The proceedings from the SolidWorks World 2009 International User Conference and Exposition in Orlando, Florida, are now live! And things are a little different this year… Based on feedback from previous World’s, SolidWorks has opened up access to a broader audience and captured more media data to share.

CUSTOMER PORTAL USERS REJOICE!

In year’s past, attendees used a unique log-in to access the presentations and files from the conference. This year, SolidWorks is making the proceedings site available to all users with a Customer Portal account. If you do not already have a Customer Portal account, you can create one by visiting the SolidWorks Customer Portal and clicking the link under the “Not a member?” section.

MORE SWW CONTENT & FEATURES!

In addition to the standard presentations and supporting files of previous years, SolidWorks captured video of many of the sessions. These videos are available for streaming from the site. There are also pictures of all the exhibitor booths from the Partner Pavilion. (And remember, all my pictures from the conference, including most of the displays in the Product Design Showcase, are available on my Flickr photostream!)

So, be sure to go to SWW09 proceedings site to access all the SWW goodness. If you have any issues accessing the conference proceedings or have further questions, you can get help by emailing swworldinfo@solidworks.com.

***EDIT***

Some clarification from SolidWorks on the SolidWorks World 2009 proceedings site: 

Login access to content:   Essentially the site is open to anyone who has a customer portal login.    Anyone who went to World will see all of the presentation videos that we recorded.   If you did not attend World we are going to add new video content each week.

We check the e-mail you use to login against a database that we have of e-mails from conference attendees.  (So if your customer portal login uses a different e-mail than the e-mail you used to register for world you won’t get full access (but we’ll fix this case by case)).

Last edited on 03/11/2009 @ 5:10PM CDT.

The early bird registration for SolidWorks World 2009 ends this Friday, January 9, 2009!  This is your last chance to grab a $100 discount off of the full conference attendance fee.

So, sign up now to join us at SolidWorks World 2009 on February 8-11, 2009 at the Walt Disney World® Swan & Dolphin, Orlando, FL.  I hope to see you there!

Well, it’s that time of year again.  The time of year when you start seeing Top Ten lists popping up everywhere.

But this is a unique Top Ten list, as it is still in the process of being written!  SolidWorks has a new page up where users can submit and vote on their favorite enhancements.  The input gleaned from this page will be used to create the list of the 10 most-requested enhancements that will be announced at SolidWorks World 2009 in February.

The only caveat to be able to vote is you must be on subscription, as you have to sign in through the Customer Portal.

The latest version of 3D ContentCentral is now in Beta.  You can check it out here.  Similar to the SolidWorks Beta program, there will be three Beta periods over 8 weeks.  The Beta 1 period runs from October 23rd through November 6th.

There are several new features in the 2009 version of 3D ContentCentral, including social-networking community features.  One very interesting new feature is "collaborative content authoring" that will enable users to "submit improvements to existing models".  That way, people can add to (or correct) models that others have posted.

The search technology has been enhanced and you can search for suppliers using Google Maps®.  There is also a Self Service toolset to allow you to create a presence for your company on 3D ContentCentral.

There are prizes to be had, so what are you waiting for?

The SWUGN Technical Summit is coming to Nashville, TN, on Tuesday, May 22, 2007!  The SWUGN Technical Summit is a one-day "training session" (similar to a day at SolidWorks World) for only $35.  Now that’s a great deal!

And aside from the training sessions, this is an excellent oportunity to do some networking with other SolidWorks users and to meet some of the SolidWorks employees.

To find out more or to register, check out the SWUGN site.

Some presenters of note as of this writing include SolidWorks User Community Coordinator Richard Doyle, fellow blogger and NASWUG president Ricky Jordan, and fellow blogger and SolidWorks guru Matt Lombard.  Keep checking the SWUGN site, as the presenter list is sure to grow.

If you aren’t located near Nashville, TN, check out the SWUGN Technical Summit site for other locations.