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SolidWorks World 2012 Partner Profile: Rapidform
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 2012, we'll
... ContinuedThe Hot Rod Baby Buggy – Stepping Back from the Nuts and Bolts
Let’s Go Design’s Hot Rod Baby Buggy is almost complete. However, in episode 7, the team took on an incredibly important task: the design review. While we’ve been working on the design of the vehicle in pieces and developing the
... ContinuedBend It Like a Football Star – With SolidWorks Simulation
Watching my son play indoor 6-a-side football (or soccer, as some of you might call it), is both an exhilarating and nerve-racking experience. The father in me wants him to enjoy ‘the beautiful game,’ the competitor in me wants him
... ContinuedDIY Design at Cedarville University
I first learned about Jay Kinsinger, professor of engineering at Cedarville University, from the school's VAR, 3D Vision. They told me about how in addition to pushing design to its limits using the tools at hand with his students' projects, he also designs steel-frame bikes on his own time.
... ContinuedNow available – Episode 7 of the Hot Rod Baby Buggy
We’re in the home stretch now as the baby buggy comes together and we build up to the big reveal. But first, the team needs to work a few bugs out of the buggy. While host Jeremy Luchini faces a
... ContinuedHow to Turn a Battleship Replica into a Naval Inventory Tool
Ever think that a dream of yours is impossible? That it will just take far too long to complete so why bother? No? SolidWorks users never cease to amaze us with their creativity, drive and determination. Today we revisit a story that embodies this sentiment.
Last May we looked at SolidWorks user Donn McKinney’s 30+ year dream to recreate a fully operational replica of the U.S.S. Missouri. (On a smaller scale, of course.) Donn is part of a team engaged in producing operational replicas of the Iowa Class Battleships with the goal to put these operational ships on display for the education and enjoyment of the general public, in various locales.
However, the development of fully operational battleship replicas is only part of Donn’s story. During his creation of these naval models, Donn also discovered another use for SolidWorks that may help naval engineers. Through his efforts to recreate the Missouri, Donn developed the ability to take hard copy designs and convert them into electronic media. This electronic media can then be modified in both design and engineering systems, and then turned back into a hard copy at any scale desired (think “Honey I Shrunk the Kids”, but for full scale vehicles).
... ContinuedSubmit your ideas for the SolidWorks World 2012 Top Ten List
Every year, we give our users a chance to submit their ideas for what they would like to see in future versions of SolidWorks software. Then, we let them vote on all of the ideas and unveil the ten most
... ContinuedIntroducing the SolidWorks Holiday Gift Guide
I’ve been thinking about developing a Holiday Gift Guide since the first day I started at SolidWorks. While I’m impressed by all of the products our customers design, I’m most intrigued by the ones that I may have actually purchased
... ContinuedBuild your business case for PDM with our new cost savings calculator!
I’m sure you already know the major design and engineering benefits of product data management (PDM). A solution like SolidWorks Enterprise PDM gives your team a secure digital vault for product data, with full version control and instant search, delivering
... ContinuedTaking on the World: University of Michigan Solar Car Takes Third
The University of Michigan Solar Car team recently competed in the World Solar Challenge in Australia. Overall, the team achieved an impressive third-place showing after having some incredible setbacks and challenges including the loss of a wheel cover and a
... ContinuedThe Hope for Human-Powered Transportation
“Human-powered transportation” is an odd turn of phrase—but it’s also how people have been getting around for centuries, and is still evolving today. Human-powered transportation, once the height of innovation, is now seen as both a design challenge and a
... ContinuedAnnouncing the winner of the SolidWorks World 2012 Halloween Costume Contest
While it's true that I may be taking my kids trick or treating tonight (rescheduled do to freak snowstorm), Halloween is now behind us, and our SolidWorks World 2012 costume contest is officially over. Which means there must be a
... ContinuedDo You Participate in Design Review Meetings?
We need your help. We are currently working with some technology that we feel would make design review meetings more effective. Before we go too far with our work, we want to ensure we are solving problems that our customers
... ContinuedDesigning for sustainability in the Asia / Pacific region
I recently returned from a long trip to the Asia/Pacific region, and was struck by some of the ways that businesses in the region are truly embracing the idea of sustainability. I first started noticing the trend when I arrived
... ContinuedAdding value through subtraction
I was fortunate enough to recently stumble on the online edition of “Getting Real,” a book written by the founders of 37signals (you can click the link above to read it for free online, or check out the updated version
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