Sneak Peek 2016: Purging Unused Features in Parts and Assemblies
Every year SOLIDWORKS releases a new version of its flagship product, and last year, a new tradition was born here on the Blogs. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be taking a Sneak Peek at 15 new features here on
... ContinuedSWUGN Group Leader Spotlight – Michael Marshall
Since 1996, SOLIDWORKS User Groups have been a valuable resource for SOLIDWORKS users all over the world. The SWUGN Committee and DS SOLIDWORKS provide ample support, but the real stars are the SOLIDWORKS User Group Leaders. Every couple of weeks
... ContinuedComing Up in the SOLIDWORKS User Group Network
It’s not often that I’m home for almost two months straight, but that changes starting next week with upcoming visits to SOLIDWORKS User Groups in Yakima, Portland, and Seattle. The following week I’ll travel to “The City
... Continued10 must-attend events for UK CAD users
Looking for educational and inspiring events in the UK? We’ve compiled a list of 10 conferences, tradeshows and workshops for engineers, designers and CAD users. 30th September – 1st October: TCT show + personalize at the NEC, Birmingham If
... ContinuedTesting an Anti-Shark Cage in SOLIDWORKS Simulation
As a child I was fascinated with sharks: whale sharks, hammerheads, makos, nurse sharks, whitetips, basking sharks and, of course, the mighty white great. I was basically a shark for shark information. I was a remorseless machine that would stop
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Share your skills at SOLIDWORKS World 2016
Attention SOLIDWORKS experts: we’re lighting the CAD signal for SOLIDWORKS superheroes to present their skills at SOLIDWORKS World 2016. The annual event is the largest SOLIDWORKS gathering in the world, bringing together an international audience of users and experts from
... ContinuedJuly’s Top Five Blog Posts
We are sometimes in awe of the ground-breaking products our customers are creating on a daily basis with SOLIDWORKS. This month, as we look back at our top 5 blog posts for July, we see some prime examples of these
... ContinuedSneak Peek 2016: Reverse the Direction of Sketch Offsets
Every year SOLIDWORKS releases a new version of its flagship product, and last year, a new tradition was born here on the Blogs. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be taking a Sneak Peek at 15 new features here on
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Never Lose Your Design Data Again
Karl W. Schmidt started using data management technology three years ago with the introduction of SOLIDWORKS EPDM. Data management was implemented due to the number of components we work with on our systems. For those of you that do not
... ContinuedSneak Peek 2016: Expandable PropertyManager Input Boxes
Every year SOLIDWORKS releases a new version of its flagship product, and last year, a new tradition was born here on the Blogs. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be taking a Sneak Peek at 15 new features here on
... ContinuedSWUGN Group Leader Spotlight – Jeff Holliday
Since 1996, SOLIDWORKS User Groups have been a valuable resource for SOLIDWORKS users all over the world. The SWUGN Committee and DS SOLIDWORKS provide ample support, but the real stars are the SOLIDWORKS User Group Leaders. Every couple of weeks
... ContinuedSneak Peek 2016: Choose Configuration During Add Component
Every year SOLIDWORKS releases a new version of its flagship product, and last year, a new tradition was born here on the Blogs. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be taking a Sneak Peek at 15 new features here on
... ContinuedWaters Model-Based Definition – A Cultural and Technological Challenge
The story of Model-Based Definition (MBD) at Waters actually began 20 years ago, long before we had SOLIDWORKS. Back then, using a different CAD system, we set out to integrate 3D annotations into our engineering design processes. As part of
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