Design
SolidWorks Modeling Methodology: Before You Start Your Design
When we were taught SolidWorks it was in one of two ways–we were either self taught or we took a class through a local SolidWorks reseller, or maybe at a local college. In either case, when we learned SolidWorks we
... ContinuedImproving Tech Pubs With SolidWorks Composer: Integrating Color
So, we talk to a good number of customers about improving their internal pubs to reduce assembly errors and assembly time, and usually, the customer’s work instructions start off looking something like this: That’s the image the assembler has to
... ContinuedCould top-down assembly modeling save you time?
Having recently joined the SolidWorks technical team at TMS CADCentre, a lot of my time has been dedicated to expanding my SolidWorks knowledge by participating in SolidWorks training courses. Although I had used SolidWorks extensively in my own design work
... ContinuedSimulation Tip: Verify Your SolidWorks Simulation Results Quickly & Easily
Have you ever wondered, after running a SolidWorks Simulation study, whether or not your results are correct?
... ContinuedSolidWorks Simulation Tips: Parameters and Design Studies
In my opinion, one of the most underutilized tools in SolidWorks Simulation is the Design Study. Design studies allow you to easily set up a number of ‘what if’ scenarios and run them all with the click of a button.
... ContinuedMy Perfect Electric Bicycle is a Motorcycle!
Why do I find myself underwhelmed with the offerings on the electric bicycle market? I want to feel like I’m riding a piece of modern engineering and not yesteryear’s moped. I have come to the conclusion that the factors that
... ContinuedDiscover and Fix Your Vibration Vulnerability with SolidWorks Simulation
When I go biking during the summer, I rely on the frame of my bicycle to withstand stresses such as vibration and impact. As I speed down the trail, I think about the engineers and their process of designing a
... ContinuedImprove Your Oil and Gas Design Capabilities with SolidWorks
In honor of this week’s Offshore Technology Conference, which features offshore resources for drilling and exploration, SolidWorks has released a video that details how to improve your oil and gas design capabilities such as plant design. This video outlines tools
... ContinuedTrouble with the Curve? Not Anymore! How to Drive your SolidWorks Assembly Pattern with a Curve.
Have you ever experienced that SolidWorks moment when you’d like to see a part feature available in an assembly?
... ContinuedArtaic is revolutionizing mosaic art through software and robots
Last September I wrote about Day2Night Ladies Footwear, a SolidWorks customer I first met when we invited some 2011 Mass Challenge finalists to visit SolidWorks headquarters in Waltham, MA. If you’re not familiar with the Mass Challenge, it’s a Boston-area
... ContinuedUsing SolidWorks Sub-Weldments
Something that has been confusing to students in my Weldments training classes is the proper way to create Sub-Weldments so that they retain all the work you have done creating properties for the cut-list items. As of SolidWorks 2012 this
... ContinuedJon Santacoloma Revs Judges’ Engines at the 2012 International Design Awards
Sustainable and renewable energy has become the way of the future. Before long, we may even be living in a world similar to the Jetsons (robot housemaid not included). Many car companies, such as Honda and Toyota, are developing hybrid
... ContinuedRomotive turns your iPhone into a programmable robot
(Soon to be) San Francisco-based Romotive recently announced Romo, a programmable robot that uses your iPhone or iPod Touch as its brain. Using a simple app-based interface, kids as young as eight can program Romo to perform a wide variety
... ContinuedQ&A: Keeping up with the U.S. Department of Defense Design Requirements
The United States Department of Defense (DoD) has implemented a standard practice called MIL-STD-31000, that requires proper technical documentation to build, repair and maintain critical tools and equipment. I spoke with Rich Eckenrode, president of RECON Services Incorporated, Ed Miller,
... ContinuedView and Annotate SolidWorks Files Anywhere with eDrawings Viewer
Imagine this scenario: you’re working from home and a team member asks to you to review their product designed in SolidWorks. You do not have access to your work computer, which has SolidWorks, but you need to provide feedback quickly
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