• SolidWorks 2003
• Training
• Employment
• Newsgroups / Discussion groups / UseNet
• Newsgroup Readers
• E-Mail Discussion Lists
• Web Rings
• Tech Support - Knowledge Base of FAQ’s and Tech Tips
• Local User Group websites
• SolidWorks Add-ins / Shareware / Freeware
• Models to download
• Magazine
• Benchmark Test
• Tips & Tricks
• CAD News and Related Market Research

  
  
   

• SolidWorks 2003

   

  • TechniCom eWeekly

    eWeekly_Iss116.html#sw2003 

   

  • SolidWorks Corp.

    SolidWorks_2003_datasheet.pdf  

   

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• Training

   

  • Computer Aided Technology Inc.

    Continually updated course offerings

    http://www.cati.com/home.htm

   

  • Graphics Systems Corp.

    http://www.gxsc.com/training_sw_trainingclasses.htm

    http://www.gxsc.com/training_sw_workouts.htm

    http://www.gxsc.com/training_sw_soliduniversity.htm

   

  • Madison Area Technical College (MATC) - Truax

    Spring 2003 only courses

    Solid Modeling 1 (SolidWorks)

    Solid Modeling 2 (SolidWorks)

    SolidWorks Office - Add-Ins

    Phone 608-246-6101 for registration information.

   

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  Employment

   

  • Employment Listings via Solid Solutions

    http://www.solidmag.com/employment.htm

   

  • SolidWorks Corp. National Employment Listings

    http://www.solidworks.com/swdocs/company/jobs/listall.cfm

   

  • SolidWorks Resellers Regional Employment Listings

    http://www.solidworks.com/html/company/morejobs.cfm

     

  • SolidWorks Job Network

    http://www.swjn.com/

   

  • Monster.com

    http://jobsearch.monster.com/interstitial_js.asp     

   

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  Newsgroups / Discussion groups / UseNet

   

  • Public

    news://comp.cad.solidworks

   

  • Private

    http://mechengineer.community.everyone.net

    www.toolcity.net/~layke/cgi-bin

   

  • German

    www.cad.de/Foren.shtml

   

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  Newsgroup Readers

   

  • Free Agent
    http://www.forteinc.com/agent/freagent.htm

   

  • Web page enabled readers
    www.deja.com

   

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  E-Mail Discussion Lists

   

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  Web Rings

   

  • http://nav.webring.org/cgi-bin/navcgi?ring=swx;list

   

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  Tech Support - Knowledge Base of FAQ’s and Tech Tips

   

  • SolidWorks subscription support page www.solidworks.com/swdocs/Support/Subscription/html/ 

   

  • VAR – Graphics Systems Corp.

    www.gxsc.com

   

  • VAR – Computer Aided Technology Inc.

    www.cati.com

   

  • VAR – Computer Aided Products (Marlborough, MA) www.capinc.com/techtipssw.htm

   

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  Local User Group websites

   

  • Madison

    http://www.maswug.org

   

  • Milwaukee

    www.geocities.com/sw_smart

   

  • Central WI

    www.geocities.com/cwswug

   

  • Northeast WI

    www.geocities.com/newsug

   

  • National User Group (how to setup local groups) www.mechengineer.com/snug

   

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  SolidWorks Add-ins / Shareware / Freeware

   

  • SolidWorks subscription support page

    www.solidworks.com

   

  • CustomSolids
    http://www.customsolids.com/

   

  • New Hampshire CAD
    www.nhcad.com

   

  • Delta Group Ltd.
    www.deltagl.com

   

  • Baren-Boym
    www.baren-boym.com

   

  • Camnetics – Oregon, WI
    www.camnetics.com

   

  • Bitwright Software
    www.bitwright.com

   

  • Tri-Mech Solutions

    www.trimech.com/techsprt-free-utilities.htm

   

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  Models to download

   

  Free - General

   

  • SolidWorks subscription support page

    www.solidworks.com

   

  • 3D ContentCentral
    www.3dcontentcentral.com

   

  • 3D PartStream
    www.3dpartstream.net

   

  • PartLib
    www.partlib.com

   

  • MDcybercad
    www.mdcybercad.com

    www.mechengineer.com/snug/swxmodels.htm

   

  • Mainly AutoCAD files
    www.cadalog.com

     

  • PartSpec CD-ROM

    www7.thomasregister.com/ADP/part.html

   

  • 3D Studio (.3ds) & some AutoCAD (.dxf)

    www.3Dcafe.com

   

  • Pro-E files
    www.proedesigns.com

   

  Free – Manufactures

   

  • SouthCo (latches)
    www.southco.com

   

  • PEM (self-clinching hardware)
    www.pemnet.com

   

  • Bimba (air cylinders)
    www.bimba.com/cad/cad.htm

   

  • Hoffman (enclosures)
    www.hoffmanonline.com

   

  Service for $

   

  • InPart by PTC
    www.ptc.com/products/inpart/index.htm

   

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  Magazine 

Solid Solutions
www.solidmag.com

CAD/CAM Publishing (Rapid Prototype, CAD or PDM Report)
www.cadcamnet.com

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 Benchmark Test

SPEC (Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation)
www.spec.org/gpc

 

Solid Solutions Magazine Test for SW2000 www.solidmag.com

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Tips & Tricks

 

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CAD News & Related Market Research

 

www.cad-portal.com

www.technicom.com

www.cad-forum.com

www.mechengineer.com

 

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