SolidWorks Podcast

Designing America's Cup Winner

Alinghi defended its 2003 America's Cup championship on July 3, 2007, beating Emirates Team New Zealand for a second straight time. Hear Design Engineer Aaron Perry talk about the challenges of designing a winning boat whose keel fin must withstand upwards of 18,000 pounds per square inch of stress. He'll also talk about abiding by strict competition rules and how much tactics play a role as well as engineering.

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Riding for a cancer cure

Team SolidWorks and the Pan Mass Challenge

Nearly 1.5 million cancer cases will be diagnosed in America this year, and more than 1,500 Americans will lose their struggle with the disease every day. These hard facts have prompted 80 SolidWorks employees, resellers, customers, partners,vendors, friends, family and others associated with the company to ride their bikes up to 200 miles over two days in the heat of August. Their goal? Raising $500,000 for a cure. Hear Team SolidWorks co-captain Jim Wilkinson explain...

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