Kenneth Barrentine has started a new SolidWorks User Group in the southern end of the San Francisco East Bay called the Tri-Valley SolidWorks User Group (T-VSWUG). (I originally was abbreviating it as TVSWUG, but I just realized there is already a group with those initials). He held the group’s first meeting a few days ago. It … Continue reading “Tri-Valley SWUG Kick-Off Meeting”
Wade Barnett held the first-quarter Silicon Valley SolidWorks User Group (SVSWUG) meeting in Campbell, CA on March 18th (a few days ago). Other than my carpoolin’ co-worker, I had not told anyone other than Kenneth Barrentine that I was attending the SVSWUG meeting. I was just expecting to anonymously attend to see what Wade was going to do … Continue reading “Silicon Valley SWUG Meeting: Caught Off-Guard”
Creating a drafting standards within a SolidWorks environment is an important task. The task may seem daunting to those of us who haven’t done this before, particularly if our company has no pre-existing documentation methods. These can be new companies, or companies moving from a lack of control into standardization. Fortunately, there is a lot … Continue reading “Create CAD Standards (SolidWorks environment)”
It’s another year, and Richard Doyle is moving a full steam putting the 2008 Technical Summits together.  If you haven’t attended one yet, I invite you to read my review of the San Jose Technical Summit in 2007 to get an idea of what to expect, and the benefits of attending. Briefly, they include training and … Continue reading “SolidWorks User Group Network Technical Summits”
To continue with Part 1 of this article, here are more SolidWorks related forums. Solidmentor Solid Forum– This site is well organized and contains many resources, including forums dedicated to SolidWorks discussions. It lists posts by topic in the Solid Forum area. Membership (free) is required to participate. Activity is low, with new posts appearing … Continue reading “Various SolidWorks Discussion Forums (Part 2)”
There are more than a few discussion forums available for people looking for SolidWorks specific conversations online. Here’s the list of all the forums I use (in alphabetical order), with a quick personal statement of my opinions. Feel free to add to my commentary, disagree, or even mention others. 3DCADForums – This website has forums for … Continue reading “Various SolidWorks Discussion Forums (Part 1)”
