3rd Annual BostonSWUG Festival

Name: 3rd Annual BostonSWUG Festival
Start: 2025-06-26T12:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-06-26T18:00:00-04:00
Location: Dassault Systemes North American Headquarters

Jun 26, 4:00 – 10:00 PM (UTC)

Boston SOLIDWORKS User Group

Get ready for an unforgettable summer celebration of innovation, learning, and community at the 3rd Annual BostonSWUG Festival! Whether you're a seasoned SOLIDWORKS pro or just starting out, this half-day event is your chance to connect, create, and have a blast with fellow users.
We’re packing the day with:
🎤 Technical Presentations from SOLIDWORKS experts
🛠️ Hands-On Training Sessions to sharpen your skills
💬 Roundtable Discussions to share ideas and insights
🌞 Outdoor Festival Fun with food, games, and good vibes
🧠 Engineering Challenges to test your creativity
🎁 Door Prizes and giveaways
🍻 Happy Hour to close out the day with new friends
Whether you're there to learn something new, show off your skills, or just enjoy a summer day with the SOLIDWORKS community, BostonSWUG Festival 2025 is the place to be.
Mark your calendar — we’ll see you on the green!
⬇ See full agenda below ⬇

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When

Thursday, June 26, 2025
4:00 PM – 10:00 PM (UTC)

Where

Dassault Systemes North American Headquarters
185 Wyman Street
Waltham, 02451

Agenda

4:00 PM	Festival on the Green	Food, fun, and networking on the lawn. Free BBQ Lunch and Dessert provided by DS SolidWorks!
6:00 PM	Cloud Services: Look at What You’re Missing	Jay Pinheiro/Laura Nickerson - GoEngineer Since July 2023, all licenses are bundled with "Cloud Services". This presentation will demonstrate basic data management and collaboration on the cloud. We will see how the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform handles Data Management, Finding and Reusing Data, External Collaboration, Project Management, Working in a Collaborative Environment and perform Lifecycle and Revision Management. Along the way, we’ll see just how easy it is to interact with the 3DExperience Platform from within the SOLIDWORKS user interface.
6:00 PM	Weldment Design-to-Fabrication Workflow with Simulation	Earl Hasz - Visiativ Solutions Inc. During this presentation we will follow the design-to-fabrication workflow using the tools found in SOLIDWORKS. Beginning with a 3D model, the workflow will build the weldment and prepare it for fabrication. The process will incorporate tools such as DimXpert for manufacturing-ready dimensions and GD&T. Beam analysis will be performed to validate the structural capability of the model under load. The fabrication drawings will leverage the PMI captured in the model, complete with cut lists and bill of materials. This presentation is ideal for engineers, designers, and educators interested in optimizing structural workflows and leveraging simulation and automation tools within SOLIDWORKS.
6:00 PM	SolidWorks User Experience Testing and Feedback Session	Anisa Jibrell & Terez Lowry
6:00 PM	Fab Lab Open House & Drop-In Build	Sal & Chinloo Lama - Our Next Make 2:00 - 5:30 Roll up your sleeves and join us in the Fab Lab for a totally different kind of hands-on session. This isn’t a demo — this is you, building something real. Help us assemble custom-designed tool organization solutions for our workbenches — using designs created live with the community during Our Next Make's recent Discord stream. See the CAD in action on the big screen, get hands-on with the materials, and collaborate with the design team to bring these solutions to life. We’ll talk shop about the design process, DIY tips, and assembly techniques — all while you’re working alongside us. No advanced tools or training needed — just hand tools, glue, safety glasses, and your willingness to dive in. Why attend? - Be part of a collaborative design/build session - See real-world SOLIDWORKS workflows in action - Learn practical CAD and DIY tips from experienced makers - Take part in shaping our lab’s future with custom tool storage
7:00 PM	Break
7:15 PM	The Advantages of SOLIDWORKS Routing: Electrical	Hugo Ventura - TriMech This will be an overview of how routes are created and what is happening in the background. Everything from how the connectors work down to the cable libraries.
7:15 PM	Unlocking the Power of Custom Properties Within Your SOLIDWORKS Environment	Craig Lalumiere - Applied CAD Solutions
7:15 PM	SolidWorks '95 Hands-On Demo	Joe Rousseau - Learning Experience Director, SOLIDWORKS Training 3:15 - 5:30
7:15 PM	Design and Fabricate Your Own Vinyl Stickers!	Rachel Naoum - SOLIDWORKS Product Definition Engineering Manager 3:15 - 5:30
8:15 PM	Break
8:30 PM	SolidWorks Visualize	Chris Mowatt - BOYD Andy Barnes - DS SolidWorks
8:30 PM	PDM Categories Unleashed	Guy Edkins - Integral Data Management Systems In PDM, Categories determine into which workflow a file will end up. Categories are used once and only once when the file is first added to the vault. The parameters that are defined within a category use one or more of four attributes to uniquely define it. Many PDM admins miss the subtleties of Categories because the PDM Admin guide has only a simple summary of the attributes and no real world examples of how they can be applied. As a result they miss a golden opportunity to turn Categories into a what I like to refer to as a Table of Contents for a vault. This presentation shows Admins how they can leverage Categories to provide high value across a PDM vault's definition, use, and scalability.
9:30 PM	Wrap up & Raffle Prizes	Raffle prizes provided by our generous sponsors!
10:00 PM	Happy Hour	Cocktails in the Executive Briefing Center

