While at SolidWorks World this year I attended three sessions that were somehow different to what I had expected when I signed up for them.  The subject and purpose for each of them differed from one another, but what they all had in common was that they all required from the attendee to not only interact or follow through a tutorial, like in the hands-on sessions, but to actually provide the c...

I hope you are not growing tired of my SolidWorks World chronicles just yet, because I still have a lot more to write about. This was a particularly good SolidWorks World for me and I want to share what I learned with you.  This time, let me tell you about yet another hands-on session I attended. This one was presented by Michael LaFleche, Regional Technical Manager for CAPINC, and it was an int...

Hi everyone! I hope you had a really nice weekend! It was a four day weekend for us here and it sure felt good to get a break, plus a little Valentine’s Day candy. Now it’s back to the routine… and the diet.  Anyway… I shall now resume my chronicles of SolidWorks World 2010. As I mentioned before, this year I was really fortunate to be able to pre-register for hands-on s...

This one was the first ever hands-on session I attended at SolidWorks World. Last year I wasn’t able to get into any of the hands-on sessions, but this year I had the opportunity to pre-register for several of them and it was one of the best things I could’ve ever done.  This session was presented by Dan Riffell, Projects Coordinator at Eltron Research and Development. Dan is also a v...

Something I noticed right away was the great amount of 3D printers and prototyping technology and services that were displayed at the Partners Pavilion this year. I counted at least three different companies offering 3D printing solutions. Among them, Z Corporation distinguished itself for being the only one offering 3D printers that were able to print multiple colors simultaneously. Lucky for ...

The first training session I attended was presented by Charles Culp, who is very well known at the SolidWorks Forums.  Charles was introducing all of us to a series of useful surfacing techniques, including how to convert a solid body into a surface body, fix some geometry, and then turn it back into a solid, the proper use of Delete Face and Delete Hole, the advantages of using Replace Face, an...

I apologize for not finding time to blog about it until now. There’s just so much going on at SolidWorks World and I didn’t want to miss any of it!  This is my short chronicle of the CSWP event this year. The event took place inside  one of the Hilton’s  ballrooms.  A band was playing loud music non-stop in the back of the room, while hundreds of CSWP’s were mingli...

I’m at John Wayne (SNA) airport, waiting for my flight home.  I’m actually early, since my flight won’t leave for another hour and a half, but I’ve always been terrified of missing my plane, so here I am… Lucky for me, I found this really quiet spot next to the food court and decided to write in this blog, just to kill some time. SolidWorks World was an awesome exper...

The Wednesday general session is always the most exciting one of all three. New functionality added and future enhancements are announced during this session;  sometimes, new products are announced, as well. To continue with the tradition, I’m also sharing with you a series of pictures that I took during the session.  It was really lots of fun, because, as you may already imagine, SolidWor...

Hi everyone! First of all, let me apologize for not putting this post up yesterday, but  truth is these kind of events, as useful and educational as they are, have the nasty habit of leaving you completely exhausted.  There’s just so much going on and no time to stop!  If you checked my picasa, you may have noticed the pictures were already there, just no post. Sorry! Now that SolidWorks ...

Hey there! Today was the first really active day for me at SolidWorks World. I’ve been out and about all day since 7:00 am.  The first General Session of the week was lots of fun, and full of interesting sneak peeks of what may become the future of SolidWorks.  Jeff Ray, DS SolidWorks CEO opened the session, of course, and was soon joined by Bernard Charles, Dassault Systemes CEO. I am not...

The reception at the Partner’s Pavilion was a real success. There were lots of interesting things to watch. Some of the companies and products I had already seen last year, but there were also quite a few new items out there. I definitely will go back again this week to take a better look and speak to some of the companies, but for now I wanted to share with you a few of the pictures I took ...

After an incredibly long flight… Oh, wait; it only took about an hour to get to Anaheim from San Jose.Err, never mind… The important thing is that I’m here in Anaheim right now, already registered and ready for SolidWorks 2010. Today is a slow day for me. Unlike some of my bloggers friends, I haven’t got any meetings or special sessions going on, so I’m killing some t...

Time sure flies! I’ve been so sad about the recent death of my dog, Jumper that I almost forgot:  once again, it’s almost time for SolidWorks World. I’ll be there this year, courtesy of DS SolidWorks, who gracefully covers the cost of my admission to the event, accommodations at a nearby hotel, and a few meals.  I already bought my airplane tickets and will be landing in Anaheim on the 31s...

It seems to me like I’ve been out of touch with everything lately. I have certainly neglected this blog and haven’t even kept up with the entire buzz about SolidWorks related news, forums and blogs.  I apologize to those that have sent questions through email asking for help, and never received an answer. I wasn’t ignoring you, I was simply too busy working on a non-modeling, but SolidWorks...