Getting More from Your Design Table

Design tables are great tools for helping you re-use geometry and creating dozens of design variations simply by modifying dimensions in an Excel file format. You can get more from your design table by using it to calculate values important to your design and then printing that value on your drawing!

For example, let's say you manufacture formed tubing products, and want to print the overall length of the tube on the drawing. Use the design table to calculate the tube length, then print that value on the drawing - here's how!

First create the model of the formed tube...

Create a design table in case you manufacture other variations (configurations) of the tube design. Since this table is an Excel spread sheet already, simply add a column to be used for the calculated overall tube length. In the appropriate cell enter the length calculation using the proper call values. In this way, copying the entire row of cells will permit you to add more formed tube products quickly and easily.

Now that the hard part is over, just add the table to your drawing. Future additions to the design table will automatically populate the drawing view table.

Get more from your design table by publishing the results on your drawing!

DFMXpress

DFMXpress is located in the tools drop-down menu in SolidWorks.  It is engineered to advise the designer on common problems faced in the manufacturing process, allowing validation and identification of areas of a design that are difficult, expensive or impossible to machine.

DFMXpress features include explanations and recommendations that help designers identify and rectify manufacturing feasibility issues; a basic set of rules for sheet metal, drilling, milling, turning; configurable rules parameters; and integrated and a designer-centric graphical user interface.

Example: Drill Rules

Drilled holes should not intersect cavities. During machining, drills follow the path of least resistance when intersecting a cavity. The drill might wander when it reenters the material. If a hole must intersect a cavity, the drill axis should be outside the cavity.

Holes with small diameters (less than 3.0 mm) or high depth-to-diameter ratios (greater than 2.75) are difficult to machine and are not recommended for convenient mass production. Deeper holes also make chip removal more difficult if the hole is blind.

To configure this rule, set Hole Depth to Diameter Ratio.

Rambus Has 3 Job Openings in Cleveland, Ohio

Contact:  Robin Schwing - Technical Recruiter - Rambus - rschwing@rambus.com

The R&D Advanced Lighting Division in Cleveland, OH (Brecksville, OH) has a key application area for the acquired innovations in light emitting diode (LED) backlighting of liquid crystal displays (LCD.)  LED backlighting solutions are increasingly pervasive in LCD displays for computers, mobile phones, gaming systems and HDTV's, offering advantages in image quality, power efficiency and reliability.  These newly acquired innovations enable cost-effective and ultra-thin form factor LCD displays.  They are also important for new applications such as advanced LED-based general lighting solutions.

Rambus is looking to rapidly grow with some excellent high tech talent.  The company offers above average compensation packages including a solid base, bonus program and an attractive option plan.  In addition, the company offers an extremely rich benefits plan (medical, dental and vision) - which includes options for pet insurance and gym memberships. 

R&D Process Engineer - Salary open, relocation available to Brecksville, OH, excellent benefits

Seeking an experienced Research and Development Engineer to develop proprietary processes for advanced lighting, display and other optical products.  This person will work within the Advanced R&D development group to create new product concepts for use in LED display lighting and the rapidly growing LED general illumination market.  The candidate must be creative with a proven track record of invention, have excellent problem solving skills, the ability to work on multiple projects, and have excellent communication skills.  Minimum of a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Physics or Optical Science required, with 5-10 years of experience with structured optical film processing.  Preferably the candidate will have experience creating precision tooling using Diamond turning and Electroforming.  Must be able to use 3D solid modeling software (SolidWorks preferred) and skilled in the use of Office/Project Management software (Word, Excel, MS Project, etc.)

Essential Functions

• Develop advanced process technologies for optical materials
• Specific project responsibility to develop and validate new product concepts in Lighting, Displays and new group optical segments
• New products developed with manufacturing intent
• Transfer advanced process technology to supply chain partners
• Interface with LDT Group licensing and Strategic IP staff

Other Functions

• Support transfer of patented technology licensing to customers

Sr. Optical Engineer - Advanced R&D- Salary open, relocation available to Brecksville, OH, excellent benefits

Seeking an experienced Optical Engineer to develop proprietary, advanced lighting, display and other optical products. This person will work within the Advanced R&D development group to create new optical structures and concepts which improve Rambus’ proprietary position in LED display lighting and the rapidly growing LED general illumination market. This person will be the focal point of the technical organization in developing advanced optics. Team member supporting new product designs for licensees. The candidate must be creative with a proven track record of invention, have excellent problem solving skills, the ability to work on multiple projects, and have excellent communication skills. Minimum of a M.S. (preferably Ph.D.) degree in Engineering Physics, or Optical Science, required, with 5-10 years of relevant experience in advanced optical design. Must be able to use 3D Solid Modeling software (SolidWorks preferred), optical modeling software (Light tools preferred) and skilled in the use of Office /Project Management software (Word, Excel, MS Project, etc.).

