SolidWorks x64 PhotoWorks Hotfix
president January 20th, 2010
Here is a link to the hotfix for the SolidWorks x64 PhotoWorks issue we discused at last night’s meeting.
https://www.solidworks.com/sw/support/CustomerBulletins.html
Next CSUG Meeting January 19, 2010.
president January 4th, 2010
Chicago SolidWorks Users Group
Dear CSUG member,
We are planning a CSUG meeting for Tuesday, January 19, 2010 from 5pm to 8pm at the DES PLAINES Campus of Oakton Community College, in ROOM 1610. The address is 1600 E. Golf Rd., Des Plaines, Illinois 60016. (See map at end of notice or Google the address for a map.)
We will start with a short business meeting followed by the presentation.
AGENDA:
5:00-5:30PM - Sign in and networking.
5:30PM - Pizza is served.
5:30-6:00PM - CSUG business.
6:00-6:30PM - Presentation by Sterling-Engineering.
6:30-7:30PM - Presentation.
7:30-8:00PM - Q&A session, door prize drawing.
8:00PM - Adjourn.
Presentation:
Main presentation will either be someone’s SWWorld 2010 presentation trial run or What’s New in SolidWorks 2010.
If it happens to be “What’s New…” we will not cover everything new, only a few key areas that we will have time for.
We will have the usual pizza and soft drinks for refreshments, along with a door prize drawing (if we have prizes to give away).
The meeting should adjourn around 8pm.
No RSVP necessary.
We will base the headcount on the average from previous meetings.
Looking forward to seeing the familiar faces along with any new members.
Solidly Yours,
Denny Bahl
CSUG President
Next CSUG Meeting November 3, 2009.
president October 19th, 2009
Chicago SolidWorks Users Group
Dear CSUG member,
We are planning a CSUG meeting for Tuesday, November 3, 2009 from 5pm to 8pm at the DES PLAINES Campus of Oakton Community College, in ROOM 1608. The address is 1600 E. Golf Rd., Des Plaines, Illinois 60016. (See map at end of notice or Google the address for a map.)
We will start with a short business meeting followed by the presentation.
AGENDA:
5:00-5:30PM - Sign in and networking.
5:30PM - Pizza is served.
5:30-5:45PM - CSUG business.
5:45-6:00PM - Current Job Market Outlook presented by Sterling-Engineering.
6:00-7:30PM - Presentation.
7:30-8:00PM - Q&A session, door prize drawing.
8:00PM - Adjourn.
Presentation:
Redneck Workarounds - The SolidWorks Equivalent to Duct Tape and Baling Wire.
Presented by Adrian Fanjoy and Josh Altergott from Computer Aided Technology.
Examine how day-to-day modeling and administrative challenges can be overcome in inventive and sometimes bizarre ways.
We will have the usual pizza and soft drinks for refreshments, along with a door prize drawing (if we have prizes to give away).
The meeting should adjourn around 8pm.
No RSVP necessary.
We will base the headcount on the average from previous meetings.
Looking forward to seeing the familiar faces along with any new members.
Solidly Yours,
Denny Bahl
CSUG President
Next CSUG Meeting September 1, 2009.
president August 24th, 2009
Chicago SolidWorks Users Group
Dear CSUG member,
We are planning a CSUG meeting for Tuesday, September 1, 2009 from 5pm to 8pm at the DES PLAINES Campus of Oakton Community College, in ROOM 1610. The address is 1600 E. Golf Rd., Des Plaines, Illinois 60016. (See map at end of notice or Google the address for a map.)
We will start with a short business meeting followed by the presentation.
AGENDA:
5:00-5:30PM Sign-in and networking.
5:30-6:00PM Short business meeting, pizza should be served.
6:00-?:??PM Presentation followed by Q & A session.
8:00PM Meeting adjourned.
Presentation:
Users Helping Users
Problems and Solutions provided by meeting participants.
