the solidworks savings plan
As most of you know, the economy that we are in right now can be cut throat for most companies. Any area that you can find to cut costs when submitting a quote need to be looked at because your competitors are. In the industry that I work in, which is deep draw metal stamping, one of the big factors of cost are steel costs. For those that are not familiar with metal stamping there is usually a fair amount of material that gets cut off and thrown away for each part that comes out of the press. This unfortunately is just the nature of the industry but there are definitely some things that you can do to eliminate as much of this scrap as possible. One of the things you want to do is make sure that you don’t have a bigger blank than what you actually need. What is a blank you ask? The blank is the pierce of steel, normally round in deep draw metal stamping, that you use to create your final part through a series of drawing, squaring, piercing, and trimming processes.
Before SolidWorks
Before our company made the giant step of purchasing SolidWorks we just used a 2D CAD package for all of our tooling designs. The process of determining what size our blank should be for all new parts that we received was a well thought out spreadsheet formula that took many things into account and then spit out a blank size for us to use. Well, more times than not, the blank that we had for these jobs came out much bigger than what we needed which resulted in either too much scrap being tossed out or the need to spend more money on tooling to make the blank sizes more accurate.
Using SolidWorks
The reason for our company to purchase SolidWorks was not really related to this at all but we soon found out that there were some tools available inside the software package that allowed us a more accurate size to start with. Here is what we have developed as a company standard now for determining what size blank we should base our tooling off of.
- The initial step consists of us modeling up the part (picture below) to match the customer print that we received. Many times there are other important factors that the customer print provides us such as starting material thickness.
- Next up we will want to fill in the pierce holes on the part (if it has any) and then add a ring to the top of the part that we can trim away to give a nice crisp edge.
- From this part we can now use some SolidWorks functionality to help us out. We now take this part and find out what the volume of the model is (Tools > Mass Properties > Volume). This gives us a number that we would want our blank to match.
- We now model up a blank (round disk, picture above) that is the thickness that our customer provided us on the print for starting material thickness. Now by changing the diameter of the blank we can match this model’s volume to that of the volume that was determined in step 3.
This method has become for useful for us and gives us a very accurate number to base our blank size off of and there for the rest of the tool.
How About You
So here is what I am wondering. How do you use the volume tool? Do you use it at all? By seeing something like this post do you think you have an application that you could begin using it for?
Drop me a comment and let me know.
solidworks milestone: 1,000,000 licenses!
Another day has dawned and SolidWorks has reached yet another milestone. Last month, contemporary gear bag designer OGIO International of Salt Lake City, Utah purchased the one millionth license of SolidWorks 3D CAD software. Here is the official press release for this milestone.
The milestone offers some great things for everyone. It has everything from a video message from Jon Hirschtick (Founder) and Jeff Ray (CEO), to a video of Jeff Ray hand delivering this milestone license, to the press release below, to a trivia game that every SolidWorks user should take.
To see the full website follow this link.
DS SolidWorks Surpasses One Million Licenses
Extreme Sports Gear Designer OGIO International, Inc. Buys Landmark Millionth License to Help with Product Line Expansion
CONCORD, Mass., USA, April 30, 2009 – Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks Corp. (DS SolidWorks) today announced that a cutting-edge athletic equipment company has bought the one millionth license of its 3D CAD software. In the 14 years between this landmark and DS SolidWorks’ first sale to a robotic arm designer, thousands of innovative products have been developed with SolidWorks® software.
Utah-based OGIO International, Inc. bought license number one million for aluminum design engineer Sean Peterson, who is working on OGIO’s new line of motocross racing accessories. Peterson will use SolidWorks software to design products such as ramps, stands, and hardware for motocross bikes. OGIO is famous for designing creative and edgy athletic bags with innovative features like the zipper-less ball pocket on its golf bags. The company’s designers use SolidWorks software to model injection-molded plastic pieces such as carrying handles, wheels, and golf bag frames.
OGIO has been a SolidWorks customer for four years. From its founding by Michael Pratt in 1987 until about five years ago, OGIO’s design staff relied on manufacturing partners to help them create the 3D models needed to produce injection molds for parts. The company brought CAD in-house so its designers didn’t have to rely on a third party’s interpretation of a sketch to produce a 3D model. SolidWorks enables OGIO’s designers to freely experiment with new ideas without the constraints of working with an outside vendor.
