SWUG Meetings We’re Sponsoring in June 2018
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We’re sponsoring lots of SOLIDWORKS user group meetings in June! Here’s the details of each event and the sign up links:
Las Vegas SOLIDWORKS User Group
When?
Tuesday 5th June 2018
Where?
The Innovation Center, 6795 Edmond Street, 3rd Floor, Las Vegas, NV 89118
What’s on the Agenda?
At this meeting, Brian Hillner from the SOLIDWORKS team will present about SOLIDWORKS Visualize.
More details will be announced shortly.
SOLIDWORKS User Group of Nebraska
When?
Wednesday 6th June 2018
Where?
Southeast Community College, 8800 0 Street, Lincoln, NE 68520.
What’s on the Agenda?
6pm – 6:10pm: Welcome and networking.
6:10pm – 6:30pm: SWUGONE comments / introductions / dinner.
6:30pm – 7:20pm: Propert Tab Builder – presented by Jacob Huckins, ONSWUG President Overview.
Are you using custom properties to the fullest potential? Are you looking for better ways to get custom properties into your parts and assemblies? Have you used the Custom Property Tab Builder? After the presentation, we can open this up for a discussion.
7:20pm – 7:50pm: Open discussion – there might be a few surprises here but let’s plan on spending some time talkimg about SOLIDWORKS issues, modeling issues and random tech tips.
7:50pm – 8pm: Wrap up and giveaways.
St. Joseph SOLIDWORKS User Group
When?
Wednesday 6th June 2018
Where?
Altec Industries, 3907 South 48th Terrace, St. Joseph, MO 64503
What’s on the Agenda?
“It’s time for our next SOLIDWORKS User Group Meeting!! Tuesday June 5th at 6:00 pm in the Specialty Products Large Conference Room (upstairs). In this meeting we will be discussing SOLIDWORKS Composer. SOLIDWORKS Composer allows users to quickly create 2D and 3D graphical content to clearly explain processes and procedures in technical communications such as manufacturing instructions, product manuals and training guides. For more information check out this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbvi9uE4IfI
SOLIDWORKS User Group meetings are a great opportunity to learn more about SOLIDWORKS and related products, better educate yourself on how to better use SOLIDWORKS, network with peers and share experiences that can help provide you with valuable real-world techniques and methodologies. PLUS! We always have great food, refreshments and prizes from our great sponsors!” Rhonda Jacobs, Group Leader.
Piedmont Triad SOLIDWORKS User Group
When?
Wednesday 6th June 2018
Where?
GTCC, 3505 East Wendover Avenue, TEC Room 130, Greensboro, NC 27405
What’s on the Agenda?
“This month we have a presentation by Heather Hasz of DriveWorks. Heather is the Brand & Community Ambassador for DriveWorks. She plays a key part in the DriveWorks SWUGN Sponsorship Program. She will be presenting on DriveWorksXpress, the free design automation tool that sits inside every seat of SOLIDWORKS. Heather will also be presenting on the DriveWorksXpress Training and Certification program.” Steve Frick, Group Leader.
Buffalo/Niagara SOLIDWORKS User Group
When?
Wednesday 6th June 2018
Where?
Screening Room Inc, 880 alberta Drive, Amherst, NY 14426
What’s on the Agenda?
This meeting contains a presetation of tips and tricks for SOLIDWORKS 2018. Members are encouraged to add their own tips and tricks too. You can never have too many!
Minnesota SOLIDWORKS User Group
When?
Wednesday 6th June 2018
Where?
Golden Valley Library, 830 Winnetka Avenue N, Golden Valley, MN 55427
What’s on the Agenda?
“The Minnesota SOLIDWORKS User Group is an independent, volunteer organization dedicated to supporting the local SOLIDWORKS community. Bring your questions on any topics that you’d like to discuss during the open forum. Join other SOLIDWORKS users for some food, refreshments and discussions on SOLIDWORKS issues in an open and relaxed environment. You could also win some great prizes.” Mark Nelson, Group Leader.
Burlington-Alamance County NC SOLIDWORKS User Group (BACoN SWUG)
When?
Thursday 7th June 2018
Where?
1247 Jimmie Kerr Road, Graham, NC27253
What’s on the Agenda?
5:30pm – 6pm: Meet and greet.
6pm – 6:30pm: Meal time.
6:30pm – 8pm: Presentations:
Heather Hasz from the DriveWorks team will present about DriveWorksXpress- the free design automation tool included in every licence of SOLIDWORKS. She will also tell attendees about the free DriveWorksXpress Training and Certification program and the benefits of becoming a Certified DriveWorksXpress Associate.
Earl Hasz from the SOLIDWORKS team will then present about ‘Brewing with Electricity – the SOLIDWORKS Electric Brewery’. Earl will discuss home brewing and how he’s taken a hobby and applied it to his day job at SOLIDWORKS.
8pm: Door prizes and wrap up.