We have had a number of formal presentations given at the meetings over the last couple of years. Now it is time to once again take part in a meeting that is what user groups are all about. Please bring your modeling problems, questions and issues to the meeting. We will have a computer at the meeting running SolidWorks. We will take turns trying to help each other with our issues. Now don’t be shy, we have been meeting as a group for some time now so we are all familiar with each other. Please come prepared to either participate with a problem or solution, or both. Let’s make this a fun and informational meeting to kick off the 2009-2010 season.
We will have the usual pizza and soft drinks for refreshments, along with a door prize drawing (if we have prizes to give away).
The meeting should adjourn around 8pm.
No RSVP necessary.
We will base the headcount on the average from previous meetings.
Looking forward to seeing the familiar faces along with any new members.
Solidly Yours,
Denny Bahl
CSUG President
Next CSUG Meeting May 26, 2009
president May 12th, 2009
Chicago SolidWorks Users Group
Dear CSUG member,
We are planning a CSUG meeting for Tuesday, May 26, 2009 from 5pm to 8pm at the DES PLAINES Campus of Oakton Community College, in ROOM 1610. The address is 1600 E. Golf Rd., Des Plaines, Illinois 60016. (See map at end of notice or Google the address for a map.)
We will start with a short business meeting followed by the presentation.
AGENDA:
5:00-5:30PM Sign-in and networking.
5:30-6:00PM Short business meeting, pizza should be served.
6:00-?:??PM Presentation followed by Q & A session.
8:00PM Meeting adjourned.
Presentation:
SolidWorks Rx, Customer Portal, Administration/Troubleshooting Tips & Tricks
Greg Jankowski, Customer Satisfaction Manager, SolidWorks Corp.
Greg Jankowski, Customer Satisfaction Manager with SolidWorks Corporation will give a presentation on the tools available for troubleshooting SolidWorks including SolidWorks Rx, the Customer Portal among other tools, tips & tricks.
We will have the usual pizza and soft drinks for refreshments, along with a door prize drawing (if we have prizes to give away).
The meeting should adjourn around 8pm.
No RSVP necessary.
We will base the headcount on the average from previous meetings.
Looking forward to seeing the familiar faces along with any new members.
Solidly Yours,
Denny Bahl
CSUG President
Next CSUG Meeting March 30, 2009.
president March 11th, 2009
Note: This meeting is on MONDAY instead of the usual Tuesday.
Chicago SolidWorks Users Group
Dear CSUG member,
We are planning a CSUG meeting for MONDAY, March 30, 2009 from 5pm to 8pm at the SKOKIE Campus of Oakton Community College, also known as the Ray Hartstein Campus in ROOM P134, Engineering/Manufacturing Labs. The address is 7701 N. Lincoln Avenue, Skokie, Illinois 60077. (Google address for map.)
We will start with a short business meeting followed by the presentation.
AGENDA:
5:00-5:30PM Sign-in and networking.
5:30-6:00PM Short business meeting, pizza should be served.
6:00-?:??PM Presentation followed by Q & A session.
8:00PM Meeting adjourned.
Presentation:
Rapid Prototyping Technologies
Tom Humrickhouse - Computer Aided Technology
Tom Humrickhouse from CATI will give a presentation consisting of a general overview of the rapid prototyping technologies available today along with a glimpse into the future. This may also include some tips on CAD modeling that would aid in the rapid prototyping process. He will also briefly discuss the 3D Printing feature offered inside of SolidWorks. Tom will also bring an Objet 3D printer to set up and have a part made so the group can see the process in action.
We will have the usual pizza and soft drinks for refreshments, along with a door prize drawing (if we have prizes to give away).
The meeting should adjourn around 8pm.
No RSVP necessary.
We will base the headcount on the average from previous meetings.
Looking forward to seeing the familiar faces along with any new members.
Solidly Yours,
Denny Bahl
CSUG President
Next CSUG Meeting Jan. 27, 2009.
president January 12th, 2009
Chicago SolidWorks User’s Group
Dear CSUG member,
We are planning a CSUG meeting for Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2009 from 5pm to 8pm at the DES PLAINES Campus of Oakton Community College, in ROOM 1610. The address is 1600 E. Golf Rd., Des Plaines, Illinois 60016. (See Map at end of notice.)
We will start with a short business meeting followed by the presentation.