“SolidWorks allows our designers to innovate freely and quickly,” Pratt said. “We want them using their imaginations, trying out all kinds of solutions and innovative ideas that can turn into winning products. SolidWorks is the right software for that. It’s powerful but easy to use, so our designers can concentrate on being creative instead of constantly figuring out the software. In today’s super-fast-paced competitive environment, we need to give our designers tools like these to realize our ideas better and faster, because it’s all about who has the best product right now.”
Creativity like OGIO’s is indeed the hallmark of the products designers and engineers have conceived with SolidWorks software – everything from medical instruments, to children’s toys, to windmills, to solar cells, to components of NASA’s Mars rover. Jon Hirschtick founded the company in 1993 to provide Windows-based 3D CAD software that offered sophisticated features and functionality in a reasonably priced, easy-to-use format. Dr. William Townsend’s then-new company, Barrett Technology Inc., was SolidWorks’ first customer. Fourteen years later, Barrett’s WAM™ robotic arm is now in every major university and has been recognized by the Guinness Book of World
Records as the most advanced robot, while SolidWorks has become the world’s most widely used 3D CAD software.“We are excited to reach the million mark and very grateful for each customer that has trusted SolidWorks software to help drive his or her organization’s success,” said SolidWorks CEO Jeff Ray. “Because of this responsibility, we’re constantly working to make SolidWorks products worthy of customers’ loyalty by supporting their creative visions. As companies such as OGIO push the boundaries of products, we are using their input to push boundaries of 3D computer-aided design. This milestone is really only the beginning. The future holds some very exciting possibilities.”
About Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks Corp.
Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks Corp., a Dassault Systèmes S.A. subsidiary, is a world leader in 3D solutions. The company develops and markets software for design, analysis, product data management, and documentation. It is the leading supplier of 3D CAD technology, giving teams intuitive, high-performing software that helps them design better products. For the latest news, information, or an online demonstration, visit the company’s Web site (http://www.solidworks.com/) or call 1-800-693-9000 (outside of North America, call +1-978-371-5000).
A GIANT ROCKSOLID CONGRATULATIONS!
I want to personally congratulate SolidWorks Corporation on this accomplishment. This is a huge milestone but I feel that it is only the beginning. For those of you at SolidWorks that are reading this I want to urge you to continue to produce a great product. At times there are going to be things that some don’t like and bugs that cause problems but this is the case with all software that I run. The thing that stands out about you is that you seem to be aware of what is happening in the community and what users are struggling with and wanting. Thanks again for all of your hard work and CONGRATULATIONS!
rocksolid review: 3dvia composer
I finally found the time recently to review one of Dassault Systemes latest products, 3DVIA Composer. I have been meaning to do this review for some time now and have always run out of time to get a good feel for this product. To give you a feel for where I stand with this product I have no formal training and do not use this tool at all (at least right now) for my day to day job. All of the things I discuss here are solely based on self training and there are probably a lot of additional functions that I haven’t come across yet.
Ease of Use
Like I said before, I had no formal training with this product. However, I was pointed to some great resources that allowed me to get a feel for what this product had to offer. The 1st resource that I used is a site called 3DVIA Composer Learning Center. The learning center offers 10 well done videos that will help you get acquainted with some of the different aspects of the software. The other resource is the SolidWorks Discussion Forums in the 3DVIA Composer area. This section includes some “Tip of the Day” type posts that are given by Rakesh Keswani. These 2 resources proved very valuable to me in my quest to do a review of this product for all of you.
User Interface
At an initial first glance the interface seemed a little overwhelming to me. There seemed to be a lot of buttons with no text telling you what they were. Now this is standard for most programs but deep down I was kind of hoping for something more similar to SolidWorks Command Manager. This would allow me to have 1 standalone toolbar on the screen that could be quickly changed depending on what functionality you needed and it would allow me to have small buttons with no text, small buttons with text, large buttons with no text, large buttons with text. All in all I think that the UI could use some work to be more “user friendly” but hey, you have to start somewhere.
Image Output
One of the biggest things for a product like this is how easy it is and how nice the image output is. To begin with, it is extremely easy to publish pictures in this program and the quality is excellent. As you can see below I produced a couple images using 3DVIA Composer, one with a marketing look and the other as more of a technical publication look.
The 2 above images took me a total of probably 1 minute to create. The hardest thing about creating these images is determining exactly how you want them to look. There are many different options that all offer something a little different, and I am sure that there are more to them as well to someone who is well versed in creating technical publications.
