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Over the past year, the amount of technical posts we’ve been able to offer has grown by leaps and bounds. Much of that has to do with the growing number of contributors from the SolidWorks reseller channel. Some of it
... ContinuedNew in SolidWorks 2014: Selective Part Section View in Assemblies
SolidWorks 2014 gives you the ability to select the components you want to include (or exclude) when creating a section view, and quickly develop multiple ways to investigate assemblies. This lets you do faster sectioning with greater flexibility. You can
... ContinuedCatching up with the SolidWorks community at Maker Faire NYC
This past weekend, I went on a spontaneous trip to Maker Faire in New York City with some friends working in the Lewis Research Group at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. We woke up at the crack
... ContinuedNew in SolidWorks 2014: Contact Pair Visualization in SolidWorks Simulation
SolidWorks 2014 includes the ability to naturally visualize all contacts and connections defined in a SolidWorks Simulation analysis to clearly understand contact relations between the different components of an assembly. This helps give you a clear understanding of what contacts
... ContinuedNew in SolidWorks 2014: Solar Access Study
SolidWorks 2014 includes a really interesting new feature that allows you to set a defined date, time, and geographic location to create high-fidelity renderings that accurately simulate lighting from the sun. You can easily account for real-world shadow and light
... ContinuedCheck out the latest updates to My.SolidWorks
The My.SolidWorks team has released updates to My.SolidWorks.com that make it easier for you to find answers to your questions across the SolidWorks community. Starting today, you will find a new home page for My.SolidWorks that places the search option
... ContinuedThe Evolution of 3D CAD and Complementary Engineering Solutions
Careful observers of the ongoing evolution of the CAD software marketplace can’t help but notice that the demand for full-featured engineering solutions continues to build. Historically CAD was, and today continues to be, computer-aided representations of geometry. However, that alone
... ContinuedSee what’s new in DraftSight!
Late last week, the DraftSight team rolled out a NEW version of DraftSight: DraftSight V1R4.0. This version includes product enhancements to the free version of DraftSight for Windows plus unique enhancements to the Enterprise Pack Offering for DraftSight that can
... ContinuedNew in SolidWorks 2014: Conic Fillet Controls
SolidWorks 2014 introduces a new capability that anyone who makes complex shapes will appreciate. The new Conic Fillet function lets you control the shape and size of each fillet to create smoother, more beautiful blends and fillets. This gives you
... ContinuedNew in SolidWorks 2014: Slot Hole Wizard
In SolidWorks 2014, you can define a slot just like you would a hole, and detail your design faster and with less error. SolidWorks 2014 lets you automatically generate a slot based on fastener/hardware size, and limit range of fasteners/hardware
... ContinuedReThink Robotics, Formlabs, and Knapheide Manufacturing Corporation Push Design Limits at SolidWorks 2014 Press Event
My favorite time of year at SolidWorks is right around the product launch because I get to work closely with our customers and learn about all of the innovative ways that they are using our products throughout the design process
... ContinuedNew in SolidWorks 2014: Quick Volume-Cut Costing
SolidWorks 2014 includes some great updates to the Costing features introduced a few years ago. Now you can quickly calculate machining costs for a part—without having to set up templates. A simple one-click method extracts a rough cost estimate, and
... ContinuedNew in SolidWorks 2014: Assembly Explode
SolidWorks 2014 adds some great new features to Assemblies. Now, you can add rotation to components so you can communicate product assembly processes clearly on drawings and in animations. This gives you more flexibility over part orientation in exploded views,
... ContinuedSolidWorks Composer: Automating the Creation of Controls Assembly Instructions
Leading original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in the heavy duty truck and o? -highway construction and agriculture markets rely on ARENS Controls Company LLC. for by-wire control systems, power management technologies, and innovative operator interface solutions. ARENS has extended its expertise
... ContinuedNew in SolidWorks 2014: Replace Sketch Entities
SolidWorks 2014 introduces the ability to replace one sketch entity with another while keeping feature history and referencing the replaced part—even deep within the Feature History Tree. The Replace Sketch Entity command lets you replace one sketch entity with another
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