Author Archives: SOLIDWORKS
SOLIDWORKS Meets Star Wars
What happens when SOLIDWORKS Meets Star Wars? Around here, we’ve been celebrating and preparing for Fridays’ release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens for a while now. If you’re following us on Instagram, you might remember the Darth Vader pumpkin from
... ContinuedTimeline: Celebrating 20 Years of Kick-Ass CAD
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE TIMELINE Where were you in 1995? Surfing the World Wide Web? Creating mix tapes? Paying fees for not rewinding VHS rentals? Certainly design and engineering had a much different look and feel – at least
... ContinuedIntroducing Your SOLIDWORKS World 2016 T-Shirts
In October, we asked the community to design the SOLIDWORKS World 2016 t-shirt. With more than 50 design submissions, you did not disappoint. After narrowing the field down to a group of seven finalists, we again asked the community to
... ContinuedWhat I learned in the Great Northwest
I recently had the chance to visit a few user groups in the Great Northwest, and I am still floored by how amazing this trip was. I talked about all of the possible drawing views in SOLIDWORKS, beginning in Portland,
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Meets Cosplay with Fallout 4
I have one of the coolest possible jobs, and part of it is checking out the awesome things our Community is doing with SOLIDWORKS each and every day. When I’m not working, you can find me online playing video
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Meets Cosplay with Destiny The Game
I have one of the coolest possible jobs, and part of it is checking out the awesome things our Community is doing with SOLIDWORKS each and every day. When I’m not working, you can find me online playing video
... ContinuedDecision 2016: Cast Your Vote for the SOLIDWORKS World 2016 T-Shirt
This year, you have the power to make SOLIDWORKS World T-Shirts great again. The field of entries has been narrowed down to a group of 50 finalists. Your civic duty: vote for the shirt you feel deserves to represent the SOLIDWORKS community.
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Women in Engineering Series: Tricia Berry
Tricia Berry holds the prestigious position of the director of Women In Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin; she is in charge of recruitment retention and graduation of women from the Cockrell School of Engineering. “I have a staff of
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS World 2016 Top Ten List
Attention all SOLIDWORKS users! The SOLIDWORKS World Top Ten List is now open for idea submission and discussion. For those of you that are new to the SOLIDWORKS World Top Ten List, it is an opportunity to submit your ideas
... ContinuedBorn to Design: The Future of Moon Exploration
The U.S., the Soviet Union and China are the only nations to land on the moon today. But soon, everyone can make their mark on its surface. Affordable missions to the moon are underway with the development of Astrobotic’s Griffin
... ContinuedMeet the Product Definition Team: Nandish Datti
Who decides What’s New in SOLIDWORKS? Product Definition team members are a major component in determining and defining enhancements and new functionality included within the SOLIDWORKS products each year. They meet face-to-face with SOLIDWORKS customers to discuss what’s working, what isn’t,
... ContinuedMeet the Product Definition Team: Matthew Lorono
Who decides What’s New in SOLIDWORKS? Product Definition team members are a major component in determining and defining enhancements and new functionality included within the SOLIDWORKS products each year. They meet face-to-face with SOLIDWORKS customers to discuss what’s working, what isn’t,
... ContinuedMeet the Product Definition Team: Jody Stiles
Who decides What’s New in SOLIDWORKS? Product Definition team members are a major component in determining and defining enhancements and new functionality included within the SOLIDWORKS products each year. They meet face-to-face with SOLIDWORKS customers to discuss what’s working, what isn’t,
... ContinuedMeet the Product Definition Team: Frank Ruepp
Who decides What’s New in SOLIDWORKS? Product Definition team members are a major component in determining and defining enhancements and new functionality included within the SOLIDWORKS products each year. They meet face-to-face with SOLIDWORKS customers to discuss what’s working, what isn’t,
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Women in Engineering Series: Nico Rappoli
How it started: Nico began to explore the engineering world when she was in high school. Her physics teacher also taught the engineering class and they pushed her to take the course. She also had very encouraging parents, “My mother is
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