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SolidWorks World 2013 Partner Profile: DriveWorks
One of the things we’ve heard from SolidWorks World attendees over the past few years is that you’d like to learn more in advance about the SolidWorks partners who set up booths in the Partner Pavilion. So now through SolidWorks World 2013, we’ll
... ContinuedSolidWorks World 2013 Partner Profile: Software Cradle
One of the things we’ve heard from SolidWorks World attendees over the past few years is that you’d like to learn more in advance about the SolidWorks partners who set up booths in the Partner Pavilion. So now through SolidWorks World 2013, we’ll
... ContinuedSolidWorks World 2013 Partner Profile: AMD
One of the things we’ve heard from SolidWorks World attendees over the past few years is that you’d like to learn more in advance about the SolidWorks partners who set up booths in the Partner Pavilion. So now through SolidWorks World 2013, we’ll
... ContinuedeDrawings is now available for the iPhone
Earlier this year we released eDrawings for iPad, followed soonafter by eDrawings Pro for iPad. But here's another update. Both apps are now universal iOS apps, which means they will both work on the iPhone and/or iPad. Even better, if you already bought one of the iPad apps, you can now use it on your iPhone as well.
eDrawings® for iOS allows you to view and review native eDrawings®
files, DraftSight® files, SolidWorks® parts, assemblies and drawings
files, making it easy for engineers and non-engineers to interpret and
understand 2D and 3D design using multi-touch gestures.
Enter the SolidWorks World 2013 Internet Correspondent Contest and win a trip to Orlando!
Every winter, we travel somewhere warm to meet up with 5000 of our best friends for SolidWorks World. If you’re reading this, chances are you’re familiar with the event, even if you’ve never attended. Maybe you tune in to Twitter
... ContinuedSolidWorks World 2013 Partner Profile: CAD Partner GmbH
One of the things we've heard from SolidWorks World attendees
over the past few years is that you'd like to learn more in advance
about the SolidWorks partners who set up booths in the Partner
Pavilion. So now through SolidWorks World 2013,
we'll be posting a series of blog entries about some of the
partners you might think about checking out, and the people who will
be representing them. Today we hear from CAD Partner GmbH.
Tell us about CAD Partner. What do you do?
CAD
Partner was started
in 1989 and has continued to establish itself as a successful software
developer and retailer. We specialize
in efficient 3D-CAD software distribution for engineering and plant production.
Our Smap3D product family covers everything from
design administration with a standard parts library to 3D pipeline planning
Our experienced
staff provides professional consulting and marketing as well as comprehensive,
demand-oriented support – from standard solutions to customer-specific,
complete CAD solutions! Our
competent user-support offers full technical assistance in development,
software implementation, training and supervision.
New in SolidWorks 2013: Dowel Holes
A new hole type finds its way into the Hole Wizard for SolidWorks 2013. The much anticipated Dowel Hole now allows users to create this unique feature with characteristics that are unique to this type of hole. This includes things
... ContinuedNew in SolidWorks 2013: Expanding Process Costing and API Support
SolidWorks 2013 provides automatic manufacturing cost estimation to support more manufacturing processes and improves access to cost data for downstream manufacturing systems. Machined part costing with increased capabilities for turning and mill/turn, improved process recognition, and multibody support New APIs
... ContinuedSolidWorks’ Users Ignite the 2012 MassChallenge Competition
The world is full of great ideas and MassChallenge is helping novice entrepreneurs make their ideas a reality. MassChallenge’s global accelerator program and startup competition is designed to give entrepreneurs the momentum needed to launch and succeed. Each year, through
... ContinuedSave $200 when you register for SolidWorks World 2013 by October 26
It’s hard to believe that the first early-bird deadline for SolidWorks World 2013 is coming up this Friday. In case you’ve forgotten, SolidWorks World is being held January 20-23 at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin resort in sunny
... ContinuedNew on Born to Design: Franck Muller designs the world’s most complex watches with SolidWorks
Swiss-based luxury watchmaking company, Franck Muller, is known for making complex watches with hundreds, sometimes thousands of tiny moving parts. In an industry steeped in tradition and precision, see how SolidWorks® software is enabling their engineers to bring new innovations
... ContinuedNew in SolidWorks 2013: Optimize Designs for Sustainability and Materials Costs
SolidWorks 2013‘s new Raw Material Financial Impact Tool quickly evaluates the financial and environmental impacts of a raw material change in real time to enable more informed design decisions. Optimize designs for environmental impact and material cost Find the best
... ContinuedThe Stratos Project: One Giant Freefall for Mankind
Look up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s…it’s Felix Baumgartner breaking the skydiving world record from the edge of space. Today in Roswell, NM, the Red Bull Stratos project brought Baumgartner 128,120 ft above the earth
... ContinuedNew in SolidWorks 2013: Weldments, Sheet Metal, and Multi-Body Library Features
New enhancements in SolidWorks 2013 let you quickly design weldments, sheet metal, and multi-body parts and increase standardization. Save time and automate outputs for manufacturing For Weldments—Access overall dimensions of the part bounding box for BOM, cut list, or annotations
... ContinuedNew in SolidWorks 2013: Section View Assist
The new Section View Assist feature in SolidWorks 2013 helps you speed the creation of production drawings for faster and more consistent section views. Quickly document the interface between internal components Use specialized functionality to quickly create section views, aligned
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