SolidWorks World Monday

After yesterday's debacle in Green Bay, I was happy to turn my attention full-time to all things SolidWorks. This morning's guest speakers were very good. Danny Forster of TV's "Build It Bigger" gave a humorous and interesting talk tying together style and engineering from an architectural perspective. Theo Jansen of Holland is an artist who makes what he calls "beach creatures" that are mechanical automatons that are powered by nothing more than the wind. Google him and you'll find some fascinating articles and video on his work -- really thought-provoking!

Being from the original Dairy State, I did find it humorous when, at this morning's breakfast, they ran out of milk for the stacks and stacks of cereal displayed on the tables. I guess California cows may be happy, but not very productive compared to Wisconsin cows!

3DVia is a hot ticket on the showroom floor. This is an awesome solution for creating truly interactive documentation for tech pubs, as well as mockups of super-large assemblies. We'll be showing it at Graphics Systems in the near future! Take a look at the information on www.solidworks.com.