Below are the submissions that we have received for the WMSWUG Logo Contest.

ABOVE each picture is a number.  Please click this link (email to Fred and I) and include the logo you would like to vote for.

The winners will be announced at our meeting next week Tuesday, September 13, 2011.

The winner will receive a NVIDIA Quadro 4000 and we would PREFER you to be present at the meeting as we will have a NVIDIA representative at our meeting to give you your card.

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If you have any questions please feel free to contact me (Jason Raak).

I hope you are having a great summer thus far.  Our next meeting, July 12, 2011, is slowly sneaking up on us and it should be an awesome meeting.  We have (2) SolidWorks All-Stars lined up to present so I would mark your calendars right now.

Mike Garvelink (Gentex Corporation) is going to be doing a presentation titled Administration 101.

Nathan Garrett (Cruxtone Product Development) is also going to be at our meeting doing a presentation on Surfacing.  Nathan will be doing an in depth look at working with surfaces.  However, Nathan is looking to change up the typical presentation.  He is asking for ALL OF YOUR help.  He would like his presentation to be more of a round table discussion of surfacing as opposed to the typical sit and listen presentation.  Nathan would like you to send him example models, questions, issues, etc. ahead of time so that he can get the ball rolling but he will also take questions at the meeting.  If you have something you would like Nathan to cover please feel free to send him a message by clicking here.

Also, a quick update on the WMSWUG logo contest that was announced at our March meeting.  I have received 2 entries from 1 member and that is all.  We have decided to push the contest out more in hopes of receiving more submissions.  I have currently lined up a NVIDIA graphics card as the prize to the member whose logo gets chosen by you the members.  The new cutoff for submitting an entry is Wednesday, August 31, 2011.

I hope to see you all at our next meeting on July 12, 2011.

Find the details here!

NOTE: THIS PROBLEM IS ONLY FOR USERS RUNNING SOLIDWORKS 64BIT (VERSIONS ABOVE) AND USING PHOTOWORKS ON LARGE RENDERINGS!!!

Solution Id:

S-046282

Keyword:

PhotoWorks2

Question:

SolidWorks® and operating system may become unstable after PhotoWorks™ add-in is enabled when SolidWorks®  is running and the SolidWorks® process is using more than 2GB of virtual memory. What may cause this?

Answer:

Windows® XP, Vista™, Windows® 7 (64 Bit only) operating systems:
SolidWorks® and operating system may become unstable after PhotoWorks™ add-in is enabled when SolidWorks® is running and the SolidWorks® process is using more than 2GB of virtual memory.
An issue with PhotoWorks™ has been identified where SolidWorks® and the Windows® operating system may become unstable after enabling the PhotoWorks™ add-in within SolidWorks® 2009 SP5 and SolidWorks® 2010 SP1 or later. The issue has been reported to the development team as SPR#535417. If using PhotoWorks™, it is advised to enable the PhotoWorks™ add-in only after first opening a new SolidWorks® session before any files are loaded.
A symptom that this issue may occur is if no PhotoWorks™ Toolbar or menu appears but the Render Manager tab remains shown. If you notice these symptoms, it is strongly advised to end the SolidWorks® session with the “end process” selection from the processes tab of the Windows Task Manager.

You can find more information in the SolidWorks Forums by following these links.

https://forum.solidworks.com/message/138724#138724

https://forum.solidworks.com/message/138670#138670

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!

May your days be filled with joy as you celebrate during this holiday season!

Let me know if you have any questions or if you would like their information.

You can find my contact info on the contact page of this site.  Thanks and I apologize for the hassle.

I highly recommend joining this group as it will allow us to post polls, start discussions and upload documents from our meetings.

Again, the link to this group is: https://forum.solidworks.com/groups/west-michigan-solidworks-user-group

Enjoy!

Hello everyone!  I wanted to take a quick moment to share some information on the Engineering Stimulus Plan that DASI Solutions and SolidWorks are offering to displaced SolidWorks users during these tough economic times.

To find out more information about this program click here to download a PDF document that DASI Solutions provided.

Also, SolidWorks 2010 Beta is opening next week and I highly suggest that everyone participates in this program to help shape the next release of the software.  Click here to find details on the SolidWorks beta program.

SolidWorks has officially released version 2009 SP3.0 to the general public today.  Looking at the Fixed SPR’s page it seems to be a healthy chunk of fixes that are included in this new service pack.  You are free to get the update with an active SolidWorks Subscription Service by going to the SolidWorks Customer Portal and then to the Downloads and Updates page.

To download SolidWorks 2009 SP3.0 click here.

To view the Fixed SPR’s in SolidWorks 2009 SP3.0 click here.