Exploded Views
Let me tell you what. Exploded views in 3DVIA Composer are really easy to create and give you a lot of options for your end result. For a technical publication tool like 3DVIA Composer this is one area that they need to excel at and they definitely hit a home run. You can easily select your entire assembly and either explode it linear, spherical or cylindrical. After this is complete you can quickly go back in a reposition whatever components you would like for your final output.
Final Conclusion
This tool is a must have if you create a lot of technical publications. The nice thing about it is that whoever is creating these documents does not need whatever kind of software that was used to create the initial models. I know that when this software 1st came out the price tag was close to being on the outrageous side but since then I have heard rumors that the price was coming down considerably. I do not have a current price to give you for this product but if it looks like something that you could use I would definitely encourage you to contact your VAR and get a quote for it.
rocksolid review: 3dconnexion spacepilot pro
Today 3DConnexion launched a new product touted as the “most powerful 3D mouse ever”, the SpacePilot PRO. Here is the official press release from 3DConnexion.
3Dconnexion Launches Its Most Powerful 3D Mouse Ever: the SpacePilot PRO
Integrated Color LCD Workflow Assistant, QuickView Navigation Technology,and Intelligent Function Keys Save Time and Reduce Interruptions
FREMONT, Calif. – April 16, 2009 – To meet the rigorous demands of design engineers working in powerful 3D applications, 3Dconnexion today announced the new SpacePilot™ PRO. The company’s flagship 3D mouse is designed to deliver advanced control of 3D models, easier access to the power of professional 3D applications, fewer interruptions in the design workflow, and superior comfort. Specifically, the SpacePilot PRO features a new color LCD Workflow Assistant, second-generation QuickView Navigation technology, Intelligent Function keys, and an improved design for enhanced comfort and control.
“3Dconnexion’s 3D mice have rewritten the rules on the way design engineers and professionals interact with 3D environments,” said Dieter Neujahr, president of 3Dconnexion. “Our new SpacePilot PRO builds on our market-leading industry experience, delivering the most powerful 3D mouse we’ve ever made. It enables increased performance that ultimately results in better designs, created in less time.”
The SpacePilot PRO 3D mouse provides the highest level of performance features ever available from 3Dconnexion, including:
- LCD Workflow Assistant: The color LCD lists function-key assignments and provides at-a-glance access to Microsoft® Outlook® e-mail, calendar and task lists, allowing professionals to access important information for a fully integrated design experience with fewer distractions. Through 3Dconnexion’s open software architecture, the workflow assistant can be further customized to meet the needs of individuals, companies and software vendors.
- Advanced MCAD Navigation: Five new dual-function QuickView Navigation keys
improve error detection, design review, and design presentation by providing one-touch access to the following views: top and bottom, right and left, front and back, two isometric views, and 90-degree view rotation of any view either clockwise or counter-clockwise – for a total of 32 views. A short press activates a key’s primary view command, while pressing and holding a key activates a secondary view command. In addition, new Navigation Setting keys offer simplified and customizable control, allowing professionals to turn pan-and-zoom, rotation and one-axis control on or off, making it easier to define navigation settings for certain work modes.- Intelligent Function Keys: Five new fully customizable, dual-function keys offer immediate, one-touch access to 10 frequently used commands within any supported 3D application. The SpacePilot PRO automatically detects the active application and assigns appropriate function keys – whether default or customized. The color LCD denotes the function key assignments and application mode so engineers can easily identify commands and design states.
- Superior Comfort: The SpacePilot PRO has a new sculpted, soft-coated wrist rest that positions the hand in relation to the controller cap to support a balanced workflow. The micro-precision six-degrees-of-freedom sensor allows for fingertip control with minimal effort from the arm, wrist and hand, while frequently used commands are conveniently positioned at your fingertips. The intuitive and symmetrical layout of the function keys makes the device usable with either hand.
About 3Dconnexion 3D Mice
Unlike traditional mice confined to motion on one flat plane, 3Dconnexion 3D mice enable design engineers to move in all three dimensions simultaneously, using six-degrees–of-freedom sensor technology. By gently lifting, pressing and turning the controller cap, design engineers can easily pan, zoom and rotate without stopping to select commands. Using a 3D mouse together with a traditional mouse engages both hands into a balanced and cooperative work style.
