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Previous SMUG Meetings
 
July 14, 2004     Click here for meeting minutes. (79)
12:00 - 1:00  Sign-in, visit vendor booths, & FREE lunch
1:00 - 1:10  Welcome
1:10 - 1:50  Rendering Using Wildfire 2.0, Jon Hadley, Disher Design
1:50 - 2:30  Reverse Engineering Extension, Dave Francis, Axsys
2:30 - 3:00  Break & visit vendor booths
3:00 - 3:30  Making the Most of Splines, Eric Irwin, Whirlpool
3:30 - 4:10  Fundamentals of Design Conferencing, Mark Fischer, PTC
4:10 - 4:30  Awards / Door Prizes / Closing Comments
 
March 3, 2004     Click here for meeting minutes. (58)
12:00 - 1:00  Sign-in, visit vendor booths, & FREE lunch
1:00 - 1:10  Welcome
1:10 - 1:40  WMU Capabilities, Dr. Atkins & Dr. Keil, WMU
1:40 - 2:20  Migrating to Wildfire, Paul Samways, Universal Parametrics
2:20 - 2:50  Break & visit vendor booths
2:50 - 3:30  Intro to Top Down Design - Session 4: Skeletons & Master Model Method, Andy Meinert, NASCO Technologies
3:30 - 4:10  See What's New in Wildfire 2, Bill Schlund, PTC
4:10 - 4:30  Door Prizes / Closing Comments
4:30 - 5:00  WMU Facility Tour
 
November 12, 2003     Click here for meeting minutes. (70)
12:30 - 1:00  Sign-in & visit vendor booths
1:00 - 1:10  Welcome / SMUG Business
1:10 - 1:50  Automation Tools for Pro/ENGINEER, Dave Bigelow, Simplified Logic
1:50 - 2:30  CFdesign V6 Demo, Joe Heibel, Blue Ridge Numerics
2:30 - 3:00  Break & visit vendor booths
3:00 - 3:40  Intro to Top Down Design - Session 3: Pro/PROGRAM, Andy Meinert, NASCO Technologies
3:40 - 4:10  30 Tips in 30 Minutes, Bill Schlund, PTC
4:10 - 4:30  Awards / Door Prizes / Closing Comments
 
July 9, 2003     Click here for meeting minutes. (56)
12:30 - 1:00  Sign-in & visit vendor booths
1:00 - 1:10  Welcome / SMUG Business
1:10 - 1:50  Future Truck: The Influence of Pro/MECHANISM and Behavioral Modeling, Jim Ridge, Dana
1:50 - 2:30  Intro to Top Down Design - Session 2: Layouts, Andy Meinert, NASCO Technologies
2:30 - 3:00  Break & visit vendor booths
3:00 - 3:30  Integrated Solutions for Development Chain Management, Diane Roslaniec, RAND
3:30 - 4:10  Simplified Reps, Mark DeCraene, PTC
4:10 - 4:30  Awards / Door Prizes / Closing Comments
 
March 12, 2003     Click here for meeting minutes. (74)
12:00 - 1:00  Sign-in, visit vendor booths, & FREE lunch
1:00 - 1:10  Welcome / SMUG Business
1:10 - 1:40  Parkview Campus Overview, Bob Miller, WMU
1:40 - 2:20  Intro to Top Down Design, Andy Meinert, NASCO Technologies
2:20 - 2:50  Break & visit vendor booths
2:50 - 3:20  Funds Available for PTC Training, Todd Piccuillo, PTC
3:20 - 4:10  Simple-Powerful-Connected, Bill Schlund, PTC
4:10 - 4:30  Awards / Door Prizes / Closing Comments
 
November 2, 2002     Click here for meeting minutes.
12:30 - 1:00  Sign-in & visit vendor booths
1:00 - 1:10  Welcome / SMUG Business / Training Update
1:10 - 1:40  Pro/MECHANICA Tips & Techniques, Eric Bartkus, ABG
1:40 - 2:20  IPA Demo, Dan Dunne, RAND
2:20 - 2:50  Break & visit vendor booths
2:50 - 3:30  The What, Where, and Why of Pro/PHOTORENDER, Rodger Premeau, PTC
3:30 - 4:10  Executing the Model-Centric Approach, Andy Meinert, NASCO Technologies
4:10 - 4:30  Awards / Door Prizes / Closing Comments
 
