SOLIDWORKS
Of snow and tarmac
Although it’s sweltering in New England, Shawn Watling’s mind is on ice and snow. The Canadian snow machine racer and SolidWorks user has just won a Popular Science Award for inventing a way to make sleds faster, greener, and more
... ContinuedFive Questions Friday with Simon Booker of SolidWorks
Name: Simon Booker Title: European Marketing Manager, DS SolidWorks Corp. Hometown: Henley-on-Thames, UK 1.Why did you choose to do the work you do? At school I studied Design and Communication which led me on a path into engineering. The great
... ContinuedFive Questions Friday with Jeremy Luchini of SolidWorks
Name: Jeremy Luchini Title: Manager, SolidWorks Worldwide Certification Program Hometown: Barnstable, Mass. About: When not enlisting new users into the SolidWorks fold, Jeremy hosts the Let’s Go Design web series, where designers from all over the world collaborate to design
... ContinuedEmpire Cycles’ innovative downhill mountain bike
Empire Cycles Uses SolidWorks to Develop New Lower-Cost Method for Producing High-Performance Mountain Bikes A maverick U.K. cycle company used SolidWorks® CAD software to create a mountain bike that defies conventional design techniques and didn’t need endless prototyping to
... ContinuedDonJoy braces minimize knee misery
Knee problems prompt an estimated 12 million doctor’s office visits each year in the United States alone. More than 600,000 arthroscopic surgeries are performed annually, 85 percent of which are on knees. Nearly 300,000 knees are replaced every year here.
... ContinuedCardiovascular Systems Inc. – Transcending Mere Business Results
Although I’ve met thousands of passionate designers and engineers, my conversation with Christopher Narveson stands out. Along with his team of designers and engineers, Chris designs life-saving devices that clear deadly blockages from clogged arteries. Every engineer takes pride in
... ContinuedSolidWorks welcomes sustainability advocate Asheen Phansey to the team
Last year we launched our newest product, SolidWorks Sustainability, and we're starting to see real interest in the concept of designing for sustainability around the world. To help spread the word, we've brought on Asheen Phansey as product manager and
... ContinuedFive Questions Friday with Colin Mathews of Team Consulting Ltd
Name: Colin Mathews Title: COO – Team Consulting Ltd. Team Consulting Limited is a leading product development consultancy, working primarily in the life science and healthcare industries Hometown: Godmanchester, UK 1) Why did you choose to do the work you
... ContinuedFive Questions Friday with Kimberly Wenger of the Virginia Tech Blind Driver Challenge
Name: Kimberly Wenger Title: Virginia Tech senior and student leader of the Virginia Tech Blind Driver Challenge project, an initiative to create a vehicle that is capable of being operated by a blind driver. Major: Mechanical Engineering with a Minor
... ContinuedFive Questions Friday with Alex Ruiz (The SolidWorks Geek)
Name: Alex R. Ruiz Title: Blogger / Author Company: The SolidWorks Geek Hometown: Anaheim, Ca 1) Why did you choose to do the work you do? When I was younger I always wanted to become an artist. Unfortunately, I was unable
... ContinuedIntroducing Let’s Go Design, our new interactive video series
Back at SolidWorks World 2010, Jeremy Luchini, the brains behind our certification programs, announced that he would be hosting a new video series called Let's Go Design. We're happy to announce that the series is now live. Over the course
... ContinuedFive Questions Friday with Dave Pancoast of SolidWorks
Name: Dave Pancoast Title: Training Manager Company: Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks Corp. Hometown: Born in Rochester, NY. Lived in New England since 1975, most recently in Atkinson, NH since 1999. 1) Why did you choose to do the work you do?
... ContinuedResearch Retrospective – Play SolidWorks II
Still on the theme of determining whether a game-controller is a suitable device for driving SolidWorks, an investigation from a few years ago at the DS SolidWorks UK Cambridge Office, explored using the Wiimote game-controller. The Wii is a game
... ContinuedSolidWorks Time-Saving Tips: Design Library and View Manipulation
Well, this is the last of them. The final two. Watch them, enjoy them, then shed a tear because you know there won't be any more. Well, at least not this month.
... ContinuedFive Questions Friday with Josh Mings of SolidSmack
Name: Josh Mings Senior Engineer – Cabin Innovations Editor/Blogger – SolidSmack.com Hometown: Tulsa, Oklahoma 1. Why did you choose to do the work you do? It started in a training session I was giving for SolidWorks. Besides putting people to
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