Author Archives: Matthew West
New SolidWorks case study: ElliptiGO elliptical bikes
Ironman triathlete Brent Teal recently took a break from training to do a SolidWorks case study on how he developed the ElliptiGO, the world’s first elliptical bike. ElliptiGO Inc. was founded to create a low-impact alternative for distance runners. By
... ContinuedFive Questions Friday with Chris Petersen of Wolverine World Wide
Name: Chris Petersen
Company: Wolverine World Wide
Title: CAD/CAM Manager
I started the CAD department in 1986 using specialized CAD software for the footwear industry running on a smoking hot 2 Mhz PC-AT with a 20 megabyte hard drive. Not even one of our current SolidWorks part files would fit on that drive today.
... ContinuedHey Linux fans, your DraftSight wishes have been granted
Remember way back to last summer when DraftSight first went into beta, and the team teased everyone with the promise of Mac and Linux versions? Well, in true "better late than never" fashion, the team is making good on what they promised.
... ContinuedFive Questions Friday with John Ellsworth of SolidWorks
Name: John Ellsworth
Title: Sr. Product Manager, Online Data Management Products
Job description: I am responsible for defining product requirements, articulating market needs, ensuring cross-functional readiness and a successful launch of my products. I am currently managing SolidWorks n!Fuze.
Company: DS SolidWorksCorp.
Hometown: Ashland, Mass.
... ContinuedBionic Builders premiers tonight in Canada
One of the highlights of SolidWorks World 2011 was the presentation by Casey Piretti and Bill Spracher, otherwise known as the Bionic Builders. I just found out that those of you in Canada can catch the premier of the series tonight at 8:00 pm ET on Discovery Science Canada.
... ContinuedThe SolidWorks World 2011 Proceedings Website Is Live!
I know some of you have been waiting for this since SolidWorks World 2011 ended on January 26. And if you're one of those people, I won't make you read any more than necessary. Just go here to visit the SolidWorks World 2011 Proceedings website.
... ContinuedHelping prepare Rwanda’s students for the future with SolidWorks
As some of you may know, we at SolidWorks have been active in Rwanda for a number of years. SolidWorks' founder Jon Hirschtick first heard of Rwandan president Kagame’s vision for improving Rwandan design and manufacturing education from a friend (and SolidWorks customer) in 2005.
... ContinuedIt’s official—DraftSight is out of beta
Big news today from the DraftSight team. After an initial launch last June and over 400,000 downloads, DraftSight is now all grown up and out of beta. So if you're already a DraftSight user, go ahead to the website and
... ContinuedSolidWorks User Group Network hits 200 groups!
I copied and pasted this from Richard Doyle’s blog on the SolidWorks forums. For those of you who haven’t met him, Richard is the SolidWorks User Group Network coordinator, and all-around great guy. I know he’s really excited about this.
... ContinuedFive Questions Friday with Ed Gebo
Name: Edson Gebo Title: Owner, Mechanical Designer, SolidWorks Administrator, Eastern SolidWorks User Group Network Representative, Executive Officer of the Connecticut SolidWorks User Group, blogger wanna-be Job description: Anything I can get my SolidWorks hands on. Company: Digital Detail & Design
... ContinuedFive Questions Friday with Yves Thizy of Logopress
Name: Yves Thizy Company: Logopress. For over 20 years Logopress' only business has been the development of die design software for the Tool & Die Industry as well as Flattening and Blank prediction software for many kinds of parts. Logopress3™
... ContinuedMore on SolidWorks n!Fuze, and how to sign up for beta
Two weeks ago at SolidWorks World 2011, we showed off SolidWorks n!Fuze, our newest data and file sharing application. If you couldn't make it to San Antonio, here are a few more details about the product. SolidWorks n!Fuze is a
... ContinuedFive Questions Friday: Senai Andai, student at University of Texas at Arlington
Name: Senai Andai Title: Mechanical Engineering Student, Battlebots IQ Team founder School: University of Texas at Arlington Hometown: Dallas, Texas 1. Why do you choose to study engineering? How do you find yourself on this career path?I was sitting
... ContinuedSolidWorks World 2011 Day 3 – General Session Update
The third and final general session of SolidWorks World 2011 was packed with updates. Honestly, I'm not sure how they managed to fit so much stuff in. Fielder Hiss welcomed everyone and pointed out that President Obama recognized SolidWorks customer
... ContinuedSolidWorks World 2011 Day 2 – General Session Update
The second day of SolidWorks World 2011 started off with Richard Doyle, who manages the SolidWorks User Group Network, hailing the local SolidWorks user communities. The "User Group of the Year Award" went to the Chicago SolidWorks User Group and was
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