
Go have fun spending time with your family and eating.
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Register for SolidWorks World…check, Get free weird Lookin’ mouse…cheeeck.
The quickest 100 people who register for SolidWorks World here will get a shiny new Space Navigator 3D mouse. Just look at it in it’s ubiquitous model-manipulating glory.
It cost $59 retail. You could swap that for half a barrel of oil or 11.8 cups of a Carmel Macchiato.
Oh, and if you forget to sign up after December 14th, you’ll pay an extra hundred dollars because you’re a your boss is a procrastinator. I would try to entice him with this and also offer to give the company an overview of all the things you learn at SolidWorks World.
There’s an agenda here.
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So I went to a SolidWorks user group last week. The Tulsa SolidWorks User Group (TULSUG). It’s the first one I’ve been to since, oh, since I was a reseller and I had to go. That was a few years ago. This one I’m not only a user, I’m helping out where I can as co-founder.
For those of you involved in a user’s group, you know what it’s about. For those skeptics and uninterested you may want to know what the big deal is. One thing I wondered is if it would be worth my time. I knew from previous experience it would be, but I know others who think differently. In helping get things together, I came across some myths, in the form of insightful opinions, about users groups that I’d like to debunk.
Continue reading ‘SolidWorks User Group Myths Smashed to Tiny Bits’
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Have you ever wanted to lock your SolidWorks model in a certain spot to keep it from rebuilding and save some time? Well, you can’t do it. But you can be part of making it happen.
Deep in the heart of Wisconsin, a guy named Lloyd told a guy named Lenny, “You gotta help me out. SolidWorks needs to add a way to put a ‘Geometry Lock’ on a SolidWorks model that would reduce rebuild times. Can you dig it?” (embellishment added)
I can dig it Lloyd and we’ll help out. An enhancement request sound like just the right medicine.
Continue reading ‘Make Your SolidWorks Model Stop Rebuilding’
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I’ve had a poll up for a couple months to see when you plan on upgrading to SolidWorks 2008. It was started during pre-release and SP 0.1 is the latest Service Pack. To date, there’s been 151 responses and it seems close between those that already have upgraded and those waiting for bugs to be worked out. Here’s the breakdown.
Continue reading ‘25% Upgrade to SolidWorks 2008. The Rest?’
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Free 3D modeling software. Yep, that’s right Joe Lichtenberg announced at 10:54 am on the SpaceClaim Blog that you can download the Release Canidate for SpaceClaim 2007+ right here. Just fill out a short form and it’s all yours for the taking… and feedbacking.
The goal of the program is to gain feedback from you, the engineering community, on how SpaceClaim addresses your particular needs. The offer is good through November 27th, at which time the software “times out.”…As some of you know, I’m a big believer in the benefits of Web 2.0, the wiki economy, and things like crowdsourcing. Stay tuned…
You go Joe. That’s meaty. Except the November 27th thing. ya gotta drop that… please.
I suggested that they do this in a earlier post and I’m glad they’ve decided to do it. Its critical for growing business. I’ve actually been using it for the last few weeks and haven’t organized my notes yet. Now you can check it out for yourself and see what you think. Interested?
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If you’re thinking of switching to SolidWorks, this deal may entice you a little. If you’re buying SolidWorks before November 30th, you’ll get a $500 coupon for one of those fancy Dell Precision Workstations. Not too bad if you’ve been waiting for a good deal to come along.
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In case you may not be aware, Transformers the movie went on dvd sale Tuesday. If you want to see some sweet special effects and the Transformer named BoneCrusher created with SolidWorks rent or pick it up today.
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What do these three have in common? They are all keynote speakers at SolidWorks World 2008.
The keynote is usually a foundational element of a conference. Something you plan the rest of the conference around with the big announcements and special guests. I haven’t heard these guys speak… they sound interesting, but I have to agree with Matt Lombard in that I would like to see some speakers that sound more groundbreaking. Not they would not give addresses that are, I just find myself desiring to see a little more. Like Matt says, maybe the Tesla guys. Heck, even the Google team or Michael Arrington or David ten Have to talk on innovation.
Who knows who SolidWorks asked, but I’m sure these guys will have insightful things to say despite what their background is, how emotional they get about design, or what position they are in. I’m sure it will be an honor for them to speak to you all.
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