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New in SolidWorks 2012: Large Design Review
One of the coolest new enhancements in the SolidWorks 2012 release is something called Large Design Review. Included with SolidWorks Premium, this lets you open massive assemblies in seconds without the need for a high-end workstation. The view is fully
... ContinuedSolidWorks 2012 has arrived!
Design that drives your business! The 20th release of SolidWorks is here. New functionality will make your designs go more smoothly with less work and powerful new tools give you insight on how design changes impact profitability. Now, you can
... ContinuedNew in SolidWorks Enterprise PDM 2012: Expanded Full User Name Display
Sometimes it's the small improvements that make the biggest difference. For example, in SolidWorks Enterprise PDM, user names are displayed to indicate who has checked out or created files, sent or received mail messages, or initiated actions performed on files.
... ContinuedMeet the Let’s Go Design Team: Stephen Endersby
Regular readers of this blog will recognize Stephen Endersby as a regular contributor, writing about SolidWorks Simulation and interesting analysis problems. But Stephen is also a core member of the Let's Go Design team, helping Jeremy on every project to
... ContinuedNew in SolidWorks 2012: Automated Motion Optimization & Other Simulation Enhancements
The SolidWorks 2012 product line includes lots of new enhancements in the area of simulation and design validation. Some of these include the ability to: Optimize complex flows of fluids and gases with SolidWorks Flow Simulation Easily apply bearing loads,
... ContinuedNew in SolidWorks 2012: Enhanced Equation Editing
For SolidWorks 2012, the Equation Editor has been completely revamped for easier navigation and use, with a completely redesigned dialog box for creating and editing equations. Now you can perform all tasksrelated to equations in one dialog box without needing
... ContinuedNew in SolidWorks 2012: Enterprise PDM Highlights
The SolidWorks 2012 release brings a lot of new enhancements for SolidWorks Enterprise PDM. Some of the news things you can do include the ability to: Track “where used” information for every version of every file Preview any document Manage
... ContinuedSolidWorks 1995 to 2012 – The Evolution of a 3D CAD System
Last Tuesday at our annual press day, VP of Product Management Fielder Hiss gave a presentation discussing the history of SolidWorks. As part of this, he discussed the initial release of SolidWorks 1995, and then discussed new features that were
... ContinuedNew in SolidWorks 2012: Reduce Rebuild Times With Feature Freeze
A new enhancement for SolidWorks 2012 that created a lot of excitement at SolidWorks World is something we're calling Feature Freeze, which lets you control whether specific features will rebuild or not. Additional features can be added without having to
... ContinuedNew in SolidWorks 2012: Estimate Costs Quickly With Design Costing
One of the biggest updates for SolidWorks 2012 is a new capability called Design Costing. This new integrated tool lets you quickly estimate costs for sheet metal and machined components using built-in templates or customized data. You can calculate manufacturing
... ContinuedSolidWorks 2012 is here – find out what’s new and exciting!
After a year of development, the latest update to the SolidWorks product line has been unveiled. Our 20th release features over 200 enhancements — 90% of which were the result of user feedback — in areas such as as assembly
... ContinuedSolidWorks Veterans on SolidWorks 2012 – Paul Chastell
Did you know that SolidWorks 2012 marks the 20th release of SolidWorks? To help celebrate that milestone, we've asked some long-time employees to talk about their time at SolidWorks, from the early days to the present. Today we're hearing from
... ContinuedSolidWorks Veterans on SolidWorks 2012 – John Sweeney
Did you know that SolidWorks 2012 marks the 20th release of SolidWorks? To help celebrate that milestone, we've asked some long-time employees to talk about their time at SolidWorks, from the early days to the present. Today we're hearing from
... ContinuedSolidWorks customers chime in on SolidWorks 2012 at the annual media day
On September 6, we'll officially unveil SolidWorks 2012—but today, here at SolidWorks HQ, we gave a few of our friends in the press a sneak peek of the 20th release of our product. The day started off with a look
... ContinuedSolidWorks Veterans on SolidWorks 2012 – Eric Leafquist
Did you know that SolidWorks 2012 marks the 20th release of SolidWorks? To help celebrate that milestone, we've asked some long-time employees to talk about their time at SolidWorks, from the early days to the present. Today we're hearing from
... Continued