SolidWorks World 2011 in quick review

SolidWorks World 2011 offered attendees a unique experience.  The Apollo 13 sub-theme to the General Sessions was a treat.  The Monday General Session included a recounting of the Apollo 13 mission from an engineering perspective.  Kevin Bacon’s appearance during the Wedsnesday General Session was an added bonus, as he talked about the vomit comet used in the making of the Apollo 13 movie (among other things).  The cool customer profiles on Tuesday added a degree of depth as well.  Although there was a thorough What’s New in SolidWorks 2012 presentation, it does not seem (at this point) that new features will be added to the next version.  Instead, SolidWorks is getting some long requested user interface and performance improvements.

As a matter of full disclosure, for my attendance to SolidWorks World 2011, I was provided a Press Pass.  Though the Press Pass as no direct monetary value, it does include access that is equivilent to the Full Conference Pass.  Through various events, I received some additional value, usually in the form of meals.  SolidWorks Corp did not cover or reimburse me for additional costs, such as travel expenses, but did pay for my hotel stay.  I am under no obligation to write any material, nor present a particular point of view.  The content of my articles is solely my own.

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As a drafter, mechanical designer and CAD engineer, I've been in the mechanical design field since 1991. For the first 8 years of my career, I was an AutoCAD professional. I utilized AutoLISP and many other AutoCAD customization features to streamline drafting activities for 6+ drafters and designers. I authored several custom functions, one of which was published in the March 1997 issue of Cadalyst Magazine. Since 1998, I've been used SolidWorks non-stop. I've worked to utilize the SolidWorks' user environment to simplify drafting and design activities for 20+ engineers. I've created this website to provide current information about SolidWorks from a variety of contributors. More recently, I am now employed by Dassault Systemes as SOLIDWORKS Sr. Product Definition Manager to improve drawing, annotation and MBD related areas. View all posts by fcsuper