3Dconnexion provides advanced and affordable 3D mice that are supported by more than 130 of today’s leading and powerful 3D applications, including Autodesk InventorTM, SolidWorksTM, CATIATM, Pro/ENGINEERTM, NXTM and Solid EdgeTM. For a complete list of applications supported by 3Dconnexion, visit www.3dconnexion.com/solutions.
Compatibility, Pricing and Availability
The SpacePilot PRO is backed by a three-year warranty, and is currently available at a suggested retail price of $499. The SpacePilot PRO is supported by Windows XP, Windows Vista®, Sun Solaris 8 (SPARC), Sun Solaris 10 (x86), and Linux® (Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 4, SuSE 9.3 or later). Linux and Solaris support workflow assistant function key assignments only.
The entire 3Dconnexion product line, including the Professional Series with the SpacePilot™ (MSRP $399) and SpaceExplorer™ (MSRP $299), and the Standard Series with the SpaceNavigator (MSRP $99) and SpaceNavigator for Notebooks (MSRP $129), are available from professional CAD resellers and major online resellers including CDW, Insight, PC Connection, and PC Mall. For a complete list of resellers or to buy directly, visit www.3Dconnexion.com.
About 3Dconnexion, a Logitech Company
3Dconnexion, a wholly owned subsidiary of Logitech (SIX: LOGN) (Nasdaq: LOGI), is the leading provider of 3D mice for 3D design and visualization. 3Dconnexion devices support today’s most popular and powerful 3D applications by offering users a more intuitive and natural way to interact with computer-generated 3D content. 3Dconnexion’s award-winning 3D mice serve a wide variety of industries and are used by 3D designers, animators and artists worldwide. 3Dconnexion is headquartered in Fremont, Calif. with European headquarters in Seefeld, Germany and offices worldwide. For more information, visit www.3Dconnexion.com.# # #
© 2009 3Dconnexion. All rights reserved. 3Dconnexion, the 3Dconnexion logo, and other 3Dconnexion marks are owned by 3Dconnexion and may be registered. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
My Personal Review
I have had the distinct pleasure of using this product for the last day and a half and let me tell you what, it is an amazing new product that 3DConnexion is releasing. As you have already read above this product offers some great features and there are a few that I wanted to point out and expand on for you.
The 1st thing that I really liked about this product was the 10 fully programmable (5 dual function) keys that it offers. I am personally a huge proponent of having keyboard shortcuts and probably 90% of mine are on the left hand side of my keyboard. Because of this I have always struggled getting into a good workflow going using a 3D Mouse. However, the SpacePilot PRO relieves some of this pain for me. I can now program 10 of my keyboard shortcuts right into the 3D Mouse and my hand will RARELY have to leave the SpacePilot PRO during my daily design processes. This is a huge selling point for me and I would imagine for some of you that have moved to a 3DConnexion supported 3D modeling program from a program like AutoCAD.
The next thing that I wanted to touch on was the overall comfort of this product. When you first open the package you see how big the 3D Mouse is and might be a little taken back by it, however, as soon as you start using it you forget the size and you get caught up in just how normal it feels to keep your hand on the SpacePilot PRO. This covers everything from the extra comfort in the wrist resting area to the “joystick”. This all in all is a very comfortable product to use and greatly aids in your daily designs because of this.
The last thing that I really wanted to write about was the LCD Workflow Assistant. Now the integration with Microsoft Outlook Email, Calendar and Tasks are all great features but the one thing that really stood out for me was the ability to see all of the functions that you have mapped to the 5 dual function keys. Now as time goes on you may get a feel for what all of your keys do but you have to remember that you have 10 commands programmed for working in assemblies, 10 for working in parts, and 10 more for working in drawings. This is 30 commands that you are trying to remember as you go through your design process. The ability of having a quick access guide to what your keys are programmed for is a huge benefit, especially when the guide is on a LCD screen right at your fingertips.
My Closing Remarks
In closing I want to say that I would highly encourage any SolidWorks (or other 3D CAD user for that matter) user that is in the market for a 3D Mouse to check out this product. The initial price tag on it might be kind of eye brow raising but I think that the return of investment on it would be quick. It is a great new product that will be the envy of the CAD community for a long time to come. You will be able to buy this product at major online resellers such as Amazon, Buy.com, CDW, Dell, and PC Mall or directly at www.3Dconnexion.com.
scan me please…barcodes in solidworks
This week I was asked a question about how to use a barcode on a SolidWorks drawing so that you can scan drawings in. After some investigation and asking the question on Twitter I seem to have found a very easy way to accomplish this.
