Orange County Solidworks User Group

SolidWorks 2012 Essential Training
$99.95

http://store.lynda.com/ProductInfo.aspx?productid=1286

with: Gabriel Corbett

In this course, author Gabriel Corbett shows how to create manufacturing-ready parts and assemblies in SolidWorks 2012. Beginning with simple 2D sketching and the software’s sketch-editing tools, the course provides step-by-step instruction on building 3D geometry from 2D sketches. The course covers creating complex 3D objects with the Extrude, Revolve, Sweep, and Loft tools and shows building complex assemblies by mating individual parts together into robust assemblies and structures.

The course shows how to cut and revolve holes into parts and use the Hole Wizard tool to generate industry standard holes like counter bores, counter sinks, and taps. Best practice for designing parts is emphasized throughout the course as well as methods for creating parts faster and easier using equations, mirroring, and patterning tools. The course wraps up with generating manufacturing-ready drawings complete with an itemized Bill of Materials. As a bonus feature, Gabriel shows how to photo render a final design. Exercise files are included with the course.

ISBN: 1-59671-862-5
UPC: 6-70557-03120-0
SKU: 03120
Duration: 7 hours
On 1 DVD-ROM

Includes Closed Captions

For more info please click on the following link

http://www.atepcact.com/content/solidworks-basics-may-22-2012

Come join us at the Advanced Technology and Education Park (ATEP), Saturday April 28^th.

For the HAAS, 2012 Regional H-TEC Conference.

Haas Automation is the largest machine tool builder in the western world, manufacturing a complete line of CNC vertical machining centers, horizontal machining centers, CNC lathes and rotary products. All Haas products are manufactured at the company’s expansive facility in Oxnard, California – the largest, most modern machine tool manufacturing operation in the United States.

H-TEC is a global network and partnership between learning institutions, Haas Automation, and Haas Factory Outlets. This partnership ensures that qualified learning institutes receive support to provide the highest quality CNC education. ATEP is currently home to the only HAAS H-TEC Center in Orange County.

Attendance is FREE and includes continental breakfast, lunch, all breakout sessions and raffles all day long.

Please register on-line at….

http://www.htecnetwork.org/news.cfm?schedule_id=26657389&nstate=CA

SoCal_HTECConferenceHighlights2012

Thanks and regards,

Bruce Sobczak

Director, Economic & Workforce Development
CACT – Center for Applied Competitive Technologies
EDCC – Environmental Design & Compliance Center
ATEP Advanced Technology & Education Park
15445 Lansdowne Rd., Tustin, CA 92782
Tel: 949.282.2720 | Fax 714.258.8081
www.atep.us
mailto:bsobczak@atep.us

Check out this contest..

http://grabcad.com/challenges/3d-mouse-demo-video

Cash prizes!   Good Luck!

Lynda.com Online training library just released a new SolidWorks class.  Over 7 hours of instruction broken down into 2-10 min videos that are easy to understand and can be watched on your schedule.  In fact you can even download the free app and watch videos on your phone or tablet.

http://www.lynda.com/-tutorials/SolidWorks-Essential-Training/90422-2.html

Besides SolidWorks, Lynda.com also offers hundreds of classes on all types of software and techniques.  Check it out.  http://www.lynda.com

For $25 a month you can watch unlimited videos on any of the hundreds of topics you want.  It is a really good deal and a great way to learn new software!

This Thursday we are planning a great meeting and we have some excellent prizes for the give away.

HSM Works will be giving away 3 Space navigator 3D mice, however you MUST Downloads and activate HSMXpress before the meeting to be entered to win a Space navigator.  The software is FREE and is very cool.

Click on the link below to download

www.HSMXpress.com

AMD will be demoing there new graphics cards as well as giving away a AMD FirePro V4900 (attached pictures)

http://www.amd.com/us/products/workstation/graphics/ati-firepro-3d/v4900/Pages/v4900.aspx

http://www.amd.com/us/products/workstation/graphics/case-studies/Pages/case-studies-solidworks.aspx

IF YOU ARE PLANNING ON GOING TO THE MEETING PLEASE RSVP TO: info @ ocswug.org

THANK YOU

Our next meeting will be Mach 8th – Click on the following link for all the details.

http://ocswug.org/blog/meetings/

Frank Del Valle has been a sponsor for our group since the beginning and has been providing food for most of the events.  He has recently started his own business and is focusing on finding jobs for SolidWorks users.  If you are looking for a job or need to hire SolidWorks designers please give him a call.  His new contact information is listed below.

Frank Del Valle
SolidRecruiting LLC
921 N. Harbor Blvd. #454
La Habra, CA  90631
www.solidrecruiting.com
Phone – 626-221-3074
Email – frank@solidrecruiting.com

In case you’re not aware the Annual SolidWorks World User Conference is being held in San Diego this year, this event usually exceeds over 4,000 attendees customers from around the world.   If you’re interested below is a special code that will provide you with free access to the Partner Pavillion / Exhibit Hall (where you can explore hundreds of integrated 3^rd party products that compliment SolidWorks).

Please feel free to forward to your staff.

