Monthly Archives: March 2012
Learn about the future of engineering at the SolidWorks Innovation Education Forum
On April 9, the SolidWorks Asia/Pacific team is hosting an online event where you can interact and learn from industry and product experts. The Forum will present topics and videos showing how SolidWorks software solutions are used in education to
... ContinuedValidate your designs without making physical prototypes–see how in our Video Vault
SolidWorks offers a full suite of simulation and validation packages that let you set up virtual real-world environments so you can test your product designs before manufacture. You can test against a broad range of parameters throughout the design process—like
... ContinuedSimplifying “Puzzling” Instruction Sheets with 3DVIA Composer
My six-year-old daughter came home from a birthday party recently with some party favors. One of them was a spherical 3D puzzle. It has nine plastic pieces, and you have to slide pieces in and out to make room for
... ContinuedNeed SolidWorks to do more?
Each year, SolidWorks functionality is expanded to suit an increasing number of user needs. Most enhancements to SolidWorks are based on your feedback about new abilities and tasks you want the software to perform.
... ContinuedSolidWorks Education hosts Regional NASCAR STEM Student Racing Challenge
STEM – Science Technology Engineering and Math. If you combine these subjects with RC Racing, Tony Schumacher – U.S. Army Top Fuel Dragster and seven-time champion and SolidWorks customer, 25 engineers from the US army and community, along with a great
... ContinuedMotorcycle buliders are getting into gear with SolidWorks
Happy spring from the team at SolidWorks! For many of our customers, spring heralds the beginning of motorcycle season, so we hope you’re out there soaking up the sunshine on the open road. Following up on the fun at last
... ContinuedSupersonic Sky Diving with SolidWorks Simulation
I have been reading about Felix Baumgartner’s attempt on the world skydiving altitude record, held for the last 50 years by Joseph Kittinger. Felix plans to jump from a gondola attached to a helium balloon at 120,000ft (or 36,500 meters),
... ContinuedWhere the Wind Comes Sweepin' Down the Plain
That's right – OK-lah-homa is where I'll be heading this week for SolidWorks User Group meetings in Tulsa and Oklahoma City. A major storm pushing through today ought to be gone by then, and I expect decent weather throughout the
... ContinuedWhen “Form Follows Simulation”
We all know that the function of a product should be the primary emphasis for design, however I believe a new design paradigm is emerging – I call it, “form follows simulation.”
... ContinuedLandscape Forms: adding beauty to outdoor furniture & cutting design cycles by 30% with SolidWorks
Landscape Forms is a Michigan-based company that makes outdoor site furniture. If you're wondering what that means, they're the folks that design and manufacture stuff like transit stops, benches, planters, tables, chairs—you get the idea. You've probably come across their
... ContinuedSt. Patrick’s Day: A Celebration of Beer – and 3D Design?
Anyone who knows me well can tell you that I'm something of a beer nerd. So in the spirit of St. Patrick’s Day, it’s time to talk about 3D design software and beer. Not a likely pairing, except when you
... ContinuedDraftSight passes the 2 million download mark
At SolidWorks World 2012 last month, CEO Bertrand Sicot talked at length about the size of the SolidWorks community. With 1.7 million licenses sold, it's getting big. But there was another number he threw out as well–one that was even
... ContinuedA Trip Across the Empire State (and a Border Crossing)
Any week that I get to attend a SolidWorks User Group meeting is a good week – when I can attend three it's a great week. The trip started with a drive from New York City to the state capital
... ContinuedAn Easy Way to Explain How Things Work? Try 3D Images.
Have you ever tried to put together a model without the instructions? Or tried to recreate a gourmet meal without a recipe? Or tried to take a decent picture with a dSLR camera without reading up on the different settings?
... ContinuedLearn something new about SolidWorks in our Demo LIbrary
I know that there are lots of SolidWorks experts out there, but how many of you really know everything there is to know about the applications? Have you ever really dug into Flow Simulation? Or really mastered SolidWorks Sustainability? If
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