SOLIDWORKS Industrial Designer
The Process of Going From Art to Part
At some point in your life you’ve inevitably heard the phrase “art to part.” It’s a succinct, and borderline trite, way to describe the struggle of turning a creative spark into a physical product. It’s a multi-faceted process and rarely
... ContinuedMoving Industrial Design In House
A manufacturer of equipment green spaces, from grape picking machines to tree pruners, Pellenc has heavily invested in R&D to enable its growth. While Pellenc used 60 licenses of SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD and SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation for product development, most
... ContinuedEvolutionary Design – Intuitive, Featureless Modelling in 3D
Since the company was founded in 1994, the name Canto stood for quality and innovation in development, design, prototype and tool engineering. As a service provider, the company’s development is characterized by steady growth, constant adaption to the needs of
... ContinuedRedesigning a Remote in SOLIDWORKS Industrial Designer
I got the assignment to redesign a remote control for a combined light and Bluetooth music player. Opening the original SOLIDWORKS model in Industrial Designer, I can quickly and easily see what space constraints I have to work with in
... ContinuedA Look at 3DEXPERIENCE Products in Action
During the General Session at SOLIDWORKS World today, Gian Paolo provided an update on the 3DEXPERIENCE products – SOLIDWORKS Conceptual Designer and SOLIDWORKS Industrial Designer – that we announced over the last two years. We are continuing to add new
... ContinuedRealistic renderings bring your design to life…
As a dyed in the wool engineer why should I render my designs? Surely everyone can see how great they are using standard materials. But let’s face it they can’t, so if you are ready to share your great new
... ContinuedAccelerating Industrial Design Concept Development with SOLIDWORKS Industrial Designer
Marc McCauley and Jesse Hahne, co-owners of the Center for Advanced Design (CAD), never know what projects are going to come through their doors. The product development firm has been involved in bringing more than 1,700 products to market. To
... ContinuedIndustrial Design: Many Solutions, One SOLIDWORKS Industrial Designer
Today industrial designers use many tools to get their job done. From initial hand and digital sketching, 3D concept modelling, 3D detailing, through to PowerPoint presentations and 3D printing proposals. There is no ‘one tool fits all approach’, rather the
... ContinuedNot all Clouds Are the Same
The other day, while the dense, grey clouds were dumping enough snow in Boston to push the winter snowfall over the “100th inch” mark, I was relaxing on the beach in Miami looking at the fluffy, soft clouds scattered across
... ContinuedFebruary’s Top Five Blog Posts
February has come and gone, but the snow remains in frosty Winterfell Waltham. Much like the snow, our blog posts continue to persist and since you may have missed some content in a flurry of SOLIDWORKS World 2015 posts, we
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