July 16, 2002     Click here for meeting minutes.
12:30 - 1:00  Sign-in & visit vendor booths
1:00 - 1:10  Welcome / SMUG Business / About HMI
1:10 - 1:40  Collaboration using Pro/COLLABORATE, Pro/DESKTOP Express, and ProductView Express...and it's all FREE!, Tim Field, DesignOne
1:40 - 2:20  ProANATOMY - Modeling Body Parts in Pro/E, Lars Chrisman, ProFICIENT Engineering Services
2:20 - 2:50  Break & visit vendor booths
2:50 - 3:30  Understanding User Defined Features, Andy Meinert, NASCO Technologies
3:30 - 4:10  Pre-Production Wildfire Demo, Bill Schlund, PTC
4:10 - 4:30  Awards / Drawing / Closing Comments
 
March 14, 2002     Click here for meeting minutes.
12:00 - 12:30  Alticor Visitor's Center Tour (self guided)
12:30 - 1:00  Sign-in & visit vendor booths
1:00 - 1:10  Welcome / SMUG Business / Reno Video
1:10 - 1:40  Pro/E Wildfire Preview, Bill Schlund, PTC
1:40 - 2:20  Behavioral Modeling, Doug Bodmann, Pentagon
2:20 - 2:50  Break & visit vendor booths
2:50 - 3:30  iTools, Dan Smith & Dan Dunne, RAND
3:30 - 4:10  A Case Study on Justifying a Rapid Prototyping Center, Rudy Kool, Access Business Group
4:10 - 4:30  Awards / Drawing / Closing Comments
4:30 - 5:00  ABG Rapid Prototyping Center Tour
  Alticor Visitor's Center Tour (self guided)
 
November 7, 2001     Click here for meeting minutes.
12:00 - 12:30  Sign-in & visit vendor booths
12:30 - 12:40  Welcome / SMUG Business
12:40 - 1:00  PTC Update, Michele Harris, PTC
1:00 - 1:20  Introduction to Lumeo Software, Maria Nordgren, Lumeo
1:20 - 2:00  3D Printers and Rapid Prototyping,
Tim McGrath, Z Corporation
2:00 - 2:20  Break & visit vendor booths
2:20 - 3:00  Establishing and Customizing Company Standards Using ModelCHECK, Doug Bodmann, Pentagon
3:00 - 3:40  Using Pro/E and NC Machining for Prototype Blow-Mold Tooling, Bill Stoner, Access Business Group
3:40 - 4:00  Awards / Drawing / Closing Comments
 
July 11, 2001     Click here for meeting minutes.
12:45 - 1:00  Sign-in
1:00 - 1:05  Welcome / SMUG Business
1:05 - 1:10  About Stryker,
Gary Morton & Dennis Clutter, Stryker
1:10 - 1:40  Gear Creation and Feature Re-Creation,
Keith Wilkinson, Eaton Corporation
1:40 - 2:20  ISDX Demo, Ben Wang & Mitch DeJong, PTC
2:20 - 2:40  Break
2:40 - 3:10  Stamping Die Design,
Steve Pikaart, Gill Industries
3:10 - 3:50  Automation Gateway Demo,
Rob Brnjac, Rand
3:50 - 4:00  Awards / Door Prizes / Closing Comments
 
March 7, 2001     Click here for meeting minutes.
1:00 - 1:05  Welcome / SMUG Business
1:05 - 1:10  About Knoll,
Lori Hooker, Knoll
1:10 - 1:40  Assembly Skeleton Techniques,
Dan Walker, Walker Consulting
1:40 - 2:20  Procision, Mitch Greenberg, RAND
2:20 - 2:40  Break
2:40 - 3:10  A Production Implementation of Pro/INTRALINK,
Ken Tompkins, Stryker Instruments
3:10 - 3:50  Pro/E 2001 Update, Eric Boersma, PTC
3:50 - 4:00  Awards / Drawing / Closing Comments
 
November 1, 2000     Click here for meeting minutes.
1:00 - 1:10  About Haworth, Tom Ziemba, Haworth
1:10 - 1:40  Living Hinge Design,
John F. Gill, Product Engineer, Gill Industries
1:40 - 2:25  ProductView Express, Eric Boersma, PTC
2:25 - 2:45  Break
2:45 - 3:15  Using Assembly Family Tables with Pro/PROCESS, Rob Kamrath, Gill Industries
3:15 - 4:00  Rand Products and Services,
Jason Carpenter & Scott Hibner, Rand
 
