the ins & outs of in context modeling

As most of you know that visit my blog on a normal basis, SolidWorks WORLD 2009 posed a different opportunity for me.  This year marked the 1st time that I did a technical breakout session at the event.  The topic of my session was called “The Ins & Outs of In Context Modeling”.  Now I have done some presentations before at the user group level but never at a conference the size of SolidWorks WORLD.  I was very relieved when I received my time slot information and found out that it was on Monday afternoon.  This allowed me to enjoy the rest of the conference without having to worry or think about my time on stage.  It took a little prodding from a friend of mine to even submit an abstract for consideration but now that the conference is done and I have my first presentation under my belt I am very happy that I did and I had a great time doing it.

In context modeling as a whole can be a very touchy subject around the SolidWorks community.  Without the proper training, best practices, etc. it can result in unstable models and assemblies and can cause major headaches and possibly even nightmares from time to time.  This is what I wanted to base my presentation around for those in attendance.  I covered such things as what to include in your best practice standard, relations tips & tricks, different modeling techniques, and much more. If this is a topic that interests you I encourage you to download my presentation (PDF format) and check it out.  You can download it either by clicking here or on the image below.

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