SolidWorks World 2014: Day 4 – Wednesday General Session – Product Definition

General Session The General Session for Wednesday was as entertaining as ever.  Most the details from Wednesday General Session have already been well covered by other blogs and online outlets.  I’m going to focus on Bruce Holway’s presentation instead.  It is important to me because he’s describing the his group (Product Definition of which I … Continue reading “SolidWorks World 2014: Day 4 – Wednesday General Session – Product Definition”

SolidWorks World 2014 Day 3 – Tuesday

User Community and Beta Highlights from General Session Tuesday General Sessions tends to focus on the user community. Richard Doyle has become a fixture on the big stage as he gives us the SolidWorks User Group Network updates. This year he announced the following awards. 2013 User Group of the Year is San Diego SolidWorks … Continue reading “SolidWorks World 2014 Day 3 – Tuesday”

SolidWorks World 2014: Day 1, Day 2 Monday General Session – Mechanical Conceptual revealed

SolidWorks World 2014 is going strong.  Sunday was a great time to catch up with old friends and meet a lot of new people.  Many people are lucky enough to have joined the Bacon Brotherhood, including yours truly.  For more details, see Twitter and search #baconbrotherhood. This year’s SolidWorks World reached the record of 5600+ … Continue reading “SolidWorks World 2014: Day 1, Day 2 Monday General Session – Mechanical Conceptual revealed”

Drawings and Detailing are getting a lot of attention this year @ SolidWorks World 2014

Drawings and Detailing are getting a lot of attention this year at SolidWorks World 2014 in breakout  and hands-on sessions.  There are enough sessions here to fill the schedule of anyone interested in modern drafting and SolidWorks capabilities.  Check it out!

SolidWorks World 2014 Floor Plan is up!

In recent years, a floor plan tool for the SolidWorks World has been available online ahead of the conference.  This tool seems to be getting more useful every year. This year’s floor plan as a full map of each floor of the conference, including conference rooms and the Partner Pavilion. The Partner Pavilion map layouts … Continue reading “SolidWorks World 2014 Floor Plan is up!”

Smartphone and laptop strategy for SolidWorks World 2014

Since the release of the Ericsson R380 in 2000, the Smartphone has become ubiquitous.  In 2008, laptops started becoming more common than desktop computers.  Tablets have also become commonplace since the release of the Apple iPad in 2010.  Keeping these power hungry mobile and portable devices feed (charged) presents a unique challenge in the 21st Century.   … Continue reading “Smartphone and laptop strategy for SolidWorks World 2014”