When the question first popped up in my inbox I thought that this could be a quite complicated task to achieve. However, in the end it is actually quite simple. The toughest item you will encounter is figuring out what kind of font your scanner can read. So with out further nonsense here is how you quickly and easily add a barcode to your SolidWorks drawings.
- Determine what kind of fonts your scanner can read (Note: from what I have been told there is not a generic font that all scanners can read but there are fonts that most of them can)
- Download a free barcode font from the web or here:
- Free3of9 (compliments of Anna Wood)
- IDAutomationHC39M (compliments of Mike Garvelink)
- www.fontcubes.com (search for “barcodes”)
- Install downloaded font in C:WindowsFonts or Control Panel > Fonts
- Add annotation/text to your drawing as you normally would
- Change the font of your annotation/text to the font you downloaded in step 2
- The end!
Sounds simple, huh? Well it is! However, one thing to keep in mind when doing this is that this font is going to need to be downloaded on all of the computers that will be printing off these drawings. Not a big deal, but definitely some initial setup to get it working good. Another thing to keep in mind is that you may need to tell the code where the text starts and stops. To accomplish this you may need to add a “*” before and after the text. Example, if you want your barcode to read ROCKSOLID BARCODE POST you will have to type the text in like this *ROCKSOLID BARCODE POST*. This is not the case with all the fonts you use but it is for some. So if you add a barcode and it doesn’t work right away you might want to try this.
There are some things that can make this very easy to use and convenient if you set it up right. Think of how easy it will be if you add this note right in your drawing template and have it linked to the file name of the drawing (if this is what you are hoping to accomplish). There are almost unlimited possibilities to get this to work and work for you.
That is it, simple as that. If you have other uses or this method worked for you please let me know by dropping me a comment here.
at first glance: hsmworks
Disclaimer: This blog post is a 1st glance look at the software. I have not actually downloaded the software and used it yet, but I plan on doing this soon and reviewing it more here. This is meant to only let you know some of the software that is out there that works with SolidWorks.
In a world today with an increasing focus on software that is easy to use yet very efficient we have a player in the CAM market that is hitting it out of the ballpark. HSMWorks was founded in 2007 by a team that had been delivering CNC tool path technology for the past 10 years. HSMWorks is a CAM product that runs inside SolidWorks and has achieved Solution Partner and Certified Gold Partner status with SolidWorks.
At 1st glance HSMWorks looks like just another CAM product to me but as I start to look a little deeper at some of the functionality and capabilities, I see that there is much more under the hood than what 1st meets the eyes. The ability to harness the engineers current knowledge of SolidWorks and use it to run HSMWorks seems to be a fairly large focus of this software. There are a lot of engineers/designers that sit behind SolidWorks for 8 hours a day and could do the majority of the commands with their eyes closed yet when you introduce them to another product they at times struggle with the initial differences. HSMWorks took a look at this it seems and have developed their product to run right inside in the SolidWorks FeatureManager. Some key features of HSMWorks that I really like are Full Associativity, which means that it will automatically recognize SolidWorks features like Hole Wizard holes, pockets, chamfers, radii, etc. The key is that with this associativity if you change a size of a feature on your model, the tool paths and sizes will automatically change in your CNC data. This is really convenient and saves a lot of time during design changes. The other feature that really stuck out to me was the ability to machine assemblies. Now I actually work at a company that has CNC equipment and uses another CAM package that does not offer this feature and it becomes kind of a pain at times to have to save these assemblies off to a “dumb solid” so that they can be machined. The last really important feature that I want to point out is that it supports and utilizes the 64-bit operating system and optionally utilizes multiple processors, dual cores and hyper-threading (according the their website).
Here are some 3D Machining Strategies in HSMWorks (click for more in depth detail).
- Parallel
- Contour
- Horizontal Clearing
- Pencil
- Scallop/Constant Step over
- Spiral
- Radial
- Adaptive Clearing
- 3+2 Machining
Here are some 2D Machining Strategies in HSMWorks (click for more in depth detail).
- Drilling and Hole Making
- Contouring
- Facing
- Adaptive Clearing
And some additional features of HSMWorks that make this such an impressive product.
