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SolidWorks World 2012 Partner Profile: Dell Inc.
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
... 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
... ContinuedUncork Your Brain with Mind Maps
That great idea you are looking for is already somewhere in your mind or in the collective mind of your team. The real effort in coming up with a great idea, is all about getting out of your own way so that your great idea can reveal itself. I want to refer to this as the “idea release” process, rather than the idea generation process.
A very useful tool in the idea release process is mind mapping. In this post, I will discuss how we inadvertently trap our great ideas in our mind; strategies for getting out of our own way; and finally how mind maps can help.
... ContinuedAtomik Cars: electrifying the Fiat 500 with SolidWorks
It’s been a busy few months for me, but between taking on a new job, SolidWorks World 2011 and traveling between the US and France, I’ve still managed to visit a few great SolidWorks customers. There’s one in particular that
... ContinuedIt’s official—DraftSight is out of beta
Big news today from the DraftSight team. After an initial launch last June and over 400,000 downloads, DraftSight is now all grown up and out of beta. So if you're already a DraftSight user, go ahead to the website and
... ContinuedMore on SolidWorks n!Fuze, and how to sign up for beta
Two weeks ago at SolidWorks World 2011, we showed off SolidWorks n!Fuze, our newest data and file sharing application. If you couldn't make it to San Antonio, here are a few more details about the product. SolidWorks n!Fuze is a
... ContinuedIntroducing Post3D–the new way to showcase your design work
Earlier today, we announced a new product for SolidWorks customers called Post3D, which is based on current 3DVIA Scenes tecnology. As easy as sending email, 3DVIA Post3D creates virtual collaboration spaces, or posts, for designers to upload CAD assets and
... ContinuedSolidWorks World 2011 Partner Profile: NVIDIA
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 the
... ContinuedSolidWorks World 2011 Partner Profile: ATI FirePro
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 January,
... ContinuedTalking technology with SolidWorks VP of R&D Austin O’Malley
I sat down last week with Austin O’Malley, SolidWorks Executive Vice President of Research and Development. Our conversation ranged from guitar amps to the new Macbook Air, but for the most part, we talked about current and future technology, and
... ContinuedFollowing up on announcements we made at SolidWorks World 2010
Eight months have passed since we took the stage at SolidWorks World in Anaheim and talked about cloud technology and the benefits it can bring to the product design process. As I travel around the world talking to companies and
... ContinuedIntroducing Let’s Go Design, our new interactive video series
Back at SolidWorks World 2010, Jeremy Luchini, the brains behind our certification programs, announced that he would be hosting a new video series called Let's Go Design. We're happy to announce that the series is now live. Over the course
... ContinuedMore on the new technology shown at SolidWorks World 2010
Earlier this month at SolidWorks World 2010 in Anaheim, we gave attendees a glimpse into some powerful new solutions that we’re currently developing. Over the past few weeks we’ve been watching and reading all of the various blogs, forum posts,
... Continued3D ContentCentral 2010 helps manufacturers follow their customers around the web
The 3D ContentCentral® (3DCC)world got bigger today – or smaller, depending on your perspective. We’ve made some changes that extend 3DCC suppliers’ reach and help them pull customers in closer. Bigger world? Smaller world? Whatever. The point is to help
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