Sooner or later, the topic of how to callout a threaded hole comes up in pretty much everyone’s career in the Mechanical Engineering field. I’ve seen the nature of those discussions be straight forward, but I’ve also seen angst riddled arguements. Though this isn’t a SolidWorks specific topic, it is important to its users. This … Continue reading “Drill and Tap; and calloutformat.txt (Part 1)”
After three whole days of almost nonstop geekdom business, it was time to let loose, all on SolidWorks Corporation’s tab. This was the SolidWorks World 2008 Block Party! For this event, a few blocks of the Gaslamp Quarter was shut down just for the attendees of the conference. Most of the bars and restaurants served free … Continue reading “SolidWorks World 2008 Day 2 (Jan 22) Block Party!”
*Previously written but accidentally left pending* My head is clearing. Thursday after the SWW2008 close I came down with something awful. I found myself huddled in the fetal position all day and night. Some of you may have seen me in that same position Saturday in the airport terminal. Bless my wife for getting delta airlines to provide a … Continue reading “Feeling Better after SWW 2008”
Though the breakfasts at SWW8 left a lot to be desired, I have to say the food serviced at the lunches was enjoyable. One of the things that SWW8 organizers tried to do was set up tables for lunch with particular themes, called Birds of a Feather. Basically, each day, the cafeteria was laid out … Continue reading “SolidWorks World 2008 Day 1 (Jan 21) Breakouts and Such”
Flying in on the afternoon of Saturday, I was greeted by beautiful San Diego weather. It was the sort of picture perfect day that one tends to take for granted in San Diego. Sunday was just a beautiful, but I didn’t know that from personal experience. See, I was at the first day of SolidWorks … Continue reading “SWW8 Pre-Day (Jan 20, 2008)”
I’m ready for my first trip to SolidWorks World 2008 (SWW8). Yes, I’m mildly excited. I got my coach flight picked, my hotel (not very many steps up from being a motel) reserved, got my economy class car rental reserved, and more importantly, I have all of my breakout and hands-on sessions “purchased “. I … Continue reading “SWW8 Preparation”
