U.S. Digital to increase sales by 30 percent
If you go to visit any designer you will notice one thing in common on the shelves around their desks. That’s stacks and stacks of component catalogs. These are the parts you buy to build your products. Often you spend
... ContinuedSolidWorks Early Visibility (EV) program
At SolidWorks, we place a high value on the opinion of our customers. The Early Visibility program provides you an opportunity to review and validate a Service Pack before general release. This program is for active subscription service customers. The
... ContinuedSWUGN Technical Summits
Monthly Technical Events around the US The SolidWorks User Group Network (SWUGN) has announced the schedule for the 2006 SWUGN Technical Summit days. These one-day events are being held monthly in cities across the US and feature a choice of
... Continued23 days, 22 meetings
There are 23 working days in the month of March, and 22 SolidWorks/COSMOS User Group Meetings scheduled. https://www.swugn.org/pages/calendar/calendar.html WOW!!
... ContinuedLet your titleblocks fill themselves out!
I often speak with customers who tell me how they have used SolidWorks to become more efficient in their design and documentation processes. I have found that even the simple tasks we take for granted can yield significant time savings
... ContinuedSpecial edition of SolidWorks Express dedicated to reviewing SolidWorks World 2006
Please click below to view a special edition of SolidWorks Express dedicated to reviewing SolidWorks World 2006. It includes an Event Highlights Video, a summary of Press Reviews available online, and more. Find out why SolidWorks World 2006 was the
... ContinuedGetting more from the support site.
An under-used features for SolidWorks subscription service customers are the web cast (Online seminars) area. We host quartly web casts on a wide variety of topics. There is also an archive of previous web casts for your review. The Online
... ContinuedSolidWorks 2006 SP3.4 is now available
SolidWorks 2006 SP3.4 is now available to Subscription Service customers. For more information about this release or to download your personal copy, visit: https://www.solidworks.com/pages/services/downloads.html. SP3.3 and SP3.4 mainly deals with some PDF and BOM releated issues. To determine whether to
... Continued“These holes don’t line up” – Sound Familiar?
The biggest problem with 2D CAD software is still that when you go to assemble parts holes just don’t line up. If you are using 2D do you ever have problems with interferences due to misaligned holes or incorrect fastener
... ContinuedKoenigsegg Supercar
Here is a pretty cool article on the Koenigsegg supercar. I have seen Christian speak a few times and he is pretty inspiring. Can you imagine traveling at 240+ mph in a car? Everyone at SolidWorks is pretty excited about
... ContinuedTake control of your assembly cuts and holes with Feature Scope
Did you ever want to make an assembly cut or hole in which feature only affected certain components in the assembly? Many companies ask me about applying manufacturing features at the assembly level and how to manage what components will
... ContinuedSketch blocks – the “napkin sketch” that you can use to drive your design
SolidWorks “sketch blocks” is functionality that greatly expands the power of the sketcher. Sketch blocks can be used to simulate the kinematics of complex mechanisms as well as act as “skeletons” to help manage assemblies. The 4-bar linkage above is
... ContinuedBusy month for user groups
After we have all caught our breadth after SolidWorks World, March can be a busy time for user groups. Many of the group leaders were at SolidWorks World and are bringing back a summary and ideas from the many sessions,
... ContinuedIs RoHS compliance important to your company?
I was reading a recent article in Machine Design titled ‘Do your CAD designs comply with RoHS?’. The article begins: ‘Beginning July 1, 2006, the Restriction of use of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive mandates certain hazardous substances be significantly reduced
... ContinuedSmart Components Take Assembly Design Automation to a New Level
There were some awesome presentations at SolidWorks World on how to save time assembling components. Almost every time a component is assembled, other components (such as fasteners) and features (such as holes and cuts) are also required. Take for instance
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