Note: To all past and present SWPUC winners: if you would like to receive a LinkedIn recommendation stating that you are a Certified SOLIDWORKS Power-User, please use this link to connect: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/alinvargatu 

Update: 449,000 points have been awarded to date in the first 29 SWPUCs. Let's see who will win the 1,000,000th point.

Articles about various SWPUCs:

https://www.engineersrule.com/impossible-modeling-challenges-solved-cad-power-users/

https://www.engineersrule.com/impossible-modeling-challenges-part-2-dynamic-straightening-bent-wire-cad/

https://www.engineersrule.com/impossible-modeling-challenges-part-3-un-bend-square-profile-multiple-directions/

https://www.engineersrule.com/impossiblemodeling-challenges-part-4-reverse-engineering-surfacing-direct-editing/

https://www.engineersrule.com/impossible-modeling-challenges-part-5-volume-limit-mate-keep-prisoner-jail/

https://www.engineersrule.com/impossible-modeling-challenges-part-6-volume-control/

https://www.engineersrule.com/impossible-modeling-challenges-solved-by-solidworks-powerusers-part-7-unbend-a-formed-i-beam/

https://www.engineersrule.com/impossible-modeling-challenges-solved-by-solidworks-powerusers-part-8-separate-wires-from-… 

Please let SOLIDWORKS know if you want more articles written on SWPUC topics.

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I will collect all winning solutions from the SWPUCs in this playlist:

SOLIDWORKS Weekly Power-User Challenge - YouTube

Let's see how many videos we can record before the end of the year.

Links for the WPUC threads:

Winner:

Full article: https://www.engineersrule.com/impossible-modeling-challenges-solved-cad-power-users/

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Winners: and

Full article: https://www.engineersrule.com/impossible-modeling-challenges-part-3-un-bend-square-profile-multiple-directions/

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Full article: https://www.engineersrule.com/impossible-modeling-challenges-solved-by-solidworks-powerusers-part-7-unbend-a-formed-i-beam/

Winner:

Awarded SOLIDWORKS DEMIGOD status: H.E.W.

Full article: https://www.engineersrule.com/impossible-modeling-challenges-part-2-dynamic-straightening-bent-wire-cad/

Winners: Dan Pihlaja and

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Special award recognizing brilliance and creativity:

The 8th Weekly Power-User Challenge (June 9th, 2017): Reverse Engineering (Surfacing and Direct Editing)

Winners: and

Special award recognizing brilliance and creativity: and

Full article: https://www.engineersrule.com/impossiblemodeling-challenges-part-4-reverse-engineering-surfacing-direct-editing/

The 9th Weekly Power-User Challenge: Interface in Your Face - Video Competition (Speed and Precision in manipulating the User Interface)

Winners: , , , , .

The 10th Weekly Power-User Challenge (September 15th, 2017): Measuring Wine Carafe

Winners: Todd Blacksher, Andreas Rhomberg, Scott Stuart, Brandon Graham, Muhammad Aamer, Bill Toft, Michael Fernando, Krzysztof W., Dan Pihlaja, John Stoltzfus, Elmar Klammer

Full article: https://www.engineersrule.com/impossible-modeling-challenges-part-6-volume-control/

Winners: Dan Pihlaja, Daen Hendrickson, Kevin Pymm, Duncan Gillis, Thomas Voetmann, Andreas Rhomberg, Rob Edwards, John Stoltzfus, Ryan Navarro

Winners: Vahid Mostofi, Ingvar Magnusson, Redecos Technologies, Deepak Gupta, cagin gergin, Ryan Navarro, Krzysztof W., Thomas Voetmann, Bill Toft

The 13th SOLIDWORKS Power-User Challenge - Remove the Slit from the Thin Part (Heal the Part) (November 17th, 2017)

Winners: , Jonan Van Asperen, Erik Bilello

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The 15th SOLIDWORKS Power-User Challenge - How many bodies can you stuff in a part?

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The 16th SOLIDWORKS Power-User Challenge - Unknit a surface

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Winner (CAD section):

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Awarded SOLIDWORKS PROGRAMMER DEMIGOD status: H.E.W.

Winner: H.E.W.

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Awarded SOLIDWORKS Programmer DEMIGOD Status: H.E.W. ‌

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