Essential Functions

• Advanced R&D Responsibility for designing new optical structures and effects
• Specific project responsibility to develop new microlens optics for curved lightguides.
• Transfer advanced optical technology to R&D and Product Engineering groups
• Interface with LDT Group licensing and Strategic IP staff

Other Functions

• Support transfer of patented technology to licensing customers

Product Development Engineer - Salary open, relocation available to Brecksville, OH, excellent benefits

Seeking an experienced Applications Engineer to develop lighting products for customers using Rambus patented display lighting technologies. This person will work directly with the customer to provide new product designs for use in LED display lighting and the rapidly growing LED general illumination market. The candidate must be creative and have excellent problem solving skills, the ability to work on multiple projects, and have excellent communication skills. Minimum of a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Physics, or Optical Science, required, with 5-10 years of project management experience. Must be able to use 3D Solid Modeling software (SolidWorks preferred), and skilled in the use of Office /Project Management software (Word, Excel, MS Project, etc.).

Essential Functions

• Work directly with customers to negotiate and define specifications for new applications
• Develop and provide customized solutions
• Produce 3D CAD Models, 2D drawings, and all related documentation required for complete product description and approval for prototyping or production
• Work with R&D technicians to fabricate and evaluate working prototypes which meet customer expectations and specifications
• Completing cost analysis and cost projections

Other Functions

• Work with R&D to transfer patented technology for production to licensing customers

Contact: Robin Schwing – Technical Recruiter – Rambus – rschwing@rambus.com (www.rambus.com) 

Multiple Configuration Tables

Working with SolidWorks configurations just keeps getting easier thanks to the "Modify Configurations" window. If you use configurations and you aren't familiar with this then you need to pop open the Help menu and get acquainted.

In SolidWorks 2011, Modify Configurations got even better with the addition of the dedicated All Parameters button at the bottom of the dialog window. Simply click this and every configured parameter will open up in the table.

One of my favorite features about the Modify Configurations window is the ability to arrange configuration tables to your liking and then save them for reuse in the future. Add columns by double clicking dimensions and features in the graphics area, delete columns using the right mouse button, click drag columns to reorder and then, when it looks just right, give it a name and hit the Save Table View button. Now whenever a change is needed just open up the table which can be found in the Tables folder on the Configuration Manager tab. What's even better is you can make and save as many tables as you want.

Racing to the Finish with Additive Manufacturing

Stratasys has teamed up with Mark Bringle and Scott Temple of Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) to deliver this webcast coming up on December 9th. 

JGR, one of NASCAR’s most recognized teams, is constantly searching for ways to make their cars faster. Engineers have just three days to diagnose a problem, find a solution, and implement it before the car ships to the next race.

Find out why they use FDM (Fused Deposition Modeling) to fuel their in-house concept-to-car process. And, learn how you can use additive manufacturing to accelerate product development by creating concept models, functional prototypes, manufacturing tools and even end-use parts in a matter of hours.

Thursday, December 9th, 2010
2:00 pm ET/1:00 pm CT
Duration:  30 minutes
No Cost to Attend
REGISTER NOW

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

• Engineering Managers & Directors
• Manufacturing & Design Engineers
• Shop Floor Managers
• Product Designers
• C-Level Management

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN: 

• Time (and cost) savings of using FDM technology vs. traditional methods
• How additive manufacturing fits with other technologies like CNC machines, laser cutters, etc.
• Why FDM technology makes sense early in the design process, before going to a CNC machine
• Different ways JGR uses additive manufacturing for producing concept models, functional prototypes, manufacturing tools & end use parts

PRESENTED BY:

• Mark Bringle, Director of Technical Sponsorship, Joe Gibbs Racing
• Scott Temple, Mechanical Engineer, Joe Gibbs Racing

Jon Hirschtick Talks Platform Shifts and Online Data Security

Matthew West, author of the SolidWorks blog, sat down with SolidWorks founder Jon Hirschtick, who has been studying the changing computer landscape for the last few years.  Matt and Jon discuss online and mobile platforms as they relate to the usability of SolidWorks software.

