MBD Implementation DOs and DON’Ts – Customize and Standardize Templates
We all know the benefits of templates: they provide the ability to reuse data to avoid duplicated effort, maintain consistency, and improve quality. Here in the context of Model-Based Definition (MBD), templates can help with many areas too, such as
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Every four years athletes from around the world gather to compete for a shot at becoming the world’s best. It’s a high-stakes stage where seconds and centimeters are the difference between glory and the agony of defeat. When smart athletes
... ContinuedSWUGN Group Leader Spotlight – Malay Desai
Malay Desai – North Atlanta SOLIDWORKS User Group (NATLSWUG) – Atlanta, Georgia “I consider myself as a world citizen. I was born and raised in India and I have spent the early part of my career there before immigrating to Canada.
... ContinuedDriveWorks Women in Engineering Day 2016
SOLIDWORKS Gold Partner DriveWorks is celebrating Women in Engineering Day 2016 by sharing the stories of six inspirational women in engineering.
... ContinuedEntrepreneur Uses SOLIDWORKS and the “Crowd” to Design and Launch Innovative New Watch
In 2011 a passion I had in my 20s resurfaced when I decided to purchase a new watch. Twenty years ago it was department store watches, whereas now I was looking for a more refined timepiece. As I researched what
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Transforming Simulation Data into Great Products in Five Steps
The success of this five-step approach is highly dependent upon using a CAD-integrated simulation environment that bridges the gap between managing CAD files and sim data.
... ContinuedGet to the Beta! SOLIDWORKS 2017 Beta is Live!
We want you to Beta test SOLIDWORKS 2017 and help make this year’s release the best yet.
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Learn how you can use SOLIDWORKS Visualize to quickly and easily create professional, photo-quality images, animations and other 3D content in minutes.
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Learn how you can now request parts and suppliers to be added to the millions of models already at your fingertips.
... ContinuedProven MBD Value Metrics
We all understand MBD looks more intuitive and less ambiguous than 2D drawings, but so what? How does that translate into tangible benefits?
... ContinuedHow to Design for Additive Manufacture
To me, great design can only be classed as such if it can be manufactured by a suitable, economically viable method. This is part of the challenge of design and one I have always relished. As additive manufacturing or 3D
... ContinuedSWUGN Group Leader Spotlight – Jose Saldana
Jose Saldana – SOLIDWORKS User Group of Fresno – Fresno, CA “Even though I’ve been using SOLIDWORKS for 15 years, I’m still learning new modeling, assembly and drawing techniques from other users. I’ve learned to be more open and meet
... ContinuedRecorded Webinar: Solving Part and Mold Manufacturing Design Issues with SOLIDWORKS Plastics
This webinar gives you tips to quickly identify plastic part problems during the earliest stages of design; eliminating costly mold rework, improving part quality and accelerating time to market.
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I’ve been following the travels of #flatswugn on Twitter, and I have to say I’m honored and humbled by the whole thing. So far I’ve been to South Dakota, Nebraska (including a stop at Memorial Stadium – as a Texas
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