- Simulation
- Solid Simulation
- Post Processing
- HSMWorks Edit
One quick downside of this product that I see is that it only has a 2 & 3 axis milling package and does not support lathe or even wire burning. Now I have read that these things are being planned but are not available yet. Like I mentioned in my disclaimer, I have a trial of this product and I am planning on testing it myself and giving you a more detailed look at HSMWorks after using it. I am really looking forward to reviewing this product and comparing it to our current CAM package that our company uses.
To see some great videos of the product in action check out their videos page on their website.
To get a great look at what this product has to offer and to get an idea of where this company has come from check out this article that was published in the American Machinist magazine.
are you a fisher/unitech customer?
The title should actually read are you or were you? My answer is no but they do have some important news that I received today that I wanted to pass along to their customers that read this blog.
The 1st bit of news is about their popular program called “No Engineer Left Behind” program for displaced engineers. Fisher/Unitech has decided to extend this program through May in most locations and through July in Indiana. This program was announced shortly before SolidWorks WORLD 2009 where Jeff Ray made the announcement about SolidWorks’ Engineering Stimulus Program. Both are great programs and should be looked into if you have lost your job during these tough economic times. To check out Fisher/Unitech’s announcement about this visit their blog to read all about it.
The 2nd set of news announced this morning were changes made to their tech support system. If you are a customer of theirs you will want to make sure that you take note of these changes. See the details here.
it’s never too early to start planning!
For some of us it feels as if SolidWorks WORLD 2009 just wrapped up while for others it seems like it has been done for a long time already. Personally, I probably fall somewhere in the middle but closer to the side of “been done for a long time already.” Because of this I have already started to think about SolidWorks WORLD 2010 which will be held in Anaheim, California from January 31, 2010 to February 3, 2010.
With all of the stuff that is happening with our economy right now it is hard to say if some of the companies that we work for will have the resources to send us to Anaheim come the end of January. I am hoping that everything has started to turn around by then (crossing my fingers) but who knows what kind of financial strain the upcoming months will put on our employers. This is why we, as SolidWorks users, need to start planning today and make sure that we are in sunny California for SolidWorks WORLD 2010. There were some great stories that Jeff Ray talked about on the main stage of attendees at SolidWorks WORLD 2009 that ended up making it to Orlando despite some unforeseen circumstances. These are the SolidWorks users that we need to take a hard look at and admire because they had a desire to be there and they made it happen.
Now if you are anything like me you like to plan ahead for large purchases or trips. I don’t like to take large amounts of money and pay for something that I have known was coming up but didn’t plan for. This is why you and I need start planning right now. Here is how it breaks down. According to my calculations SolidWorks WORLD 2010 is 300 days away which breaks down to about 43 weeks.
Here is where you will want to take a hard look at what kind of costs you will encounter if you will be responsible for getting to SolidWorks WORLD on your own dollar. Here are a few key things that you will want to plan for.
- Travel (airfare & taxi service once there)
- Hotel (decide if you are going to want to stay cheap OR close to the event)
- SolidWorks WORLD admission (click here to see the fees from SolidWorks WORLD 2009)
- Personal (souvenirs, food & drinks, etc.)
In regards to #3 above you can get this eliminated for you by SolidWorks IF you are interested in giving a technical breakout training session at SolidWorks WORLD. In order to do this you will need to submit an abstract to SolidWorks around August/September of this year and you will know if it gets accepted around September/October. If this is something that interests you I urge you to get involved in a local user group and give some presentations there before you make the jump to giving one at SolidWorks WORLD. In regards to #4 above keep in mind that breakfast and lunch are provided each day during the conference but anything that you do at night (after the SolidWorks sponsored events).
Now after reading all of this you might be asking yourself why is it important to attend this event. Well I have come up with a short list of reasons why I make it a necessity to be there each year. Here they are.
- Over 150 breakout technical training sessions
- Awesome networking opportunities
- Sneak peak at SolidWorks 2011
- Awesome & motivating General Session speakers (i.e. Richard Branson, the “Prototype This” guys, the “Orange County Chopper” guys, Steve “Woz” Wozniak, etc. etc. etc.)
- And many, many more!
So in closing here is my advice to you. Start planning for SolidWorks WORLD 2010 today! Set aside $30-$40 each week until next January so that you have the money to attend even if your employer can’t send you. It will be well worth your investment to attend so make plans to do so. Please feel free to let me know if you need any other information about SolidWorks WORLD and why I think it is so important to be there.
Happy Planning!
SolidWorks WORLD 2010 image courtesy of SolidSmack.com!
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