Reposted from the SolidWorks blog:

A few weeks ago SolidWorks CEO Jeff Ray posted an update addressing some of the questions that have come up following the announcements made back in February at SolidWorks World 2010. One of the things that Jeff touched on was the commitment SolidWorks made to supporting three platforms—the desktop, mobile devices, and online.

via blogs.solidworks.com
 

Read the rest of the story here.

Support Hour Topics for 2011

First I would like to thank all of you for participating in our monthly Support Hour Webcasts this year.  Support Hour is an example of another way FISHER/UNITECH is doing more for you, in providing as much value- add to your maintenance contract as possible.

Looking towards 2011, we plan to continue our Support Hour webcast schedule monthly.  We are looking for your input for the topics. 

Please leave a comment to this post with your ideas, as many as you would like to submit, and we'll pick the top 12 for 2011. If you have missed any of our 2010 webcasts, please access our archive of recorded events by logging in to www.funtech.com.  From the Support area of our site you will see links to each webcast on the left navigational pane. 

Have a maintenance contract but don't have a login and password?  Send an email to:  password@funtech.com.

NOV. 18th - Chicago West SolidWorks User Group Meeting

Short notice on this one - the next Chicago West SolidWorks User Group Meeting will be held:

Thursday, November 18th, 2010
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Waubonsee Community College
Room 136 of the Science Building
Sugar Grove, IL 
Map and Directions

The cost is free to attend and anyone with an interest in SolidWorks is invited to join, no RSVP required.

Agenda

• 6:30-7:00 pm - Sign-in, light dinner, and networking
• 7:00-7:15 pm - Group business
• 7:15-8:15 pm - Presentation "Users Helping Users"
• 8:15-8:30 pm - Door prizes

The topic "Users Helping Users" went over very well at the last two Chicago Users Group Meetings, so we are trying it with this group.  Bring your issues/questions and come prepared to either participate with a problem, solution or both.  If you have a laptop with SolidWorks please bring it so groups can be formed to cover more topics and help more people.

SolidWorks iPhone Application Now Available!

Browse the App store to find the SolidWorks iPhone Application, launched specifically for the SolidWorks Innovation Day Virtual Conference.  With the free SolidWorks app, you can learn about the new features in SolidWorks 2011.  Here are just some of the things you can do:

• Check out the most popular new features and functionality in SolidWorks 2011
• Hear from the SolidWorks leadership team on their vision for the future
• Find tips and tricks that will make you more productive in SolidWorks

What are you waiting for?  Download the free SolidWorks app now!

Central Michigan SolidWorks User Group Meeting

Reminder that the next CMSWUG Meeting is scheduled for:

Tuesday, November 30th, 2010
5:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Spartan Chassis, Inc. Plant 1
1000 Reynolds Road
Charlotte, MI  48813

Agenda

• Dinner/Networking
• Opening Announcements
• Weldments - Andrew Schutte
• Break/Networking
• Weldments (Continued) - Andrew Schutte
• Closing Remarks/Giveaways/Networking

This is the last meeting of the year and you are encouraged to attend!  This meeting is intended to be more of a training class than a presentation.  Please pass this information on to anyone who might like to attend.

REGISTER:  please RSVP to Gary Bryant or Ryan Hudson.

SolidWorks World 2011 Partner Profile: Stratasys

Reposted from the SolidWorks Blog:

SolidWorks World 2011 Partner Profile: Stratasys

One of the things we've heard from SolidWorks World attendees over the past few years is that you'd like to learn more in advance about the SolidWorks partners who set up booths in the Partner Pavilion. So now through January, we'll be posting a series of blog entries about some of the partners you might think about checking out, and the people who will be representing them.

If there are any SolidWorks partners you'd like to hear from, leave a comment and we'll do our best to get them on here.

