Below are the topics discussed and links to various resources regarding our recent Yakima SolidWorks Users Group Meeting. 

WINTER MEETING 2015: We had an interesting and informative meeting featuring topics on SolidWorks Sheet Metal with about16 in attendance.  Kyle Bedinger from the Rapid Group presented, via GoToMeeting from Boston, on “Reduce Sheet Metal Costs by Designing for Manufacturing: Tips & Tricks”.  He showed us how to use various tools including the Rapid Quote application to determine time and cost comparisons and manufacturability when modeling using various methods.   After a short break he was followed by a very informative presentation by David Torick from Hawk Ridge Systems who presented his “Sheet Metal Design, From the Beginner to More Advanced Methods”.   This was very engaging where he demonstrated the various different Sheet Metal tools both in some basic and others in some more complex scenarios. 

Various resources will be located below when they are made available (I am anticipating receiving a video of David Toricks presentation soon):

Video link to David Toricks Sheet Metal presentation (available soon)

Below are various images of our meeting:

Miguel, Moises, Blaine and others are engaged in Kyle's presentation. 

  
A portion of Kyle's presentation. 

  
Blaine is watching Kyle's discuss standard selections for material and thickness. 

  
Kyle's contact information. 

  
David Torick begins his discussion on SolidWorks Sheet Metal

  
Greg Maas, Trevor Bergstom and Jerry Gere watch as David does his Sheet Metal magic.

  
David shows us how to use the Base Flange Sheet Metal tool "in-context"

  
David's contact information.

 

Remember that the Rapid Group and Yakima Maker Space sponsored this meeting.