NEWS FLASH – Richard Doyle is Learning SolidWorks Surfacing
Austin, Texas, USAApril 17th, 2012 – For immediate release The SolidWorks Community was shaken today by the news that Richard Doyle, Interactive Communications, User Groups and Online Communities, SolidWorks – has announced his intention to learn the ins and outs
... ContinuedJoin the world’s most innovative SolidWorks users on Born to Design
As SolidWorks CEO Bertrand Sicot said at SolidWorks Word 2012, we are all united by the idea of design. From engineers to designers to part-time inventors, our desire to discover inspires us to build products the world didn't even know
... ContinuedLearn about Bills of Materials and Tables in the SolidWorks Demo Library
If you're new to SolidWorks, or thinking about moving from a 2D CAD tool, one of the things you'll appreciate is how easy it is to document your assemblies and components with bills of materials (BOMs) and automatic ballooning. To
... ContinuedBalloons and Excluding from Bills of Materials
I recently took a support call from a customer who noticed that he was seeing asterisks instead of item numbers when he added balloons to a purchased sub-assembly inside of his assembly drawing. I thought that it might make for
... ContinuedPlaying The Hunger Games with SolidWorks Simulation
If you have children of a certain age, then right now your life is all about Katniss Everdeen and The Hunger Games. If you don’t know the story, essentially it’s about a sixteen year old girl trying to survive a
... ContinuedSolidWorks Partner Profile: 3D QuickTools
Tell us about 3D QuickTools We are a group of experienced developers based in Hong Kong developing die and mold applications on the SolidWorks platform. 3D QuickTools was formed in 2002 and our history of developing tooling software began in
... ContinuedSee how nonlinear analysis helps represent part behavior under different conditions
One of the powerful tools of SolidWorks Simulation Premium is the ability to test designs that undergo large deformations or have varying material properties with loads. Until recently, most finite element analysis (FEA) applications undertaken by design engineers were limited to linear
... ContinuedDesign Studies in a Bottle
One of the questions I hear a number of times a year is, "How do I measure the volume of a container and what is the best way to monitor the volume while making changes?" Let's take a closer look
... ContinuedWe’re happy to welcome some new guest bloggers
At SolidWorks, we're lucky to have a large (and growing) community. One of the things that makes that community so active and vibrant is the network of SolidWorks resellers, and the people who spend their days on the front lines
... ContinuedIntroducing SolidWorks Plastics
Take a minute and look inside your refrigerator. Have you ever wondered how the crisper bins were created? Let’s try another appliance. Have you ever thought about how the knobs on your washer or dryer were created? These items make
... ContinuedLearn about the future of engineering at the SolidWorks Innovation Education Forum
On April 9, the SolidWorks Asia/Pacific team is hosting an online event where you can interact and learn from industry and product experts. The Forum will present topics and videos showing how SolidWorks software solutions are used in education to
... ContinuedValidate your designs without making physical prototypes–see how in our Video Vault
SolidWorks offers a full suite of simulation and validation packages that let you set up virtual real-world environments so you can test your product designs before manufacture. You can test against a broad range of parameters throughout the design process—like
... ContinuedSimplifying “Puzzling” Instruction Sheets with 3DVIA Composer
My six-year-old daughter came home from a birthday party recently with some party favors. One of them was a spherical 3D puzzle. It has nine plastic pieces, and you have to slide pieces in and out to make room for
... ContinuedNeed SolidWorks to do more?
Each year, SolidWorks functionality is expanded to suit an increasing number of user needs. Most enhancements to SolidWorks are based on your feedback about new abilities and tasks you want the software to perform.
... ContinuedSolidWorks Education hosts Regional NASCAR STEM Student Racing Challenge
STEM – Science Technology Engineering and Math. If you combine these subjects with RC Racing, Tony Schumacher – U.S. Army Top Fuel Dragster and seven-time champion and SolidWorks customer, 25 engineers from the US army and community, along with a great
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