Design
3D Enables Users to Take Direct Route to Manufacturing
Moving from 2D design to 3D CAD opens a door to a host of new productivity tools that users can take advantage of to improve the way they design and manufacture new products. Visualizing designs in 3D vastly improves abilities
... ContinuedStick Font (What’s New in SOLIDWORKS 2014)
SOLIDWORKS 2014 includes a new font called stick font or single line font. Stick fonts are different from traditional fonts on your PC because they contain characters created from strokes made from single lines that terminate at the end of each stroke. Traditional fonts
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This week, the “Dream Cars: Innovative Design, Visionary Ideas” exhibit debuted at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Georgia. Dedicated to the “dream big” history of concept cars, the collection connects us with the innovative designs responsible for our
... ContinuedDesigning Concept to Manufacturing
It’s time to order some new white table napkins and come with my next brilliant idea. Since most ideas seem to start on table napkins (or so I’ve heard), I figure it’s a good place to start. If you are
... ContinuedHow accurate is FEA and CFD simulation?
A question I have been asked throughout the years when presenting Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) to many companies is: How accurate is FEA and CFD simulation? While the question seems simple, the answer is not.
... ContinuedNew on Born to Design: SynTouch Uses Tactile Sensors to Mimic the Human Fingertip
Imagine what life would be like without the ability to touch, feel or grab? We explore and interpret the world around us through our sense of touch. Dr. Gerald Loeb and his team at SynTouch are changing robotics and prosthetics
... ContinuedLeveraging 2D in a 3D World
In the 80s, I amassed a large collection of cassette tapes, stoked by the ability to record whatever songs I wanted in whatever order. We’ve all done it, created those infamous mixed tapes! Then along came CDs, which provided a
... ContinuedRecently in…Robotics
It’s been a long week and you deserve to talk about stuff that interests you – like robots and space and Godzilla. Each Friday, our “Recently in…” series will take you into the weekend with a handful of current events
... ContinuedBuilding Competitive Teams with SOLIDWORKS Education Edition
One of the things I love about working for SOLIDWORKS is our Education Program (I’m a teacher’s kid, so education is something near and dear to my heart). Spring is a busy time for the SOLIDWORKS Education Team. They release
... ContinuedDebunking the Myths of 3D CAD
Transitioning from 2D design tools to 3D CAD can appear to be a significant undertaking, especially for small- to mid-size companies with limited IT resources, tight budgets and small design teams. For smaller organizations, dealing with the productivity downtime of
... ContinuedCan CFD tools explain the aerodynamics of a medal-winning bobsled?
Recently inspired by the four-man bobsleigh event at the 2014 games in Sochi, in which Team USA’s sleigh Night Train 2 was designed in SOLIDWORKS, I set out to find out more about the aerodynamics of these vehicles that barrel
... ContinuedPaul Reed Smith (PRS) Guitars: Commitment to Innovation
As a world premier guitar manufacturer, PRS Guitars are known for creating some of the most amazing, high quality, reliable musical instruments. From Carlos Santana to Dave Navarro, many signature artists endorsed by PRS Guitars would also agree. As a
... Continued9 Things You Can’t Do with 2D CAD
We get it. You’re quite comfortable with your 2D design tools. Over the years, you’ve become very proficient with these tools, so why transition to 3D CAD tools and deal with a potentially long learning curve and resulting downtime required
... ContinuedWhat do people mean when they talk about “CAD-embedded simulation?”
For the last few decades, we have seen more and more simulation tools integrated in CAD systems. This positive trend made simulation accessible to all product engineers. However, I believe it is important to understand what “CAD-embedded simulation” really means,
... ContinuedWhat if Leonardo da Vinci had SOLIDWORKS?
To celebrate Leonardo da Vinci’s birthday today (April 15th), I felt a blog post was appropriate. He would have turned 562 today. We commonly wonder (at least I do) “what if” significant figures in history were alive today, and how
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