What’s The Recipe For A Great Engineer?
Great writers have a strong inner monologue. Great illustrators have an eye for detail. Great marketers know how to capture the imagination, but what’s the recipe for a great engineer? If you are considering a career in engineering, here are
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation Fights Dragon Fire
Can SOLIDWORKS Simulation help solve for a dragon fire attack? Join warrior-engineer Johnny Snow as uses CAD-embedded CFD to fight dragon fire.
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What Challenges with CAD Tools Drive a Change
There’s no question that the challenges of developing products today have increased dramatically over the past decade. These challenges include increased competition, shorter time-to-market cycles, increasingly finicky consumers who demand personalized products and growing demand for products that just keeping
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Provides One-click Access to Online Training and Much More
Access to SOLIDWORKS training has never been easier. To be honest, few things are actually this easy. While working in SOLIDWORKS, you can learn more by simply opening the drop down menu to connect to MySolidWorks, your one place for
... ContinuedMoving Industrial Design In House
A manufacturer of equipment green spaces, from grape picking machines to tree pruners, Pellenc has heavily invested in R&D to enable its growth. While Pellenc used 60 licenses of SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD and SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation for product development, most
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS, Stratasys, and Engineers Week 2016
The week of February 21st – 27th was National Engineers Week; according to the NSPE (National Society of Professional Engineers) and DiscoverE websites National Engineers Week is observed on the third full week of February. It is observed by more than 70 engineering,
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Bowling: Converting a 7-10 split Using SOLIDWORKS Simulation
Throwing a heavy ball down an alley to knock some pins over – pretty fun and pretty simple game, right? We’ll, not exactly…It is MUCH more complicated that I originally thought, especially after I caught up with Aaron Koch of
... Continued6 Great Reasons to Study Engineering at University
You’re already thinking about it Well, you’re here aren’t you? Fantastic! It means you already have an active interest in engineering. Building on something you hold a passion for is the perfect start to your higher education study. If you
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Why This Robot has a Sensitive Touch
One of the marvels of human creation is that it can be classified as “ahead of its time,” but what does that really mean and why is it possible? Robot Rebuilt, a startup focused on a pioneering approach called “Sensitive
... ContinuedMBD Implementation Dos and Don’ts: Organize and Present 3D PMI Clearly
My last two blogs on the topic of model-based definition (MBD) implementations (Part 1 and Part 2) explained the importance of calling out critical dimensions and tolerances. Another best practice from a product perspective is to organize and present 3D
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10 Ways to Reduce Product Development Costs
“How do we make it cheaper?” It’s an all too familiar question. Engineers face constant pressure to reduce the cost of product development, and yet some “cost-saving” strategies are counter-productive, leading to increased costs and damaged projects. The thing is,
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