Continue reading more about Stratasys, how their products can make a SolidWorks users life easier and learn why you should visit their booth at the show.

http://blogs.solidworks.com/solidworksblog/2010/11/solidworks-world-2011-partner-profile-stratasys.html

Stratasys' SolidWorks World booth number is 625. Here are a few other ways attendees can find them:

Email: info@stratasys.com

Telephone: 800.937.3010

Blog: http://blog.stratasys.com/blog/stratasys-inc

Twitter: http://twitter.com/Stratasys

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/stratasys

Pipers Mechanical in Madison, WI Hiring Staff Engineer

Pipers Mechanical, Inc., is seeking a professional, independent take charge person to work in their design engineering department.  The successful candidate will need to be self-motivated, resourceful and work with little supervision while being accountable for multiple projects.  Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.  Salary is commensurate with experience.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Handle all aspects of both staff and design engineering work
• Directly communicate with customers in the form of quotations, meetings and presentations to understand and define their needs
• Understand and respond to customer requests, both verbal and written
• Design product to meet all requirements using SolidWorks and CAD systems creating, modifying and releasing drawings under direct supervision of the president for use internally and by customers
• Self-check own work for completeness, accuracy, meeting standards, fits and stack-ups
• Manage several projects at one time
• Work from drawings, sketches or scanned images, customer drawings, visual layouts or specifications
• Will use the accepted drawing standards as guidelines
• Handle all changes and problems related to product assigned
• Act as technical expert for the company for both internal and external customers
• Responsible for entire product lifecycle

Education and Experience

• B.S. Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
• Minimum of 2-3 years design engineering experience is required
• Minimum of 2-4 years experience in SolidWorks and AutoCAD is required

Job Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Must be able to work with customers to define and document requirements, address technical concerns and provide project status
• Ability to make technical presentations internally and to customers
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Computer literate
• Able to work with minimal supervision, both alone and in teams
• Strong project management experience
• Strong background in material selection and application
• Exposure to process piping a plus
• Background in the food and pharmaceutical industries a plus
• Background in sensor designs a plus

Supervisory Responsibilities:  None

Physical Demands

• Some light physical effort required
• Will be required to perform occasional lifting of light factory materials
• Regularly required to sit or stand, reach, bend and move about the facility

Personal Protective Equipment:  Safety glasses, hard hats, ear plugs and other various types of protection are required when completing certain tasks

Work Environment

• Work performed in a combination of an office and plant environment
• Minimal travel required

Will be required to perform other duties as requested, directed or assigned.

Please email resume and salary history to carols@pipersmechanical.com.  You may also visit their website at www.pipersmechanical.com.

SolidWorks Performance Benchmark Test

Did you know in 2011 SolidWorks has a built-in performance test?

To start the test select Start - All Programs - SolidWorks 2011 - SolidWorks Tools - SolidWorks Performance Test.

Select "Start Benchmark"

Make sure all other programs are turned off then start the test

Note:  Don't walk away if you are using Enterprise PDM, you will have to log in to your vault.

At the end of the benchmark test you will be presented with a score.

Select share your score to see how you rank against other computers.

Using programs to capture the images resulted in slower performance.

'What's New' with Shells in Simulation 2011

In SolidWorks Simulation 2011, you can now offset your shell location. You can align the mesh to the top, middle or bottom faces of the shell. To align the mesh to a reference surface, you can also type an offset value.

The Shell Definition Property Manager now has the following options:

• Middle Surface - Aligns the mesh with the middle surface of the shell
• Top Surface - Aligns the mesh with the top surface of the shell
• Bottom Surface - Aligns the mesh with the bottom surface of the shell
• Specify Ratio - Aligns the mesh to a reference surface defined by an offset value that is a fraction of the total thickness

Mechanical Drafter Needed - St. Charles, MO

Worldwide supplier of compression tooling is looking for Mechanical Drafter for their Engineering department.  If interested please contact Rachel Haney at hr@natoli.com.

Candidate must be a positive, professional individual with a strong ability to work in a fast-paced, highly detailed and deadline driven environment.  Experience in the pharmaceutical industry or manufacturing industry is a plus.

Requirements:

• Must have recent experience with SolidWorks, expert level
• Two year Associates degree or equivalent
• General knowledge of drafting (tolerance/dimensions)
• Ability to read and understand blueprints and work orders
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Ability to quickly learn internal software systems
• Knowledge of steel types is a plus

As a leader in the industry, our company offers a good work environment, excellent benefits and endless opportunities to grow.

