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Presentations from SolidWorks World 2014 are now available
Maybe you couldn’t make it to SolidWorks World 2014 in San Diego. Or maybe you had to choose between two sessions being held at the same time. Either way, now is your chance to see the presentations that you wanted
... ContinuedDesigning for the Internet of Things—Focusing on Governments and Systems
In the first part of our series on designing for the Internet of Things, we mentioned that it’s estimated that by the year 2020, somewhere between 50 and 100 billion devices will be connected to the “Internet of Things”—the phrase
... ContinuedDesigning for the Internet of Things—Focusing on the Business
In the first part of our series on designing for the Internet of Things, we mentioned that it’s estimated that by the year 2020, somewhere between 50 and 100 billion devices will be connected to the “Internet of Things”—the phrase
... ContinuedDesigning for the Internet of Things—Focusing on the Individual
In the first part of our series on designing for the Internet of Things, we mentioned that it’s estimated that by the year 2020, somewhere between 50 and 100 billion devices will be connected to the “Internet of Things”—the phrase
... ContinuedDesigning for the Internet of Things—Are You Ready?
Emerging devices are making the Internet more useful and exciting, but at the same time, these devices are also making the internet more complicated. From live-feed traffic cams to fitness trackers to smart watches, the family of Internet-based devices is
... ContinuedSolidWorks World 2014 Wednesday General Session Recap
The final general session of SolidWorks World 2014 kicked off with Mark Schneider revealing the winners of the 2014 Model Mania contest, where attendees are presented with a finished model and compete to see who can recreate and analyze the model from
... ContinuedSolidWorks World 2014: Tuesday General Session Recap
The second general session of SolidWorks World 2014 was all about the user community and customers. This past year, we had 14 new chapters for the SolidWorks User Group Network and over 800 people attending the SWUGN Summit events (they’re like
... ContinuedSolidWorks World 2014: Monday General Session Recap
SolidWorks World 2014 kicked off this morning with a nearly 6000 people gathered together to celebrate their love of engineering and design. As the lights dimmed in the session hall, the eatART Mondo Spider took the stage and welcomed CEO Bertrand Sicot.
... ContinuedSolidWorks World 2014 Partner Spotlight: Smooth Logics
Every year in the weeks leading up to SolidWorks World, we give attendees a chance to learn about some of our Solution Partners attending the event and setting up booths in the Partner Pavilion. Our partners play a big role
... ContinuedSan Diego bound? Check out the SolidWorks World Survival Guide
I remember the first time I attended SolidWorks World back in 2009. I didn’t really know what to expect, I brought too much junk, and I tried to do way too much stuff. I wish I had known about our
... ContinuedAnnouncing the winners of the Ocean Cleanup Contest
Back in October, we launched a contest in cooperation with The Ocean Cleanup team based in The Netherlands. Engineers and designers around the world were challenged to design the floating booms integral to the design of the floating collection platforms
... ContinuedAnnouncing the winners of the SolidWorks World 2014 Holiday Gift Contest
Earlier this month we asked you to let us know what kinds of holiday gifts you’d like to design in SolidWorks and give to someone else. We got some great entries, and after consulting with the judges, we’ve decided on
... ContinuedSolidWorks World 2014 Partner Spotlight: TEDCF Publishing
Every year in the weeks leading up to SolidWorks World, we give attendees a chance to learn about some of our Solution Partners attending the event and setting up booths in the Partner Pavilion. Our partners play a big role
... ContinuedDudley the duck is getting a 3D printed foot
Every now and then, a SolidWorks user sends us an email that really catches our attention. We got one of these last week from Terence Loring, owner of 3 Pillar Designs in Vancouver. Terence wrote to tell us about a
... ContinuedOcean Renewable Power Company is harnessing the power of the oceans to generate electricity
When Chris Sauer’s team at Ocean Renewable Power Company set out to build one of the world’s first underwater turbines, they were doing something that had never been done before. SolidWorks helped turn their vision into reality. Watch the newest
... Continued