Author Archives: Matthew West
SolidWorks Time-Saving Tips: Assembly Techniques and Feature-Driven Patterns
Here are the next two videos in the series. If you find these helpful, let us know, and leave a comment with your ideas for more videos.
... ContinuedSolidWorks Innovation Day
Register today to access: Must-see presentations by SolidWorks executives about sustainable design and the future of 3D CAD technology; Product demonstrations from SolidWorks experts; Countless SolidWorks Tips & Tricks; Discover firsthand what SolidWorks 3D design tools can do for
... ContinuedFive Questions Friday with George DuBois of Island Sky
Name: George Dubois Title: Vice President of Engineering Company: Island Sky, based in Hollywood, Fla., USA Web site address: https://www.islandsky.com/ Company description: Island Sky has developed patented technology for transforming water vapor from the atmosphere into potable water. More than
... ContinuedHow long is the flow?
I was asked yesterday if it was possible to calculate how long the flow lasts inside the domain during a flow simulation? Think of this another way and it is easy to solve; how long does it take a particle
... ContinuedSolidWorks Time-Saving Tips: Templates and Mate References
Here are the next two videos in our time-savers series, focusing on templates and mate references. Who knows, you might just learn something.
... ContinuedFive Questions Friday with Eric Golden of Equipois Inc
Name: Eric Golden Title: President & CEO Company: Equipois Inc. (www.equipoisinc.com) Hometown: Washington, D.C. 1) Why did you choose to do the work you do? I find the idea of building something enduring very compelling. At Equipois, we are building
... ContinuedSolidWorks World 2010 Presentations Available Now
Good news. Our SolidWorks World 2010 proceedings website went live last week. You can go there to check out pictures and videos from the show, but even better, all of the breakout presentations are available. If you attended the show,
... ContinuedFive Questions Friday with Rick Woodbury of Commuter Cars Corp.
We’re starting a new weekly series here called “Five Question Friday” that will feature SolidWorks customers, resellers, employees, etc. all answering the same five questions. We’re hoping to give our readers a little more insight into the people who make
... ContinuedMarch is SolidWorks Time-Savers Month
One of the eager young go-getters around here decided to put together a series of videos all about little tips and things that can save you time in your day-to-day work. We'll be posting two a week to our YouTube
... ContinuedResearch Retrospective – Play SolidWorks
Do you want to "Play SolidWorks" ? An area we've explored in the past was whether it is possible to use a game controller to drive SolidWorks. This evolved from a Research investigation to determine whether a user could effectively
... ContinuedWorried about mixing up versions or losing data between sites? Take steps to unify your Design and Production Facilities
SolidWorks® Enterprise PDM (product data management) software is enabling a U.K.-based aerospace design firm to collaborate across 14 time zones without worrying about mixing up versions or losing important ideas and modifications between sites. Aero Sense Technologies Ltd. purchased
... ContinuedAt long last–SolidWorks World 2010 General Session Videos
Well, here you go. Like I mentioned previously, we can't show you James Cameron or either of the technology demos, but you get everything else. Hopefully they're worth the wait. Day 1 Day 2 Day 3
... ContinuedMicrosoft Surface at SolidWorks World 2010
The Research Group from DS SolidWorks showed a number of projects at the recent SolidWorks World 2010 conference. The projects were designed to explore the capabilities of the Microsoft Surface device and provided “proof of concepts”. They were implemented by
... ContinuedSolidWorks World 2010: Cliff’s take
My friend Cliff Medling from 3DVIA was at SolidWorks World for a few days helping out with a few different things, including walking backwards with my camera while I talked to Bernard Charles. Thanks Cliff! If you don't know who
... ContinuedSolidWorks World 2010 Day 3: SolidWorks 2011
I meant to get this one posted last Wednesday, but it needed a bit more editing than I had time to get to. So anyway, better late than never. Here's Darren Henry talking about some of the new features that
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