**This is a drug free workplace

West Michigan SolidWorks User Group Meeting

Reminder: The next WMSWUG meeting will be held on:

Tuesday, November 9th, 2010

5:30-8:30 pm

Haworth Inn and Conference Center

225 College Avenue

Holland, MI 49423

Map and Directions

Agenda

• Dinner/Networking
• Opening Announcements
• What's New in SolidWorks 2011 Pt. 1
• Break/Networking
• What's New in SolidWorks 2011 Pt. 2
• SolidWorks Roundtable (time permitting)
• Closing Remarks/Giveaways/Networking

Meeting schedule can be found at http://www.wmswug.com

Weldments in a Bottle - Part 1

Have you ever had the need to extract the volume inside the product you are designing? Maybe the fluid volume of your new container design or the volume of air needing to be cooled inside your sleek new display case. In both instances the volumes we are interested in are not typically modeled in SolidWorks thus are not easily obtained through a simple Mass Properties calculation. These volumes may also be important for us to display in annotations or custom properties as well.

So how do we easily extract these volumes? Well, that starts with the need to model the fluid as a solid in SolidWorks. There are numerous approaches one could take to model the fluid needed but most customers I have dealt with doing bottle/container design prefer to manage everything in a single part file.

A work flow I might take when designing a bottle/container might look like this:

1. Create your basic bottle/container shape as a solid. Our goal is to most likely utilize a Shell feature for this type of design so if possible, model the initial solid to the inner wall dimensions. You'll understand why in Step 3.  
2. Prior to executing the Shell feature you will want to create a copy of the solid body. This copy will represent the fluid volume we are interested in. The best way to do this is with a Move/Copy feature (Insert-Features-Move/Copy). Make sure you are using the Translate/Rotate side of the command and not the Constraints side (check the SolidWorks help for more information on this command if needed.) In my screen shot I am choosing to move the copied body off the original so I will be able to see both the finished bottle and fluid.
3. Now that you have a copy of the solid, go ahead and create your Shell Shell Outward option in the Shell command. This would give you a solid body that represents your bottle and a second body that now represents the fluid feature on the original solid body. 
4. Finish your bottle/container as needed but the main work we were after is complete. If the Shell Outward option won't work in your situation, no worries, you're a SolidWorks user and any number of alternate methods could be used to obtain the fluid volume solid. One alternative method could be to use the Offset Surface command to copy the inner faces of the bottle, then cap the top with a surface and finally knit them together to get your fluid volume.

 

So now we have our two bodies representing the actual bottle and the fluid. The two solids are linked so a change to the bottle will dynamically update the fluid volume. But how do we go about extracting just the volume of the fluid body? The quick answer is Mass Properties. This is a valid method but can be cumbersome since you will need to manually select the Fluid body each time you run the command. If you don't select the Fluid body the volume will be calculated for the entire part - both Bottle and Fluid combined. You also run into a problem if trying to manage this volume in a custom property since SolidWorks will assume the volume of the entire part as well.

This is where Weldments come into play. After all it is the title of this post. No, I'm not crazy and yes I realize a bottle has nothing to do with welded frames and extruded profiles but that is the beauty of SolidWorks. I indeed am going to turn my part into a Weldment (Insert-Weldments-Weldment: for those of you new to this feature.) Nothing really happens initially except my Solid Bodies folder is now named a Cut List. Right-clicking on that Cut List Update will separate each solid body into its own Cut List Item - Cut List Item specific properties, Cut List Item - Cut List Item Properties.

The ensuing dialogue box comes up and notice how you can add as many Cut List Item specific properties as you would like. In my screen shot I have added Volume and Description properties and selecting (this is done because each body is unique.) The reason behind this post is that Weldment parts can have specific properties such as...you guessed it...VOLUME! Simply right-click any and select.

These properties will of course update as changes are made to your model and a slick trick for displaying them on the part is to insert a BOM table (Insert-Tables-Bill of Materials.) Make sure you use an Indented BOM to display each body as its own line item. Add and remove columns as needed to display the properties you prefer in the table.

Well I hope that gets you up and running for extracting the volume of a bottle/container. This post is getting a bit lengthy so look for Part 2 in a few days in which I'll explain how to show the volume in an annotation in the part or a drawing. Enjoy bottling up your weldments in SolidWorks.

Central Indiana SolidWorks User Group Meeting

The November CISUG meeting is in two weeks so register now!  RSVP to info@indianasolidworks.org and please bring a guest.  No registration = no food.

Everyone who pre-registers and attends will automatically be entered into a raffle for a $25 gas card sponosored by FBG Engineering.