AGENDA:
5:00-5:30PM Sign-in and networking.
5:30-6:00PM Short business meeting, pizza should be served.
6:00-?:??PM Presentation followed by Q & A session.
8:00PM Meeting adjourned.
Presentation:
Design Tables: The Complete Story
Josh Altergott, Support Team Leader, Computer Aided Technology
Learn how to build and maintain an effective table - from parts to assemblies and back again. Attendees gain a deeper understanding of SolidWorks and Excel tools and concepts that can be applied in making more efficient and automated models.
Note to users:
Josh will be giving this presentation at SolidWorks World 2009. This will give Josh an opportunity practice his presentation in front of a group. This will also allow us to learn more about Design Tables and how they work.
We will have the usual pizza and soft drinks for refreshments, along with a door prize drawing (if we have prizes to give away).
There will also be a suggestion box at the sign-in table, so bring your ideas for future meetings.
The meeting should adjourn around 8pm.
No RSVP necessary.
We will base the headcount on the average from previous meetings.
Looking forward to meeting the familiar faces along with any new members.
Solidly Yours,
Denny Bahl
CSUG President
Next CSUG Meeting Nov. 25, 2008
president November 17th, 2008
Chicago SolidWorks User’s Group
Dear CSUG member,
We are planning a CSUG meeting for Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2008 from 5pm to 8pm at the DES PLAINES Campus of Oakton Community College, in ROOM 1610. The address is 1600 E. Golf Rd., Des Plaines, Illinois 60016. (See Map at end of notice.)
We will start with a short business meeting followed by the presentation.
AGENDA:
5:00-5:30PM Sign-in and networking.
5:30-6:00PM Short business meeting, pizza should be served.
6:00-?:??PM Presentation followed by Q & A session.
8:00PM Meeting adjourned.
Presentation:
Rick Chin, Director of Product & Marketing Innovation at SolidWorks, will be presenting on how the SWIFT FeatureXpert came to be. Learn about the inspiration for the technology and gain a conceptual understanding for how it works. You will be very surprised by what you learn.
Note to users:
Rick has been with SolidWorks since the early days and has played a major roll in many of the technologies incorporated into the SolidWorks software. Please bring any of your ideas and/or comments to the meeting. I am sure Rick would be receptive to any user ideas and/or comments that you would like to share with the group.
We will have the usual pizza and soft drinks for refreshments, along with a door prize drawing (if we have prizes to give away).
There will also be a suggestion box at the sign-in table, so bring your ideas for future meetings.
The meeting should adjourn around 8pm.
No RSVP necessary.
We will base the headcount on the average from previous meetings.
Looking forward to meeting the familiar faces along with any new members.
Solidly Yours,
Denny Bahl
CSUG President
Welcome New Sponsors
president October 26th, 2008
I welcome two new sponsors of CSUG.
A “Solid” welcome and thank you to CSUG member Tomasz Rebidas and his employer SERFILCO, LTD., www.serfilco.com, for sponsoring the next 5 years of our www.CSUG.org domain name.
A “Solid” welcome and thank you to Rapid Sheet Metal Inc., www.rapidsheetmetal.com, for their donation of (4) $25 Gas Cards for our door prize raffle.
A “Solid” thank you to our long time supporter and sponsor Computer Aided Technology Inc., www.cati.com, for their donation of Solid Professor Training Certificates and their continued support of the group.
A “Solid” thank you to our long time supporter and sponsor Sterling Engineering Inc., www.sterling-engineering.com, for their donation of “goody bags” for the door prize raffle, sponsoring the pizza and soft drinks for our refreshments and their continued support of the group.
Thank you for your continued support of the group.
Solidly yours,
Denny Bahl
CSUG President
CSUG Sponsors
president October 26th, 2008
Computer Aided Technology Inc. www.cati.com
FISHER/UNITECH www.funtech.com
Graphics Systems Corporation www.gxsc.com
Oakton Community College www.oakton.edu
Rapid Sheet Metal Inc. www.rapidsheetmetal.com
Serfilco, Ltd. www.serfilco.com
Sterling Engineering Inc. www.sterling-engineering.com
