Author Archives: Asya Bashina
CAD in SOLIDWORKS Without Sacrificing Time or Comfort
When you spend your entire day using SOLIDWORKS, you probably try to find new shortcuts and tricks to speed up your design process in the tool. You may even buy yourself a special mouse, keyboard, desk and chair to help
... Continued2000 Feet Under: How Center Rock used SOLIDWORKS to Rescue a Group of 33 Chilean Miners
On August 2010, the Chilean mining accident shook the local and global community as 33 Chilean miners were trapped 2,300 feet underground. For 69 days, grief-stricken families worked to convince the Chilean government to continue drilling the ground until the
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS 2014 vs. SOLIDWORKS 2016
Though Back to the Future predicted the existence of drones, mobile devices, digital payment, hands-free game consoles, Nike self-lacing sneakers, video communication technology, hoverboards, and video glasses, even Doc and Marty McFly couldn’t anticipate the future of CAD. You can
... ContinuedWamore Streamlines Inspection and Goes Paperless with SOLIDWORKS Inspection
Quality control can be a cumbersome process especially when you have a large assemblies and you’re working with pages upon pages of documentation. You can spend nearly a day ballooning each dimension with a red pen and circle template and
... ContinuedSee how SOLIDWORKS makes cavity fillings and root canals pain-free
Going to the dentist can be an excruciating experience. The mere thought of it makes me cringe. However, I also find the visits incredibly eye-opening. Sitting in the dentist’s chair gives me an inside look into the new innovations in
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Women in Engineering Series: Kristen Railey
When I first met Kristen Railey, Assistant Staff at Lincoln Labs and founder of Girls Who Build Wearable Workshop, I was impressed by how much she had accomplished in just two years out of college. While focusing on her main
... ContinuedWhat’s New in 2015 for Subscription Services Customers
The technology and manufacturing world has changed immensely. Over the past few years, we have seen a rise in technologies related to 3D-printing, connected devices, and transportation thanks to companies like Oculus Rift, Makerbot, Apple, Rethink Robotics, Uber, and Superpedestrian.
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Women in Engineering Series – Carmen Graves
Carmen Graves was introduced to the world of engineering through her high school FIRST Robotics program. FIRST Robotics is an international robotics competition focused on inspiring young people to be science and technology leaders by engaging them in exciting mentor-based
... ContinuedGet Ready for SOLIDWORKS World 2015 with This Playlist!
We are officially three days away from SOLIDWORKS World 2015, jam packed with cool presentations from Bre Pettis at MakerBot, Michio Kaku and Jinsup Li; SOLIDWORKS brand updates from CEO Gian Paolo Bassi; and awesome technical sessions to help improve
... ContinuedJeremy Singley Industrial Designs Provides a New Perspective on Innovation with SOLIDWORKS
What do goggles, innovation and the SOLIDWORKS community have in common? Jeremy Singley Industrial Designs. Jeremy Singley, a long-time SOLIDWORKS customer and owner of his own design firm, implemented SOLIDWORKS Professional, Flow Simulation and SOLIDWORKS Gold Solution Partner Power Surfacing
... ContinuedAnnouncing NEW Subscription Services Value for All Existing and Renewing Customers
Based on customer feedback, we have added NEW Subscription Service value to help you design faster and better. This month, we are excited to announce MySolidWorks Standard as a NEW Subscription Services offering. MySolidWorks Standard and Professional, designed exclusively for
... Continued5 Ways to Increase Your Productivity and Improve Your Time Management
Have you ever been so bogged down with meetings or emails that you had no time to work on your design projects? Has the work day ever passed by so quickly that you didn’t notice it go by? The truth
... ContinuedHow JUGS Sports Throws the Perfect Pitch
Back in 1897 an unsuspecting mathematics instructor at the Princeton University by the name of Charles Hinton created a device that would forever change the way the game of baseball was practiced. Hinton created the first gunpowder-powered pitching machine. By
... ContinuedAll Together Now with Lukas Jönsson Engineering: A Manufacturer’s One-Stop Shop
The world seems to be getting smaller and smaller these days. Tech giants like Google and Apple are constantly cranking out tools we need to access any information we could desire. Over the past decade we have experienced innovation and ingenuity
... ContinuedSaving Lives Against All Odds with SOLIDWORKS: The story of WestWind Technologies, Inc.
Death and taxes may be the only certainties in life, but of all the uncertainties, Mother Nature is perhaps the most uncertain and unforgiving. It’s hard to turn on the news these days without seeing some sort of talk about
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