Author Archives: Stephen Endersby
Kicking the Tires of SOLIDWORKS xDesign
Stephen Endersby, director of Product Portfolio Management at SOLIDWORKS, puts xDesign through its paces.
... ContinuedTalking Topology with Tarso Marques
Learn how Formula One racer turned custom vehicle designer Tarso Marques transformed his business with virtual testing and optimization tools.
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Simulation 2018: Designer to Analyst
Whether you’re a designer or an analyst, the SOLIDWORKS Simulation Suite gives you the tools to make your products better. See the new features and capabilities now available in SOLIDWORKS 2018.
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Plastics At The Beach
The beach is a great place to reflect on eternal questions, like can my part design be injection molded, and is the resulting part acceptable? With SOLIDWORKS Plastics you won’t have to reflect long.
... ContinuedIntroducing SIMULIA Simulation Engineer
At SOLIDWORKS World we announced the imminent launch of SIMULIA Structural Simulation Engineer, a new structural analysis solution from our sister brand SIMULIA. And I was asked at the event why we need a new structural analysis solution, when we
... ContinuedFollow the Learning Path at SOLIDWORKS World 2017
At SOLIDWORKS World there are over 350 learning sessions, and choosing the right ones to attend can be a bit of a headache. Now those nice people on the SOLIDWORKS events team have created an online ‘agenda builder’ where you can
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS And The Immortal Bard
Designing History: See Shakespeare’s Globe brought back to life with SOLIDWORKS and SOLIDWORKS Visualize.
... Continued3 Things You MUST Know About SOLIDWORKS Industrial Designer
1. It’s all about industrial design. The industrial design process is very different from the traditional mechanical design process. Industrial design is all about form, mechanical design is all about function. Great products merge these two disciplines without compromising
... ContinuedCreating Robust Sketches and Models with Sketch Objects
Parametric sketching has come a long way since I started with CAD more than 15 years ago. In my first class I was told “If the sketch has more than 6 segments simplify it into two or more features”. But
... Continued‘Inverse Kinematics’ – Mechanisms That Design Themselves
It seems that there is an unspoken rule in product development that the later the design change, the bigger the headache. And when the design change involves altering a mechanical linkage, then it is very common for the mechanism to
... ContinuedThe Art of ‘Virtual’ Stone Skipping
After a seemingly never ending Winter, Spring has finally come to New England which means my dog walks can roam along the beautiful seacoast without the danger of being blown out to sea. One of my favorite beaches has an
... ContinuedManage Your Projects With 3DEXPERIENCE Dashboards
When talking to engineers around the world I hear a common complaint, we are all trying to get too much done with too little time. As an engineer you are juggling multiple tasks over multiple projects. You are designing, sourcing
... ContinuedTalk is good – Collaboration is better
The manner in which you interact with your customers and supply chain has a massive impact on your products. Hugh MacLeod once said ‘All products are conversations’, something that we truly believe in here at SOLIDWORKS. As we develop new
... ContinuedUsing the Cloud Offline
Let me be upfront about it, I think the ‘cloud’ is great. I use it in my personal and professional life all the time, and it’s not a stretch to say I could not live the way I do without
... ContinuedSnow Tire Simulation: Where the Virtual Rubber Meets the Road
While driving along looking out at a New England landscape buried under record snow fall, I started wondering about my tires. Those four small patches of rubber are all that separate me from ending up in a snow bank or
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