In-person Event

Lunch & Learn: Using AI with SOLIDWORKS: Assistants, Automation, and What’s Coming

May 13

West Des Moines, IA

Lunch & Learn: Using AI with SOLIDWORKS: Assistants, Automation, and What’s Coming

Date: May 13
Time: 11:00 am CDT - 1:30 pm CDT
Location: West Des Moines, IA
Venue: West48 Conference Center | 1601 48th St #100

This session looks at how AI can support SOLIDWORKS design work today and in the near future. We will briefly set a baseline with a few built-in automation features, then focus on newer assistant-style capabilities and upcoming companions like Leo and Marie. We will also share practical ways to use external tools like ChatGPT alongside SOLIDWORKS for documentation, ideation, and troubleshooting, with examples you can apply to your day-to-day CAD process.

Agenda:

  • 11:00 am Check-in
  • 11:15 a.m. – Noon – Presentation
  • Noon- 1:30 – Lunch & Networking

MEET YOUR PRESENTER:

Cody Pendzich

Cody Pendzich

Few things excite Cody more than the opportunity to teach a new subject or help someone overcome an obstacle. With 11 years of experience in design, engineering, and manufacturing, Cody has used a wide range of design tools. He is a Certified SOLIDWORKS Expert (CSWE), Certified SOLIDWORKS Instructor in Mechanical Design (CSWI-MD), and maintains over 20 other SOLIDWORKS certifications in areas such as 3DEXPERIENCE, SOLIDWORKS Inspection, SOLIDWORKS Visualize, and SOLIDWORKS PDM. Previously, he was an industrial pattern maker working with various clients in aerospace, defense, industrial, and automotive.