So here is what you missed out on if you were too lazy to weren’t able to attend the SWUGN Technical Summit – Philadelphia, which was held in King of Prussia, PA (right down the road from the city of brotherly love) :

• A chance to win a free pass to SolidWorks World 2008 in San Diego, CA
• A chance to win a 3D Connexion Motion Controller
• A chance to meet Dennis Miller (Susquehanna Valley SolidWorks User Group Leader) in person

Seriously, it was a lot of fun. In addition to the networking, the great food and the little technical bits of information, we were right across the street from Valley Forge. The highlights of my trip were #1-Trying to find a gas station anywhere near the airport (this is difficult in any city but Philadelphia takes it to a new level) and #2-Learning PhotoWorks tips from the master, Rob Rodriguez.  I have to give a big thanks to TriMech for sending me up there.  It is nice when your employer believes in giving back to the SolidWorks community.

Some of the folks who attended my session asked me for the PPT so I am posting it here. If you didn’t attend, then just make sure you smack yourself on the hands or something before you download the presentation. Note: I also included the before and after versions of the PDF-making Macro that we recorded.

One last thing, did anyone else find it interesting that all of the street signs that say “Phila” instead of Philadelphia? It seems odd that the cream cheese guys can fit the entire word on a little box of cream cheese but the DOT can’t fit the entire word on a huge highway sign. It didn’t really throw me off or anything though so we’re cool DOT. The highway-sign maker’s union is putting you on notice though.

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