SOLIDWORKS
Design That Matters: saving lives one project at a time
Over four million children die each year before their first month of life; 99% of them in developing countries. For those of you who joined us at SolidWorks World this year (or watched the videos), you’ll recall us recognizing local
... ContinuedSP4.0 Goodness!
SP4.0 Early Visibility (EV) was released last night… this means that the full release of SP4.0 is just around the corner! If you want to know what has been added to this release make sure you check out the release
... ContinuedNew episode of 3 Dudes Gone 3D available now
Ever since we first launched the 3 Dudes series, the one question I get more than anything else is "when are you putting out more episodes?" Well, if you haven't already seen it, a new episode is available now. Just
... ContinuedComing Soon: SolidWorks 2010 Beta Program
Every year we give our customers a chance to preview the newest release of our software before it's made available to the public, and this year is no different. In the very near future, we'll be making the beta version
... ContinuedCombining Multiple Properties
During the last couple of days I have been attending a SolidWorks workshop for Enterprise PDM implementation. The workshop has been very interesting and I’m sure all who attended have gained many ideas and and new concepts to use in
... ContinuedA Sneak Peek at the CSWP Event at SolidWorks World 2010
Thinking about going to SolidWorks World 2010? Are you a CSWP? If you answered yes to those, here is a video to get you excited about SolidWorks World 2010 including a sneak peek at what the CSWP Event will be all
... ContinuedWhen You Think of SolidWorks, Who Do You Think Of?
I remember the guy that introduced me to SolidWorks really well. A manager – my first engineering manager. I had just started working in the department and he handed me a CD with a getting started book. He said, "take
... ContinuedAre you achieving the full financial benefits of your product Development efforts?
In today’s rapidly changing business environments, companies are constantly evaluating product development strategies on how to increase their competitive edge. In this screencast we invited Dr Colin Mynott to share best practices on all aspects of product development, how it
... ContinuedWho do you want to hear from?
Wow, no posts in a while. Things are busy around here, and I guess the rest of the crew and I haven't had much bloggin' time. I'll get to work on that. That said, I need to go out and
... ContinuedDo you know how to build an item-centric BOM and pass it intact to your ERP system?
Do you know how an item-centric approach can help link all CAD drawings to its finished products? How to combine all the information and build a complete product Bill Of Material? How to pass the BOM information to your ERP
... ContinuedInnovative Touch Screen Application!
Our Cambridge R&D team has just helped a team of Cambridge University students develop an innovative touch-screen design application recently by posing as the headache every developer faces eventually: a demanding and technically savvy client. The five-student team turned a
... ContinuedHow to manage File Custom Properties
I love tips and applications that make life easier… Here is one from our tech support team on how to manage File Customer properties. Just follow the steps and see how easy it is to create, update, delete Custom Properties
... ContinuedDimension This!
One of the enhancements in 2009 that I try to use more and more is the snappily titled “Enable on screen numeric input on entity creation…” or Add Dimension to you and me! Found in the system options under sketch,
... ContinuedInteresting Design Initiative…
Design Bugs Out: UK’s top designers and manufacturers to help control the risk of Healthcare Associated Infections by making hospital furniture and equipment easier and quicker to clean! Take a look at the winning design and prototypes! Share your thoughts!
... ContinuedInterested in Sustainable Product Design?
Listen to this 7min podcast SolidWorks Technical Manager, Kishore Boyalakuntla, explains the concept of Sustainable Design and the role of SolidWorks in engineering Sustainable Design products.
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