This group is dedicated to individuals seeking to enhance their proficiency and efficiency in using SOLIDWORKS. Attendees will enjoy a complimentary dinner and have the opportunity to win a door prize simply for participating.Once an engineer, always an engineer.Students are highly encouraged to attend.

WNC-Asheville SOLIDWORKS User Group

Product Engineering

Live in-person event at your local SWUG meeting location.Due to back surgery, we will be moving this one week forward from the 18th to the 25th 5:45-6:00: Networking - Food6:00-7:00: Holy SHIfT - Brad Meador (Altec)7:00-7:30: Wrap up &amp; Door Prize We will be located in Classroom Dogwood 119 on the A-B Tech Campus.To get to Dogwood 119, park your car in the parking lot to the right if standing on Victory road, looking at the building. For reference, please take a look at the image in the photo section of this event, which shows where to park and the location of the Dogwood building.<img class="_richTextImage_ih4vm_10" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/startup-grind/image/upload/c_fill,dpr_2,f_auto,g_center,q_auto:good/v1/gcs/platform-data-swugn/events/WNC%20SWUG%20Meetng%20Location_sIFPsUm.jpg">

In this meeting, we will look the history of SOLIDWORKS and some tips and tricks you might have missed

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Holy SHIfT

Live in-person event at your local SWUG meeting location. 5:45-6:00: Networking - Food6:00-7:00: Beyond the View: Embedding Automation and Efficiency in SOLIDWORKS Drawings - Dave Ramsey (TriMech)7:00-7:30: Wrap up &amp; Door Prize We will be located in Classroom Dogwood 119 on the A-B Tech Campass.To get to Dogwood 119, park your car in the parking lot to the right if standing on Victory road, looking at the building. For reference, please take a look at the image in the photo section of this event, which shows where to park and the location of the Elm building.<img class="_richTextImage_ih4vm_10" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/startup-grind/image/upload/c_fill,dpr_2,f_auto,g_center,q_auto:good/v1/gcs/platform-data-swugn/events/WNC%20SWUG%20Meetng%20Location_sIFPsUm.jpg">

Beyond the View: Embedding Automation and Efficiency in SOLIDWORKS Drawings

Welcome to IronSWUG 2025! Join along with our riders as they travel the Western United States, presenting at 5 different user group meetings in 5 days.To attend any of the 5 in-person events, visit [<a class="!text-viridian" href="http://ironswug.com/" rel="nofollow ugc" target="_blank">IronSWUG.com</a>] to find a location near you. If you aren't near one, R.S.V.P. <a href="https://www.ironswug.com/watch-online" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Click HERE to watch online</a>!<h2>WIN A FREE ZBook from <a href="https://www.hp.com/us-en/workstations/workstation-pcs.html" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">HP</a>! - Join us for this full throttled adventure.</h2>***NOTE: IN-PERSON R.S.V.P.S WILL BE DONE ON THE LOCAL BEVY PAGE THAT CAN BE SEEN AT [<a class="!text-viridian" href="http://ironswug.com/" rel="nofollow ugc" target="_blank">IronSWUG.com</a>]***Use #ironswug25 for social media promotion and posts.Presentations: San Francisco, CA * XDesign on Your Phone (Can You Do It) - Adam Ebernickel * Holy SHIfT (How the Shift Key Makes You More Efficient) - Brad Meador Dixon, CA * Defeaturing My Designs (Why/How to Use Them)- Brad Meador * Did You Miss It (What's New / Tips &amp; Tricks You Might Have Missed) - Adam Ebernickel Fresno, CA * Mastering Metadata (Tab-tastic Templates From Manual Mayhem to Metadata Mastery) - Adam Ebernickel * Tips &amp; Tricks From The Road - Brad Meador Los Angeles, CA * Tanks Tips - Brad Meador * Learning From Mistakes (Best Practices) - Adam Ebernickel Las Vegas, NV * Customizable Control Panels (Work Smarter Not Harder w/ Stream Deck &amp; Touch Portal) - Adam Ebernickel * Performance for SOLIDWORKS (Hot Rodding Your PC) - Brad Meador

IronSWUG 2025

Live in-person event at your local SWUG meeting location. 5:45-6:00: Networking - Food6:00-7:00: SOLIDWORKS Did You Miss It - (Adam Ebernickel)7:00-7:30: Wrap up &amp; Door Prize We will be located in Classroom Elm 122 on the A-B Tech Campass.To get to Elm 122, park your car in the parking garage and walk over to the Elm building. Elm 122 is located on the lowest level. For reference, please take a look at the image in the photo section of this event, which shows where to park and the location of the Elm building.

SOLIDWORKS Did You Miss It

SLUGME (The SOLIDWORKS Largest User Group Meeting Ever) has become one of the cornerstone yearly events for the SOLIDWORKS community. The premise of this event is to use our software tools to design something truly epic and then physically build the design live on the SOLIDWORKS YouTube Channel. This is an event that teaches thousands of viewers advanced design and building methods. RSVP for this event so you can stay up to date and make sure to set your reminder on the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/qk7OLxVU4cQ?si=iGe73BX0Agl-rV2-" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube Livestream here. </a>For the tenth installment of this legendary event, we’re going bigger and bolder than ever before.Join the live stream as our team uses state-of-the-art tools to model and build something totally prehistoric. From concept to creation, we’ll unleash an arsenal of modern fabrication methods — including 3D printing, CNC-cut foam molds, welding, advanced surface prep, and automotive-grade paintwork — to bring this BEAST to life.🔥 Don’t miss this one. It’s history in the making… literally.Check out some of our previous projects here.<ul><li><a href="https://blogs.solidworks.com/solidworksblog/2021/08/slugme-through-the-years.html" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">SLUGME Through the Years</a></li><li><a href="https://blogs.solidworks.com/solidworksblog/2022/10/thats-a-wrap-slugme-7-recap.html" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">SLUGME7 Recap</a></li><li><a href="https://blogs.solidworks.com/solidworksblog/2023/10/slugme8-from-3d-to-reality.html" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">SLUGME8 – From 3D to Reality</a></li><li><a class="" href="https://blogs.solidworks.com/solidworksblog/2024/11/slugme9-recap.html" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">SLUGME9 Recap</a></li></ul>

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