What To Look For in a New CAD Tool and Vendor
Making the decision to change CAD tools isn’t something any company takes lightly, whether it has five seats of CAD software or 100. In previous posts we have discussed the reasons behind making the switch and the specific challenges of the existing
... ContinuedCustom Designs in Half the Time: Paranthaman Exporters goes from 2D to 3D
PRD Rigs, an award-winning Indian manufacturer of drilling rigs for oil and gas exploration, has designed, manufactured, and exported more than 350 drilling rigs to more than 30 countries around the world through its Paranthaman Exporters division. However, as the
... Continued6 Things You May Not Know About Engineering
Engineering isn’t just physics and mathematics. It’s a discipline that covers almost every aspect of modern life and every industry: sports, medicine, architecture, theme parks and anything you can think of in between. So reach for your set-rulers as we
... ContinuedBefore Pokémon Go Made it Cool: eDrawings Mobile was doing AR
Walk down any street in Chicago where I live and you’ll see people walking around staring at their smartphones with rapt attention. So what’s new, you ask? Haven’t people been strangely addicted to these pint-size computing devices for a while?
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Women in Engineering Series: Samantha Sanchez
First Generation A first generation college graduate, Samantha Sanchez is a cultural anthropologist from the University of California San Diego and our SOLIDWORKS Women in Engineering recipient for July 2016. When I began researching Samantha for our interview, the first
... ContinuedBuilding General Notes from the Bottom up
There’s many old rules in Drafting. Some rules have obsolesced since the popularization of CAD. Other rules are now less common, but still have value for those who employ them. One such rule states that notes and tables may be
... ContinuedInvest in Innovation to Boost Profitability: Opportunity for Oil and Gas Success in a Down Market
For those in the Oil and Gas Industry, now is the time to invest in new technologies that will save money and facilitate breakthrough product design.
... ContinuedCentral Africa’s First Fab Lab Opens in Rwanda
Learn how Rwandans are taking advantage of the country’s first Fab Lab.
... ContinuedUSSC Group Grabs Share of Emergency Vehicle Seating Market with SOLIDWORKS Solutions
As an industry leader in vehicle seating, USSC Group develops the most durable and ergonomically designed seats to reduce day-to-day driver fatigue and stress. USSC focuses on providing safety and survivability solutions to the commercial and military transportation markets. To
... ContinuedSWUGN Group Leader Spotlight- Craig Gilbreath
Over the past couple of years there have been a few volunteers for the “SWUGN Shuttle”, providing transportation to the SOLIDWORKS World event location for user group leaders arriving around the same time (a trend started by Richard Doyle in San Antonio
... ContinuedSummer Vibes, Professional Sound and SOLIDWORKS
Summer is the perfect time of the year to go outdoors and enjoy your favorite bands playing at outside venues or one of any musical festivals now taking place. While you are there enjoying the music, take a closer look at the
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SOLIDWORKS Visualize User Spotlight: Stephan Tobias
The Visualize Featured User Spotlight has now launched. Join us here for a monthly Q&A highlighting how one of your peers uses SOLIDWORKS Visualize in their daily workflow. This month’s featured Visualize user is Stephan Tobias from Germany. What you
... ContinuedLadies and Gentlemen, It’s Robot Fighting Time!
SOLIDWORKS Senior Technical Manager Andrew Gross takes you inside the BattleBots Arena for a first-hand look at what it’s like to experience the carnage live!
... ContinuedRecorded Webinar: Charge Up the Power on Electrical Design
Currently, many electrical and mechanical design engineers work separately, using two different sets of tools, which often short-circuits productivity by adding errors and miscommunication.Sharing designs between departments can be sporadic and inconsistent with little collaboration. SOLIDWORKS Electrical is a highly
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