Hello Bryan,
Welcome to the boards, nice to meet a fellow Solidworks user. I have had a Makerbot replicator 2 for a year and a half and share your enthusiasm towards what can be done. I look forward to things you can bring to the table.
Phil

Thanks Phil,

I am a very inconsistent forum member in any of the forums I frequent, but will stop by when I remember to. My work email tells me about this site so I am usually at work when visiting and my posts will be infrequent,