July 12, 2000     Click here for meeting minutes.
User Presentations
  • About Steelcase, Dan Paulucci, Steelcase
  • Designing Mechanisms with 2000i2, Jon Hadley, Steelcase
PTC Presentations
  • Pro/E 2000i2, Eric Boersma, PTC
  • Pro/MECHANICA 2000i2, Jeff Mentley, PTC
 
March 15, 2000     Click here for meeting minutes.
User Presentations
  • SMUG Website Updates, Adam Bush, Steelcase
  • Mechanism Design, Jon Hadley, Steelcase
  • Datum Curves, Tim Field, Product Design International
Vendor Presentations
  • New Sales Rep for Grand Rapids, Dan Hansen, Rand
  • Sigmund Demo, Robert Gardner and Erik Salisbury, Varatech
 
October 20, 1999
User Presentations
  • NO LIMITS with Surfaces, Doug Brandt, ATAP Design
  • Using Pro/DETAIL for 2D Layouts, Larry Kallio, Steelcase
  • Art-to-Part using Pro/3D PAINT, CDRS, & Pro/E, Jon Hadley, Steelcase
Vendor Presentations
  • Desktop Product Communication using IPA, Larry Louzon, Immersive Design
PTC Presentations
  • Changes to the Behavioral Modeling Module
  • Design Animation
 
May 13, 1999
1:00 - 1:05  Sign-in and announcements
1:05 - 2:15  PTC Rev 21 Presentation
2:15 - 2:30  Break
2:30 - 3:00  The Effective Utilization of Pro/MECHANICA,
Dr. Curtis Hoff – Hoff and Associates, Inc.
3:00 - 3:10  Round Table Discussion and/or Tips & Tricks
3:10 - 3:20  Election of Officers
3:20 - 3:55  "Pro/E Metric" Contest
  • Steve Dertien – Medtronic DLP
  • Doug Brandt – Product Design
3:55 - 4:00  Closing Statements
Election Results
Pro/E Metric Contest Winner
 
January, 1999
1:00 - 1:15  Sign-in and announcements
1:15 - 2:00  Immersive Design's IPA, Rand
2:00 - 2:20  Start Objects, User Presentation
2:20 - 2:45  Break
2:45 - 3:15  Round Table Discussion and/or Tips & Tricks
3:15 - 3:30  Election of Officers
3:30 - 3:45  "Pro/E Metric" Contest Winners
3:45 - 4:00  Closing Comments
 
August, 1998
1:00 - 1:10  Sign-in and announcements
1:10 - 2:45  PTC R20 Presentation
  • new interface
  • part advisor
  • Pro/MECHANICA R20
2:45 - 3:00  Break
3:00 - 3:15  User Presentation, TBA
3:15 - 3:45  Round Table Discussion
3:45 - 4:00  Conclusion
 
March, 1998
1:00 - 1:10  Sign-in and announcements
1:10 - 1:25  SMUG Web Site, Doug Brandt, PDI
1:25 - 1:55  Adv discussion of config options and mapkeys,
Doug Brandt, PDI
1:55 - 2:30  Utilizing the Intranet, Mark Tafalski,
JR Automation
2:30 - 2:45  Break
2:45 - 3:15  PTC R19 Presentation (Web.Link)
3:15 - 3:45  Round Table Discussion
3:45 - 4:00  Conclusion
 
November, 1997
1:00 - 1:10  Announcements, web site & newsletter updates
1:10 - 1:25  Failed Features, Tim Field
1:25 - 2:10  Model Check, Rand
2:10 - 2:25  Break
2:25 - 3:10  PTC Presentation
  • Model View
  • Pro/ENGINE
3:10 - 3:30  Round Table Discussion
3:30 - 4:00  Conclusion
 
July, 1997
Opening Remarks
  • New Leadership (Dennis Tarrant and Tim Field, Co-Chairmen)
    • Volunteers needed; newsletter editor

  • New User Group Structure
    • Web Site (thank you, Craig Sterley)
    • Logo Contest
    • New Mission Statement
PTC Presentation - "Vision of the Future"
 
International User Group Discussion
  • Tim Field
  • Open discussion about International meeting (questions?)
Round Table Discussion
  • Book discount from High Mountain Press
  • Open discussion from floor
Conclusion
 
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