Code:

SWEX12111

http://www.solidworks.com/sww/?scid=hp_mar_3_sww12-early-bird

Please note this does not provide free entry into the main user conference, the full conference provides many opportunities to further your education with SolidWorks related technology.

Open House Flyer 11-12-11

The open house was last week however I know they are still looking to fill some openings.

Good Luck

My name is Adrian Erb. I am the Department Head for Mechanical and Architectural Design at Long Beach City College. I am looking for a part-time instructor to teach SolidWorks on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons in the fall. Perhaps someone would be interested. I may be contacted at me email address – aerb@lbcc.edu If you have any ideas for filling this position I would appreciate your help.

Thank you for your time,

Adrian Erb

Our next meeting will be:

Thursday, Nov 17  2011
Time:  6:30 – 9:00 pm

Presentation 1.
“Detailing Sheet Metal Drawings for manufacturability”

Jeffrey L. Davis
Span-O-Matic Inc.
jdavis@spanomatic.com
Phone: (714)256-4700 Ext.33
Fax: (714)256-4401
www.spanomatic.com

Presentation 2.
What’s new in Solidworks 2012

PLEASE RSVP

I have recently converted our company over from another CAD package (Cadkey) to Solidworks. Ironically, at the same time we were “downsized” and all of my drafting persons were absorbed by the corporate structure, and redistributed to other subsidiaries in the organisation (we are the smallest subsidiary of a 4 company corporation). As the head of document control, Engineering manager, Supervisor of all optical/mechanical assembly & calibration, and the primary “go to guy” for bidding on new systems,  I am finding myself spending 90% of my time doing detailed drafting for documentation purposes, rather than the engineering and developing of new products that I am supposed to be doing (we build one of a kind test instrumentation for the US gov, and the heavy hitters in the aerospace and defense industry). We are currently under a corporate mandated hiring freeze, but we can bring on “consultants” without involving the HR department or the “bean counters” as long as we price the costs of the consulting fees into the contract (no problem). I can (and prefer to) do all of the engineering and modeling myself, but I desperately need to farm out the detailed drafting tasks to free up more of my time. I have all the templates and file structures in place. I have set it up to work in a “pack and go” environment (I have to operate independent of the network from home in the evenings to keep up with the scheduling demands). if you are part of a company (or know of one)  that can bill out drafting time on a consultant basis, I would be grateful (and relieved) to hear from you. Solidworks is a marvelous tool, but I can’t make it work as a one man show with the work load we have (I’m turning away work because I know I don’t have the manpower to support the tasks)

I don’t need a “superstar”, just someone  (or a group of someones) that can bang out clean, complete, and accurate drawings in a short time frame that any shop can interpret and fabricate from (no fancy ANSII or Mil standard stuff is necessary).

E-mail me at Rtrent@electro-optical.com

Thank you for considering this offer (plea).

Randy Trent

Engineering Manager

Electro Optical Ind.

Santa Barbara. Ca

SolidProfessor has donated a 6 month membership as a give away for this weeks meeting.

SolidProfessor, a SolidWorks Solution Partner focused on delivering the very best self?paced
SolidWorks learning and productivity resources.

Click on the link below for more information NewsletterToUserGroups

Upcoming SolidWorks Intermediate Design Class @ ATEP.

This is a non-credit workshop style course offered in an accelerated, condensed format that is perfect for working professionals looking to enhance existing knowledge in SolidWorks 2011/12.

Students enrolling in this Intermediate Class should have basic knowledge of SoldWorks.

SUBJECTS COVERED

• Intermediate 3D Modeling Techniques
• Intro to Surface Modeling
• Patterns and Arrays
• Sheet Metal Design
• Weldments
• Mold Tools

Class meets Tuesday evenings for eight weeks,  6:00 PM to 9:00 PM, beginning Tuesday, September 20, 2011.

http://www.atepcact.com/content/solidworks-intermediate-design-september-2011-0

Pamela L. Prince
Economic & Workforce Development
CACT – Center for Applied Competitive Technologies
EDCC -  Environmental Design & Compliance Center
IVC / ATEP  Advanced Technology & Education Park

15445 Lansdowne Road, Tustin, CA  92782
Tel: 949.282.2718  |  949.258.8081

pprince@atep.us

www.atep.us

We recently updated the site and added some new features.  Enjoy

Please see letter below:

My name is Adrian Erb. I am the department head for drafting and design programs at Long Beach City College located in Long Beach California. We have a class scheduled to start next week featuring SolidWorks. It is entry level. Class begins on August 16th. It meets twice a week each session is 3 hours on Tuesday and Thursdays at 12:30 to 3:30.  We may be able to move it back and give it a late start since we do not have an instructor. At this time the class is a go – there are more than the minimum number of students to run the class. Position requires at least a two year degree with 6 years experience in drafting, design or engineering- we do have an equivalency that lowers requirements to some extent if necessary. Previous teaching experience is preferred but not required. A candidates first step would be to get on the Long Beach City College website and fill out an application for the “drafting pool” at the Human Resources site. If you have any further questions my cell is 949 422 6377.

aerb@lbcc.edu

Please let me know via email if you know of anyone who plans to go ahead with an application; I would like to be able to follow the app through the system.

Click Here for the link

ATEP