Easily manage and edit your 2D data with Enterprise PDM and DraftSight
SolidWorks Enterprise PDM (EPDM) 2013 now has an add-in for DraftSight Premium that can be downloaded from the customer portal. This add-in allows DraftSight Premium customers to work with vaulted 2D files directly from within the DraftSight environment. DraftSight Premium
... ContinuedNew on Born to Design: BPGWerks uses SolidWorks to design the future of personal transportation
Even before his BPG Uno was named one of Popular Science’s Inventions of the Year in 2008, 23-year-old Ben Gulak constantly pushed the limits of mechanical design and engineering. Now he and his team have created the incomparable DTV Shredder
... ContinuedThe 2012 SWUGN Awards
Please congratulate the winners of the 2012 SWUGN Awards!! Michelle Pillers Community AwardAnna Wood – Phoenix Metro SolidWorks User Group A long time member of the SolidWorks Community, Anna leads the Phoenix Metro SolidWorks User Group, is one of the
... ContinuedSunday at SolidWorks World
Sunday at SolidWorks World just might be my favorite day. Most of the attendees are showing up today – long time veterans and rookies alike. The registration area is THE place to hang out on Sunday (at least until the
... ContinuedSolidWorks World 2013–My Take by Chris Scott
Four days have come and gone so quickly. From guest speakers, roller coasters, new technology, inspiring stories, and an artificial flying bird, SolidWorks World 2013 delivered. For me, this was the first time I have attended SolidWorks World, and
... ContinuedSolidWorks World 2013: Day 3 General Session Video
It may be a bit later getting to you than the first two days, but better late than never. Catch up on the activity from the third and final general session of SolidWorks World 2013, minus the SolidWorks 2014 preview
... ContinuedMy.SolidWorks: 10 questions with Greg Jankowski
My.SolidWorks (https://my.solidworks.com) 1. What is the purpose of My.SolidWorks? The main focus of the initial release (we are in beta now) is to browse recent content and search across our hosted community and learning web sites. This allows for one gateway
... ContinuedThe SolidWorks World 2013 Top 10 list
Every year we let SolidWorks subscription customers make suggestions for enhancements they would like to see in future versions of SolidWorks. Historically, 70% of these suggestions end up making their way into the software at some point. Here is the
... ContinuedSolidWorks World 2013: Complete Day 2 General Session Video
The second day of SolidWorks World was exciting as always, with presentations from Dr. Vijay Kumar and Festo talking about the future of robotics research. See all the action in this video.
... ContinuedWe’re celebrating 15 years of SolidWorks certification
The SolidWorks Certification team this week announced the 15th anniversary of the Certification Program. It was back in 1997 that the original Certified SolidWorks Professional exam was first released. Since then the program has grown to an online system that's
... ContinuedSolidWorks World 2013: Complete Day 1 General Session Video
Today was a busy day in the general session. Watch the video below to see everything that happened, including SolidWorks CEO Bertrand Sicot’s keynote address The announcement of My.SolidWorks Dassault Systemes CEO Bernard Charles on his vision for the future
... ContinuedIntroducing SolidWorks Mechanical Conceptual, a new way to jumpstart your design process
As trustees of your SolidWorks investment, we believe it’s our job to help you solve the real engineering challenges that you face every day, and those can’t always be solved with an enhancement request. It’s our job to think about
... ContinuedIntroducing My.SolidWorks, a new way to experience the SolidWorks community
As you may have heard, the SolidWorks community continues to grow. At last count, there are over 2 million people learning and using SolidWorks on a regular basis. And that means there are a lot people writing, blogging, tweeting, and
... ContinuedSolidWorks World 2013: The CEO’s Perspective
This year marks the 15th anniversary of SolidWorks World. In 1999, when we had our first SolidWorks World in Palm Springs, there were approximately 800 people, 60 partners, and 70 technical sessions. I was there, and I remember thinking how
... ContinuedSaturday at SolidWorks World
Saturday at SolidWorks World is generally quiet, especially in the morning. There's still stuff going on (Alpha testing, customer meetings, etc.), but most of that is behind closed doors. My day started off at breakfast with a VIP, I crashed a
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