SWUGN Summit – Columbus
Columbus, Ohio is the next stop on the 2009 SWUGN Technical Summit tour. As many as five (maybe even six) user groups will be represented on July 21st, and the list of presenters is impressive to say the least. Richard
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It's summer*, which means there's a gang of interns roaming the halls here. It's nice to have some young people around, which makes me feel increasingly old at the ripe age of 33. One of the great things about college
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Last week I told you how to check your global mesh refinement by performing a number of simulations with a denser mesh and looking for convergence of your results. Have you given it a go yet? This week we held
... ContinuedDesign and sustainability- how making a difference through design also makes good business sense?
For those of you who are looking up and down the supply chain for ways to improve environmental performance – and save yourselves literally millions in the process, discover SustainabilityXpress. Our new sustainability software package code-named “Sage” will be available
... ContinuedHow good is your mesh anyway?
This week I gave an overview of some simulation best practices to some of our Nordic partners, and I thought I’d share one of their tips with you this week. How do you know if your mesh is sufficiently refined?
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Hear from some innovative companies, which are pushing the boundaries of wind turbine designs and expanding wind power's reach around the world. Share your stories…
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Back in March Jeff Ray wrote the blog article ‘Why Amazon Will Save the World’ which talked about the Amazon Kindle. Since reading that article I had toyed with the idea of purchasing an ‘electronic book reader’ but paused when
... ContinuedSolidWorks Sustainability sneak peek
SolidWorks 2010 beta isn't the only thing going live next week. In a few short days, you'll be able to get your hands on a beta version of SolidWorks Sustainability Xpress, the product we announced at SolidWorks World 2009 under
... ContinuedSolidWorks 2010 Beta… it’s here… next week!
Repeat post from the SolidWorks Blog Every year we give our customers a chance to preview the newest release of our software before it's made available to the public, and this year is no different. In the very near future, we'll
... ContinuedUpdate: SolidWorks 2010 beta program starting next week
Last week I posted about our 2010 beta program. I've gotten confirmation that we're going live next week. Let the testing begin! If you've already signed up to be notified when the beta program starts, be on the lookout for
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Over four million children die each year before their first month of life; 99% of them in developing countries. For those of you who joined us at SolidWorks World this year (or watched the videos), you’ll recall us recognizing local
... ContinuedMy Son the Movie Star?
It's quite common for us to spend hours every weekend in the hot Texas sun watching little league baseball. My son Stone plays for a team called the Mojo Silver, a select league team that plays strictly tournament baseball. This past
... ContinuedFilling the void
We all know that in simulation it is important to model as much of the relevant physics as possible, but there are some instances where things are commonly missed. Take the example of fixing a heat sink to a CPU
... ContinuedSP4.0 Goodness!
SP4.0 Early Visibility (EV) was released last night… this means that the full release of SP4.0 is just around the corner! If you want to know what has been added to this release make sure you check out the release
... ContinuedNew episode of 3 Dudes Gone 3D available now
Ever since we first launched the 3 Dudes series, the one question I get more than anything else is "when are you putting out more episodes?" Well, if you haven't already seen it, a new episode is available now. Just
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