Playing 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
... ContinuedMotorcycle buliders are getting into gear with SolidWorks
Happy spring from the team at SolidWorks! For many of our customers, spring heralds the beginning of motorcycle season, so we hope you’re out there soaking up the sunshine on the open road. Following up on the fun at last
... ContinuedSupersonic Sky Diving with SolidWorks Simulation
I have been reading about Felix Baumgartner’s attempt on the world skydiving altitude record, held for the last 50 years by Joseph Kittinger. Felix plans to jump from a gondola attached to a helium balloon at 120,000ft (or 36,500 meters),
... ContinuedWhere the Wind Comes Sweepin' Down the Plain
That's right – OK-lah-homa is where I'll be heading this week for SolidWorks User Group meetings in Tulsa and Oklahoma City. A major storm pushing through today ought to be gone by then, and I expect decent weather throughout the
... ContinuedWhen “Form Follows Simulation”
We all know that the function of a product should be the primary emphasis for design, however I believe a new design paradigm is emerging – I call it, “form follows simulation.”
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