The North Alabama SolidWorks Users Group (NASWUG) is proud to announce our April 2010 meeting! The meeting will be held on Thursday April 22, 2010 from 5:00pm to 7:30pm at the Dynetics Corporate Headquarters Building.
Come join us for a SolidWorks Tips and Tricks presentation brought to you by a combination of NASWUG Members!
Dinner will be provided along with Door Prizes to be given away at the end of the meeting.
RSVP for the event today by following the link below to sign up on our online registration form.
The North Alabama SolidWorks Users Group (NASWUG) would like to announce our March 2010 NASWUG-RSA meeting. The meeting will be held on Tuesday March 30, 2010 from 11:00am to 1:00pm on the grounds of the Redstone Arsenal. The meeting will be held at the Redstone Bowling Lanes. This is located just to the right when coming in the Patton Road Gate. (see link for location)
Click Here to view the meeting location in Google Maps
NOTE: Due to construction, turn at the light Aerobee Road and Patton and then right on Zeus Dr.
Come join us for a presentation on SolidWorks Certification and Assembly Mates!
The meeting is open to all SolidWorks users who have their own pass to get on the grounds of the Arsenal. Buffet lunch and door prizes will be provided.
To RSVP, click on the link below and fill the form. Don’t forget to hit “Submit” when you are done!
The North Alabama SolidWorks Users Group (NASWUG) would like to announce our October 2009 NASWUG-RSA meeting. The meeting will be held on Thursday, October 1st, 2009 from 11:00am to 1:00pm on the grounds of the Redstone Arsenal. The meeting will be held at the Redstone Bowling Lanes. This is located just to the right when coming in the Patton Road Gate. (see link for location)
NOTE: Due to construction, turn at the light Aerobee Road and Patton and then right on Zeus Dr.
The session will be general Q&A with some specific tips in areas of part construction and modeling. If you have any questions that you’d like to submit ahead of the meeting, we’ll be happy to look at them first.
The meeting is open to all SolidWorks users who have their own pass to get on the grounds of the Arsenal. Buffet lunch and door prizes will be provided.
To RSVP, click on the link below and fill the form. Don’t forget to hit “Submit” when you are done!
After a bit of a break this summer, the North Alabama SolidWorks Users Group (NASWUG) is proud to announce our August 2009 meeting! The meeting will be held on Thursday August 27, 2009 from 5:00pm to 7:30pm at the Dynetics Corporate Headquarters Building.
Come join us for NASWUG Certification night! Mike Puckett from the Certification Group at SolidWorks Corporation will be on hand to give an overview of the Certification Program. For those of you who just can’t get enough GREAT technical tips, Mike will also be giving a Tips and Tricks presentation.
Dinner will be provided along with LOTS of Door Prizes to be given away at the end of the meeting.
The North Alabama SolidWorks Users Group (NASWUG) is proud to announce our April 2009 meeting! The meeting will be held on Tuesday April 14, 2009 from 5:00pm to 7:30pm at the Dynetics Corporate Headquarters Building.
Come join us for a two GREAT presentations that you DON’T want to miss! Brian McElyea will be on hand to give a presentation on SolidWorks Workgroup PDM. If you haven’t yet experienced the advantages of using PDM software, this is a must see. There will also be a Q&A session for current PDM users who may have questions.
NASWUG-RSA President Gary Hall will also be on hand to give a presentation on the advantages of using the DimXpert functionality inside of SolidWorks. This is one of the most underutilized features in SolidWorks. Gary gave this presentation earlier this year at the NASWUG-RSA meeting and it was an instant hit! Gary has updated the presentation to include enhancements to this functionality in SolidWorks 2009.
Dinner will be provided along with LOTS of Door Prizes to be given away at the end of the meeting.
The North Alabama SolidWorks Users Group (NASWUG) is proud to announce our January 2009 meeting! The meeting will be held on Tuesday January 27, 2009 from 5:00pm to 7:00pm at the Dynetics Corporate Headquarters Building.
Come join us for a presentation on Custom Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Design using SolidWorks. This is the presentation that will be given by NASWUG president Ricky Jordan at SolidWorks World 2009. It covers recommended processes and feature demonstrations in the development of Custom PCBs in SolidWorks. This presentation covers pre and post ECAD layout. ECAD layout itself is not performed in SolidWorks.
You can read a little more about the presentation HERE.
Dinner will be provided along with LOTS of Door Prizes to be given away at the end of the meeting.
RSVP for the event today by following the link below to sign up on our online registration form.
The North Alabama SolidWorks Users Group (NASWUG) is proud to announce our 4th Annual NASWUG Year End meeting! The meeting will be held on Tuesday December 2, 2008 from 5:00pm to 8:00pm at the Dynetics Corporate Headquarters Building.
We are excited to announce that we will have TWO excellent speakers in attendance from DS SolidWorks Corporation.
Jim Wilkinson, who is the Director of User Experience for SolidWorks, will be giving a presentation on User Interface Customization. Jim manages the usability/user interface team as well as documentation and localization teams for DS SolidWorks Corporation.
Bruce Holway, who is the Manager of Product Definition for SolidWorks, will be giving a presentation on Using Layout Sketches for Assembly and Mechanism Design. Bruce has 17 years experience working in the CAD industry in various technical positions. The Product Definition team he manages is responsible for developing specifications for new functionality in SolidWorks.
In addition to the earlier announcement for the September 2008 Meeting. I would like to add some exciting details for the meeting.
Matt Lombard will be in attendance at the meeting and will be presenting some of the What’s New in SolidWorks 2009 content. Matt is the author of the SolidWorks 2007 Bible which is the best selling book on SolidWorks. Towards the end of this year he will be releasing the SolidWorks 2009 Bible which I had a small part in as well.
Due to some scheduling conflicts, there will be a LOCATION CHANGE for this meeting. The meeting will be held in the Dynetics Systems building which is located next door to the Dynetics CHQ building where we normally have our meetings. Below is a map of the Dynetics campus showing you how to get to the proper entrance for the meeting. I will post information on the front doors of the CHQ building in case there is any confusion.
I will be sending out an update via e-mail to everyone tomorrow morning. See you at the meeting!
The North Alabama SolidWorks Users Group (NASWUG) is proud to announce our September 2008 meeting! The meeting will be held on Tuesday September 30, 2008 from 5:00pm to 7:30pm at the Dynetics Corporate Headquarters Building.
Come join us for a What’s New in SolidWorks 2009 presentation. The presentation will be given by NASWUG president Ricky Jordan. New this year is the chance for group members to help shape the What’s New presentation topics! Click the HEREand leave a comment on what topics you are most interested in seeing in the SolidWorks 2009 What’s New Presentation!
Dinner will be provided along with LOTS of Door Prizes to be given away at the end of the meeting.
The North Alabama SolidWorks Users Group (NASWUG) is proud to announce our July 2008 meeting! The meeting will be held on Thursday July 31, 2008 from 5:00pm to 7:30pm at the Dynetics Corporate Headquarters Building.
Come join us for a Tips and Tricks presentation featuring Sketching, Design Tables, & Equations in SolidWorks. The presentations will be given by NASWUG members Ricky Jordan, Rich Hall, & Brian McElyea.
Dinner will be provided along with LOTS of Door Prizes to be given away at the end of the meeting.