Omaha Nebraska SOLIDWORKS User Group
When?
Thursday 7th June 2018
Where?
JACOB D HUCKINS, 7524 S. 128th Street, Omaha, NE 68138
What’s on the Agenda?
6pm – 6.05pm: Meet and greet.
6.05pm – 6:25pm:Â Dinner and networking.
6:25pm – 7:15pm:Â An Overview of the Property Tab Builder – we will explore all the features in the Property Tab Builder and learn how to use them to create part and assembly custom properties fast and easily.
7:15pm – 7:20pm:Â Break.
7:20pm – 7:50pm:Â Facility Tour.
8pm:Â Giveaways and closing.
APG SOLIDWORKS User Group
When?
Thursday 7th June 2018
Where?
Ruggles Golf Course, 5600 Maryland Blvd, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005.
What’s on the Agenda?
The meeting will start with dinner and networking.
There will then be a presentation by Fisher Unitech followed by a short break. Tracey Wettig, Elite Application Engineer at TriMech will then present. The meeting will wrap up with a Q&A session and prize giveaways.
Connecticut SOLIDWORKS User Group (ConnSWUG)
When?
Thursday 14th June 2018
Where?
Mastercam, 671 Old Post Road, Tolland, CT 06084.
What’s on the Agenda?
“Our next meeting will be June 14th, Flag Day, at Mastercam HQ in Tolland CT. This meeting is our marquee meeting of the year. There will be tours of the machine shop that start at 5 pm.
Dinner is provided after (or before your tour) all courtesy of our gracious host Mastercam, followed by two presentations that will start promptly at 6:30 pm.
The first presentation will be a look at Women in Engineering & Manufacturing. Our three guests, Pauline Menoret – UConn Formula SAE President, Marie Planchard – Education, Early Development, Women in Engineering at SOLIDWORKS, and Meghan West – President and CEO of CNC Software, Inc., will share their experiences as well as their journey.
Our second presentation will be by Pauline Menoret – UConn Formula SAE President and Chad Chmura – Applications Engineer at CNC Software. Pauline will display her SOLIDWORKS skills as well as challenges the team discovered, designing parts, and assemblies for the UConn formula race car. Chad will talk about the challenges he faced using the FSAE CAD files inside of Mastercam for SOLIDWORKS.
I’ll tease you with this…there could be some super cool race car parts to witness and maybe the FSAE car will be there as well :)” – Ed and Paul of CONNSWUG.
Northeast Ohio SOLIDWORKS User Group (NEOSWUG)
When?
Tuesday 19th June 2018
Where?
Brushwood Lodge, 4955 Townsend Road, Richfield, OH 44286
What’s on the Agenda?
“The NEOSWUG summer cookout is back!! This seems to have become our signature event and we believe we have another great meeting planned for everyone. As always, we will provide all of the hamburgers, hot dogs and bratwurst, as well as the cheese and all condiments. All we ask is that you bring a side dish to share with the group. We have had some great sides in the past, and we are excited to see what this year will bring.
Along with the great summer food, we have another lineup of great presenters. We will be joined by Rob Jost, a Product Definition Manager for SOLIDWORKS, as well as Ed Gebo of Digital Detail & Design. Ed is also the Eastern US representative for the SOLIDWORKS User Group Network Committee.
Presentation topics are still being determined, so keep your eyes on your inbox and the NEOSWUG forum page. These gentlemen will be traveling a long way to come visit our group and share their knowledge with us, so lets show them what a NEOSWUG summer cookout is all about!!” – Jerry Kasil, Group Leader.
Panama City Beach SOLIDWORKS User Group
When?
Tuesday 26th June 2018
Where?
Dave & Busters, 15701 LC Hilton Jr Drive, Panama City Beach, FL 32413
What’s on the Agenda?
4th annual PCBSWUG Mini-SOLIDWORKS World at Dave & Buster’s featuring Divi Lohiya of SOLIDWORKS explaining xDesign. More info to come via email.
Pirates of Tampa Bay SOLIDWORKS User Group
When?
Wednesday 27th June 2018
Where?
Holiday Inn Exprress Tampa – Brandon. 510 Grand Regency Blvd, Brandon, FL 33619.
What’s on the Agenda?
5:30pm – 6pm: Eat, mingle and network.
6pm – 6:15pm: Business and introductions.
6:15pm – 7:30pm: Get a peek at one of the newest offerings from DS SOLIDWORKS – xDesign – Presented by Divi Lohiya, Senior Product Portfolio Manager at SOLIDWORKS.
Divi will show the capabilities of this new browser-based design tool, answer questions, and maybe even show you how you can get started using it.
7:30pm – 7:45pm: Break and networking.
7:45pm – 8:45pm: SOLIDWORKS sheet metal including the new Tab & Slot functionality – presented by Cody Owen, Applications Engineer at MLC CAD Systems.
8:45pm – 9pm: Business, giveaways and closing.
