Arizona CATIA Exchange (ACE)
by Larry Gauthier, Motorola, Inc.
The Arizona group, Arizona CATIA Exchange (ACE), has met twice this year. The first meeting, the kick-off meeting, was Jan. 31st and the second meeting was May 9th. The first meeting was to see how much interest we had for forming a group and we had V5 demonstrations by IBM. At the second meeting we choose a group name and had user presentations on their experiences with V5.

Our next meeting will be in Sept., date to be determined. We are hoping V5R7 will be available by then so its new features can be shown. We will probably hold our meetings shortly after V5 releases, as this is where the user interest is.

Our large user base, Honeywell, is in a holding pattern waiting for the GE merger to materialize. There is 'unsubstantiated' speculation that their CAD tool could change, so their user interest is low at this time.

For more information regarding the Arizona CATIA Exchange, contact:

Larry Gauthier
Motorola, Inc.
480-441-6691

CATIA Operators of Wisconsin (COW)
by Peter Van de Bogert, Harnischfeger
COW's last meeting was June 19, 2001 at IBM in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Agenda items were:

• Getting ready for V5 while using V4
• Solid model optimization
• Electronic model checking @P&H Mining Equipment
• V5 at Metso Paper
• V5r6 update
• CATIA V4 and V5 Co-Existence

The next meeting is scheduled for Monday September 24, 2001. The meeting will be held at Fox Valley Technical College, in Appleton Wisconsin.

For more information on COW, contact:
Peter Van De Bogert
pvan@hii.com
414-671-7264

CATIA Users Group at Georgia Tech
by Peter Hart, Georgia Tech
If you're interested in joining a CATIA Users Group, please email Pete Hart. We are currently developing plans to have meetings 3 to 5 times a year in which we'll discuss the latest issues pertaining to CATIA V4 and V5.

Our first meeting is schedule for Wednesday, August 22, 2001 at 3:00 p.m.
Organizer: Pete Hart
Personal Webpage: www.cad.gatech.edu/catia/pete.html

Agenda:

• Introduction to the CATIA Software
• Distribution of Software to Students
• Classes that use CATIA at Georgia Tech
• Demonstration of CATIA Version 5

CATIA Users of Central Ontario (CUCO)
Their next meeting will be on August 20, 2001, 1-5 p.m. held at IBM in Markham, Ontario. For additional information, check out their web page at http://ca.geocities.com/catiawebca/cucoweb-frames.html

Great Lakes Area CATIA Operators Exchange (GLACOe)
by David Ballard, Borg Warner Air Fluid Systems
Their last meeting was held July 17, 2001.

Items on the Agenda:

• V5 Knowledgeware
• Graphics Adapters Review
• Digital Desktop Plug-in for CATIA
• DaimlerChrysler Update
• What's New in DMU?

For additional information contact:

David Ballard
dballard@afs.bdauto.com
(810) 497-4232