Learn How Knapheide Greatly Expanded their Business Moving from 2D to 3D
Customer visits are the most exciting part of my job as a SolidWorks employee. It truly is a great experience seeing our customers use our software to create products that they’re so passionate about. I also enjoy seeing the production
... ContinuedThe Unknown “Golden Tools” in SolidWorks Simulation
I visited a SolidWorks Simulation customer few weeks ago to get his feedback on using SolidWorks Simulation solutions. After a brief introduction of what they are designing and who is using which engineering tools, they showed me a pretty long
... ContinuedSolidWorks 2014 Sneak Peek: No Edge Bleed-Through for Thin Parts
SolidWorks 2014 will be officially unveiled on September 9, and while you’re waiting for the big reveal, we’re going to give you a few peeks at some of the new features. in the past, thin parts have struggled graphically when
... ContinuedSolidWorks Drawing Tip: Convert View to Sketch
I’ve been asked a couple of times if there was an easy way to tweak, change, or ‘fudge’ a drawing view. Some people want to change a line style, some may want to change a thickness, and some may just
... ContinuedSolidWorks 2014 Sneak Peek: Replace Model View
SolidWorks 2014 will be officially unveiled on September 9, and while you’re waiting for the big reveal, we’re going to give you a few peeks at some of the new features. You can now easily replace the model references in
... ContinuedWorking with Multibodies in SolidWorks
SolidWorks have always been a leader when it comes to multibody modelling- since its introduction in SolidWorks 2003 developers have continued to strive and improve the way that we can work with them- so much so that multibody modelling rivals assembly modelling
... ContinuedCardiovascular Systems Inc. and SolidWorks Composer
Vascular disease has become a major health problem for more than 17 million people. Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. (CSI), is revolutionizing the treatment of vascular disease through the development of a disposable, diamond-coated catheter-based device. Utilizing the principle of centrifugal force,
... ContinuedConnecticut Technical High School System Purchases 1000 Seats of SolidWorks Education to Prepare Students for Workforce
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... ContinuedSolidWorks Modeling Methodology: Part 3
In my previous articles we started with the different items we need to consider before we start building our model such as the Manufacturing, Features, Assemblies and Drawings. For the second article we explored the first few features of our
... ContinuedSolidWorks 2014 Sneak Peek: Results Interaction in Simulation
SolidWorks 2014 will be officially unveiled on September 9, and while you’re waiting for the big reveal, we’re going to give you a few peeks at some of the new features. SolidWorks Simulation puts results control at your fingertips with
... ContinuedSolidWorks 2014 Sneak Peek: Lock Rotation for Cylindrical Mates
SolidWorks 2014 will be officially unveiled on September 9, and while you’re waiting for the big reveal, we’re going to give you a few peeks at some of the new features. Some companies require that parts in assemblies are fully
... ContinuedColorado teenager Easton LaChappelle 3D prints the next generation of prosthetic limbs
A coworker recently sent me a story about Easton LaChapelle. Easton is a 17-year-old student from Colorado (in the western US) who has been doing some incredible work designing advanced prosthetics. Without telling the whole story, Easton met a young
... ContinuedSolidWorks 2014 Sneak Peek: Consistent Patterning Tools
SolidWorks 2014 will be officially unveiled on September 9, and while you’re waiting for the big reveal, we’re going to give you a few peeks at some of the new features. Assemblies now offer the same patterning capabilities available at
... ContinuedIf you want to build the Iron Man suit, you can do that: engineering student immortalizes himself at Georgia Tech freshman convocation
With the new school year starting, I got to thinking about the reasons people choose to go into engineering. Is it to create the future design of the NASA space suit, become the next George Stephenson, or even just follow
... ContinuedThe era of mass customization is here. Is your company ready?
Mass customization – where customers can modify a product’s appearance, features or content to their specification – has been the “next big thing” for a very long time. Even as far back as the 1970s, futurist Alan Toffler predicted the
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