Recently in…Sports Tech
Over the next month, football (soccer to folks in the United States) fans will be fixated on the drama unfolding in Brazil. Leading up to the international tournament, a large amount of discussion has focused on technology. In each of
... ContinuedFootball Opener: Simulating a Free Kick in SOLIDWORKS
After several years of preparation, the world’s most prestigious international football competition is on and footballers are ready to tackle the largest and most important tournament of their lives. The entire planet will focus on Brazil for the next month,
... Continued5 Favorite Free Tools for Engineers
As an engineer or designer, you’re quite accustomed to software that requires significant resources—both in terms of time and cost—to successfully deploy and integrate into your product development processes. Did you know, however, that there are some very useful tools
... ContinuedRecently in…Small (Tech) Wonders
It’s easy to stand in awe gazing from the 163rd floor of the Burj Khalifa, atop the Hoover Dam or outside the Great Pyramid of Giza. The world’s largest man-made wonders are monuments to human ingenuity, perseverance and innovation. However,
... ContinuedI'm Traveling Next Week (and staying home)
Jim Wilkinson, VP of User Experience Architecture, SOLIDWORKS R&D will join me in Texas next week for a series of SOLIDWORKS User Group Meetings. Technically, I’ll be at home, but our schedule and the sheer size of the State of
... ContinuedGetting Fruit to Market with SOLIDWORKS
‘Tis the season to load up on fresh fruits here in the Northeast. My diet improves each spring/summer when it’s cheaper and easier to find fresh fruit in the supermarket. So, it got me wondering… how does all that produce
... ContinuedThe Ocean Cleanup Project is a go!
Eighteen months ago, I learned about a young man named Boyan Slat. An avid diver, Boyan was swimming in Greece several years ago, and was surprised to see how much trash was floating around in the Aegean Sea. He did some
... ContinuedHow can I be more efficient with my Structure Design & Validation Process?
Last Saturday I attended a workshop on a well-known software specialized for steel & reinforced concrete structure design and analysis. After attending this session, I had a clear understanding that the SOLIDWORKS workflow can improve structure design and validation processes
... ContinuedWomen in Engineering
The SOLIDWORKS Women in Engineering program was created to help recognize the outstanding achievements that women are accomplishing day to day in the engineering field and community. Please help us give the deserved recognition to a woman who has shown leadership and
... ContinuedFor Star Trek Fans It’s the Dawn of a New Era thanks to Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
In many ways, living in Boston is just like living in Silicon Valley. The city is teeming with technological innovation and cutting-edge research coming from the communities surrounding top universities such as MIT and Harvard University. Everywhere you go, whether
... ContinuedRecently in…Automation
Earlier this week, Google X, the Internet giant’s research arm, announced the latest step in Google’s self-driving car project: build about 100 prototype vehicles that resemble the Hitchhiker’s Guide’s Marvin the Paranoid Android (Freeze? I’m a car. I’m not a
... ContinuedThe Benefits of Integrating SOLIDWORKS for Taylor Guitars
Chances are, if you’ve ever found yourself adventuring into an Acoustic Room at your local Guitar Center, you’ve seen a Taylor Guitar. You’ve probably even picked one up along the way and started playing your favorite song – or at
... Continued3D Enables Users to Take Direct Route to Manufacturing
Moving from 2D design to 3D CAD opens a door to a host of new productivity tools that users can take advantage of to improve the way they design and manufacture new products. Visualizing designs in 3D vastly improves abilities
... ContinuedNext Era of Electrical Innovation in SOLIDWORKS
As we innovate, what makes an idea or solution an evolutionary or revolutionary concept? In a recent article, I reviewed several historically significant milestones of electrical innovation and the way these inventions have transformed electrical design. From simple experiments performed
... ContinuedStick Font (What’s New in SOLIDWORKS 2014)
SOLIDWORKS 2014 includes a new font called stick font or single line font. Stick fonts are different from traditional fonts on your PC because they contain characters created from strokes made from single lines that terminate at the end of each stroke. Traditional fonts
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