Following up on announcements we made at SolidWorks World 2010
Eight months have passed since we took the stage at SolidWorks World in Anaheim and talked about cloud technology and the benefits it can bring to the product design process. As I travel around the world talking to companies and
... ContinuedGenius grant goes to outstanding engineering educator
Deepest congratulations to Amir Abo-Shaeer, inspiration to the next generation of engineers and new recipient of a $500,000 no-strings-attached MacArthur Genius Grant. Abo-Shaeer was selected for his ground-breaking work as a physics teacher and founder of the Dos Pueblos Engineering
... ContinuedFive Questions Friday with Asheen Phansey of SolidWorks
Name: Asheen Phansey Title: Product Manager for SolidWorks Sustainability Company: Dassault Systemes SolidWorks Corp. 1. Why do you do the work you do? I got into the sustainability world because I have a deep-seated appreciation for nature and maintaining
... ContinuedLet’s Go Design episode 5 is live (with help from 3DVIA)
You may remember when I posted a few weeks ago about some production delays that Jeremy Luchini and the Let's Go Design team were encountering. I'm happy to say that they're back on track, and the long awaited fifth episode
... ContinuedFive Questions Friday with Greg Yohn of DesignPoint Solutions
Name: Greg Yohn Title: Senior Application Engineer Company: DesignPoint Solutions. DesignPoint Solutions, Inc. is an authorized SolidWorks reseller, providing software and services to the engineering, design, and manufacturing communities, serving the mid-Atlantic region with offices in Lancaster, Pa., and Clark,
... ContinuedFive Questions Friday with Tom Salomone of Hewlett Packard
Name: Tom Salomone Title: Segment Marketing Manager Company: Hewlett Packard 1.Why did you choose to do the work you do? I love doing my job as a Segment Marketing Manager for HP, because I meet so many interesting people in
... ContinuedLet’s Go Design – An Update On The Ultimate CAD Chair
If you've been following Jeremy Luchini and his design team as they work on building the ultimate CAD chair environment, you may have noticed that things have been a little quiet lately. Jeremy just posted an update to the Let's
... ContinuedSolidWorks Helps The 2011 Tech Pioneers Turn Ideas Into Reality
Earlier this month, the World Economic Forum (WEF) recognized several companies from around the world as 2011 Technology Pioneers. The award recognizes startup companies whose innovative products or services could have a big impact on the world. We were proud
... ContinuedNew in SolidWorks 2011 – 2D Planar Simplification
Many problems can be idealized to the study of a 2D section under load; Plane Stress (thin extrusions), Plane Strain (long extrusions) and axisymmetric (revolved geometry). The new 2D planar simplification tool allows users to create a 2D analysis by
... ContinuedCurbing energy demand at the source
When we think of solutions for our energy future, many of us see visions of wind turbines, solar panels, geothermal pipes, and possibly nuclear power plants. That's the supply side, but innovators are working just as hard and creatively on
... ContinuedNew for 2011 – 3DVIA Composer Enhancements
3DVIA Composer 2011 has been shipping since earlier this summer, and there are a lot of enhancements that are really exciting. The blog crew was particularly excited about the new Magnet Line functionality when they saw it last week. Check
... ContinuedNew in SolidWorks 2011 – Drawings Enhancements
For the new release of SolidWorks, the development team spent a good amount of time working on Drawings functionality, particularly with regard to things that will speed up the dimensioning process. It's now possible to automatically align, stagger, or center
... ContinuedFive Questions Friday with Kevin Douglas of GoEngineer
Name: Kevin Douglas Title: Vice President of Sales Company: GoEngineer. GoEngineer is an award-winning Authorized SolidWorks, CAMWorks and Stratasys Reseller serving the West Coast, and Oracle Agile Reseller serving the U.S. and Canada, with training and technical support centers, for
... ContinuedSolidWorks 2011 Helps Turn Good Ideas into Great Results
Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks Corp. (DS SolidWorks) unveiled the SolidWorks® 2011 product line, delivering new ways to speed product design, deepen collaboration, and strengthen designers’ engagement with manufacturing. The new SolidWorks 2011 family of products includes hundreds of improvements
... ContinuedIntroducing the SolidWorks 2011 product line
September 1 has finally come, and we're happy to finally unveil the SolidWorks 2011 product line. There are lots of updates, enhancements and improvements, ranging from the really big to the really small. We'll dig into some of the bigger
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