Thursday, November 18th, 2010
4:30, Registration and Networking, Meeting Begins at 5:00 pm

SMC Corporation of America
10100 SMC Blvd.
Noblesville, IN  46060

• General meeting and product demo
• Dinner (sponsored by the SolidWorks User Group Network)
• Technical Presentation:  Phil Whitaker, CATI, SolidWorks 2011
• Tips & Tricks
• Premium Door Prize sponsored by Rapid Sheetmetal

Reminder: Miami Valley SolidWorks User Group Meeting

MVSWUG is hosting its next meeting on:

November 11th, 2010
Time:  5:30 - 8:30 pm

National Composite Center
2000 Composite Drive
Kettering, OH  45420

Agenda

• 5:00-5:30 pm:  Registration, food and networking
• 5:30-5:35 pm:  Opening remarks
• 5:35-7:00 pm:  SolidWorks 2011 Rollout
• 7:00-7:15 pm:  Break
• 7:15-8:15 pm:  2nd half of SolidWorks 2011 Rollout
• 8:15-8:30 pm:  Discussion about next meeting, wrap-up, prize giveaways

Please RSVP for the meeting to:  ovapres@yahoo.com if you plan to attend.

Dayton AMTS Show Photos on Flickr

David Northup and Bill Hall of our Dayton, Ohio, office staffed the FISHER/UNITECH booth at the Dayton Advanced Manufacturing & Technology show on October 20-21st, 2010.

There were lots of local manufacturing companies represented and much of the interest in our booth surrounded 3D printing technology from the Dimension Printing Group.

The event also showcased a Battle Bots competition which brought out local students and administrators in droves.  Jim Ustar, our SolidWorks Territory Sales Manager was on hand to help demonstrate SolidWorks and answer questions.

Check out our photos from the show on Flickr

What's New with DriveWorks - Design Automation

A Q4 promotion, free training and a webcast - all coming up:

DriveWorks Solo - Q4 Promotion

• Save on software, buy two (2) get three (3)
• Save on first year subscription
• Save on training

For more information on the promotion, please contact your account manager.
 

DriveWorks Solo - FREE training, November 8, 9 and 10

One (1) hour per day - sign up now and it's free to you

DriveWorks Solo Head Start Webcast - November 3rd and 17th
You're invited to a Getting Started with Design Automation webcast.
This webinar takes you through the quick and easy steps involved in automating your design process with DriveWorks Solo.

You will learn...

• How to capture the parameters you want to control
• How to create a good looking and intelligent user interface to specify your products
• How to build rules that link the form inputs to the captured parameters that control your designs

You will see how you can start automating YOUR designs straight away.
30 minutes of your time now could save you hours every single day!!

Register Now

Chicago SolidWorks User Group Meeting

The next CSUG meeting is planned for:

Tuesday, November 9th, 2010
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
DES PLAINES Campus of Oakton Community College
Room 1608, 1600 E. Golf Road
Des Plaines, IL  60016

Agenda

• 5:00-5:30 pm:  Sign-in and networking
• 5:30 pm:  Food served, pizza and soft drinks
• 5:30-6:00 pm:  Short business meeting during pizza time
• 6:00-7:30 pm:  Users Helping Users - bring your SolidWorks problems/questions and other users may be able to assist
• 7:30-8:00 pm:  Q&A, door prize drawing
• 8:00 pm:  Meeting adjourned

If you have a laptop with SolidWorks loaded you are encouraged to bring it.  This way we can form small groups in order to assist more people during the Users Helping Users session.

No RSVP is necessary.  Any questions please contact Denny Bahl at president@csug.org.

Reference Planes in a Hurry

Here’s a quick one!

Need a reference plane in a hurry?.. Select an existing plane while depressing the “Ctrl” key; this will automatically create a copy. Add existing references by selecting additional geometry or by making the appropriate changes to the property manager..

I told you it was a quick one…

Keepin’ it simple! Remember it's the little things....

FISHER/UNITECH to Exhibit in AmCon Design & Contract Manufacturing Expo

Don't miss your chance to see SolidWorks 3D CAD mechanical design software and the uPrint Personal 3D Printer at the AmCon Design & Contract Manufacturing Expo in Novi, Michigan, November 9-10, 2010.

AmCon expects to draw 1,000 purchasing, engineering and production level management attendees who are directly involved in buying contract manufacturing and job shop services.  Attendees flock not only from automotive OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers, but medical device, military and alternative energy technology companies as well.  The show is free to attend and will be held at the Rock Financial Showplace in Novi, Michigan.

Visit FISHER/UNITECH in Booth #410.