Building Smarter Products Starts with Designing Smarter
Gartner predicts that the total number of “things” or smart or connected devices will reach 20.4 billion by 2020. Customers are driving companies to develop smart products or add electronics and connection (wireless, Bluetooth, etc.) to their existing products, as
... ContinuedAstra Rail Industries Shortens Design Cycles By Moving from 2D to SOLIDWORKS Solutions
Find out how Astra Rail Industries increased their efficiency and productivity by aligning their software needs across multiple companies to SOLIDWORKS solutions.
... ContinuedBrewing with Electricity: The SOLIDWORKS Brewery Video Part 5: The Boil Phase
Now that we’ve rinsed our grains and captured all of the sugar, we need to bring our wort up to boil temperature. This boil phase is where we really start to notice a change due to the sharp aroma of our hops. However, none of this would be possible without some of the amazing equipment we are using as well. Learn how we can create what is known as a Super Part to account for all of the various components that make up one larger part – such as our kettle.
... ContinuedMIT Students Take Innovative New Product from Dorm Room to Market in Record Time
Read how two MIT students put SOLIDWORKS to the test of designing and building an innovative new way to keep on-the-go coffee hot longer.
... ContinuedHow Does Home Licensing for SOLIDWORKS Work?
Learn how you can use your SOLIDWORKS license – whether it’s perpetual or term – on the go or at home.
... ContinuedVisualize 2018 Beta is Here!
Find out about all the new features, improvements and enhancements that are upcoming in SOLIDWORKS Visualize 2018 that will bring your product designs to life better and faster than ever before.
... ContinuedThe Whirlwind Engineering History of the Bicycle
Stridewalkers, Boneshakers, Penny Farthings. The bicycle has been privy to some curious iterations. Fetch your helmet, here’s a whistle-stop tour of the bike’s 220-year history. Who needs nuclear power when you’ve got a bicycle? That’s what the nation’s listeners of
... ContinuedHappy 10th Anniversary NMSUG!
Rachel York and I headed out to Albuquerque last week to help the New Mexico SOLIDWORKS User Group celebrate their 10 year anniversary. It was a great meeting complete with 3D Printing, Rachel’s “The Certification Game” session, students, and three
... ContinuedSimplify the Material Selection Process When 3D Printing Plastic Parts
Learn the best way to choose which plastic material to use when 3D printing your parts.
... ContinuedWhich is Right for You: Standalone or Floating License?
Learn more about the two choices you have when you choose perpetual licensing from SOLIDWORKS – which are Standalone and SNL (SolidNetWork Licenses).
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Fogg Filler Designs Complex Machines with SOLIDWORKS
By standardizing on SOLIDWORKS Solutions, Fogg Filler has cut extensive time out of their production cycle allowing them to focus on creating more innovative designs.
... ContinuedAn Introduction to Designing for Metal 3D Printing
Learn more about how to design parts for metal 3D printing technologies, such as direct metal laser sintering (DMLS), selective laser melting (SLM), and electron beam melting (EBM).
... ContinuedWhich is Right For You, Perpetual or Term Licenses?
SOLIDWORKS has different licensing options designed to meet the varying needs of our customers and users. In the software industry, licensing generally falls into one of two categories; perpetual licenses (i.e. purchase to own, with optional subscription service) and term
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Plastics At The Beach
The beach is a great place to reflect on eternal questions, like can my part design be injection molded, and is the resulting part acceptable? With SOLIDWORKS Plastics you won’t have to reflect long.
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