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Which do you prefer to be called as a person of Earth?<\/strong><\/p>

  • Terrans (37%, 11 Votes)<\/small>
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  • Earthlings (30%, 9 Votes)<\/small>
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  • Earthicans (10%, 3 Votes)<\/small>
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  • Earthians (7%, 2 Votes)<\/small>
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  • People of Earth (7%, 2 Votes)<\/small>
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  • Earth Dwellers (3%, 1 Votes)<\/small>
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  • Terra Firmans (3%, 1 Votes)<\/small>
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  • Earthers (3%, 1 Votes)<\/small>
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  • Earthmen (and their women, I presume) (0%, 0 Votes)<\/small>
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    Total Voters: 30<\/strong><\/p><\/div>

    Start Date: December 20, 2012 @ 7:50 am
    End Date: No Expiry<\/p>

    How did you first learn the SolidWorks application? (Pick the primary method)<\/strong><\/p>

    • Self taught (69%, 66 Votes)<\/small>
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    • VAR taught introductory courses (17%, 16 Votes)<\/small>
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    • On the job with a mentor (8%, 8 Votes)<\/small>
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    • Full college courses, with certificate or degree (2%, 2 Votes)<\/small>
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    • Local individual college classes (1%, 1 Votes)<\/small>
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    • Never learned it; rely on other staff for design and modelling (1%, 1 Votes)<\/small>
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    • Others (please leave a comment) (1%, 1 Votes)<\/small>
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    • Online correspondence course or similar (1%, 0 Votes)<\/small>
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      Total Voters: 95<\/strong><\/p><\/div>

      Start Date: November 11, 2009 @ 10:39 am
      End Date: No Expiry<\/p>

      What is the best way to learn SolidWorks for new users just starting a new job?<\/strong><\/p>

      • VAR taught introductory courses (3 to 5 day seminars) (47%, 33 Votes)<\/small>
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      • On the job with a mentor (couple weeks) (40%, 28 Votes)<\/small>
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      • Self taught (couple months) (10%, 7 Votes)<\/small>
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      • Full college courses, with certificate or degree (couple years) (1%, 1 Votes)<\/small>
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      • Local college classes (couple of semesters) (1%, 1 Votes)<\/small>
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      • Never learn the software and rely on other staff (minions) to do the design and modelling for them (0%, 0 Votes)<\/small>
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        Total Voters: 70<\/strong><\/p><\/div>

        Start Date: November 4, 2009 @ 8:37 pm
        End Date: No Expiry<\/p>

        Does SolidWorks Corp listen to their customers?<\/strong><\/p>

        • Not often enough (32%, 31 Votes)<\/small>
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        • Often (26%, 25 Votes)<\/small>
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        • Once in awhile (14%, 13 Votes)<\/small>
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        • Not at all (13%, 12 Votes)<\/small>
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        • Yes, sometimes too much (10%, 10 Votes)<\/small>
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        • Yes, and then the do the exact opposite (5%, 5 Votes)<\/small>
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          Total Voters: 96<\/strong><\/p><\/div>

          Start Date: October 31, 2009 @ 6:55 am
          End Date: No Expiry<\/p><\/div>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":71,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-302","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\npollsarchive - SolidWorks Legion<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcsuper.com\/swblog\/?page_id=302\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"pollsarchive - SolidWorks Legion\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.fcsuper.com\/swblog\/?page_id=302\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"SolidWorks Legion\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2013-02-17T18:27:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@swsuper\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fcsuper.com\/swblog\/?page_id=302\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.fcsuper.com\/swblog\/?page_id=302\",\"name\":\"pollsarchive - SolidWorks Legion\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fcsuper.com\/swblog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2009-10-31T15:04:47+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2013-02-17T18:27:38+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fcsuper.com\/swblog\/?page_id=302#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.fcsuper.com\/swblog\/?page_id=302\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fcsuper.com\/swblog\/?page_id=302#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.fcsuper.com\/swblog\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Author Profiles\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.fcsuper.com\/swblog\/?page_id=71\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"pollsarchive\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fcsuper.com\/swblog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.fcsuper.com\/swblog\/\",\"name\":\"SolidWorks Legion\",\"description\":\"SolidWorks related topics!\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fcsuper.com\/swblog\/#\/schema\/person\/859d9f25668554f7193852892dbad92b\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.fcsuper.com\/swblog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":[\"Person\",\"Organization\"],\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fcsuper.com\/swblog\/#\/schema\/person\/859d9f25668554f7193852892dbad92b\",\"name\":\"fcsuper\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fcsuper.com\/swblog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fcsuper.com\/swblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/310185_10150356792820560_1654177_n.jpg?fit=153%2C153\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fcsuper.com\/swblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/310185_10150356792820560_1654177_n.jpg?fit=153%2C153\",\"width\":153,\"height\":153,\"caption\":\"fcsuper\"},\"logo\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fcsuper.com\/swblog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\"},\"description\":\"As a drafter, mechanical designer and CAD engineer, I've been in the mechanical design field since 1991. 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