Just Plain Cool
That’s how Western Mass SOLIDWORKS User Group leader John Matrishon described this weeks meeting. He had a lot more to say, so I’ll let
... ContinuedThe Art of ‘Virtual’ Stone Skipping
After a seemingly never ending Winter, Spring has finally come to New England which means my dog walks can roam along the beautiful seacoast without the danger of being blown out to sea. One of my favorite beaches has an
... ContinuedDrawingless or Paperless?
With the launch of SOLIDWORKS Model-Based Definition (MBD) 2015, I’ve heard lots of enthusiastic feedback from multiple job functions across the entire production cycle. For example, a manufacturing engineer pointed out: “I see MBD as a Poka-yoke [a.k.a. mistake proofing] opportunity in
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Women in Engineering Series – Sukrutha Raman Bhadouria
When Sukrutha was nominated for the SOLIDWORKS Women in Engineering program, I read through all of her accomplishments and involvement in different organizations, and thought that there was no possible way that she had only the same twenty-four hours in
... ContinuedOnsite User Visit: Reinventing the Prescription Lens
Nightmare scenario for those who wear contact lenses or glasses: lost contacts/broken frames away from home with no backup. Driving home would be an adventure. To add insult to injury, just getting work done would be near impossible if you’re
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS 3DEXPERIENCE Solutions: Create Designs Quickly – With Simple and Flexible Tools
A critical aspect of effective conceptual design is being able to explore many ideas quickly, without disrupting your creative thought process. The freedom to easily develop, evaluate and communicate your ideas results in more innovation, and ultimately, better designs. SOLIDWORKS
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS User Group Network News
I heard about a couple of great meetings last week: David Antanavige of the Long Island SOLIDWORKS User Group reports that 57 people attended his latest meeting, and many of them stayed until well past the meetings end. Since moving
... ContinuedBest Practices for Medical Device Design
While we might sometimes think many of the events that occur in our day-to-day lives are life-or-death situations – for example, “If I don’t get that presentation done my boss is going to kill me” or “If I don’t cut
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS at OTC 2015
The Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) is a leading event for energy professionals to advance scientific and technical knowledge for offshore resources and environmental matters. This year’s annual event will take place May 4-7 in Houston, Texas. If you’re one of
... ContinuedA Great Road Trip and a Look Ahead
I got to spend last week in Ohio and Michigan where I attended three SOLIDWORKS user group meetings. I started out in Monroe, Michigan with the Southeast Michigan/Northwest Ohio SOLIDWORKS User Group,
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Shorts: What is Engineering 4.0
The next engineering revolution is all about change and the ability to quickly respond to increasingly dynamic market conditions. Nimble companies that can quickly adopt the latest engineering tools will have the lead over competitors encumbered in the status quo
... ContinuedIs Your Multi-CAD Data Ready for the Next Phase in Engineering?
Engineering 4.0 is requiring companies to evaluate how to best leverage not only their engineering practices, but also their data management practices. For many companies, this means wrestling with multiple CAD systems and file formats as they work in parallel
... ContinuedShape Search and then Some: Part One
In the early days of the Internet, circa 1993, the nascent world wide web was facing a huge problem – how to find what you were looking for. The distributed architecture of the web meant that the information you were
... ContinuedMaterial analysis: your product depends on it!
This is part two of a multi-part series covering how medical device firm Southmedic used virtual simulation technology to bring OxyArm, the first open oxygen delivery system, to market. Part one, discussing how flow simulation determined optimal airflow and predicted
... ContinuedDesign Assemblies with Moving Parts Easily with SOLIDWORKS Motion
We all know that design changes are much easier and cheaper to make when we are in the early stages of the design process. The conventional design process approach generally identifies design-related problems and addresses them late in the design
... Continued