Speakers

Craig Lalumiere

Applied CAD Solutions

CAD & PDM Management Specialist

Jay Pinheiro

GoEngineer

Senior Customer Support Engineer

Laura Nickerson

GoEngineer

Senior Application Engineer

Chris Mowatt

BOYD

Design Engineer

Earl Hasz

Visiativ Solutions Inc.

Technical Director

Guy Edkins

Integral Data Management Systems

Founder

Andy Barnes

Dassault Systèmes

Industry Process Consultant

Hugo Ventura

TriMech

Solidworks Application Engineer CSWE Elite Process and Training Consultant

Mentors

Gian Paolo Bassi

Dassault Systèmes

SVP of 3DEXPERIENCE Works and Customer Role Experience

Manish Kumar

SolidWorks

Chief Executive Officer

Facilitators

Joe Rousseau

Dassault Systèmes

Learning Experience Director, SOLIDWORKS Training

Rachel Naoum

Dassault Systèmes

SOLIDWORKS Product Definition Engineering Manager

Anisa Jibrell

Dassault Systèmes

UX Researcher

Terez LOWRY

Dassault Systèmes

User Experience Science Manager

Sal Lama

SolidWorks

Director of Product Definition

Chinloo Lama

Dassault Systèmes

Director of UX, SOLIDWORKS

Hosts

Daniel Herzberg

BostonSWUG

User Group Leader

SolidWorks User Group Network

Organizer

Daniel Herzberg

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3rd Annual BostonSWUG Festival

⬇ See full agenda below ⬇

When

Where

Agenda

Speakers

Craig Lalumiere

Jay Pinheiro

Laura Nickerson

Chris Mowatt

Earl Hasz

Guy Edkins

Andy Barnes

Hugo Ventura

Mentors

Gian Paolo Bassi

Manish Kumar

Facilitators

Joe Rousseau

Rachel Naoum

Anisa Jibrell

Terez LOWRY

Sal Lama

Chinloo Lama

Hosts

Daniel Herzberg

SolidWorks User Group Network

Organizer

Daniel Herzberg

TriMech

MassRobotics

GoEngineer

John Galt

3rd Annual BostonSWUG Festival

⬇ See full agenda below ⬇

When

Where

Agenda

Speakers

Craig Lalumiere

Jay Pinheiro

Laura Nickerson

Chris Mowatt

Earl Hasz

Guy Edkins

Andy Barnes

Hugo Ventura

Mentors

Gian Paolo Bassi

Manish Kumar

Facilitators

Joe Rousseau

Rachel Naoum

Anisa Jibrell

Terez LOWRY

Sal Lama

Chinloo Lama

Hosts

Daniel Herzberg

SolidWorks User Group Network

Organizer

Daniel Herzberg

Partners

TriMech

MassRobotics

GoEngineer

John Galt