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SolidWorks World Presentation

Last week I taught a course at SolidWorks World called Nonwelded Weldments – Using SolidWorks Weldment Tools and 3DContentCentral to Create 80/20 Structures. I always enjoy teaching and this event was...

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Spirograph Design for CSWP Contest

I’m going SolidWorks World next week and I’ve been told that the CSWP event on Monday night should be a good time. I remember seeing details about last year’s event where everyone got to play with the...

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New 80/20 Weldment Profiles

On April 15th I received an email from 80/20, Inc. announcing new smooth profiles.  I have always believed the sole purpose of the grooves that adorn most 80/20 extrusion profiles was to differentiate...

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Customer Use Drawings

It happens at every manufacturing facility I’ve come across.  A customer or potential customer calls up and wants an engineering drawing of some part of a larger assembly so they can design their...

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More New 80/20 Weldment Profiles

The last time I added 80/20′s new profiles to my library, I was so excited about the new smooth fractional profiles that I skipped the metric profiles altogether.  Looking back I’ve discovered the new...

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SolidWorks Weldments – The 3 Member Miter

I had an inquiry this morning regarding the Certified SolidWorks Professional (CSWP) exam for Weldments.  The question was, “Am working thru the practice exam and cannot get the 3 miter corner to come...

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Family Style Display

Last July, the pastor of my church began talking to me about a new program he wanted to start called Family Style. The idea was for a daily devotion time shared by the whole family. Just 15 minutes a...

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SolidWorks Certification …Rock Star?

Last November, I was approached by the Certification folks at SolidWorks to contribute some images and a few quotes that might help promote becoming a Certified SolidWorks Professional to attendees of...

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Southern Minnesota SolidWorks User Group Feb Meeting

I’m a note taker and thought I’d share what I gathered this last meeting 02/19/2013. Richard Doyle, the User Community Manager (his title is really long but I didn’t write it down) for SolidWorks gave...

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SolidWorks Composer User Group Meeting

The third meeting of Minnesota SolidWorks Composer User Group, formerly known as the Minnesota 3DVIA Composer User Group, was held on 3/6/13 at the Mounds View Community Center in Mounds View, MN just...

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