Razorleaf Corporation is proud to have the opportunity to share our experience and expertise with the user communities at a variety of industry and software conferences, user group meetings and other public forums. Razorleaf strives to provide relevant information that benefits the community at large. If you have an upcoming event or have information that you would like to see presented at a future conference, drop us a line.

SolidWorks World 2008 - San Diego, California

Automating Your Designs: Excel, VBA and Beyond - Paul Gimbel - Session Handout   Session Presentation
Gain valuable insight into the many techniques and tools available for automation, along with the pros and cons of each. Attendees learn aout Solidworks, Microsoft Excel, Visual Basic, and commercial design automation products.
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Clarifying Software Tools and Regulatory Compliance - Michael Craffey - Session Presentation (available soon)
Gain a better understanding of the role software plays in regulatory compliance. Attendees focus on FDA compliance, CFR 21 Part 11, electronic records and signatures, and how PDMWorks, SmarTeam, and SolidWorks software relate to FDA compliance.

Migrating from PDMWorks Workgroup to Enterprise - George Henry - Session Presentation (available soon)
Discover the differences between PDMWorks Workgroup and Enterprise. Attendees assess data while preparing to migrate current PDMWorks Workgroup data to enterprise, discuss the tools and methods to use, and identify when PDMWorks Enterprise would be a good fit for your organization.

Tips and Tricks for PDMWorks Enterprise Administration - Daniel Rohats - Session Presentation (available soon)
Become an expert at PDMWorks Enterprise in this hands-on session. Attendees learn techniques to speed up common administrative tasks - from installation, configuration, and customization to the care and maintenance of the PDMWorks Enterprise Environment.

Drawings For The Masses: Pushing Drawings Beyond Engineering - Michael Craffey - Session Presentation (available soon)
Discover several novel PDM and non-PDM techniques for sharing drawings with downstream consumers. Attendees explore the challenges of sharing design data - neutral file-type selection, viewer technologies, data disassociativity, and rights management - in the context of real-world solutions.

CATIA Operator's Exchange (COE) 2007 - Las Vegas, Nevada

104 (Develop and Deploy): SmarTeam Testing and Virtualization
Most everyone knows that before you make any changes to your production SmarTeam environment, those changes should be evaluated in a test environment first. In the past, it has been difficult to justify the investment in additional hardware for testing purposes. Now, with virtualization, there is no reason not to have a test environment. Use virtualization to evaluate new service packs or versions, the upgrade process, new customizations, or new CAD versions. Learn what pieces of the SmarTeam infrastructure should be duplicated and how they can be duplicated to build a test environment.

205 (Develop and Deploy): ENOVIA SmarTeam Customizations with .NET: Beyond BasicScript
Do you want to take advantage of the .Net Framework, Visual Studio.Net and\or C# from SmarTeam events? SmarTeam provides the ability to attach BasicScripts to SmarTeam events and user defined tools. How though can you connect to .Net from BasicScript in order to take advantage of all of the features of .Net? During ‘ENOVIA SmarTeam Customization with .Net’ we will talk about how you can take scripting way beyond BasicScript. This hands-on session will allow users to roll up their sleeves and create .Net assemblies that are callable from SmarTeam event hooks. Finally, we will discuss some of the Framework version constraints related to SmarTeam and talk about how you can get around the specific Framework version requirements of SmarTeam.

302 (IDM): Why Product Structure Matters
With flexible 3D design tools like CATIA V5, its easy to think of product structure as something that gets done at the end of a project when you're documenting the BOM. However, when complex products, large teams, or short development cycles are called for, product structure should be the first thing on everyone's mind. Why? Come to this presentation and learn why product structure matters and how PDM can be a great tool for integrating product structure with 3D CAD.

312 (IDM): Solving Headaches with the SmarTeam Viewer
Have you ever viewed a CAD file and seen large chunks of information missing or corrupt? How about viewing files that are supposed to show a released revision in the title block, but because they were not released through the CAD integration, the displayed revision is incorrect. If your company hasn’t experienced problems viewing old file formats in recent viewers, you’re one of the lucky ones. There are many ways to avoid and address these issues and other headaches related to file viewing in PDM. Attend this session to learn novel approaches to common viewer problems.

806 (IDM): Getting from Document Management to BOM Management
Many companies implement SmarTeam with the vision of doing more than just document or CAD file management. They envision workflow and BOM management. Some, however, struggle to get past document management. What are the capabilities of SmarTeam BOM management? Where does SmarTeam BOM management fit in your product’s life-cycle? How can you begin to take advantage of SmarTeam BOM management? These topics and more will be discussed during this session.

TR-1: My First SmarTeam Web Script
SmarTeam has a rich and robust API for creating custom applications, but the first step toward harnessing this powerful tool is writing a simple customization. This hands-on session will take attendees line-by-line through some simple customizations to familiarize them with how to access the power of the SmarTeam API. The audience will learn how to write a Visual Basic.NET customization and attach it for use in a SmarTeam Web environment.

TR-2: Creating a SmarTeam Workflow
Come see how to turn that napkin-sketched flowchart into a SmarTeam Workflow that drives your process. In this session, learn how to use SmarTeam’s Flowchart Designer and understand how it brings your process to life. Have you ever wondered what Flow Object Security is or what a Process Supervisor does? How about the difference between an Accept and Reject type response? This session will answer those questions and much more. This session is a great fit for organizations both using and considering the use of Workflow.

TR-16: SmarTeam Attribute Mapping for Word and Excel
Document automation tools are rich and powerful ways to save time and improve consistency in your everyday work. Attend this hands-on session to learn to use the functionality included with SmarTeam to map Profile Card information into Word and Excel files just like you do with CATIA title blocks. Follow along as mappings are created and configured from scratch. You will also learn the effects of choosing the mapping direction and hear some lessons-learned from the field. The information in this session is the foundation you need to take control of Word and Excel attribute mapping in your SmarTeam environment.

TR-18: My First SmarTeam Script
SmarTeam has a rich and robust API for creating custom applications, but the first step toward harnessing this powerful tool is writing a simple script. This hands-on session will take attendees line-by-line through some simple scripts to familiarize them with how to access the power of the SmarTeam API. The audience will learn how to write a basic script and attach it for use in a SmarTeam environment.

SolidWorks World 2007 - New Orleans, Louisiana

Let's Get Ready to Automate: Preparing Your Company And Your Models For Automation - Paul Gimbel - Session Presentation
Tackling a design automation project is not a simple venture. This session dives into all of the considerations that must be taken into account with respect to implementing corporate change, automating design processes and the affects on your SolidWorks models.

PLM: A Key To Improved Productivity and Efficiency - George Henry - Session Presentation
This session goes through the basics of PLM: what is it, why you need it and what options exist.

Why Product Structure Matters - Jonathan Scott - Session Presentation
Gain valuable insight into the role of the product structure in design and data management. From eBOMs to pBOMS and beyond, this session demonstrates the importance of the product structure in the cross-functional design process.

SolidWorks World 2006 - Las Vegas, Nevada

Redesigning Processes to Take Advantage of SolidWorks - Paul Gimbel - Session Presentation
SolidWorks provides many benefits, but to truly leverage the power of any technology it is critical to evaluate and redesign your processes to take advantage of the new tool. This session examines the critical factors in this essential activity.